Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-04-08

Sprias.-rhs dresry days Of vim.
tsr have pissed away and gentle spring
y breathing hef baImy breath over our
dsso'ated fields, and reuovating exhaust
Cd nature with her genial smiles. The
suoo''us brook. .unshackied by the trop-
'cs'snn, as she daily nears her sum
ner seat in the blue heavens, is gently
murmurisg down the grassy mead-the
wood--obbin has returned from her
~'ntry home, anil now looks out froSa
the tfse-top to welcome the purple
beam Of ccmins day with her simple
Aons-the blue bird, who has sheltered
his gay Plumage within the almost i'm.
Penetrable thicket, once more twi.ters
upon that bough where he taught his
nnfiedged offspring to Carol. The
earth herself becomes warm with pleas.
: pre. and from her breast q thousand
'erder plants are are springing to shell.
ter the bosom Of their mother. Even
Man Partakes Of the general feeling and
MS nerves braced by the wholesome
north.wester. he feels himself another
being. The bright eye Of beauty re-.
ceives additional lustre, and the rose
on her cheek fresher tint. as the
sPr'ns-breexe gently fans aside her
glossy tresses and srcriligiously kisses
her lilly forehead. Commerce. once
more enIivens our little tows-the whit.
sail /" =" bellying to wind" and the
mariner receiving the coneratulat;on.
'sf his anxious friends. The busy hum
OF preparation for another VOYAGE !.
beard along eur wharves, and the bur.
thensd vessel groans beneath her
load. The hammer Of the mecban;ck
resounds throughout our streets. and in
oustry [" awakened with renewed viz.
our.
While We are thus prosperous. lie, u,
not forget those who have been doom.
ed to drink deeply Of adversitv's bitter
cup, and heavily to feel the iron hand
OF poverty. The gale which .welled
your hopes blasted theirs-that which
was fortune to you wss their ruin
the same being who gave to you took
srom them. Let us not be too secure
IN our possessions or our stations !; none
oi Us know when the sea will drink our
substance. or that which renders Us vain
vVa take to itselfwings and fly away
Man was never formed to live indepep.
dent Of his fellows. and his maker new.
er placed fortune in bis hands that he
n'ghs tyranize over his poor neighbour.
Letus then seek the dwelling Of the
sick and hungry. and relieve their
wants with that which has been loaned
to US. Let Us 60 to the habitatio. Of
old age, helpless old age, and contem.
plate the wane Of nature--see the lamp
OF life aickering in its socket-tAe rays
OF reason dimly dawning through the list
iessness attendant on declining life-the
surrowei saeek-the watery eye,
buried as it were within it.elf--the
'ank arm and " skinney finger" pointing
towards the tomb. and learn that such
must one day he the common fate Of all.
Let ns relieve those who have once
tasted the joys Of prosperity, moved
among brilliant circles while wealth was
with them, and when the magnet. which
had attracted the gaudy train, was tax en-
away, were left alone to go down the
road Of life, for
-" What is friendship but name,
A charm that lulls TO sleep,
a shade that follows wealth or fame
Aud leaves the wretch to weep"
Let Us remember that the sun of anoth.
er Spring may rise upon our tombs, and
another autumnal frost curl the rank
grass which waves over our graves
Seed time and harvest may ~ver again
come to cheer us. Another season will
roll aroundand we be forgotten. The
flowers offspring will blosson, but not
for US. Al the yellow leaves falk--as
the corn is gathered to the harvest, so
shall we be gathered to the tombs Of our
fathers. Then shall wealth be of lii.