The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-08-29

venture Ia tersnsunquahued. TO dspraise
spraIss. YET. after turning the subject over
IN my mind, ] could but ask, who blow the
! trumpets Of Fame In this world : and from
! what motivee do they do III who are the
subjects of, the greateet praisef Z and what
!, rre its effects uron both giver and reeeiveri
Prsise 10 one, OF the moral motors ,of, the
world. yet Is essentially Of the earth, earthly.
. IL is, perhaps, one Of the most powerful In
.cepiiyes 10 exertion. and 10 improvement in
Il lhodi fed .Sepses yet who does not know.
that our actions are poisoaed At their source,
when they spring from apy other motive
,4thanA q love Of the good. aud The true. either
siai and for itself, or 10 rs effects-in other
words, unless they fiow either from love TO
God, or 70 man. The human heart is ap.
!. pailed at this truth. How mapy, even of
our kood deeds, spring frem either Of these
hiotiyesf How our self-loye shudders at
this remorseless pruning IndIscriminate
praise lowers, insensibly, In the minds even
ofthe well meaning. the stand-rds Of virtue
and truth. "To be seen Of men," is emphat.
icslly condemned as q wrong motive. even
Tor . good action. Who has warned ne
against seeking honor one of anotheri neg
lscting, that honor which cometh from God
only. ButI am betrayed into style more
serious than i AZ firrt intended. Praise is
grudgingiy enoogh bestowed upon the
really deserving; and that, from too high
an estimate OF the FAIRY good" Many
hoard itas Fit were sterling coin; whereas
were it rated at It's true value, asthe sircu.
IAiibg medium Of polite society. it would
be handed about as freely as ever was the
I, most deprecated currcuoy. The love Of
fame Tor praise where fame isp unatt tainable)
shss ever been faithful theme for the sati-
srist. Young has painted London society in
a style characterized Us neither merry. nor
severe, but with sober truthfulness in his
characters which proclaims them portraits
A. more ignoble pen and in an humber
place, may draw some lesser foilies
OF eourse, when young Mr.. A. s. Pire
1eextols the I6eraiity and public spirit Of old
Grasper, he has no thought Of his influence
In the coming election--not he, indeed
when through the exertiops of old Loftus
{, ,Broksndown, our new millionaire, Maj
. Benz. Portly is exalted to be chairman Of
the head committee in our reccnlv-estab.
-lished :" World. Reforming, and Universal
Brotherhood Society,"" Old Brokendown
never thinks Of Portly's well stored cellars
enud his own penehant for good living. Oh
no, when the renowned GenI. Puffan-
bio8 makes long Grafton in praise Of the
l.. iilaitrious public services and inestim-
able private virtues Of bis dear friend,
the RI Hon. Solomon Pompous, Esq, it is
entirely, owing TO his (Pufanblow's) heart.
felt, deep, and lively interest in the moral
social, religious, and political progress OF
, The county at large z OF the community Of
sVrdaatown in particular, and, most pdrtie-
silar.. In the Rt. Hon. 8. Pompous Esq ;. as
aths naost iilustrious representative Of that
progress On a smaller scale: What sup
perts Col. Smile (who lives mysteriously) 81
{ In s,is' chataster al, the agreeable gentleman
what but the love of prsisei In what
corner. Of his neatly furnished house has
Poverty hid hersSlf3- Does she lurk myste-
riopsiy in Che pocket Of his neatly fitting
coatf or, more slyly, is she wrapped 10 the
folds OF HE snowy handkerchief Is she
ensconced beneath the stiffsned vest, or has
she slipped down TO the toes OF his polishe ed
boots !, 90 that, metap aphorically. he may be
,-said 60 tread her under footi Alas alasi
nobody win eyermore receive one OF those
Sdainty biliets, reading thns, [" Col. Bland
and Mrs. Grim Smile present their compii
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