The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-07

man has bowed himself and his brow 10 knit
and creased, you will see how the whole life
or household seems to hang on the Trailer
form, which, with solicitudes of her own,
passing it may be under the "sacred primal
sorrow OF her sex," has an eye and an eaI
for every one but herself, suggestive Of ex-
pedients, hopeful In extremities, helpful In
kind words and sffscton ate smiles, morning,
noon and night, the medicine, the light, the
heart of whole household. God bless that
bright, sunny face, says many hearer before
me, as he recalls that one OF mother, wife,
sister, daughter, who has been to him ell
that my words have described.
FRET NOT THYsELF,
And tLen the fears, the jealpusies Of sec.
tional interests, and the portentcu4 dangers
which cannot be concealed iE connection
with slavery. n gnify and multiply all
these occasions for alarm, much as you will.
What then! Shall we give up the ship p
What shOll we do! LIT everything 60 by
the board, and sit down in blank despair -
Let Us rather initiate that noble class OF men
who show the best qualities of our rature'
on the deck OF the chip when the storm is a,
its worst. whose bravery when driven from
ole expedient to another, inspires the timid
with hope. The idea OF abandoning our
Government as future, our Constitution g.
q rag of worthless prper, let it not be 81
much as mentioned. but let U. rather cherish
more Of that cheeruIue+s of spirit which in
dicates faith as to the issue. Excitement>
d. not imperil it, provided the temper br
right. When the temperature of an individ
ual or community is raised, everything
which belongs thereuuto comes out with the
greater force and the peril is always and
nothing but what is humane and kind anS
good in our nature, and danger Is not to bt
opprehended, even If we be excited to " hitt
heat. Reformers who have succeeded tht
best in Church and State were of a mos
hearty cheerfulness. In Luther it smounte,
very often to jollity. Old Samuel Adams
OF Boston, was renowned as much for hi
sonorous singing of hymns as for his patriot
ism. Suppose that ofPairs should wax wors
and worse, never will they be mended b,
impotence, irr,abilty, aud petuIence.-
FRET not thyselt," is an inspired counsel 70
troublous times. Have q good heart. an
do the best you con. Trust in the Lore
and mischief will be averted. Reformation
which cannot be accomplished by good ten
per will not be brought about by obiurg,
tions and wrath.
TAKE SHORT VIEWS.
The late Sidney Smith, himself remar
able instance of the most buoyAnt cheer!u
ness, has shown an uncommon amount
) sound English sense in this one direction
. all who would attain an hsbituaI conteE
ment. "Take short views" His mesni,
would not'be comprehended il we did not I
= member how many ure prone to disire
themselves by the Of remote possibilities.
> Borrowing trouble" is the common EXPIRE
i sion which describes the habit. 1t is not I
II actual occurrence of to.d:y which griev
u and iflicts but it 10 the imagination
y what is likely to occur in some contingen
II of the future. "Take short views" "ssys
81 Udvser. Look at Whist you have already
:" this present day, this present hour. WI
10 is this but puraphrase Of cur Lords o.
T. direction :"Take no thought Of the MORO
~ for the morrow shall take thought for
~ things of itself." Travelling en- some Of
u railroads OF the country-such. for examE
ie as that which winds through the Allegh'ni
'e or the W"ter.gsp Of the Dt!sware-look
'e far in advance it would seem that hi
9 mountains were dropped directly upon y
~ road, obstruct'ng all progress and bring
10 you to psuse. But when you advanc.
:" the spot, you find that there 10 d wsy al,
''s which the road may wind, narrow and cir
as itous, perhaps, but smooth, and safe,
'a' level ss elsewhere, working itself free fl
a all impediments, and emerging Ut len
"o agon into the open and exfefded pIsin CO
IT. try. Just so it is in the journey of life
'e' We anticipate formidable obs,ructione.
i'm CINE that an end has come to all Gurt
advances, by the towering mQuntsins VIII
nd stretch away across the distant hor'z
m. Shorter views would make us content v
b a the road which isre dy for Ibis days jourr
OF and past experience should satisfy Us
he there are no hills go high. no valleys 50
rid cipitous. no passes so rugged but that
in runs through them all, when the time
The actually arrived for the march. Every
Joy gets through the world without coming
asy halt.
for
~, o. Until recently it has been supp
o.. that the only use OF dining forks was to
40, vey articles OF food from the plate to
mouth, but another use has been found