Des Arc citizen., 1859-01-08

out of debt do the same, and call at our house and let us know what sort Of a feel- | ing il is Let those who are In office put up all the thanks they can imagine that merit is at last rewarded and let those who are out of office utter thanks also that the country does not insist upon their cat ing sour grapes. Let married folks be thankful for blessings both little and great; let bachelors and old maids be thankful for the privilege of kissing other folks's babies, and much good may 1t do them. The words of the wise man are as plums in pudding; they arc to be swallowed with the gravity of discernment, and laid to the heart in the sweet sauce of quiet re- tlection. Let no man look upon a turkey to-day, and say, "This also is vanity" What is the life of man without creature comforts. and the stomach of the son ot man with no aid from the tin kitchen :? Despise not the day of small things while there are bullets on the spit and let every fowl have fair play between the jaws ot thy philosophy. Are not buildings made to be sliced, and pe-crust to be broken :? Go thy ways, then according to good sense, good cheer, good appetite, the Governors proclamation, and every other good thing under the sun; render thanks for all the good things of this life, and good cooking among the rest; eat, drink, and be merry; make not lean laudation of the bounties of Providence, but let lively gusto follow long grace. Feast thankfully, and feast hopingly; feast in good will to all man. kind, Grahamites included; feast in the full and joyous persuasion that while the earth remaneth, seed time and harvest, dinner time, pudding time and supper time, are not likely to go out oi iashlon feast with exulting confidence in the con- tinuance of cooks, kitchens and orthodox expounders of Scripture and the Constitu- ton in our ancient, blessed, and fat-sded commonwealth-fea in short, like good Christian, proving all things, relshing all things, expecting al things; and enjoy all things.
 Let good stomach for dinner go hand in hand with good mind for sound doc trine This day must thou be thankful let thy thanks be accompanied by stead- fast reliance upon the care of Providence, and let not thy wits run away upon sheeps
 rotters of doubt and mistrust. Neverthe- less be not stuffed up with conceit, but let the dressing of thy discourse be sage, and thy tongue be ttilated with the sweet marjoram of true wisdom.
 All flesh isgrass;'' whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat; but far be it from us to be so green as to judge any man in meat or drink. We leave such matters to every ones own bowels, bearing in mind that every vegetable and animal creature in the market is good, and fit for the dish if it be received with thanksgiv- ing. Once more, therefore, we say, let the smoke of the right sacrifice every where ascend from every pewter platter; let every slice be savored with the salt of sincere faith, the pepper of piety, and a liberal out-pouring from the mustard pot of mercy and aims giving; let every mor sel be chewed with the tooth of charity, swallowed in the goodly savor of clear conscience, and washed down with the sweet cider of single hearted satisfaction, Let both dinner and doctrine go straight to the heart, edifying both the inward and outward man, and may we conclude the feast by picking up the crumbs of calm content