The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-14
John RandOIph'S TerSe Sayings.

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is zone Of all the books Of Holy WI
Il the Psalms) they were my especi
= aversion, bat thanks be to God, tn,
- have long constituted favOrite pa
!. ton Of that treasure Of wisdom Z
r you say, many passages were write
II right at me"
"My faithful Juba is sick, ver
sick, and -four nights ago / heard hin
III his sleep cry out, Il wish | an
. master was at home These Yankee
have almost reconciled me to negr
slavery They have produced T,
vulsion ever on my mind, what lher
must the effect be on those who ha
no scruples on the subject? ] am pei
suaded that the cause Of humanity T.
these unforiunates has been put bacI
a century, certainly generation, b,
the unprinclpled conduct of ambitlou
men, availing themselves of a good "a
well as Of fanatical spirit in th,
nation
ole is indeed As near perfection a,
our poor nature can go, although h,
would be shocked to hear il said
Severe to himself, considerate aud in
dulgent 10 others, speaking III of none
Day is breaking, good morning"
"Her voice is not bad, but she /,
utterly destitute Of single particle OF
taste or judgment Were she lady
and IN her company, my politenes,
should never induce me TO punish
myself by asking her to sing"
"DO you think would give my
money TO those who are ready to make
my negroes cut my throat? If can
not 90 TO England from a Southern
port ! will not 20 at all. "
"Can you put me in no way TO be-
come a successful rogue to an amount
that may throw dignity over the
transaction and divert the attention of
the gaping spectators from the enor-
NIFTY Of the Oflense 10 that Of the
sum?n
"Iou are the only person with
whom | hold any intercourse except
OF that heartless sort which prevails
in what is called the world"
"Ihe very statement of the question
settles II, and every additional word
is but an incumbrance Of help"
"he perseveres in pressing on To-
wards the goal, and his whole life is
spent in endeayoring TO do good for
his unhappy fellow men. The result
Is that he enjoys tranquility Of
mind, a sunshine Of the soul that all
the Alexanders of the earth can
neither confer nor take away"
These press me down to the very
earth, and to rid myself of them
would gladly purchase an annuity and
crawl into some hole where / might
commune with myself and be still"
"lou mention whatever comes in
to your head. TO be sure you ought.
1t is the charm Of a letter.
mo punishment, except remorse,
can exceed the misery feel. NV |
heart swells TO bursting at past recol-
Ieciions, and as the psesent is without
enjoyment, so is the future without
hope so far at least as respects this
world"
ale will find that activity, cheerful
'ctlvlty, in some useful calling in
iaily intercourse with his fellow man
5 the business, the solace aud the
harm Of existence"
zone Of the best and wisest men
'ver knew has often said TO me that
lecayed family could never recover its
Oss Of rank i'm the world until the
members Of il left Off talking and Y
welllng upon its former opulence.
his remark founded i'm a long and
lose observation of mankind, have
cen verified in numerous instances i'm
ny own connections, who, to use the
lords of my uncle, will never thrive
nth they become poor folks! he adj
eel they may make some struggles.
nj with apparent success to recover
81 ground. They may and some
mes do get half way up again. but
ley are sure 10 fall back, unless re-
melting themselves to circumstances.
icy become in form, a. well as in
ct, poor folks"
"NolhiI & can be more respectable
IAN the independence that grows ont
self-denial."
"But what shall we say to the drone
nom society II eager 10 shake from
= encountered lap? Who lounges
IN place TO place, and spends more In
ne III adorning his person, even in 4
morning, than would serve 10 earn We
breakfast. Who is curious al his
ing, connOisseur in wines. fastid-
Is In his cookery, but who never III
ew the luxury Of earning single IL
al ."
You know my opinion of female
ieiy. Without it we should degen
te into bruies The observation an NJ,
ss with tenfold force to young men
those who are in the prime Of un
nhood, for after certain time Of ~
, The literary man may make
Z ia poor one grant 10 do With il