The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-11-10

But our hermit naQ not even your narrow
privilege; he never even smsR ofaHtthing
about which hung the odors of aikitch-
en-. - s-s-------
OF q cooking apartment he Ekaew just
as much as he did of Latin,s and cared the
same. Tell him that kifchen is a CAM
era obscura, pro ukas cum carrie. srsspon-
is, stewpanis coalo, stovo smokejac, pro.
roastendum, boilandum- -tryapdum, st plum
pudding maxindup pro turtle, ,s9ppus
calvos head hashibus, cum callipe ct CAL.
liphashibus would tell you, 'sThat
may be all very nice, but my kitchen is
well enough without the cmbellishment Of
SO many 'hifalutin fubdubs.' 10 sNa"'
m5 His prayers were. short, his wants'xers
few He was not one of 0your sort my
brethren, who make long prayers for pre-.
tense, and to be>heard Of wild CATTLE.
His wants being few, he could crowd them
into abriefo invocation (which Icbelieyc
are just the kind to command immbdiats.
attention; for it, is my solid opinion that
Heaven is as much in favor with short
prayers as is Congress with short petit
tions, congregations with short sermons.
and editors with short contributions.
And he had -friend-the Lord knows
who, ,ol That friend, my bfethre6, was
Conscience; one in wboihe could place i'm
plicit confidence, ard without fear ofever
being betrayed. With no other friend in
the wide world, not fearing foe, be coulI
lay his hands upon his breast and says
| What conscience dictates to Cbe dons or
warns me not to do, II teaches me moro
than hell to shun, that more than heaven
pursue - 4''."''''''' s''' ''.l''
! IN o care nor trouble vexcd his lot:'-
What cares, my friends could sourt rtfhermit
possibly have! He had NO wife to- burthen
him with kisses and cares, no neighbor.
picking mp dollars and dimcs,. aroused tho
demon Of envy in his bosom; and copse>
gently he had nothing to trouble him, ex-
ceptit might have been on occasional
mosquito. Very likely mosquitoes
and then disturbed his reposervfor hknow
they are apt to be amazing thick in the
woods during the dog. days. Ind eshAcial-
ly just after shower Let man seek ref
] uge even in the mountains, aud either the
mosquitoes of care or those that jab their
bills into his cheek are sure 70 &11oolest
him. ~
4 aa Our solitary Individual had "a wish, but
what it was, the Lord onlylt kpewso Il is
hard to conjecture, my brethren, what a
man like him could wish for, unless it " AZ
that as long as he lived he might escape
sickness and sore toes, and dieaat last as
easily as rolling off a log into q. bed Of
, honeysuckles.a But, friends, otheresnever
G was a human breast Constructed shap cid
not serve as hive for o busy swarah OF
wishes; SO, Isuppose, our yeperable .Esslusc
had his toy wishes as well as other folks
. AT length this aged man did die
z tsuspect he did-and the fact Of bis demise
6 goes to show that you cannot fofescri es
cape the presence of death - YouimaEle,
t from the mountains,l and hide amopg 1.-THE
e rocks; but the grim messenger will spel
: you out at last. From the arrows Of Gu
t pid, that 50 yaickle while, they wound, you
e may possibly End shelter; but when tb,
, fatal spear of tie old Fisherman Is ono,
e aimed at you, you are q gone suckcil-
Q, He left this world---the Lord knaws why,
and 50 do you It was ia because his lis ls lsAs'
i had run out.
J He's buried in q gloomy den, aud h
e shall rise4the Lord knows wiien. 'Th
y grave my friends is o gloomy deli ~Reth
s.Aer dug upon the lone mountains 7sideao
., omorg the sweet odorl brea,hing dlpYpr
is that bloom in. the valley, Since the. .ol
ie man led holy life, and Kept himself .uil
ri spotted from the world, bis chance Of ear
lie y rising is cquallya as good as ae ever
ie best Of his bctters;. but " hen that viii tax
es place, the Lord only knows, sure eneagl
W Nevertheless, brethren, concerning, ntb
10 matter, as interesting TO rs all, Jet rs. ii
III weary Hope cease, tolean upon hee irSs'
lg old anchor, and trustinglyfecliue ntheih
re of Omniccnce. SO nio,ei it te.u yilai o.