The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-08-18
The World Compared 10 a Fish.
Pond.
A snonr sennos, BY Dow, Jn.


Tgxr.--AH NE porH IL q fsi
pond W are Ne .Gshes.-- The dcut,
he dshr.
My hcarcrs--ahcn ! come 10 tws
the subic round about, and turn il
over and under IN my mind, ! thnl
the world may not be inapily termed
a big lish.pond, or rather an ocean
containing 0 vast variety of man
fishes, for which the devil, sitting
with bis legs hanging Of the dock Of
damnation, Is constantly fishing
and, ] ain sorry to say, with the Fat.
test kind Of luck. Now, my friends.
you arc the pascatory tribe which in.
habit the worlds wide pond. and for
which Satan sinks his hook with such
glorious success. Some Of you are
white fish, some odd, queer fish, some
scaly fish, some slippery, slimy fish
some arc cold-blooded and some are
warm--some swim the surface
Of the water, aud others dive deep,
run low and keep shy. In short,
you constitute n great variety. aud
various are the bats which tho old
fisherman throws out for you. The
young ladies' srea q pcrplcAing lot Of
sinners, that nibblciat almost every
bait, but seldom take hold fairly
enough to be caught except when the
point Of the hook is nicely covered
with the fly Of aattery, and then .hcy
will jump at il ike q toad at rose
bug. X miset Is q kind Of mud
guageon, that will snap at tin six.
pence, regardless Of consequences.
When Satan wishes TO catch alawycr
he FIRST catches n client, and thcn
uses him for = sucker, no drops bot.
tie Of brandy, and is sure TO get a
bite; for profcssed politician he
never purpcsely fishes; aud when
pcfchancc he catches cnc, l,c inlnit-
'lia'cly throws him back into his ma.
tive element, as being an ugly toad.
tish, neither tit for heaven nor worthy
Of hell. lle once caugh. ahypocrile
with halfpenny; but, eol.llkc, he 50
twisted and sqnirmcd, and was 80
slippery witllal, That he slid through
his fingers, and made his escape; aud
what do you think. my friends, the
devil then said: Why, 40 to glory
you s!iny spn of a serpeh.l-yoar
flesh is rotten anil your skin is only
worth making into a halter to hang
the rest of your race The foolish
yonng rake Of twenty will even bite
at the bare hook. and the frs, thing
b. knows he Epls himself kicking
and Ilaindgin.,upon a lirnil,s banf
Of misery, With none by bis side TO
protect or pity; but the wise man
and philosopher impose too heayy .
tax upon the patience Of the Evil
Ono. They live calmly and quietly
a, the bottom Of the deep waters Of
wisdom, and mcdllc not with the al
Turing bait: for the .choolmistress,
Experience, has taught them sha,
oftcntimes that shic6 apPcsrs fair on
the outside contains destruction with.
in, as the Indian said Of the bomb.
shell.
Ny friends and fellow -Gshss---yeu
Of dc srsly, the slihy, the deliSals
and the beautiful brood! | warn
YOU one and all agains. biting a,
those bats which Satan drops into
tho sunny. scducing waves Of sin.
Beware Of them, lest you suddenly
feel sore about the gills, and after
ward have the painfa pleAsure of
being served up Cor ssPpsr 10 the
kitchen below. Tho angels aad
other spiritual AGENT of ne 0nnip-
otcnt are bobbins for you from the
upper deck Of heaven; end ell y.u
have to do Is Just % ma good grab
and hold on, and ycs ore hauled up
safely 10 the rs6lnse Il hsppines with.
oss essn prick IN your Jaws. How
often do yss ,ys caselesa crabs,
crawl aroeod the. line " S6gaa, oss
Of sheer suriosisy, end ses eusangle,l
thersiA tsiyssi s(ssSUF De wary oI
the lbsrb shas 10 covered BY the be.
witshing bait Of pleasure; and sl.nr
sboss hess of vice which src set a
the month of slmes. every creek o
worldly enioyment-f1r when ypu sr'
oncs caught In the meshes Won ar'