The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-01-23
COnlenlnlcnt.

Contcntmcnt is continual flower in the
heart 1t buds in disappointment, blossoms
under the severcst trials, and even cxhales
richest perfume in the contemplation of BIT
tcrc,t adversely. Well hath the poet sung
my crown is in my heart, not on my head;
Not deck'd with diamonds and Indian stones,
Nor to be seen: My crown is called Content;
crown i is that seldom Kings enjoy"
1t is the only true philosophers stone,"
from which lasting riches can be extracted,
and, although found blooming in the human
heart so seldom, and blessing human life in
such rare instances, it is, nevertheless, at
tainablc by all, and like many other sweet
virtues, as fragrant plants can be brought
nearly to perfection by a little judicious cul-
tivation and he who would seek 10 plant
the seeds in his heart, would soon find them
terminating until the essence of happiness
would be distilled therefrom, and his lifc
like rank wccd-grown garden, suddenly
converted into blooming partcrre of flow
ers, which not only crowns himself with JOY,
but the perfumes delighting the senses of
those who approach, leading them to SOW and
receive the good likewise. Who needs the
reminder of the wealthy man loaded with
the worlds riches, and groaning under its
burdens and cares, or the comparison with
the humble laborcr, whose each hour of life
is beautiful though unwritten poem, and
all because one has the jewel of contentment
in his breast which the other lacks. There is
but little philosophy needed to cease dwell
ling on those thousand petty annoyances
which beset every life, and to turn to the
thousand delights than which no life is so
barren as not to possess. Shall we not exer-
else this God-given boon of happiness or
shall we thrust away the cup OVERLOOKING
with ambrosia, and drink to the dregs Of
the poisoned chaIicel Which, oh, reader
whichl Hope or despairl Thy happy face
radiating JOY around the home circle, or thy
cloud-colored visage enveloping all in its
own dusky gloom! Decide for the jewel,
and your hand already clasps it. H. Ii. L.
HANLIN FREE NEGRo.-The reliable and
intelligent Washington correspondent of the
n. o. Crescent, confirms the statement of
Hamlin being free negro, in a letter to that
paper. Read 1t, brave gentlemen and fair
ladies of the South. 1t says:
A letter was read to me last night from
gentleman living in Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, and giving the pedigree of Hannibal
Hamin. The writer says that Hannibars
great grandfather was certainly a mulatto.
His grandfather, who had brother named
Africa, served in the war of the Revolution
as the captain ola mixed company of negroes
and Indians, pOcketed the pay of his troops,
sold the wine and other neeessaries provided
for the invalids, and left the army in disgrace.
There is a tradition in the Hamlin family
that a man one day overheard Hamlin's un-
Gle, while looking at him as be lay in the
cradle, exclaim, "For Gods sake will this
id black blood never get out of the veins
of our familyw Two gentlemen now in this
city, who served with Hannibal in Congress,
assured me that they always knew he had
Niger blood in him. And this is the man
chosen By tbs North to rule over as!