Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-17
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE CLUB XVIII.
Ehry. fug0ess Pos,inms. PosthSms
La1uniur ami HORACE
HORACE.


Laeaniur ann. HORACE.
fmy reader should ind the PRE- sent number
OF the Club too s-riou,, or, IL may be, too pros
ing, they must excuse the writing Tor the sake
of the wri, or, whose mind is now in the "rRuslng
mood 4" and bu, little feed to indulge in any
thing like mirth or h'isrity.
While am penning his paper, another year
OF nv life is about 10 expire-,he sand is last
running out, aud the glass must shortly be
turned FoRrY-EIGHr years pas, and gone for
ever, may well excuse a man for little ego
ism
The world may say what it pleases, and men
may talk as they p'ease,-bu' tor myself
wish could be BOY forever can never
d s. by my old school house wrhou' shedding
a tsaI I have been foolish enough 10 Stand
before il hours a, time, and cohJu'e up me
scenes of my yoathfsl days And y! That
DAYS these were! Happiness, peace ana galley!
friendship wi,huu, guile, and confidence with
ON DECEIT Callnus must be the lear, from
which a Sigh does hot arise a, the remembrance
OF such things. VS.! have stood before he
old school house, and a>ked-the companions
of nv Youth, where are ;h-y? and I" echo would
answer-where are they? | have recalled all
the Interesting recolieetions of that p-riod.-
There is he spot where | played bah-'he'e
where | hid--,here where ] ran; and then
could look 10 longer: l. unnamed me; would
turn sorrowiuliy away. and the fac, would rush
Strong upon my Ieine NIB anoe THAI my hal Won
DAYS were gone, never, never 10 'e'ufn IL Is
always so With mr-The sigh Of he places OF
nv childhood msk-s me long for d rs'uin 10
that state OF iunoce nee; the recollection Of for
mer iays m. krs me sign fnr The fu'ure; and
even now, old as I sm, dread The lime VIII
shall be farther and farther removed hom
,her Interesting associations.
HonAcs in the verse have AIKEN as motto
10 this paper, pa hrticaliy enough expresses
tie concern he frl, at tn prospect Of hr gid.
ing years No man Of an, reA ton will hest.
tae To agree wi hun" Eheu! fpgac's an
nj" DO often pour out in very hi', rne.s OF
spirit. stand upon he shores Of life, and
look sorrowfully up"n Time,
Bearing like mighty River,
In its downwsrdcourse forever,
All oar gay and glitering ,hrong,
Honors, Title, Names along
Mortsl hopes and mortal pride,
with the stiffness of its tide
And. as il passes by, an involuntary shuddsr ring
rms through me 81 the n ugh, that l., 100,
sball soon bs hurried, On its bosom, into The
ocean of f srni'y.
When look ba kupon my past Lille. confess
lam SO vel ple ased with it. that / wou vr'y
,br onpo,,upi,y. And his adds n liule to my
grief wn-n r, f-ct that am growing NJ
much older Evs'y grey hair that comes from
nv head is lik, chisp'iing q letter on my omb
.,o,e and every wrinkle tina fu,r"ws my FAC
il like die cling o. De- per in'o nv grave
Ru, j, is I'll IN vain! Whv should l. ink hard
.r of nv lot, than oilers around me do %
theirs!
Lave said mat forty eight years Of my lf
have gone FOREVER; and il is even tru-. In tn
b,Ief space, what changes have ken place!
F.,aer and mother, brothers and SIS ers, friends
aud compauious have al ief nr until ,ran d
alone 10 IN. world, almost wi hout d'op oil
nv blood running in IN, veins OF any hvirs
creator" | can rem mher when was gree"
and hourishing; when | BOXED upon thos'
around me with conscious pride and xul'sti"n,
when The bright visions OF youth were opening
the mos, splendid prospects; when every hour
of nv existence was giided with hopes. and
eyriy year seemed Fastening me TO the goa! Of
bapp,ness But a.! il IS no SO now have
lived in his cold and heartless world quie long
enough 10 be cured Of all my day dreams.
bave lived in i, (psradoxic al as it may appeal
ms, long enough TO b. sick Of its ways, and 10
siph that they are s, soon travelled "ver.
/ write these lines in the stilln. SIS Ut mid
nigh, and upon the eve Of my Birth Day.
Every thing cosspires 10 turn my n ughs to-
wards myself Perhaps al THIS very hour, afer
another year has rolled us course, | may he
sl,epinp under tue oiods OF the 'a'lry; this
md may h- still-d il death; this ongur be
mute: these eyes closed forever Or p.rhap.
the lot I I'm anticipating fr myself may be
thu, Of some one Of my resdrts The decree.
of Providence Are inscrutaole, and we need moi
attempt 10 Tiff the veil from the awful mys.r-
ries.
yin my readers pardon the frisid svle and
gloomy Thoughts, Of man VINO l. growing dc
sad gray Who has seen many. many happ,
DAYS, and does not know that he will see Oh,
morel Iprom,se them thai they VII not hear
ofie, in this s,fain (fnr il is not his nature
f,o,, THEOPHILUS WIGGINS.
L.