Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-12-24

man should be be who may dare 70 t6Ee lssne
with Solomon and Tseilus ct this late day.
Many there Be, 'tis trus-snd pity tits, TiS true
who thus dare, but Il is TIE old story over
Egain Of certain people "rushing IN" where GER
tain other and better people fear to tread. Tie
race Of heroes, they say, never dies cut but We
are inclined to think that TIE seed from which
they spring, like the century plant flower but
once in a hundred years
But the author Of the work before Us, if We
have read hin Alright in bis book, is q hero,
cons at last true ons, Of The Purest ehival-
rHc age ; Z tender worshiPpsr OF lovely womsni
"a devotse az her shrine a Lamb in her pres
ence, a lion in her defense. A simple, honest,
bIg-hssrtsd, clear beaded man is " WILLIAM
ArsoE,r author Of 81 Heart Whispers: Or q
Peep Behind the Family Curtain a modest
octave Just Issued from the press Of 4 Cowper-
thxai & Co, Philadelphia. Such IMAM, If be
is no more, is d hero, for be is oas Of Z" the no
blsst works Of COD
Not only. however, has 81 William Atson"
EhownhimssIf q hero in bis chivsire homage to
woman and ia his Efforts to elevate, expand and
intensity TIE sacred influences Of home, but be
has exhibited the true heroic grit" In sue
e~sssfaliy Challenging he dognatie dicta Of the
Royal Hebrew and tie gifted Roman, with an
original book a chock1 full Of original things,
and tssming with much Of the pure ore Of the
Soundsst philosophy Of life.
Many may regard the book as an humble
one but they cannot deny that it is a clear sd-
ditioa to The literature Of the country clear
addition to our kn0wledge OF the se.sRos Of ha-
msa ksRpiHess. OF how many suthSrs, Of even
the widest fame. can this be said AT the
close of the book the author says
g To dream q doing good is pleasant The
ef5rt to do good is Z rail- Of enjoyment flowing
70 the heart have thus dreaned-l have
made such an efoEt-I have had ny reward.
bit il, IN the coming time, or the iilimitsble
hereafter, ! should discover that ! have sug-
geBted q good thought 70 any human being I;
shown the right path 70 any 5eWiideTed trsv-
eler sooihed the melancholy OF any dee air-
ing uubeliever cbeeTed the slowly moring
hours o. any sufferer taught a lottIer cOsTsge
10 sny nan; inspired EBy feeble woman, va
veI,ug amid The temptations, the v~snities, the
vices Of society, with e prclounder Entspatly
q the sin Of sins, the Gin against her sex !;
stimulated any husband to the exhibition or
more love and tenderness for the wife Of his
bosom /; excited a greater hatred 10 BectisHsI-
ian 10 the heart Of any patriot or, above all,
prevented any youthful pilgrim totering IN The
DARK, along the slippery, Jagged e1ges Of LIES
prs1IPice, from taking the 6Tst false sep : o.
persuaded any ~csFeiess parent 10 watch BE
child as the mEsT does his PGFse 70 s-udy
thtir infsndis hearts and minds 10 love these
household Joys, and manifest this love By sf-
fsctionste uesds sPpTeeiable D. them 20 seek
thHlr true interests, and 90 to educate IS e
nature them into useful men and women, ca
pablo OF hsppiusss IN any conceivable contin-
geBcy, / shall be more than compensated the
river Of fruition will overflow NJ soul si1h its
eiectrfying ecs-asies"
We think we can safely assure HIIiGz f.
soa-if that be his real name, which We more
than dOubt-thst be has accomplished at least
some Of the results Tor which his soul yeaTns.
Al the tendencies Of bis book-discuTsivs and
disj1iuted though It be-are toward the Objects
aho-e enumerated. For ourselves, at least,
e can boldly respond to the aspiration Of bis
spirit, and say, that We feel in many ways
ehsersd, refreshed, and invig1ratsd By the Pc
russl Of these strangely interesting letters 10
bis gentls and most wcmanly wife. Three
cheers to hin, for the good they have done rs
and others who have enjoyed them along with
u.s.
Processing to be uHstudisd letters, written to
bis wife at home, while be was making the
tour CT nine Southern States on business, they
have every mark Of natural, honest s~xtsmpOrt-
zzdon. Their aHstadsiEess, indeed, coasH-
tuiss their principal charm. This is why Eis
that you cannot well begin them without being
lursd on With increasing interest ~ the end.
Throughout, while touching upon all manner
subjects, the writer uuconscIoasly diselosss
what a trus-hssrtsd Southernsr ought to be,
ard what a high-hsaTtsd, cheerful, ehivslrous
fellow a gentleman ought to be everywhere.
But we will now let William AtsUn1 speak
for himself in the su5j7lnsd extracts, taken =;
random from bis weli-writtsn, eloquent, prac-
teal, heart-inspiring and thoughtful book
Referring to the subject Of engaging IN some
pursuit more eongsnial to his intellect usl
tastes and abilities, than ths commercial Que
be was then following, be says
GIhsvs, on this subject, but one Fixed prin.
ciple, and that il, to consult 70 the best Of nv
judgment, the Interest OF yourself and the brsts
without any reference to nv own feelings, Of
Borrioboola Cha. The only being described ID
the Good Book AZ worse thar an iH6del, is 8 he
Who provides not Cor bis own household How
Insignificant, 10 ny estimation the huzzahs Of
The mightisst multitudes, compared with TIE
sweet incense that ssesnds from The hearts Of
yourself and those three little girls"
Here is a specimen Of bis cheerful philoso-
ply Of every day life:
~Twish could teach my little girls that
life IS a battle, instituted By God merely tc
test or courage. and develop our snsTgss and
Fbsuld b. fought as earnestly and cbeerfuily
IS the stern warriors light,
uEhsa Pane is q. r. 70 tn vho bleeds
AM Hgnqrs eye 9 On daring das1s'
The older I get, the mere I see Of the world.
the ofterer ask, WhGt Is he ass Of baiEg 81
haggyf The sour, gTumDling man looks e ne
with zstonishmsnt and TRY delicstsly 10 pre-
scribe fer him, By telling him how little r. takes
to make ne happy; bow extract the honey
from every flower, eschew the poison, guip
down he medicine quickly, forget tie elsa
g~reeabis, dwell upon the pleasant, and think
about God.
4 Men make themselves nisersbls By sIiSiHg
into bad habits but woman, without any bad
habits, az sbe grows cid, seems to long for
misery as ths hunted hart for the cooling "a
ter brook. Soc shuts her cars to consolstsry
sounds, and listens only 20 dOiefui music. II a
friend, husband, a child dies, instead % weep
ihg with that tender melancholy, which is
made pleasant BY the tender rehections-if a
man die be shall live again; and il we all live
We shall meet agsin-she hugs dispair TO her
bosom, supposing it 10 be disrepectful TO the
departed net 70 be miserable when the depart
ed, II Der friend, and not a Ec0undrel, must
sincerely desire her to be happy.
Row I do not intend for you or ny dsugh-
tiers 70 be old women Of this stamp. / should
regard your misery az disrespsctful 20 ne, and
ingrstitude to your Creator. The Deity, being
better than ] am, may let you Of more easily
bot yes know I won't take TIE slightest insalt
from any one So begin at once 70 resist the
pronsness Of your woman's nature to search for
misery, and let ne hnd YOU chssTfui amid the
perplexIties Of your domestic cares. Seek
sitter happiness, aud the wrinkles nav furFow
fOTefezd aud cheeks, the eyes lose heir lusre.
the beauty pass away like q drsam-but vour
b@ri whl remain fresh, healthy and young p
Ths fOlioEing, 10 the same vein, takes a
more personal aad a wider range;
"Left the cars az Salisbury, and took ths
STAGE Tn change Tevives many an Old rem
fniseenee. Long years have passed siprs I
travelled in the stage. / have generally fol-
lowed the main routes, and comfortably en-
~sconsced myself in stesm-palzces, or been
whirled along BY the iro0 horse. The On. mil
and the d0wn-hfl motions with all TIE isltj,g
variations, the three-nile-an-hour gait. he "a.
nliaritg Of strangers. the pieassntness and
the uhbisssantuess Of The former mode OF trsy-
cling. carried ne back 10 a past era Of my
life-o tbe tine when I wac a roIickine. low
Gus youth. Who could laugh as loudly. ss hear
tiiy a., snd-so everybody ssid-sn honsster
laugh than sny one else and joke and take a
Joke as well ss Che hardest face, unless /
tacught some s1riy scamp meant more than be
said AID hen could . get mao 80 quick Ss
Re Goat TFsseible, and ghstosF 'suTly' apo