The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-03-20
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Rural Solitude.
BY S. n, OF CAMDEN, S. c.

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By S. n, OF CAMDEN, S. C.
Tranquility must always spring spontaneous
ly from tue heart but it finds reader access to
our hearts in the still and quiet solitude Of rural
life.
How kid and gentle we become when sit
ting, beside a ainurlpuring brook, ripping over
its pcbbly bed, or after a nap under the foliage
of a tree! Quiet=mture rocks us lightly into
9entleness. She calms excitement, subducs
our wrath. and restores to tranquility the soul,
tossed by, the turbid pillows of fspassion, and,
.inlparting to. usia quiet mood; she makes us
view lncn and things from their bright sides.
In rural solitude we are, unknowlngly Indlilss-
ing in pleasant reycrics 1t is certainly very
true, that true, heartfelt, gushing JOY real bliss
and all tile pleasures of life, are nowhere as
as in rural life and among ru-
raj scenes. T'liis- the reason why Rousseau
assures the inhabitants of cities, that @rural life
has pleasures of which they are entirely ignor
ant; those pleasures are less dull, less coarse,
and more apprcciable tem. they considered
them TO be; that, there also, taste, choice and
neatncss. can reign"
AlEeyil Thoughts arc. forgotten IN the. cool
shade Of trees, inthc solitary but beautiti,lxal-
lcys, and bcsile.thc ripping riv,llet; and, while
listening to the solemn Gurlnur Of stately trees
and the sweet carol of the frathcred songsters
or feelings are solcmnized and we cannot en-
.tcrt;u,i a thought Of evil. ~.
is only in tie confusion Of town life aud
under the pressure of business relations; that
we meet the constant. collision of!good sense
and vivacity against commanding stupidity,
which is the fruitful source Of much misery to
the: human race. Commanding blockheads
cmbitter She lives oftheir interiors poison their
contcntincnt, ovcrtrrn all order in the hvnan
socic,v;.scattcr thorns on the path ofthosc who
have better. sense than they, convert their lives
into a vale Of discomfort, misery and tears. -
All these cares, these troubles, these niorti-
.fications are not TO becncomtered i'll the quiet
ude OF rural life. But, gentle brcczcs, clear
springs, sivcefriIgcd 'lakcs, shady forests, cool
cavcrns,n and meadows dcckcd with flowers,
sending forth their alnbrosial fragrance upon
the mellow air, prove a balm to the wounded
feelings.
Through rural solitude We not only obtain
ouietudc Of. heart and become amicable-we
not only forget stupidity, wickcdncss and jeal-
ousy4bnt solitude affords the heart far great
CT, far more cstimable advantages. Freedom,
real freedom, does nowhere flourish aswcll as
at !. distance from. the turmoil of the world
Truly has it bccn.said, that, there man recovers
from cohfusion--thcr lie has a clear, heartfelt
consciousness of that which he is and processes
there he lives for himself, and not forextra-
neous things there lie re-entcrs natural and
free conditions plays no artificial role; but he
can speak and act in accordance with his own
peculiar impulses tlrercliis mind can always
think loudly and his heart give vent to its feel.
ings. $3.50 ~
Anothcr,important effect o. rural solitude is.
,tlatt-it5 Jestra1ee.stlvai ambition. 1t diyests
mt ~ % .; 0sr:67' 5I 1iTU i;rse
spIcndor imagination clothes them with.
llrrural solitude the lofty soul, even if long
Gagged and fcttercd by the tyrant ambition,
bursts the links which binds it to the worlds
idol, and soaring far, far above the gross plea
sures. of earth, finds in the contemplation Of the
works ofGotl, a.happier, camer delight, than
in the attainment Of ambitions lofticst stations .
Accustomed 10 an Indifference to ambition, a
wise man will consider offices and .honors no
longer worthy of his desires or wishes. Ills
tory gives us ilustrious examples, We read of
the Roman who she'd tears, because, by his
election 10 the consulship he would be deprived
Of the pleasures of cutivatine his beloved fields
for the space OF a year. Historians tell us Of
Cihcinnatns, who was taken from his pow and
c,itrt.stcd with the command Of the poman
army :-hc conquered the enemy of his tonn.
try-took possession Of his provinces-entcref
Rome in triumph, and, in sixteen days was
again beside his pow-again following that ayo-
cation whicl, was far more preferable to him,
and more rcplcte with happiness and delight,
than all the pomp and luxury of Roman
court.
But there arc many who do.not know l(ow
to appreciate the happiness, the delights, the
comforts and the blessings Of rural lite-who
are rot conscious of the fact. that the country
has delights for the contempativc mind, which
would be sought for in vain i'll the gay halls of
rcyeIry and fashion. | have been Informed
that, in France, when a courticr incurs the dis
pleasure of his. nlastcr, the latter commands
him to leave the court, and. to retire to his es-
tatcs, which had been cmbclished and bcauti-
fled. and converted into delightful rural abode
for his reception. If this were to happen, alas !
then this lovely, this beautiful retreat, would
be place OF exile to that-slavc Of the court
He could not endure it-he could not cat, nor
drink, nor digest, nor sleep, because he would
be his own master Ease, comfort and free
dom from the thraIdom of a court make him
an intolerabIc hvpochondriac. This occurrence,
We are informed by historical writer, frc-
queutIy causes the death Of the Frenchnan.
We find in DIR own, as III, other countries
men Of tho iJ;7VI-li51 disposition, v4r0
low this idol ambition until it becomes ncces.
sity to thcm-to theirvcry cXistencc-and who
thus become entirely caIous to the pleasures
which Nature showers lpon Us with lavish
hand. But we also find men WHO entertain Il
correct appreciation of gural happincss-wlo,
after performing the duty imposed uran tlicm
bv their country, return. like Cincinliatus cov-
cred with larrcls, to tlleirquict, unassuming re-
treats. and there remain III the enjoyment of
all its delights until again called by tlcr coun-
trv.. .Thenthcv chccrfnIlv sacrifice their casc
and comfort and 90 forth in response to Tie
call, and grasp their swords or raise their vol
ccs in defence OF their conntry's rights. Truly
these arc tic happicst men.
From EroysMsvi;Ec.
Sp,cM Dispatch to The Charleston hncmy
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