Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-08-12

where ~ an infant my mother Land me 10 sleep
Jazcl. my youngest born. a lovely babe of ihiaIy
summers is dead; but l have fonr goodly sons re-
naming. And my three daughters arc fair as
their mother when I first met her in the Acacia
grove where now stands one of my city watch
towers. They are the pride Of the plain no less
Tor their requirements than their beauty. No data
sol carries the pitcher from the fountain with the
grace Of Adah, none can dry the summer fruit like
AzuhOh. and nvne can fashion a robe OF skin with
The skill OF Milcah. When their cousin Mahalcel
has seen annlher half century, he shall take the
choice OF the three.
NV eight hundreth birthday! And now | feel
the approach Of age and infrmity. My beard has
become white as the blossoms Of the almond tree
I am constrained TO use a staff when I jnnney; the
stars lo1k less bright than fOrrnerly; the flowers smell
less odarnus; I have laid Zillah ia the tomb Of the
rick; Micah has gone TO the dwelling Of hlahnleel:
my suns take my place al the council in the field
all is changed. The long future - become the
short past. The earth is foil &C yiulence; the an
cieni and the honorable are sinking beneath the
young and viciuus. The giants stalk through the
length aud breadth of the land. where once dwell
i n quiet people; all il changed. The heasis Og the
field and monsters of the deep growl an1 press Us
with unwonird fury; traditions. visions. aud threat
ming are abroad. What fearful 1onm hangs Over
this fair world | know nn'; il is enough thatl an
leaving H.; yet another five or eight score years ana
'AA taAt MI ~ NiiNtAti's b"A H. " VI.
deed, trnd ID 5 earth nearly n thousand years. Ia
false, i AN vet Il bny. ! have had n Ore m-a long
long busy dream; of buy ing and uf SELL g; marrying
and given in marriage; oC building and planting
leasiings and warnings, snrrOwIng and rel ncIng; low
ing and hatirg; but II is false 10 call IL a life. Go 4
it has been a vision cf he night AMI now, | az
awake, | Will forget it. "Lamech, my son, how
long is IL sIuce we planted the garden Of oaks be
ide the uver1 Was itnoi yesicrdayl' My iaIhc
dnSt thou SPORT gh,se oaks cast broad shadow
when my sister carried me beneath them in he
arms and wove me chHp'ets other leaves" Tho
art right, my son: and / am Old. Lead me 10 ia
mother tomb and there leave me TO mediate
What am ! the better for my past being, Where vii
be lis records when | am g0nel They are yoT
der-0n all sides. Will those mlssy towers falll Wa
Ihlse golden plains become deso'aiel Will tn
children thai call me father fnrgell The see!
that utter dark sayings upon their harps, when the
sing Of the future, They say oar dacendint $ shall b
men Of dwindlIng stature; that the years Of thci
liv es shall he Contracted Ia the span of our bryhooI
But What is that future to mel have listened
the rules of Paradise, nay. in the 'ue distance
have seen the dark tops Oi its cedars, | have hear
Ihe solemn melodies OF Juhal when he sat on the sc
shore, and lac sound of The waves mingled vii
his harping. ! have seen angels the visilunts
mcn-l have seen an cnd 10 all porfeouon-wh.
IS the lurure TO me 1lSpirit aud manners Of ID
AYE.