Delaware Democrat. (Wilmington, Del.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-17
THE BROKEN HEART;
OR, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION.
A Tale Founded ON Fact.
BY DIR. J. K. MITCHELL.

The ship, under full sail before q fin,
breeze, was leaving behind her the beauti
iul town Of Liverpool; = beautiful, MS seer
from the river. 4 he regular rise from thu
banks of the water, the hills covered witt
windniills in active circulation, the fores
OF masts in the vast docks, the bright,
psinted ships at anchor in the stream, the
cluster of sail boats carcering over tue rip
pling surface OF the Mersey, the diyersi
fed and highly picturesque shore Of Che
shire, with its villas, villages and signal.
station, gave TO the landscape that rich pc
culiarity which, in every part of hedgy
England, art has supcradded to the yer.
dant face Of nature. Every one was gaz.
ing on the enchanting scenery, and remark.
ing the pleasing effect of our constantly
varying position, except the captain of the
ship, and a stranger of ididde age and
Jigui6ed port, who, were engaged in ear
nest conversation, needed not landscape
probably too familiar to excite particular
attention.
Struck with the appearance of the
stranger, l drew nearer, aud began to
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that we mu-t l5ok for permanent consola
liou. Reason was given to restrain the
passions, refine and direct the sentiments,
aud teach US hiw to bear the thousand
Ills that flesh is heir to. We see what is,
aud what is inevitable; what eyitable or
remedable, aud conforming to philosophi-
cal views OF nature and man, we have for
our support under the heaviest Affections,
the lofty consultations which enlarged con-
ccptious ever afford. have experienced
the value of this remedy, and confidently
recommend it to others"
"l ca not admit the truth of your posi-
tiou," r.plied the stranger, seven when
taken by the philosopher, par eTcelfence.
Philosophers reason no better than other
people in tue common affairs of life. In
their peculiar pursuits thcy are above the
world, aud have been trained to dialectcs
suited to their various studies; but these
are useless for the direction of condnct, OIL
the assuagenent OF grief The bearing oI
mvu OF science aud learning, under the
lash Of sorrow, SLOWS the utter u,eessness
pi mere Intellectual aultursto the support
Of the mind, when trials come. Besides
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philosopher. VINO dots not Know tha'
! sorrow is the LOT of man: that we are sur
rounded by t'mptations, and born to trou
Dlei 'hht grlei ooes not cure any huhiai
III aud that the sooner we wipe our tears
and direct attention to new objects, th,
soou.r We shall ahato ,.,r sorrovf Th,
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usual e"""s.s :" s"S'e 'VP''s
ness of the philosonby of Consolation in II
worldly sense. The philosophers wb,
h,va vritten wisely and wall on tho m,an
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ease. fasslon pourea ,, 10, ~, ,'s 1's'uloinl
cataract a. ''so 'ue peaee'u' iaAe u eou'en u
plauon, nuu l"e 'rae i.paees o. nature wer ra
oeau'nuiiy n''r5oreu ss' in ,'s poso,n. % M in
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aunlus' 'ne s,or'ns oi "o.'uty oa'', u,
waters S cease 70 reneet justly one S S'"gle 90
Jec~ iour iavorl'e au'nor Is iu'i oi pas
sages 10 TINS enee'--
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.. show me the philo,opher who can bear the ,oO,l
ache patiently
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