New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-05-19
slippery Flacrs

| Palace GioYanelli, at Venice: we found no |
| such difficulty in the cottage of the Door |
| glass-blower IN the rear. Is 1t one Of the |
| advantages Of wealth to have ones abode
| polished till all comfort yani5hes, and the
| very floor is as smooth and dangerous as a
| sheet Of ice or is this merely an accidental
circumstance typical Of the dangers Of
| abundance Observation shows us that
| there is a fascination in wesath which rem
| der5 it extremely difficult Tor the possessors
| OF It to maintain their equilibrium; and this
| is more especially the case where money Is
suddenly acquired; then, unless grace pre-
vent, pride, afectauOn, and other mean
vices stupety the brain with their
slckehing fumes, and be who was re-
spectacle III poverty becomes des pIcable
in prosperity. Pride may Turk under IA
threadbar cloak, but it prefers the comeIy
broadCICth of the merchants coat moths
Will eat any Of our garments, but they seem
to fly first 10 the costly tuTs. 1t is SO much
the easier for men to fall when walking on
wealths sea OF glass, because all men and
them to do so. FIatterers haunt lot cot |
tages; the poor may hear an honest word |
from his neighbOr, but etiquette tOrbids that |
the rich E'an should enjoy the same prlyi- |
lege; for l. it not maxim in Babylon that |
rCh men have no faults. or only such ~ |
their money, like charity coyereth with Il /
mantle2 What man can help slipping when !
everybody is intent upon greasing his ways. |
so that the smallest chance OF standing may |
be denied HIM! The worlds proverO is,
God help the poor, for the rlch can help
themselves but to our mind II is lust the
rich who have most need Of heavens help.
Dives i'll scarlet is worse OIL than Lazarus IN
rags, unless divine love shall uphold hin.
Nor Is wealth the only slippery pathway
the road to honor is quite as dangerous, If
not more so. Ambition, Il good enough
thing within reasonable bounds, is very
ApollyOn among men, when it gets the mas
tory VI
climbing a greasy pole to reach a hat or 4
handkerchief? If SO, you will have noticed
that the piTing youths for the most part
adopt plans and tricks ute as Shiny a the
pole one covers his hands with sand, IAN
| other twists a knottea cord, and scarcely
| one climbs fairly, and he is the one boy
whose chance is smallest. How plainly see
| We the politicians course in these young
rascalsy The right honorable member for
! the town of Corruption yies with the equally
| right honorable member for the county OF
| Bribery the most noble conservative place
| hunter will not be outlone by the liberal
| gtiiCe-lOver a man must have done
| world If planning and shaving, chop
| ping and chiseling, before he can
reach the treasury bench. MOI less IS 1t III
| the path Of trade. Small dealers and great
| contractors eager to rise, are each IN Their
| measure to Satan what covey OF partrid2's
| are to a sportsman. fair game If he can bot
|
| cause Of many a fall. Those who see the
glittering heaps of gold before them are fire.
| qucntig in so much haste to thrust their
| arms in up to the elbow among the treasure
that they take short cuts, leave the beate1
| road of honest labor, break through hedges,
and find themselves ere long in ditch. i
| is hard to keep great riches without sin, and
| we have heard that it is harder still 70 get
| them. Walk warily successful friend
| Growing wealth Will prove no Dressing 10
thee unless thou gette.t growing grace
| Prosperity destroys fool ana ehdanEer7
| wise man; be on thy guSr good friend Tor
| whether thou be the one or the DINER, thy
| testing hour is come.
| After crossing the Grimsel, on the way
| down toward Handcck, the Traveller ira
| verses a road cut in red marble so sm9olny
| polished that, even when 1t is Invested oil lis
| usual thin coating Of snow, 1t Is dangerous
| in the extreme. Notwithstanding mat steps
| are hewn and rough marks made across the
| Granite he would be foOlhardy who should
try to ride along the slippery way, which Is
| called Helle Platte, or Hell Place Tor reasons
| which glisten on its surface. Dlsmouh.'
| is the word and none arc slow to OBEY u.
There are many such Hell Places on the
| road to the celestial City-smooth places OF
pleasure. ease, fattery, selfl0ntent, aud the
like; and it viii be the wisest course, II any
pilgrim has been fond Of riding the hlgh
horse, for him to dismount at once and walk
|
ground of which Bunyan tells Us that the
air naturally tended to make one drowsy. is
lust the spot to which We refer: men had
| need be watchtul whose path lies through
that deceitful country.
| 1t has been said that in q calm sea every
| man is IL pilot, but We take leave to doubt
1t: Gains have dangers quite unknown to
storms, and rocks and qEicksanda are none
the less per.lous because the deceluul sea
which covers them smiles softly on the mar
liner. Not to be tempted Is great tempta-
ton. Safety breeds carelessness, and care
lessness is the mother of ruin. When Man
soul was at peace, Mr.. Carnal-securiiy
invited her citizens to his fatal feastS. and
| the Prince Emmanuel withdrew himself; let
the result warn US against repetition OF the
evil.
When cast by Providence among sinful
persons who respect us, we ought TO be pc
culiarly watchful. The hatred of the IN
godly, when poured upon Christians in the
| form of persecution, is seldom harmful to
their spiritual nature, but the friendship OF
the world is always to be suspected when
the servants of the high priest allowed
. Peter to warm his hands at the fire. had
Peter been a wise man he would have been
! afraid that evil would come of it. We are
, dlsarmed by kindness, but it is never safe
, to be disarmed in an enemy's country
: who" saith the old proverb, could live
!, | in Rome, and yet be at war with the Pope 2
= | Who can have much to do with sinners and
!, | not have something to do with their sius
a | The smiling daughters Of Moab did mort
| mischief to Israel than all Balak's frowning
a | warriors. All Philistia could not hay,
q blinded Samson if Delilah's charms had mo-
= deluded him. Our worst foes will be ioupt
> among our ungodly friends, for they VIII
= are false to God are not likely to be true L
; us Walk carefully, believer, if thy WAY
y lie by the sinners door, and especially i
u that sinner hath acted a friendly part Il
# thee.
- Yet should such smooth places lie directl
, in the road to our eternal mansions, We hav
4 no cause to be timid at the prospect of pass
: ing over thcm-caution we must cultivate
, hut courage we must cherish. We taye
= guide who is well able to secure us from
y | fatal slips: with him for our companion tn
4 way grows safe; should he conduct us owe
u | mountains of ice, he will cut steps for on
a feet and give us his stout arm to lean upon
u and he who leans on that never falls. w
u have the alpenstock of faith shod witt
u | neyer.failng promises which will often CIV
- us a hold aud a stay in the most slipper
- places. He who knows how to use this sta
Alright, shall walk uprightly where othei
% fall. Looking TO the road Immediately D.
y meath us, satisfied with the sufficient evil I
= the present day, We need not make OF
n heads to swim by gazing down terrific pret
y, pices, or enormous creyasses, but may a
~ vance step by step, until we reach = ur j"u
% | news end. Hundred have trodden the wa
~ before us-from the celestial hills we ma
a hear them singing; let us press forward q
- we gain their blissful seats.-Reu. O.
g. Sturgeon.
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