The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-10-13
confessions Of In6delity.

"Issem" says Hume, "afFrigh;cd and
COMPOUNDED with the solitude in which
I am placed by my philosophy. When
Hook abroad on every side see dispute,
con tradiction, distraction. When I turn
my eye inward, fud nothing but doubt
and ignorance. Where am L? or what
am L? From what cause do derive MY
existence !? To what condition shall l re
turn? am COMPOUNDED with questions.
I begin to fancy myse!fin most de-
plorablc condition, cnvironcd with dark
ness on every side"
Voltaire says 1.-THE world abound.
with wonders, and also with victims
In man is more wretchedness than in all
other animals put together" How did
he judge Of it2 BY his own heart Hc
adds: "Man loves life, yet he knows be
must die; spends his existence in ditfus.
ing the miscries he has suffered cutting
the threats of his fellow creatures for
pay-chcating and being cheated. The
bulk Of mankind" he continues, "are
nothing more than crowd Of wretchcs,
equally criminal, equally unfortunate
| wish had never been born" Hea,
what St. Paul says: ~ have fought the
good fight, | have finished my course,
have kept the faith Henceforth there
Is laid up Tor me crown Of Righteousness.
which the Lord, the righteous Judge
will give me at that day "-Luihcra.
Observer.
ScANDALous ArFAIR.-lIenry G
Mowry, law student at Albar , induced
. young girl from Albany to accompany
him to Troy, few days since, where h,
msrried her under the assumed name O
Jones, and by mock ceremony con
Quoted by several Of his friends, all o
whom have been arrested Mowry con
tinucd to reside with his victim 70
some days, when he himself informed
her that she was duped. Mowry is ,
son Of the President Of the Globe Ban,
Of Providence Il. I. He and bis fellow
ecoundrels.are held on charge Of falls,
perlenasion and forgery, and they Or
| likely to get their deserts.
~ Addison said that ga mans frs
care should be to avoid the reproache
Of his own hear, his next to escape tn
ccnsures Of the world. IF tho latte
interfcres with the former, it ought to b.
neglected but otherwise. there canno
be greater satisfaction to an homes
mind, than to see these approbatio,
which it gives itself seconded by tn
applause to the public. A man is NOR
sure Of his conduct. when the yerdic
which he passes upon his own behavior
is thus warranted and confirmed by tn
opinion af all that know him.
FAMILIAR DErInITIoNs.--s First elias
in natural philosophy, stand up. What
attraction !? "Please, sir, know. Tn
look that ue.eyed gal gives to he
lover Right, sir. Now tell re xha
inertia is? "lnertia, sir, is a desire /
remain where you are feeling that
piece Of calico experiences when leanin
against colored velvet vest. "Kich
again, sir. Call the next class, do yo
hear p
~ The Republicans and Anti-Lecompto
/ Democrats Of California, according to a cor
respondent Of the New York Herald effectc
. partial fusion, both parties agreeing 10 sur
! FORT McKibben Anti Lecompton) and Bake
(Rcpublican) for Congress, and O. Meara 70
State Printer. This is contrary to previous &C
counts recently received, but is partially cor
rect. Tho election took place on the 7th q
September, but has not yet been heard.
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