The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-05-06


December Of death, you needn't look for a
return Of youths happy spring time. No,
YOU will cast a hopful eye to vernal joys
heyond the tomb. and exult in the thought
that an eternal Spring will yet visit the
/ mouidering urn"-wilI breathe its warm
breath OH the frost Of the grave. So mote
it BE-!
VALUE OF OBsERvArIoN.-ln education
it is the same as in business. Wha'rver
you undertake, let it be fixed principal
with you to keep on till you have accom-
plshcd your wishes. And here a habit Of
observation will also he Of great assistance.
by observation is meant the paying atten-
tion to what is going on around us-making
proper use Of our eyes. There are th"us-
ands Of persons who never see ANYTHING
that is, they shut their eyes to everything
but the mere mechanism of life-the
three meals a day, dressing and undressing.
But observation will show lis a thousand
facts that will add to our knowledge and
experience. Note well The characters OF
the people you work with, Of those You
meet in your daily business, and by and by
YOU will find ont they arc not all alike, and
learn to value the best. Pay attention to
handkerchiefs; how many hints You may
pick up which otherwise you would never
, have known! Are you for n country walk
YOU will find in the trees and hedge-rows
, in weeds and stones. many things to make
you thoughtful and increase your pleasure
, 1t is not all barren there is a multitude o
! delights for those who will take the troubl'
n to look for them. Observation leads 6
: man to form correct judgments. If he ha:
any notions in his head, he can always tes
their value by observation-by comparison
J. with others. And what is not least by Oh
: servation at home, you will learn to under
:, stand differences in the character Of you
, children, and to train them so as to brin!
|. out the good that is in their nature. an
- thus avoid the error Of governing them a
! by one limited, uncompliant rule.
|
g ELOQUENT ExTRAcr.-The best thing ye
'e written by Edward Everett. in his "Mour
Vernon Papers" is An article on the lat
o. cor,et. After describing its approach
ID the earth and the beautiful picture it pre-
T. sentrel, he says:
e, Return, then, mysterious traveller, to til
l f/, h
I'd seen by the eyes OF men now living! Tho
IN hast run thy race with glory! millions (
OF eyes have gazed upon thee with wonder
x but they shall rever look upon thee agai
Vs. Since thy last appearance in the skies, ell
We pires, languages and races Of men have die
n away-the Macedonian, the Alexandria
ct the Augustan, tho Par,hian, the Byzanin
ys. the Saracenic, the Ottomon dynasties hay
nd sunk or are sinking into the gulf Of age
ng Since thy last appearance, old continen
m, have relapsed into ignoranc, and new worl'
IN have come out from behind the veil of "
zee ters. The Magian fires are quenched {
RS. the hil-tops of Asia the ChaIdean is bint
ne the Egyptian hierogramatist has lost b
'rs cunning. the oracles are dumb. Wisdo
now dwelIs in the farthest Thule, or in me-
9 ly discovered worlds beyond the sea-, sHa
on ly, when wheeling up again from theEcels
tial abyses, thou art once more seen by 4
IN dwellers of earth, the language we spe'
ms shall be forgotten, and science sl,all ha
ne; fled to the uttermost corners Of tic cart
a. >. But even there His land, now marks Q
y" tby vondrous circuit. shall still guide Il
,h- courses thep,sss now, Hesper will sm
ole at thy approach, mud Ar6::.rus with his 30
pg rejoice at thy coming. - .aa,,.l ,oa =.
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:, An exchange informs us that man
-. " the Detroit Jail wishes' he had sthe snsa
pox, so that he could break deE. .
Mother, i heard Sissy. svsar!"' 'Wt