The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-06-14

That ITS ample folds shall In glory wave
Oct . land where droops no covering slave.
Til this very hour would you Ger believe
What hopeful thing IA an empty sleeve?
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Twelve Golden NTaxIms.
I.-oE DRESS.
In thy apparel avoid proruscness, singu.
larity and gaudiness; let Il be decent, aud
suited TO the quality Of thy place aud purse
Too much punctuality, and too much NOR.
osity, are the extremes ofpride. Be neither
too carly in the fashion, nor too long out ol
1t, nor too precisely in it. What custom
hath civilized hath become decent; until
then ii WAS ridiculous. Where the eye is
the jury, thy apparel is the evidence; the
body is the shell of tho soul apparel is the
husk of that shell; and the husk will often
toll you what the kernel 10. Seldom doth
90 wisdom dwell under fantastic apparel
neither viii the pantaloon fancy to bo i'm.
INJURED within the walls of grave habit
The fool is known by his pied coat.
T.--oN CONVERSATION.
Clotho not thy language either with OBJ.
scurity or atlectation; in the ono thou dis
oovcrost too much hardness, and in the
other too much lightnoss; ho that speaks
from the understanding to the understand.
ing. docs best. Know when to speak. lest
whllo thou showost wisdom in not speaking
thou betray thy folly IN too long silence.
II thou art fool, thy silence is wisdom;
but II thou art wise, thy long silence is
folly. AS too many words from fools
mouth give ono that is wise no room 10
speak, so too long silence in one that il
wise, givesa fool opportunity of speaking
and makes thee in the same measure guilty
of his folly. To conclude, If thou bo not
wise enough to speak, bo at least so wise
as to hold thy peace.
ri.-oN BEARING ADVERSELY.
Has fortune dealt thee i'll cards, let wis.
dom mako thee good gamester. In fait
gale every fool may sail, but wise behav,
ior in storm commends the wisdom of a
pilot To bear adversely with an equal
mind is both sign aud glory of brave
spirit. As there is no worldly gain with.
outsome loss, so thore is NJ worldly loss
without some gain. II thou hast lost thy
wealth thou hast lost some trouble with it;
il thou art degraded of thy honor, thou
art llkwiso freod trom the stroke of envy
It elckness hath blurred thy beauty, it hatl
delivered thee from pride Set the allow
Nnce against thy loss, aud thou shalt find
no great loss. He loseth little or no,,,ing
who keepeth tho favor of his God, and free
dom OF his conscience,
Iv.-oN ANGER
Beware of him that is slow TO anger. An
ger, whom il is long in coming ia the
stronger when il comes, and the longe,
kept Abused patience turns TO fury
When fancy is the ground of passion; that
understanding which composes the fancy
qualities the passion; but when Judgment
is the ground memory is the recorder, and
this passion is long retained
v.-oN SECRET ENEMIES.
Ho that pro(esseth himself thy omen an.
emy arma thee against the evil he means
thee but he that dissembles himself thy
friend, when he is thy secret enemy, strikes
hayond caution aud wounds above cure
! From the hrst thou mayest deliver thyself
from the last, good Lsrd deliver thee
u.-oS LAW AND PHysIc.
II thou study law and physic, endeavor
to know both, and TO need neither Tenn.
perato diet, moderate aud seasonable labor
rest aud recreation. with Gods blessing
will save thee from the physician; !
peaceful disposition, prudent aud lust be.
havior will secure thee from the law. Yet
il necessity absolutely compel, thou NAYS
use bothi they that use either otherwise
than for necessity, soon abuse themselves
IN weak bodies and light purses.
vu,--oN INCONSISTENCY.
BE not unstable in thy resolutions nor
various in thy actions, nor inconsistent in
thy affections. So deliberate that thou
may'st performs; so perform that thou
mayst persovero. Muhbility is the
badge Of insirmity.
vlli.--cHARIrY ALLEGoRIzEp.
Charity is a naked child giring honey IN
a bee ,eithoVt piHgs Naked, because OK.
ousCl SIS and siapl a child, because teudor
aud growing; giving honey, because pleas.
ant and comfortable; TO a bee. because a
be ia indast ious and deserving; without
wings, because wanting and helplssS If
thou deniest 10 such thou killest a bee; II
thou givest TO another than such thou re.
sorvest drone,
lN-oN DIET AND REGIMEN,
If thou dosirest to take the bes. ad.
vantage of thySelG especially in matters
whore the fancy is most employed keen
temperate exercise, observe seasonable ana
set hours Tor rest, and let the end OF thy
first sleep raise thee from thy repose; then
hath thy body tho best temper; thy soul
the least incumbranoe then no noise shall die.
nirb thmo ear, no object divert thine eye;
then, il ever, shall thy sprightly fancy
transport thee beyond the common pitch,
aud show the magazine of high invention.
X.--How TO USE PROSPERITY.
So use prosperity, that adyersity NAV
not abuse thee. II in thy prosperity thy
security admits no fear, in adversity thy
despair win afford no hope; he that in pros.
perity can foretell danger, can in advers.
ity foresee deliveranoe.
xI.-oS BELIEVING AND ooNNuNIoArING NEWS.
Let the greatest part Of tue news thou
nearest he the least part Of what thou be-
l'evest, lest the greatest part of what thou
bellevcst be the least part Of what is true;
and report nothing for truth, in earliest nor
in jest, unless thou know it or at least con,
hdently believe it TO be so; neither is il OK.
pedieut az all times, OF in all companies, to
report what thou knowost 10 be true;
sometimes Il may avail thee il thou seem
not TO know that which thou knowest
Hast thou any secret, commit il not TO many.
nor TO any, unless we'll known unto the.
xn.--oS CONDUCT TOWARDS FRiLND.
Hast thou a friend, use him friendly;
abuse HIM not in jest or earnest conceal
his inhrmltiesi privately reprove his or.
rors. Commit thy secrets 10 him, yet with
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