Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-02-26

The advces of an Arkansas father to his son and heir
who was turning his back upon home to seek future in
the wide, wide world, may not be so set to smooth
phraseoogy, that of Poonus to Laertes but it
contains Suihclency Tor any young Bob " to know,
and follow to fortune:
AN ARKANSAS Fathers ADVICE TO HIS SoN-Bob,
you about leaving home for strange parts You're
going to throw me out of the game, and go it alone
The odds against you, but remember always that in
dustry and perseverance are the winning cardthey
the bowers" Book farming and all that sort of thing
will do to fill up with, like small trumps, but you must
have the bowers to back em, else they amt worth
shucks If luck runs again you pretty strong don't cave
in and look like sick chicken on rainy day. but hold
your head up and make believe you flush of rumps
They won't play so hard again you I've lived and tray
eled around some Bob, and I've found out as as
folks thought you held weak hand they all buck again
you strong &c. when you're sorter weak, keep on a
bold 'front.' but play cautious. Be satisfied with pint
Manys the hand I've seen euchred cause they played
for too much Keep your eyes well skinned Bob don't
let em mig you. Recollect the game lays as much
with the head with the hands.
Be temperate never get drunk, for then no matter
how good your hand, you won't know how to play it
both bowers and the ace won't you, for there's
| tin to be a miss deal or something wrong. And
another thing, Bob, this was spoken in low tone)
don't go too much on the queens is kinder poor
cards. the you have of EN- the worse for you you
might have three and nary trump. don't say discard
em all if you get hold of one that's trump it's all good
all, Bob, be honest; take mans trick wot don't
belong to you, nor slip cards. mig for then you
can't look your in the face and when that's the
case there's no fun in the game it's regular "cut-
throat" So now, Bob, farewell; remember wot | tell
you and you'll be to win, and if you DON'T sarves
you right if you get" skunked."
The Duty of National Men.
| The New York Journal of Commerce concludes an
article under the above caption as follows:
1t is common error for men of good judgment and
sound sense to neglect those public duties which
government like devOVe upon the electors Enter
tanning the most conservative and thoroughly national
views they nevertheless have dstaste for public affairs
and in too many instances leave to other and less
tent persons the entire direction of government matters
and perhaps even negect the high obligation devovine
upon every citizen of casting their sutrages at every
election. In time like the present. where the angry
passions of the people in different sections of the Unor
aroused and the continuance of peace and quiet
some of territories is seriously threatened every
sideration of patriotism, and all the prompngs of duty
call for the active cooperation of national men, in thu
measures calculated to lead to settlement of existing
dfuties, and restoration of peace and concord among
the people in all sections of the Union.
"The estimate placed upon the sentiment of the north
ern States by those who have not carefully weighed tn
position of political parties very likely to be- and w
think generally is, erroneous New York is largely ma
tiOnal in sentiment-and even in New England If ai
issue could be made between the seconalists and th
friends of national principles it is not all clear that tn
former would prevail The difficulty is to arouse tn
substantial Unionloving to action and induce then
exert their influence and talents against the sectional
ism and fanaticsm of the day. Cool judment must al
ways in the end triumph passion and prejudice Upo
this truth base hope and confidence that the con
test waged at Washington will terminate in man
calculated to sustain the President and his friend
in the effort they making to restore peace to tn
country by the prompt admission Of Kansas into tn
E Union
SENTIMENTAL SYMPATHY.-Bayard Taylor, in his las
letter to the Tribune, says know American autho
who was once bored for long time by female acquair
lance for sympathy and tender appreciation of her idea
of spiritual duty" Mr.. Plutarch," she would say
is there more serene and sublime satisfaction in Lii
than that of discovering your spiritual duty and the
conscientiousy performing it Have you not often,
your own soul, felt this tranquil bss?" The autho
bore this for time, but human patience has its limits
mo-" be answered, at last hate to do my spiritr
al duty. know what it is won't do it but. mac
am, there is one thing which does fill with seren
and sublime satisfaction, and reconces me to the no
oWness of Life" Pray, pray, what is t." she aske
+ eagerly Madam it is pigs nose, boiled with cal
IbaPen was his miet answer He was navnr foro;uo.