Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-20
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E0Lgf3:> OF SnE9a2. LIFE.

FROM THE
V0LgG3H OF SoGgaA LIFE.
.JuvenaI relates, il one Of MS sa{irical
poems. that there lived iii Rome two falni
lies who were neighbors one consisted
OF Eve persons Of exemplary character, but
so limited in their circumstances that II
was with difficulty they could procure the
naceaaaries Of life. The other, Il wealthy
bachelor, sortiid, cross, revengeful, and a
very worshippcr OF mamn10n, with q ne
phew who strikingly resembled him. One
day q fire broke forth and consumed theil
dwellings, the bachelor felt his loss only
IN imagination, but Codrus, the rich man S
neighbOr, was utterly ruined, Jpvenl did
not fail to commemorate the sympathy OF
the public, and assures rs that so much
did they feel for the bachelor, that they
proffered to rebuild his residence, and not
only were they ready 20 reinstate him in
his expensive house, but evinced their ben
evidence and magnanimity by insisting up
on presenting bim, as = gracious gift, a IL
brary, statues and rare works Of art, more
valuable than those consumed by the
flames. But what was done Tor the other
neighbor, who was in such touching ne
cessity Why, just nothing at all.
There Is Il sentence Ill the Ajax Of So
pLocles that has been much commented
upon "a man onght to love, as that one
day he might come to hate" Now. we sup
pose the whole point OF this aphori3m turns
upon the meaning of the word hate. and
so important was the accurate understand
ing Of tr0rds regarded by some philosophi-
Cal sects, among the ancients, that 40 pro-
position was discussed until the ideas on
the subject, through the definition Of words,
were clearly defined. And we know that
Mir. Locke, in his essay upon the Human
Understandings" iiIled two CHAPTERS up0n
tie meaning Of words. The best Dhll6lo-
gists define hate, as i" ublofrinc," .'detcs-
ti9g." However, although this word bears
somewhat upon our story, we viii leave it
to clitlcs and state that,
Three ladies were sitting beneath the
sI.adc Of an Oran9crv. They were in rIe9s-
AIT conyorsatio1 and the @ yononest le 'I3,o a13-
reared as CAV and cheerful as Il bird. Green
vas the earth, and it was dotted over with
flowers newly fallen from trees bending
with fruit in every cradatiOn, from the fra
grant golden orange. to the nucleus of
others. Flowers mingled in clusters With
them, and the colibry or little humr,ing
bird sung her song Of 10y and freedom Of,
she fitted around them.
- Dear Mr. Talfcr," said The stoutest OF
the ChIee ladies, "way is il that vou
have not been to see me lately ! lave
visited YOU nearly every day. indeed, [ could
not live, unless | heard from YOU. or saw
you daily"
THANK YOU, thank you, Mrs. Glitter -
said her friend " YOU are yeYv kind and
attentive to me. and although [ regulate
my time for the benefit of my family
you nv carriage is more frequently at your
door than that Of any other Of my friends. y
'' We Will take an airing this evening
tie new road is as smooth as 4 pavement,
and, dear Mrs. Tailor, Spring has scattered
flowers and perfumes il every nook and
corner, and the grass IS SO green.
" And" said the young lady, " the
lambs just in season for caper or mint
sauce"
"Tg. fy, Maryi5 ~ and Mrs. Glitter
raised both hands and rolled up her eyes
in horror. Say, would you not prefer-I
know you w0uld-to :;o blue ribbons, with
appropriate notices, around their necks
and see them gumbol ?"
- BY no means, said the young lady.
- would soon fine myself, by that expert
ment, in q horizontal, rather than a per
pendicular position, for bIrs. Sheep would
allow no such familiarity to be taken unre-
dressed
The island OF Jamaica has been COM
pared to Switzerland and tho Tyrol
In the mountains the climate is not only
pleasant but salubrious. Rivers abound in
the island. and the name Naymaca is said
TO have been bestowed rpon it in coDse-
ouenca OF its large and numerous streams.
The ladies. already introduced to our
readers, spent the winters uDon their val1-
able smear estates: 4he remainder of the
wear was divided between London and the
Tont;nent
* 1Tama ,, said 7Tovis. as She sat in the
,,arond@1, [,i+h Mrs Toifor s1;1 Won over
eea +La sta1.1 and moon rnora raf1l~antlv
he3nTifni tha1 thev we're Iast nicht =