Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1858-10-01

those mouths wear the seal of the sweet
ness impressed there by hearts full of love
for their kind, and sympathy with the uni
verse? Most persons will turn upon you
with surprise, if not with a sneer, for ask
ing the question it is kind of nonsense
they cannot comprehend. They know of
but one honorable, discreet and sensible
object in living, and thateis to get rach-
and not only rich, but richer. The sweets
of nature, and the holier depths of the
springs of the heart are untasted by them
purity and the love of the beauti-
ful are stranger guests in. their souls.
Itmay well be a reason why women
are such housekeepers- substituting cere-
mony, and cold, metallic glitter, for the
simplicity and sunny warmth of the true
the out-gushing of fresh feeling, the inno-
cent pleasure in music aud flowers, and the
blue sky and the green earth, which they
would tain share with their husbands, are
chilled and die in the atmosphere Of this
vitiated passion. They learn to value
what he values. If the husband gives up
his soul to the requirement of money,
what better can the wife do, than to spend
it upon things that remind people Of mon
ey? If she is deprived of his society,
which he gives to his ledger and his plans,
how can she better amnse herself than by
making a grand display Of what takes SO
much that is due to her to acquire! If
the pretty ornaments her own taste furn-
ishes, and the air Of peace she diffuses
over the house, do not satisfy her husband,
there are plenty of elements in the femin-
inc character which will urge her on to
more extravagant taste. Her fancy, her
desire to please, her personal love Of adorn-
nents, and many other qualities, which
would be harmless or even charming I'M
der the sway Of loving, bnt less impress
sble nature, may all be made the instrll-
ments towards ctfecting heartless passion
for display.
A man usually wants an excuse for de-
voting himself SO exclusively to the acqui-
sition OF fortune. A very common plea is,
that he is working for the welfare of his
children--he wishes to leave them a com
potency. And the mother is so toolishly
fond, so weakly inconsiderate, that she
Joins in the plea, and gives encourage
nent to the plan. A fatal folly by which
the children. So tenderlx- cared for, suffer
the most severely. Says a writer: There
is an inconceivible depth of weakness,
meaness and wickedness, in the conduct
Of the father who, for little career Of
pitiable vanity, robs his offspring Of all
that is really valuable IN life, and leaves
them an useless waste OF drawingrooms
and parlors-knoWing that his death will
be signal for their expulsion" This lam
guage is not too severe. And even when
there is enough left for all the children to
support the luxury in Which they have
been reared. the case is no whit better; !;
for sloth, and selfish ease, soft indulgence,
and the pride OF the purse, form hot-bed
in which real strength and goodness sell
dom grow.
We believe there is something more en-
| nobling In life than the more accumula-
ton of money. Milton has represented
! Manmon,
| ssWilh down-cast look bent on the eartll'
as among the mots degraded Of the fallen
angels. The history Of nations has always
been that when they increased vastly in
wealth, and gave themselves up to a lux
uriant splendor, then they fell. Our hope
for America, is, there being no system of
prilnogeniture here, there is not so much
| ddnger in building up immense fortunes.
In the course ofafew years they must be scat
| tered again. SO the burden Of the riches
will be continually shifted, and no fami-
lies have chance to become thoroughly
corrupt and enervated.
But we wish we conld see less of the
grand passion; that we would see our fell
low creatures living to die well, instead
to die rich. Some plead that war is a
necessity. Some plead that it is better
for the world generally that vast riches
should be acquired by the few; else
the fine arts, the master works of geni-
us, the productions of very elegant and
costly fabrics, ETC., could not be patron
ized
We believe there will a time come
when war will not be necessity but we
| hope the time is already come when ii
will not be necessary to rob the many in
order to agrandize the few. All OF the
objects which true men have at heart fol
the welfare of society advance more
surely and rapidly if the eager pursuit
| of inordinate gain is allowed to usurI
less of the soul and happiness, puri-
ty, beauty, will enter every household
when Home is the talsman instead O.
wealth.
OCEAN IcE.-Large bodies of ice have
been observed III the Atlantic ocean re
Gently. One was enormous in size, being
two hundred feet long. At this season oi
the year ice is seldom seen by voyagers
1 and the probability is the summer within
the Arctic zone has been very powerful in
setting free the mountains of ice in thai
region.