Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-14
VIII and Wisdom OIL ord Chesterfield

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WIZ and Wisdom OIL ord Chesterfield.
/. Pleasure is the rcck upon which most
young people split; they launch out With crowd
ed sails 10 quest Of it, but without compass
to direct their course, or reason suthclent 10
steer the vessel; for want of which pain AID
shame, instead of pleasure, are tho returns OF
their voyage. Do not think that L mean to
soar OF pleasure like Stole, or to preach against
it like parsou; no. mean to point It out'
and recommend it to you, like an Eplcurean
| wish you great deal and my on;y view Is 10
hinder you from mlstaklng It,
.. always naturally hated drinking; and YET
I have often drank, with disgust at tho time.
attended By great sickness the mex. day. only
because | then considered drinking as neoes
sary qualification for Goo gentleman and
mau of pleasure.
;, have been even absurd enough to swear.
BY Way Of adornog and completing the shining
character which affected; but this folly soon
laid aside, upon iodng the guiltaud indeoenoy
Of it.
4. The pleasure Of learning Of virIue, and OF
charity, is ttuc and lasting pleasure, with
which hcpc ycu will be we'll and long ac-
qualnted.
5. A show:sh binding attracts the eye, and
eugogca the attcLtjon OF cVtr2bodJ; fut Win
this difference, that women. and meu who are
like women, mind tho binding more than the
book; whereas men OF sense and learning ln-
mediatcly examine the inside; and ii they hud
that it does not answer tbs iioery on tho out
side, they throw i. Ey with greater lndlgnallon
and contempt.
G. Attic salt seasoned almost all Greece, cx
ccpt P0 0)tia, and a great deal or 1t was exported
afterwards to Rome, whcro 1t was counteri.lted
bv conposition called Urbanity, which 10
sume time was brought to very near tho per
ftclion of the original Attic salt. The more
yoy are powdered with these two kinds OF salt
| tho better ycu will keep, and tho moro you Will
| be relishcd.
!. At ball, supper, or feast OF pleasure,
were man to bo solving. IN his own mod.
problem in liuod, ho would bo very bad
COMPANION, and mako very poor hgure 10
that coGlpauY; CT. il in s!udying problem III
his closet, he war) to think OF mlnuct. Gun
ant TO believe that he would make very poor
| mathcmn.iola0.
S. Take care to be very oeau, we'll dresssd.
and gen.ctl; to have no dislgrccabl, attitudes.
DO awkward tricks. which many people u.s.
themselves to, aai then caunot lcavo them OIL.
9. Take clre to keep your tcoth Vory cloan
By wasbipg them constantly every morning and
after every meal. This is very necessary, both
| to prc5ervo your teeth great whllo, and to
save you great deal Of pain.
10. My Lord Bacon says that q pleasing heuto
| is a perpetual letter OF Recommendation : Ii Is
certainly an agreeable torcruuncr OF merit. aad
smooths the way Tor II.
II. Errors and mistakes, however gross, 10
| ,oI I al
be pitioJ, but not punished or laughed ut. Tho
bliodDcss of the understanding is to be as muoh
pitied as the blindness Of the eye: and there Is
neither lest nor guilt in 2 man losing his way
| in either case. Charity bids Us set him Right
| if VIC can, by arguments and persulsons bu:
charity, at the same time, iorbids either to
punish or Iiiiculo his misfortune Every mans
reason is and must be his guide and l muy as
we'll cxocct every man should bo Of my s!z, aud
complexion, as that he should reason Just as
do. Every man seeks for truth. but God only
knows who has found it.
-. Foar, instead Of avoiding. iovitcs dau.
ger for c,ucsaled towards will iosult known
ones.
Is. If any one has had the misfortune 10 b'
10 the wrong thorc is something noble 10 irank
Iy owning it; it is tho only way OF atonlog Tor
il, aud the oply way Of being forgiven.
IA, A conformity and fexibility OF manners
is necessary iu the o0uvse OF tho world; that ls
With regard to all thiogs which are not wron2 10
themselves. The versatile in genium /. the
most useful Of all. 1t can turn instantly from
ono object to another, assuming the proper
manner for each. 1t cln bo serious With tho
grave, cheerful with the gay, and trihlng with
tho frivolous. Eadeav0r By all means TO CO.
ouro this talent, for it is a very great one.
Is. Beware OF proff.red friendships; receive
them With great civiity,b but With gTeatlucfedul'
ty too; and pay them with compliments, but not
with confidence.
lG. Merit aud good breeding will make the's
way everywhere.
II. TO 10 as you worll bo doce by. Is the
surest method that know Of pleasing.
IS. Do 30: tell stories 10 COMPANY; thef' -
nothing more tedious aDd dlsagreeabe.
l9. OF all thicgs, Danish egotlsm out Of your
conversation, acd never think OF entertaloios
people with your oWn personal concerns or pr'-
vate aff,irs; though they are Interesting to you
they ere tedious and lnperunant to every ooe
else. Besides that, enc cannot keep ones eva
private sffairs too secret
: 20. Women have, in general. but oue object,
which ia their beauty; upon which scarce any
fattery is too gross for them to sTallow.- -C0m
piled Jy the Virginia Courier.
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