The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-03-06
"I'LL WAIT TILL TT RUNS BY"

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10 river, sat down upon the bank, say.
ing: "lll wait until the river runs BY"
Thousands Of times since, people have
laughed at the simple,on, priding them.
selves on their own greater wisdom
And yet tens OF thousands Of times have
these very people, in reference to the
general affairs Of life, initiated the lazy
ignorance Of the fool, and matted for the
river to run By.
How often do parents, for example,
when they witness exhibitions Of anger,
falsehood or disobedience in their chill.
dren. shut their eyes wlfuIly to the con.
sequences Of letting the evil go uncor.
rected, and say to themselves, "He will
outgrow it," What is this but waiting
for the river to run by? The first lesson
which a child learns should be that Of
selcdiscipline. No man can succeed in
life, or win the esteem Of his neighbor,
or deserve the appreciation Of his own
conscience, who gives way to petulance,
duplicity, or other vices; and it is as
much easier to check thesenatural n6m.
tiles in youth, rather than in age, as it is
10 cross river near the fountain head
instead Of where it winds into an estuary
Of the sea. The parent who hopes that
such vices will cure themselves will wait
in vain for the river to run by.
A merchant finds his trade declining, a
mechanic his business falling off, law.
yer his clients leaving him, doctor his
practice ceasing; but instead of going to
work resolutely to discover the cause
and rectify the error, he sits down, folds
his hands, and says "luck will turn some
day" Does such man deserve to sue.
ceed? Life is battle, in which victory
is with him who fights the bravest, perse
veros the longest and brings the most
ability to bear on the campaign. When
the British marched on Baltimore, did our
fathers lay in their bells and trust to
chance to save them? No! They went
boldly forth TO meet the enemy, and the
God OF battles rewarded them with sue.
cess. So in the pursuits Of life,--he tri,
jumps who deserves it most. Wealth and
fame are the prizes OF those who struggle
hardest for them. The only way is to
plunge boldly into the current Of adverse
fortune, breast its waves, and buffet your
course man(ully to the other shore. 1t
will never do to wait until The river runs
by.
Nations have been lost forever by imi.
tating the folly of the traveller. They
have put off making ncellul reforms, in
hopes that time would correct them OF
itself cater me the delu5e,' said Lou.
. is the Fifteenth Bu, God is Just, his
laws are inexo.able, and people as wei.
I as individuals must obey or PERISH
5 Great evils demand action. Europe is
even now shrinking from the reformation
g Of her corrupt social lite. She wishes tc
wait on events. Better cross the stream
:; at once. Alas she will find some day
that river never will run by.
WIN Woman pas Made of o Rib
"A young lady having asked surgeon
why woman was made from the Rib Of q
man in preference to any other bone, ht
> gave the following gallant answer: "She
was no. taken from the head least SHE
; should rule over him; nor from his feet
u lest he should trample upon her; but she
was taken from his side, that she might b'
his equal; from under his arm, that he
U might protect her; from next his heart
that he might cherish AMI love her."
0 What Money Does.-"Fanny don't yor
0 think that Mr.. Bold is handsome MANI
0 "Oh no-I cannot endure his looks
0 He is homely enough"
O well he's fortunate, at all events; 70
5 an old aunt has just died and left him fl
O ty thousand dollars.
"Indeed! is it true? Well, now com
to recollect, there is certain noble al
=, about him: and he has fine eye-tha
- can't be denied"
e The tongue was intended for divn
d organ, but the devil often plays upon il
,e Aregular diet cures more people tha
nh q sic