Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-18

almost broken down your constitution fou
have toiled year in and year out, and from
morning till night Have brought more I'd
pass than one man In thousands You have
oyerstrained your muscles, and your diges-
ton has become impaired. You have eaten
too fast, and too much, and worked too haro
just after eating. You have never allowed
energy enough to go to your stomach. You
have always been too ambitious to excel and
eclipse all competitors. You never would al
low anybody to Guido you in anything. You
have always been guided by the highest and
incest sense of honor. Your reputation is
more to you, than all the world beside espe-
cially, for integrity and correct motives. You
intend to lead exemplary life. You have
always scrupulously fulfilled every promise,
and done your whole duty to the utmost of
your ability. You are not only honest, but
you are governed by set principles. You will
stand by the just and true, be consequences
what they may. You have always been too
modest diffdent and unassuming. You ought
to cultivate brass, for you have always suffer-
ed from feeling of unworthiness and inferi-
GRITTY. You place your religion in practical
goodness not in ceremonial observances. You
are just one of the most prudent and cautious
of men. First, in making promises and sec
ond, in guarding against every possibility of
mistake You are cautious in the expressing
of your feelings, of your reputation, and are
always guarded, provident and circumspect
You are devoted to family literally idolize
wife; also, love children. You were always
a worshipper at the shrine of female perfec-
ton. You value the sex more for their worth
than their displays, and have not married a
dressy woman, merely. If one wife dies, you
ought to get another yet, would hardly be
inclined to take another. You are true,
whole-souled friend and take your social and
domestic character from your mother, and
also, your morals and your sentiments but
you take your constitution from your father. |
Your mother was true woman a slave to |
family and was also talented as was also her |
father On both sides, your ancestors were |
immensely long-lived, and very hardy but |
that you have one of the best constitutions in |
the world, you would have broken down long |
ago. Are very active, yet cool and are never |
fustered. You have not lazy bone in your
body. In fact, the error of your life has been |
too much ambition and action. / advise you,
hereafter, to take the world more leisureiy. |
You are lacking in continuity of mind. You
will find your mind TO wander in church, from
subject to subject. Your talents versatile,
and your mind flies rapidly and easily from
one subject to another You can turn your
attention to great variety of things in short
order, and without confusion. Your friendly
feelings and benevolence, render you one of
the best of neighbors. You are hospitable
and generally liked. You do not make an
excitement over guest, but you have hearty
welcome for him, and say, make yourself at
home" You have the most astonishing tena
city of life, and will only die by inches. You
have been too generous all your life, and have
made lots of money for other people. You |
have not been selfish enough for your own
good. You have not brass enough and you |
never push yourself forward as much as you
might, with propriety. You have always had |
too much of the feeling of shame and unwor-
thiness. You have high moral sentiments and |
the strongest sense of justice. You love to |
reason on moral and religious subjects. You
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life, in justice and practical kindness, than in
ceremonial observances. You are a sincere |
worshipper of the Deity, and show your love
to God, by your kindness to man.
Your talent runs mainly in the manufactu-
ring direction. l never find a better man to
over see buildings. You could excel in large |
mechanical operations, constructing bridges, |
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measuring bulk and proportion. You are |
systematic, exact and true. You are better |
in originating. than in copying anything
You never care for style, but go in for strength.
You are too much of utilitarian. You would |
excel in farming. Yon poor in remember
ing names and dates. But, sir, your consttu- |
ton has declined and you do not put forth |
half your natural talents Your memory, of |
most kinds, is fair ; but judgment is first rate
Are great in planning and contriving. in ma
king your head serve your hands, and in ac-
complishing great deal with little. You
have great deal of firmness and reliability,
and determination of character. You are IA
pillar in society, and sustain some important
place among men, and will be missed when
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The root of the matteris in you, and you need
only culture and circumstances to bring il
out. You have some deep-seated. long-con-
tinued breaking down of your hopes, some
thing TO take the starch out of your life. You
don't hope for as much you used to. You
look on the dark and discouraged side. You
entertain many singular notions about mat
tiers and things but they are all sensible. You
have done up a great dral of thinking on a
great number of subjects. You are naturally
agreeable and genteel, and the more persons
know you, the more they like you.
AS my health is very bad, and there are va
rious chances for me to be killed and my
works, acts, aud friends are in different States,
| will state some things in connection with
what Mr.. o. 5. Fowler said about me, hoping
it viii be of some benefit TO my children aud
Others.
First, I cannot think he knew me or my
occupation ut the time he made the above
statements about me.
Second, l think he is somewhat modest and
inclined to flatter, for / think he said little
too much about my goodness and greatness,
and not enough about my weakness and bad
ness, a2d should have given God, Franklin,
Washington, Esop, and such, most Of the |
credit, for what have DONE and some blame |
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