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August 30, 1839
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
During a dusty ride, Mr. Cecil's friend wishes to escape to the fields, only to face pesky flies there. Cecil uses this to teach that every situation in life has its own trials, known or unknown.
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DUST AND FLIES.
Mr. Cecil, riding one day with a friend, the dust being very troublesome, his companion wished that they could ride into the fields, where they would be free from the dust; and this he repeated more than once while on the road. At length they reached the fields, where the flies so teased his friend's horse, that he could scarcely keep his seat on the saddle. On his bitterly complaining, "Ah, sir," said Mr. Cecil, "when you were on the road, the dust was your only trouble, and all your anxiety was to get into the fields: you forgot that the fly was here. Now this is a true picture of human life: you will find it so in all the changes you make in future. We know the trials of our present situation; but the next will have trials, and perhaps more, though they may be of a different kind."
Mr. Cecil, riding one day with a friend, the dust being very troublesome, his companion wished that they could ride into the fields, where they would be free from the dust; and this he repeated more than once while on the road. At length they reached the fields, where the flies so teased his friend's horse, that he could scarcely keep his seat on the saddle. On his bitterly complaining, "Ah, sir," said Mr. Cecil, "when you were on the road, the dust was your only trouble, and all your anxiety was to get into the fields: you forgot that the fly was here. Now this is a true picture of human life: you will find it so in all the changes you make in future. We know the trials of our present situation; but the next will have trials, and perhaps more, though they may be of a different kind."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Dust
Flies
Moral Lesson
Life Trials
Travel Anecdote
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Cecil
His Friend
Where did it happen?
On The Road And In The Fields
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Cecil
His Friend
Location
On The Road And In The Fields
Story Details
Mr. Cecil and his friend encounter dust on the road, leading the friend to desire the fields; there, flies torment the horse, prompting Cecil to moralize that every life situation has its unique trials.