St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-13
OCTOBER :al3 1859.
NJ. H.,

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chart destroyed, chroaoneta etas p,d mast
overheard, anchor alrift, aea thoasana
miles fran shore, beatin;; h...1sf mi thith :.
erI in useless chaane., xitasa. Ala aud
no rich freight for sny pors. Hal mar
ried soon after leaving scho,i, e.,hewing
that false, ruinous idea Of money making
worthy the wife, instead Of the last pic.
turs, would now rather havs besn Z.
some noble and we'll ordered sesael full
rugged and ably manned, with psrfest ms
chiuery, richly freighted, floating proudly
into port, midst the glad plaadits Of warm
friends aud loving kin. Bat [ dil not
Like a foolish thing I wantaaly sported
midst Thousand Aawers AMI gathered
none. Midst the proud aud wealthy, I gsi-
| y revelled, making even happiness en-
|vioas Of what it thou 5hs lifs Of bliss.
The beautiful parterrs is passed, and no
boquet is mine. It is now too hte. The
| fresh flowers Of affection, with their warm,
young, rich perfume have withered, and
crunablea to dust, aud are no# seentless.-
! Perrerse nature has reared cold, crooks,f
isaeforined idol, and kneeling At It's shrine.
hang Lilly seTois The attempt TO be wi,a
zIe4FT tta5 lz.tSza chez. aad there alons L,
. sps:,:- ::s!lsa . perish 5.=.. ..s
+ / had hoped yen, with ins ex;e,i-nec ia
/ 55s.iiaa, before .yoa bright and glorious fu-
tlre, surrounded with all life's comforts
With true and loving friends to bid you
''Gol Specs" would shun the rock upon
which I split, and with you: youna vigor
and energy keeping tha.true channel, make
a safe aud prosperous voyage; and moor
ing CALAMITY into harbor, unload = rich
cargo Of glorious and useful deeds for your
country, your friends and humanity. +
say z had lhoopsa This. I yet hope it
With you there is yet time Dom. fooli,
away. But when / received your letter
i speaking so co'dly Of "break;ag with ens
woman to try your fortune Nth another
who had the prospect ofa larger share Of
this worlds eflthy lucre,' ! szembled for
! your success in life. BY bark struck up
or Cha. game rock and went down in the
dark sea Of inutility. Afsr l had won
the race, reached the goal, human nature
| Cts better party prevailed, and I refused
to take the purse, but leaving the track,
degraded in my own esteem, turned upon
the world reckless, dark ard nisasthrspic.
Beware that rock. Shun it - you xeaid
the Cobra De Capella. Stop where .yQu
are. Don't stir another step u that di
rection. There is an adder, dark aad poE
sonou, in the path 4 u false and base
aud craven principle leading yos upon
Ilife's quicksands. Il il the Black magician
tempting you into the cavcrs Of destrac-
ton With the allsrins sight ef brass for
lgold, and lucid paste for tsae diamonds -
Now let me beseeeh you il the fsll2sss Of
4 brothers love to Il onoe tack about and
i let fortune-hunting sbe buried
with those things unworthy ~ honest
man. You cannot marry wensn for her
money alone. When It comes 70 the test
oil the honor and manhood and istegrity
within you will revolt and refuse to take
the VOW and lay bighting perjury upon
tthe soul.
| Seek worthy woman, nth good com
mon sense for wife. Having Won her IT.
fec.io4s, marry her and ron up yess
sleeves and 50 to work, dctcsnissa = let
fashisa and folly alone and resolved TO
write yorr name with good and glorious
.aa useful deeds IN letters q ia,I.rishabls
light high up on the steep "rhere fsrss'
! proud teapse shines sfar.
Running -fft-- fashiona;,sa society and
gay company rilsruia the .p.,s3st inssl :
1liccs de.troy the br'ghtest pro~peess,
ls4uandcr the largest fortuav AMI dseass
the purest heart.
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