, 1860-11-23
A Thanksgiving Sermon.

As the 29th instant-the day designated
by his excellency, Gov. McGnL, for Thanks,
givig-is near at hand, the following hu-
morous, but withal sensible production, will
be found peculiarly appropriate to be read
on that day, just before dinner:
merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a
broken spirit drieth the bones.-PRovERBs, xvii 22
The words of the wise man deserve espe-
cial regard, for this is an occasion when it
IS good to he merry and wise. There are
three hundred and odd days in the year
besides this, when a man may be melan-
choly without setting at naught the Govern
or's proclamation; but once in the year
there is reason in feeling comfortable The
wise man is assuredly right in prescribing
bis medicine for unhappy mortuls, sick Of
sin and sea coal, the pinch in the money
market, and the palpitation in the price of
breadStuifs. Ho every one that thirsteth
for a relief from the cares that cash is heir
to-come ye to DR.. Solomon and take a
little Of his balm of Gilead, in the shape Of
q merry heart. 1t is not to be taken fast
ing" nor will it make any person quake
with fear, though, when taken, it may be
we'll shaken,-not under the cork stopper
Of Wry face, but through the liberal tun-
mel Of broad grin. A merry heart doeth
good like medicine; and who does not wish
to do good to himself with such pleasant
kind OF doctors stuff Verify, the faculty
10 old times we're wiser in their generation
than many Of the modern NJ DIS
There are three things under the sun,
yea, four, which, on q Thanksgiving day,
are to be eschewed Of men The small soul
Of parsimony and the grumbliug bowels Of
coVetousness, the broken spirit Of thank
less repining, and the dry bones Of cold un.
Charitabeness. There is none OF the right
medicine in these drugs, which deserves to
be pounded ia the same mortar and worked
up into blue pill Of more iu6ntesmal lit
teness than any quantity yet prepared in
homeopathic formula. But today we
are hidden to be thankful and whether we
think Of the bidding or not, it is to be
hoped we can all find cause to offer thanks.
To be thankful this day is duty en-
joined upon us by the Executive authority
and urged by our own feelings Of what is
ft and becoming. Thaukfuness implies
eontent-contenI indicates good humor-
good humor is cheerfulneSs-and whose
has cheerful heart, has perEorce a merry
one. 1t is therefore us clear as preaching,
that King Solomon and the Governor are
both Of one mind as to the proper way OF
keeping Thanksgiving, and where is the
Oon Of man in this Territory who will
undertake to controVert their joint authOri-
tyl II there be any such dry bone Of a
doubter among US, let him suck the wooden
spoon Of perverSity, gnaw the dry drum
stick of his own dogmatism, and sit down
in skeptical sackcOth aud ashes, till bis
more sensible and rebellious stomach barks
for dinner Let him dine upon a dish Of
doubts, aud 60 to bed in the Cruel of grum-
bling and groauing. But We hope there is
noue SUCH
So let us all be reasonably thankful, and
not unreasonably may we also be of merry
heart. Let those who are in good health
be thankful for their good case; aud those
Who are out Of heahh be thankful that
they arc no worse. Let those who are
rich be thankful for their wealth; and
those who are poor find cause for thankful
ness in having so little to do with the root
of all evil. Let old folks be thankful ior
their wisdom in knowing that young folk,
are fools, and let young folks he even with
them in thankfulness aud good opinion, by
thinking the compliment back again. Lee
the lean folks be thankful for their spare
ribs, and let fat folks be thankful that they
can laugh at the lean ones, aud grow fat
ter and fatter every day. Let him who is
in debt he thankful that he is not in limbo
for it; and let him who is out Of debt Dc
the same, and call at our house and let Us
know what sort of a feeling it is. Lei
those whe are iu Office put up all the thanks
they can imagine that merit is at last re
Warded; and let those who are out of offict
utter thanks also that the country doe
not insist upon their eating sour grapes
Let married folks be thankful for blessing
both little and great; let old bachelors an,
old maids be thankful for the privilege o
kissing other folks babies, aud much gooC
may it do them.
The words of the wise man are as plum
10 a pudding; they are 10 be swallowed
with the gravity Of discernment, and laiC
10 the heart in the sweet sauce of quiet re
lection. Let no man look upon TURKEY
to-day and say, This also is vanity ~