The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-20
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gray, of Washington auI gaEd Aun eN-
claim 'htre lie = man WI hay n
achieved the Liberties ~ h-- country lrs
buried ia il bosom While am "A exile
r-,m mine" The Hungarian At tie
grave al Washington furnishes ahOud-
ant material for Tire pencil 81 tbs artist
or the pen Of the philosopher
/ knew a confederate soldier wt0 went
into exile in Mexico after Genera Lees
surrender. Most 81 tile coutcurrates
who went n that time 70 MeNi,c JOIN
"a tile army 81 the Emperor MaNm.l-
ian. Nv Trend n an exception. III,
~eNt4au>cd tile cause Of Juarcz ard 81
lttrty. He told me that he ami Others
WIN scre foreign soldiers, for glory
wrre sxut oil on a pretended expedition
tno lay> before the Emperor was slot.
speaking Of Mexico, bs the way. a very
pretty .irl WIN spent her winters ~ the
capital 81 that country. told me that =
MrAieau woman would not Kiss a man
unless lac bad a m~oustache. they SAY
they would a. soon kiss another slrl AZ
mlu With a smooth lip.
seneca Ma the greatest OF eSlcs.
Compare him with Napoleon, BNIa
>truu-e coincidence Seneca was sent n
ex le 10 the Island OF Corsica the tarit.
place oi Napoleon. Hear how eloquent
il. LoN sweetly. how like a philosopher
Is writes TO his mother, There : No
land where he cannot dwell, lao land
where he cannot uphit ms ewes To
heaven wherever we are the distance
Of the divine from human remain the
same. What though fortune ha> thrown
me where the most magnificent abode
i. but a cottage? the humblest cottage
if il bc hut the homo o. virtue may lie
more beautiful han all temples. Aud
as for poverty, every ouc Who - not
corrupted by the madness 81 aNlrict
and luxury know that il - no eNlI. iiu"
little hoes man need, aud how EASILY
can he secure that: Even exile VII.
Weld Il sutheiency oi u~ccessarles, tut NOT
even Kingdoms are enough for superilu-
Itie>. Think Of me n happy aud cheer
tul as though | were IN the midst %.
blessings
Immortal man, How VAN the petty
pomps ard pride OF schemInG ambition
and desperate greed When conn AIRED ta
NY philosophy.
For a man like thee how easy t. eA-
claim what matters il What ground
| tread
Contrast this with the p,tulau'
voice OF Napoleon at 81. Helena. lie
abuse the Governor, "G on are Il great
cr calamity to us than all the Mrttehed-
ness OF this horrible rock - lie COM
plains of the restrictions necessary L.
prevent his escape, he quarrels over hls
title, he objects to the quality and guam
tity OF the wine furnished his table; be
cause not being a true philosopher l.,
does not possess within his own losom
the means OF procuring his own repos,
and peace of mind.
The soul Of seneca like the bird tlat
floats in the pure mid-aIr r~esposcd Sc
renelv in a breast wherein bowed no
current Of unrest the sea, the clours,
the tides, the stars these were tie con-
panions OF his days and nights.
The man who lives III the place OF his
birth until he reaches The age OF twenty
five never feels thoroughly at home
elsewhere. There are moments. when
involuntarily he looks about and around
him as if he had been upon a long jour
l.ey and the time for his rCturu was at
hand.
Lord Byron a voluntary exile FROM a
land which he profe-sed to despise sent
the body of his natural daughter from
Italy to England for intcrment, slngu-
lar and powerful illustration OF ia. AT
tachneut he really lclt for his bilth
place.
To those who have tasted the sweet.
of power or basked III the sunshine OF
royal or popular favor, exile is the lar
dest. but for the humblest It's sad to
leave ones father-land.'