St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-11

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r. Adventures are spsrDns who laele sbs neccs-
sary disciPline and balance al. mind ozsaAnSe
themselves 10 the laws Of society. while AZ the
sx1nc time they are devoured by the ambi,ion
of distinguishing themselves, a making for
time or o sensation. Theysstand I'm tlye same
relation to the cieralieF d iadsstsie as the NJ
rate to the pickpockeb while to men of rgenu-
inc ambition, they compare as q coxcoulb 10
man Of the world, or . preacher to d sports
mln. ,s Slit b. 5l..t&-.s : "a 81 .,ss.s-gt
Adventures are rarely without O redeeuine
love Of glory, and if they are successfnl N,
become heroes, like Napoleon. On the other
hand, they selaUn listen TO The appeals Of con-
science. aud il they are unsuccessful, they be-
come scamps, like Cagiiostro. In the hissori.
cal records of men of brilliant fame we find 40
many adventurers as persons of infamous g.
Pute In the police returns. They are 20 DO
found daily IN the walks Of private life. asasell
As in the realms Of fiction. Micawber. in Da-
vid Coppefseld, would have been q great adj
ventufef Il he had not been destined 10 be-
come the great Micawber. He wss aise,ys
waiting for something ~ turn up." This PEE
culiar ate Of expectation is, in fact, the nor
NAL state Of inindsef an adventnrer. As long
a. tllis Il .te Of suspense lasts he kseps quietly
in the background ransacking earth and hGa-
ven; his brain aching WITH thought, his heart
swelling wish hope, his very soul bcrsting with
ambitioH IL but a. all the Nlsile hia pockeE il
empty, and % he does not perform aay hcrlest
Labor for the purpose Of king II, is Us i thas
| Of ~ outlaw His aaiia8 nsv. fss vsfg s.sls-
6snse = usSsIgy uI1zEIsNII, It fS gI sIsssuFz
tnnate family and his miserable cseaisars. Il
E But of Q sudien his corroding ambition Il
gratifed-tbe dreams Of his life are realized
Something kdss turned up. He JUMPS int,
some lcunspicuous or notsFisns pOzi.iUn. The
flst 0f lHs existence is like y new -Eevelst;on,to
ma kind His name falls ike bOgnb upon
t.e public ear. Who IN the world ! ke p
as IS q Thousand soices, ass9 echo answeFs,l "A n
adyenturer.<i EegIi1ls s..s.sssSs >s s1aEal
If he U.s. Person VI military turn. be hecopes
q filllb,ister, like Lopez OF Walker, ~. o., IN
energetic, seini-intriguing nature be becomes O
faiah like Sir james Brooke, Of Sarawa9. 80 II
hn prcailections are Of the financial order. ne
becomes a railway king. like Hudson, u go
lossal 'swindler, like Law. If Of a relieious
disposition he -becames- o. pso,.het, like John
of Leydcn, or .Jee Smith.
The word adventass O. derived from the Ia.
TIN. adresise.s The knight-eErants were 7galIe.I
adventurtrs, and tho poets Of the middle ases
exalt The ''Darne Avcntuite," as she was called,
g. tile dignity Of O GOODIES, asd r6pfesei7t her
as Q woman Of angslbe beauty,g 20 sessed, 9 iiks
GygeS OF tac power. of making hegself inyisi-
bic by putting On a mysteriOus ring. wllch en-.
ablcs her % travel inc6g. al over the worId
l'and 20 observe, withous htSng observed, the do
ings Of mankind. sInaoEdrE - makeher diviAs
Paul Pry mission more, comfortable, she cor
rics st.E in her hand which has the maaj.
power Of helping her over land and sea q