The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-07-18
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community aad psrpstdsllly titillatiE
of he youdig, aud exei the sooso.
ales9s rtsfyert the jjdddg1n6AtsssdJd saIs
ths CONVICT u, That honest Integrity aet:htaassliiass
aud 81 other virtues are unknown 70 thNs peor-
pie Of the present age The withego blight
falls. upon them And they cease u remain
isolated exceptions 10 the general rulethis Is
eonclssionI & which Gle mind shrinks with
horror, but ,lis
at the imagination invest any object with
sinful attributes, and Immediately II assumes a
hideousness o the mental vision, and wede-
tel, loathe and sblor, what before was comedy
and Of good report imagination makes her
realities to The mind,
IA compliance with HE most familiar princi-
pies of communicative justice, requires, that the
tale, which has been whispered in secret, should
not rob Q man Of his fur fame, before he has
been allowed an opportunity If yindicating his
8chaIscter, Therefore, when you speak IF that
which concerns the honor Of yom ~lellow-msen,
he careful, lest you stamp upon the brow Of
the victim Of foul collision nm indelibe stain Of
infamy, and mike him
"a fixed figure, for the time Discern
~ point bis slow unmoyiDg finger at.MN
If this deed be DONE the consciousness Of
guilt will remain With you, and suffuse your
cheek with The blish of shame when YOU revert
70 the source whence sprung The unholy ca!um-
y flat ~ blighsed his life sbloon,, { leaving
him an age Of yeafs all winters
That credality Il too easy which receives an
supported assertions, ffor ananswerable proofs /;
that condnct, blainables which s~ilences ex-
cuIpation with the curl of The lip, The mystic
riuus hint and shake Of The leads-these drive
!. the iron intothe soul more effectaally than
open accusation which may be mel and refuted,
bnt against ridiculc. innuendo, and half ut
tered, authorizes SANDER argument is powerless
they palsy the Tongue evcnof him who Ike
lara s'shunssno question and wears no mask, \
still, screensuo man from the responsibility Of
his own actions, the true exponents Of character
and intentions If they condemn him, strike
home and let your blow icavesitspbject Is the
oak striker By the scathing lightning, utterly
blasted, without anything lovely to bind up its
shattered boaghs and yhideits naked deforn1ify.
But, beforsITou thus strike, be sure you strike
Alright. Do not indict an irreparabie injury
and rouse passions that will not down al your
bidding for Tim.
What deep wounds ever closed without q scar,
The hearts bleed lpnsest md hut heal To wear
That which disfiguresit and they who war
With their own hopes, and have been vanqaished,
bear
Silence, but not. submission in his lair
Fixed passion holds htis breath, until the hopr
Which shall alone fossSb6rs none need drspair
Ncaraes II ccmeth, and willc ofne-the power
70 punish Or fqFgiye7-in one We shall be slower
For time at last sets ali things even
Andif we do hut watch tho hour,
There never yet was human power
Which could eyade, ii nniorgiyen,
The patient search and vigile long sSE
Ofhiaf who treasures up a wrong.n
FABEs I.lsSAsIua.