Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-08

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THE CHARMS OF LIFE.-There are
thousand things in this world to afflict
and sadden, but, oh j.! how many that
are beautiful and good designed to
bless, and to make us rejoice! The
world is teeming with beauty-with
objects to gladden. and warm the heart.
We might be happy if we would. There
are ills that we cannot escape-the ap-
proach of disease and death, of mis-
fortune, the sundering Of earthly ties,
and the canker- worm Of grief; but a
vast majority of the evils that beset US
might be avoided. The curse OF in
temperance, interviewer as it is with all
the ligaments of society, is one that
never strikes but to destroy. There is
not one bright page upon the records
of its progress, nothing to shield 1T
from the hearty execration Of the whole
human race. Do away with it, and
there is some hope that wars will cease,
and love and kindness mark the inter-
course between man and man. We are
too selfish /; we live too much as it the
world had been created for US alone
What a sad mistake ? and how fercely
nature is sometimes revenged on US ?
How much better our happiness would
be secured if we regarded more the
welfare of others-if we labored more
zealously to promote the general good!
God has blessed US with a home that is
not dark. There is sunshine every
wherein the sky, on the earth-there
would be in most hearts, if we would
only open them to its reception If we
would look around us.
The storms die away and br ght
sun shines out. Summer drops her
mantle Of green upon the earth and the
air is laden with her sweet perfumes
music, also, wakes her richest melodies
in every grove. Autumn comes and
with her gaudy colors Of crimson, pur-
pie, and gold paints the scene-the
ripened fruits fall in plenteous showers
upon the lap of Earth, calm and peace
reign around. God reigns in Heaven !
Murmur not at being so bsuntiful,
and you may know what it is to be
happy.
The ART OF MAINTAINING PEACE
IN THE FAMILY.-Said sensible hus-
band in our hearing Of late, Chow is
it, Mrs. Xantippe, that ace never quar-
rel 81 will tell you. You see, for
quarrel, and especially for good quar-
rel, it is necessary to have two parties.
One person can't get up a quarrel, at
least not good one. Now, if | am
in quarrelsome humor, and break out,
nv wife remains cool and collected,
and doesn't say word. If my wife,
on the other hand, becomes peevish, or
displays temper unbecoming one of
the beautiful sex, I, her husband, re-
main as unmoved as monument, or
else cheat myself into the belief that |
am listening for moment, to one Of
Crisis heavenly songs. Thus whilst
one party is Mechanically Tuning, the
other is as calm as cold potato. In
all our attempts at picking quarrels,
there is, then, this controlling power.
Seriously, we never do quarrel; we
have made this philosophic compact
uever both to indulge in bitter er-
pressions at any one time. We only
quarrel one at time; and, is aston
ishing, if you have quarrel alone.
how soon it dies out! That's our Sc
cret, Madam, and should advise you
and all Xantippes to follow it,"
CHAR1TY.-We are told in classic
history that an old painter was employ
ed to sketch the Macedonian Emperor.
The Emperor had received severe
wound upon the right temple, in one of
his famous battles, and a large scar
was left. The artist proceeded to the
task assigned him, and sketched the
monarch, leaning upon his elbow, with
his fore finger covering the scar. His
ingenuity was universally applauded,
and he became more famed than ever.
So it is with genuine charity, which,
as the Bible informs US, ''covereth q |
multitude of SINS" Instead of expos
ing the faults and failings Of others,
and holding them up to scorn and rid
icule, it covers them with the finger Of
love, except when truth and justice re-
quire them to be openly rebuked. The
way Of the world is, to expose the scars
Of character, and set them off in more
than their real ugliness. They are
the subjects of endless gossip and keen
satire in the social circle, and the sparks
Of fire that are struck around them Oft
times kindle into a scorching fame
How much more beautiful is that spirit
which treats the failings Of others with
forbearance, while it does not excuse
iniquity in the nearest friend This is
charity which "sufereth long and is
kind" and "doth not behave itself un-
seemly," and "thinketh no evil"