Columbus Democrat

I think we ought to fly from the pleasures of to-day lest they bring pain to-morrow. It is the bright day that breeds the adder. One bright day is over, and it has left us to groan and sweat with our difficulties. Our banks once discounted freely; property rose in many instances to ten times its value, and money was plenty. That was indeed a bright day! But a final settlement came and found many in the quagmire.

The extravagance of the times may be illustrated by the fable of the two bees: One was wise and cautious the other careless and extravagant. They found plenty of fragrant flowers and delicious fruits to regale themselves on. But at length they found a wide-mouthed phial filled with honey exposed to their taste in the most alluring manner. The extravagant bee 'spite of all his friend's remonstrances, plunged headlong into the vessel, resolving to indulge himself in all the pleasures of sensuality. The other bee being suspicious of danger, sipped a little with caution, and flew to his fruits and flowers. The bread that honest labor gets may be eat in peace; but the thoughtless and sensual bee that plunged headlong in, found that he was surfeited, clogged in his wings, enfeebled in his feet, his whole frame totally enervated and incapable of extricating himself; so he had to lament with his latest breath, the folly of this imprudent act. A taste of pleasure may quicken the relish of life, but an unrestrained indulgence is inevitable destruction. Is not this a good illustration of the conduct of some men in our day : The banks are wide-mouthed and their money very tempting, but frequently when men get into them, it is hard to get out.