The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-06-12
The One Spot.

One single spot on tho lair TACO OF sheet
of the bost letter paper, will canso its rejec-
! ton when tho manufacturer assorts 1t for
sale.
In obtaining recruits for tho army, 3 sin-
gle blemish in the eye, a little defect in tho
bearing, tho loss Of hngor or toe the
slightest limp or halt in tho gait, is the one
fatal spot that causes rejection, however
perfect the health in all tho other respects
A fsultless specimen Of manly yigor Of
fers himself for examination, for the pur-
pose Of obtaining an insurance on his life,
but, at the very first trial Of the pulses un-
der the surgeons finger the certificate Is
temporarily denied, because there is a fata,
heart disease lurking under that fair exte.
rior
Hero is man who, for lifetime, has had
uniform good bealth never dreamed but
that he was perfectly well, but noticed, for
the first time, an hour before. a lttlo white
pimple about tho mouth, surrounded with
several red ones, giving q dull hurting
causing, however, not the slightest appre-
heusiou mootng the family physician &C.
cidentalIy on the street, he inquiries sory
carolessly-W is It On a close inspeo.
tion tho experienced practitioner detects tho
existence ofa malignant tuborcle,' which ho
knows will rapidly spread with dscolora-
ton, and end 10 death within twenty four
hours ;--us in tho case Of Miss NJ. A. B.,
last woek of Mr.. Henfeld, six months ago,
and of Mr.. easy, a little while before that,
all of Brooklyn.
These are spots physical and fatal, all |
There arc moral spots just as fata! to char
ncter, health and life itself. know q young
wife. frs: at Rookaway, who could boast of
family, fortune, education, health, and grea,
personal beauty, fascinating in her conver
sation, fsutless in Der intercourse with so
ciety, and Of benevoence SO hearty anC
30 free that It was impossible for her neigh
bors no: to love her with their whole hearts
But there was one spot, only ono that no
known even to hor husband she would taxi
opium, and died of it's over. use, at 20.
D have been delighted by the hour il
n listening to the recitation, and reading the
y manuscripts poetry, of Mrs. L.. of Ker
}, tucky. Neither beautiful nor ugly, but tht
!. spoiled and educated child of a rich father
), She had a genius and power which wor
d all hearts, purely. One morning learned
II that she was dying, although in perfec
,f health tho day before. At intervals of
D. year, tho demon Of a drunken dobauch cam
8, over her. 1t killed her husband, one of ma
}. tures nobemeu. The one spot
Of knew wife. living yet think, q mode
= of personal purity, of domestic industry
n system, order and thoroughness. A slav
20 to the care of her family of healtbfui, ,beau,i
u ful children there was no sacrifice no sell
8, denial which she was not ever ready to max
20 or practice for their confor.. Her husband
ss as the world goes, was all that could be de
er sirod as to industry, system, temperance
0. regularity and order. 1t ought to have bee
Of a supromoy happy family. 1t was wreichet
The one spot was her iusufferable i'll nature
ID II would be untrue to say she seldom cam
is TO the table without some expression Of di'
So satisfaction. In twenty. six successive week
t. during which daily sat at the samo tabl
TO- she never failed once to emit some veno
either against tho children, servants, ii
CO food, or the weather, or something olse.-
co The whole house was kept in turmoil; q
u, single day ever passed by without il HI
IL only son was driven TO an engine house, di
es not sleep at homo once in two years
re thence to the gutter; her daughters maj
al. ried for home, and she weEt to an asylum
ng in her old age.
to There are many young men with who'
d you cannot help being pleased, frank, court'
RS Gus. magnanimous and kind; they alway
pg meet you with a smile and welcome, 90
,ss you know it is cordial and sincere. On il
IS quiry, they drink The one spot
to blasts all things else.
ife That daughter is beautiful, amiable ar
n. courteous; in all she says or does, there
to nothing to hang an adverse criticism upo
ey The moment she passes from her fatbel
ed door, dressed in fautless taste, 60 to b
lth room, and every article that it contains b
ess impressed upon it the one spot of the incO
in rlgible sloven.
in Let the reader this moment inquire 'Wh
he spot have = and begin on the instant, Al
bic wash il out at any aud every sacrifice,
re- they only who are admitted to tho mansio
an. of the blessed arc those mot having spot
or wrinkle, or any such thing. DR.. ".
Hall.
= Poverty.
vas Bu!wer says that poverty is only an i'd