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BETTER DAYS

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prosperous days. however remote or dim
the perspective. has tendency to buoy
up tins heart which would otherwise de-
sponds keep alive that hope 80 essentisl
% The exisienee aud happiness Of mai. -
All gFades and al condition Of the human
family, live In the hope Of better times
when they shall have fewer cares. and
mure snioymenl---less irouhle and anxi-
ETY. after the good things Of this world, and
an Increased portion of It's inheriianee.--
Even the wealthy and the prosperous,
with ell their envied glitter md apparent
enjoymeni. have humerors wishes yet
unsatlsfed-hopes not fhilS realiEed--
ahey, even they. look forward Tor . greater
'ooasnmmation Of earihly happiness, %
better days. Il those, thereforc, abound.
ing Ia the comforts and Inxuries Of Efc
are indebted ~ the future for portion Of
their blessings, how much greater must
che hope and prospect Of better days a.
feet those whose means Of subsistence
IRE solely confined 20 their daily exertions.
When cares corrode the heart, and po-
very Wiih al iron hand gripes .sorely--
and gloom and despondencz, like thick
mist. hover I'll aTound--hopr, with Z
guardian angels voice. whispers The re-
viving aecents OF better days; .hus The
gloom Is measurably dfDpelled. light
breaks through the dark vista ef NO, and
yet somewhat OF lie Temaias worth pre-.
serving. and worthy OF existence. The
desoIafe widow, with her unprovided or
phans cliRging around Der for their daily
nourishmens, would sink beneath tSe
weight Of accumulated iIls, the scantv
charities Of this cold world would chill
and dry up The current Of iife--did not
hope revive within her. In anticipation,
che heholds q kiad Providence watching
over her children for good I; they arrive
20 maturity with health and viEoF and
By the labor Of their hands provide COM
for7ably for themselves and supply her
own wants.--Again abe lives she
bfeaihes IA this hope land better days
dance before her. She feels resiEned 10
her lot--she tolls on. buiIcl,ing Der Nsy.
ward fortune with renewed strength. SIC
who wears The CALLING chains Of bondsge,
,Siyetted on him By the power and oppres-
sion Of his fellow-man, lives with hope,
shoWeVer distant, that one day be uhaii
be free. --His hope shall not forDake him
---lF NOT BEFORE, teyoad f8s gsass Ne
skaH ts JfseI
The man who tolls with industrious
hands, eats his frugal meals ia poverty,
yclstruggles with adverse fate, contebd-
ing sgsinst trouble and mislossune, would
ind his sorrows insuppohabIe, did not
the hops Of better days enfwiae asound
his ihaarL The idea Of better days bright
ems his laboEs. soiiens his rugged pillow,
and disPels the visioa q szlnsss from his
mind. For years and years, this prospect
keeps The cords Of life from sundefinR.
yetno ehsnge o. variation takes plaza -
bis eondition--he lives the same and dee
the same, Al an advanced age. The
christian lives in the hops Of besfe- days:
tfindeed On earth bis condition Il not
amelioratsd. he points towards The skies
and exclsims---these. there Is my truss
ior better dsys,-- Troy Ola 1inss.
A THoUeET- Were children accus-
TONED from infancy 70 hear nothing bal
corset Conversation, there would b 6ul
little need Of their learning arbitrary rules
Of Grammar ;slheY would satually speak
end write correctly. Hence "A Il thui