The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-24
Written for the Pioneer and pemoorA,
The Elixir Of Life,

THAT certain Assyrian, wandering through
the streets OF city. cried and said who
will receive the elixir OF life The daugh.
ter of Rabbi heard him, and went and
told her father. Call him in, said the
Rabbi; when he came in Rabbi Jannei
said to him, what is that elixir Of life,
thou art selling?' He answered is il
not written what man is he that desireth
life and loveth many days that he may see
good keep thy tongue from evil and thy
lips that they speak no guile; 10! this is
the elixir OF life, which is in the mouth of q
man
This is prescription that our modern
physicians would hardly dare to make to any
Of their patients. Perhaps we should not
find fault with the doctors Tor not admins.
teriDg dose SO hard to take that it might
render them unpopular. Yet who can tell
what inroads are made upon the health Of a
slanderer by the remorse Of conscience he
must at times feel for the injury he has done
to others!
Deceit, so common in the world that il is
hard for one to know his friends, is neverthe-
less a great sin. The race Of JOabs il not
extinct. We find men in all the walks OF
life who, while they ask - art thou well my
brother" are fumbling for the dagger that
they may stab unseen.
The respectable dress, steady nerve, and
smiling countenance of this class Of commu.
nifty are not so forbidding as the miserable
plight Of the poor selfdestroyiDg inebriate !;
but their work is more hellish and their sin
more damning in the sight OF heaven.l
The latter falls slave to his appetite. the
demon fastens its iangs upon him and drsgs
him down to self.destruction, often with o
heart that would not willingly injurc anoth.
er while the former Is a deliberate, cool,
calculating, perseverlng enemy Of his fellow
men. Striving to gain all good for himself,
the slanderer spends bis life in pouring gall
and NORWOOD into the cups Of Others !.
Who would not rather be rolled into drunk.
ards grave, p,iied, than TO be cutombed DO.
meath the tears and signs and blasted hopes
Of those whom the ireacherous man has in.
jured
The deceitful man is no rard aris deceit
is one Of the strong tendencies Of our M.
ture. Promoted by malice, pride, envy or
revenge, not few are found base enough to
originate injurious falsehoods with the inten
ton OF bringing evil upon others. A more
common method is TO tell all injurious truth,
an eagerness 10 spread abroad every detrac-
ton, and studied concealmcnt OF all that
would he to the advantage Of the same person
To tell one. part Of a story and leave out ano
Their part that would put An entirely differ.
ent face on il, is common with such persons.
What character, less pure than an angels
could stand unharmed before such treat
ment? Who has not had some experience
Of this kind Of handling? What dlstrusts
and beartburnngs, what sudden and mex
planned withdrawal. Of intercourse and con-
fdence, have taken place between those who
supposed themselves friends Why does
the friend who, little while ago, sough,
your society. and had pleasure with yon,
now appear distant and re4ervcdI Search
for the reason. and you viii find that some
evil. minded whisper has been 10 between
you and your friend.
The tongue Of SANDER casts cloud oi
suspicion over those who are entitled to the
highest respect; detracts from the public
esteem oil ,bJse who deserve well OF all men.
IL separates chief tn. nds, blasts the pros
pects Of youth, casts suspicion over the hon.
esty or character Of the young man, pre-
vents bis snccc~- m life, Lads his employer
10 discharge him. AID makes others afraid
10 employ him n DARK cloud hangs over
HIN, and he know, not the cause that is
ta.' driving him 20 desperation.
II throws It's whitening poison upon that
mot sensitive Of oil things female character,
blasting the nopss aud TIL prospects, Of The
young, the pare AID the Innocent female.
Only a whisper meaning nod Of the head,
mere inuendo But enough 20 be a death
thrust; q well aimed shaft, that find. tbs
heart Of Ter thu; Il Is aimed At. and hangs
qUy-ritz there, ia,a. ar the po.sOned arrow
10 The side o. ihe haa'ed deer.
We'll has II been said The power Of life
and oath are 10 iba tongue The tongue
Of tGc sisrdsrtr Ls- shot arrows a. fatal TO
mJ'i4. lie. a. The thrust VI the ss-a=siBs
dagger TLpusauf. have pibed away and
81 o. those wo11d., The halter has
s'retct.d many reck for murder. ~, half
- gu.. ~. Of stained xi'h blood - ib' .lsD-
d.f.f unsbiPi o, Aatnan jls,iee shall W
saruk % horror TN The man. VITO 10
G. ~ anger hs- .'4Dtd hi. hand With hu-
mar gars ana ,4' With indirererce. or
g1.tihsI cu-i,sIiy tie toisroed words 81
lin sLo Is Ro-ss ;..4n a MURDERER
There mg. te q fasgrreciiou u yir,uou,
actions. "a, ~ kindred hearts sra
rated hy 'hs brra'n - slabdr Then he
sasi.r ,T si.l r,c.Iw b. reward.
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