The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-30

2 il you want another profession in order
to { ODD. why not be Clergyman
5nkly, in the first place, because should
not 1t; in the second, because, not liking
it, at a glance dozens of good reasons gby
i'd not do it. A warrior, before he
ent Ihe field, should take care, il ehoice is
left o, to choose armor that 6.s him. IL
sho not cucumber him, nor, on the osher
bar ramp him unnecessarily. The gown ia
too !e for me. 1t needs a man mighty, both
MOI 2 and intellectually, If not physically, too
IN Gays, 81 fill 1t worthi!y. ! should be
lost it,"
ICED, do not see why you should" said
Clsl who would have liked to see him in it,
MOI ian she ever said al thiuk you do your
self. cat Injustice"
u, at any rete, it would pinch roe here and
the, 1toerably. l want to be man amongst
mel "A clergyman is expected to be almost
as u tied up in conventionalisms as wo
maj 5nd other men treat him as they treat
wor They are on their guard. They are
ash' ID to show before women and clergy
met Nv they are not ashamed to talk and act
betc the Maker OF women and clergymen
Tbs 2hibit their souls to their pastor, az they
do Z = bodies, chiefly in their Sunday clothes
The <sem to him excellent and moral person g.
be mot but believe that the evil reports
whh they are now and then candid enough
10 Z him about one another, are msunder
star Sgs unintentionslly exaggerated. Thea
he st not say his say about popular and
put gins, unless his congregation please; or,
if pes, he must often be accused-and he
mas ten fear Justly accused-of alternating
thef rom religion by alternating them from
him /, because they consider him the speak
ing , of religion His pocket, too, is in
the tfer of his principles; and this may lead
n an OF aot thoth cinlo
in q lower Of his pocket"
: you are independent"
sortune, yes; have that advantage over
mos : the clergy; in MUD, doubt. We are
all Is, except the very strongest, obliging
enoi to take the characters that the opinion
of o assigns us. For instance, tell man
that has lost his temper, and he generally
doe Sc his temper. Tell girl that she
blus and she bushes These are expert
met of course, that you and l should not
try; It We have both of rs probably enjoyed
the ilege of seeing or feeling them, sooner
or Now, society is to an unfortunately
lsrg tent agreed that parsons are of neces
sity rs. Unless they are men of much indie.
pen s.'e OF mind, that is enough to make them
prig 1t would make me prig. If they es-
cape :" danger of priggshness, they are lik ely
to n sato that of boorishness or foppishness
The Q called upon to define their position
ottei than the member from Bunkum. In
shor 81 must be very hard for them to be
man iignifed, genial. simpla, and self.for-
gett Besides, many and many a man has
CONT to the pulpit against his inclination
from mistaken sense of duty to that Pro7
dent lich manifestly moulded him to fill a
dife niche, who might have done much
NOR cd, or at all events less harm, at car
pent bench"
E" Isou really think SOP"
:" ally do. Many a one, who might have
beer cry useful Christian. bealhfuj. cheer
ful, T. useful, in the place for which his taste
and are fitted him, making his neghbors
like principles the better because they liked
him = well, has been dull and tedious
prea making religion seem q mere weari.
ness still worse, a supers.tious preacher,
help 80 make the Word of God OF none eff
feet ough his traditions, teaching fer doc
rine oe commandments of men; or az un.
soun ash, specializing preacher, injecting
paris ter parish with his own crude vagaries.
We& old that the kingdom Of heaven is Ike
yeas Hour, which steals through it all, par.
tiele PARTICLE, until 1t is throughout, in every
part sed and tightened. Christianity, go at
Least sppears to me, was surely intended to
eleva quicken, and hallow, the action of the
huns oind, IN all lawful departments of it's
factu &c.-not to drive conscientious men
en- q re out of all other departments into
one. mong these | must think tina. strong
prete ce in ue for ary one il often an indication
OF &c peculiar power to succeed in that one,
and efore, other things being equal, of the
will Providence that we should pursue that
one
pair of boots, which had been heard
grad approaching through the passage
and or, was now added to the row on tie
fende applying the positive degree of com
paris small, to the smaller, and smallest,
alrea oerched basking there, like four black
birds fence in the sun as Edward, lazily
throe, himself back in his fathers old arm
chair isculated, What reason the commu
nifty ito be thankful, that merciful Provi.
dencS ssn't pleased to endow me with strorg
prefe ce for picking pockets. ] should hold
myse bosnd in conscience TO devote nv self
to it nediately, that it might henceforth be
cond ID on the highest principles"
Il it, and welcome" said Clara, laughing
"Pl for all you'll steal You're verv
cleve'' r,' as poor Miss Tuangh said, when we
were lie, and she came to try to give us les.
sons .he guitar; but you want entoosms.' "
I'D yawned, poked the fire, leaned back
again his chair, and-tyiddted Clara's gold
en- be = d purple silk purse between the finger
Ano 90 OF one hand, and threw up and
caugb Germans black pocket book with the
other, ,cluding the performance by depositing
them his opposition waistcoat pockets, aud
sayinE languid tore, Ny dear Herman,
you CT write draft On Miss Arden, to send 70
your yr"
u Jave got the laugh against her, to be
sure" Herman; "but against NE YOU have
not ocent occupations were what | was
speakf Of"
"lF always been impressed with the bs.
lief, if ,e society of the good" reioined Ed
ward, ist no occupations were Innocent the
oretice considered, for which | had voca.
ton. fought you said useful. Usefulness
is, in judgment of practical man, far
higher me than innocence and this pursuit
OF poe picking is in the highest degree
profile Occupation-to the pickpocket Let
us seee, 1e pulled out again the purse and the |
pocket *. He slipped together the gold rings |
of the ener, and explores its recesses with |
one 10 white, middle fnger In Clara's, |
an eaf st this end; and in this, four silver
quarts ia dollar, and four three-cent pieces
tokens her guileless isposition-which she |
took j ssnge, | would wager my head, in |
full fs that they were four gold dollars |
Herms he anclasped it" better still |
lead IL, inspired, no doubt-a toothpick, |
sdapte IL, be used as harmless provocative |
in the tsrvals of inspiration, and-oh, good |
Jupiter look at the poetry. What bargain
/ shall rive with Putnam! And now that I've |
got the encil, can write nobody knows how |
much ore with it, and sell it when I've done |
as Lii AIRY relic secondary only in Importance
to Df. @ oldsmiths wig. But, in the first place,
let me ewhether these efusions can be read :
and, IL the second place, let me see whether
they c. be understood Nav I?~ q