THE MONITOR.

SATURDAY EVENING.
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How seldom one thinks of himself The
gay, busy world as it revolves its ceaseless
orbit-the things OF fashion and opinion as
they dance before the vision--the wild whlil
of to day, which is wrcckless oi tomorrow,
all consume the sands of life, and yet we new
cr pause to reflect upon ourselves
Ii has been said, that all are selfish by na-
ture: and vet no remark was ever more un-
lust. We will adduce tor example your
brightest specimen OF genius-one VINO mas
the Promethean spark in his soul, who LOOKS
upon the landscape and loves it--who sees
virtue and tails PROSTATE at its shrine-ahu
vet ractices yce-Nice is relative term
the Hndoo priest. who urges the widow 70
mount the funeral pile of murder is less
guilty of crime on account of his ignorance,
than the Christian who breaks less morai
tie. Sogenius, (which knows the right and
yet the wrong pursucs" is vicious when COM
pared with folly.


! How few of the favored sons OF talent act
up to their high profession. In all arts III
all sciences, genius, like comet, Is ever &C.
centric, and its irregularty, comparatively
speaking, is a crime--can 1t be reduced TO
consistencyl can education and mind be LED
to adop, the plain morality of an honest yeo-
man!


Method is every thing-a virtuous sys-
TEN will prove an overmatch for evil habits;
and Saturday Evening should recall one
from the troubles and outward assaults OF
the world to an inward communication with
himself. his conduct, his location as to here
and hereafter. 1t should be like the cottage
of the lover and the iaborcr-he should sit
down beside the freside of his own heart,
call around him his children. which are his
thoughts and with them enter into judS-
ment as to the past, and from this calculate
upon better things to be performed In the
future. Men read history to be informed OF
the past--thcy gravely calculate from pre-,
diction what may ensue from the aspect ol
the present political world--and yet forgc'
to look at the past Of their own lives, and tc
draw a horoscope of their future existence
even upon earth. The world is selfish, 1t Is
sad--and yet how little of mans life IS de-
voted to himself True it is that ambition
claims part-the love of Distinction O
pleasure, of ease, are creditors which cair
more-but real selfshness, which is asld'
from these outward objects, and which re


ates to the settlement of our accounts Will
ourselves, takes no part in the drama OF eX


stence; and is untried before the forum o


conscience.


How seldom do we strive to be acquainted


with ourselves! with the springs OF actor


which govern us-the course OF life whlcl


we pursue-the very detail of criminal care


lessness which marks our conduct--all unno


tced as we sweep onward to death.


Is there no remedy?--let each Saturda.


night sit in Judgment upon the other SIX day


of the week, and let the Sabbath be devot


ed to virtuous resolutions, penitcnce all


prayer.