Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-02-04
From the late Forrign Journ
GATHER RIPE FRUITS, o DEATH
ny THotiAs kAGo.
es,her Ripe fruits. o Deals

ny rHon,s GAeo.
6sther Ripe fruits, o Dealb
strew not the pathwH, of tie tomb wi1h flowers,
Invnds not childhood with thy wIhering breath,
rsss on and touch youth bright sunny bO~ss.
There enough for thee
or hearts ilnt l,ng Tor Thy serene rspos,.
Thu, f,ln among The loNiy- would bo,
Pierced deep with fostering wouus that will not close.
Go 10 the dcsolate,
Whom thou hast rubbed OF every star bright thing,
On sh,n the smile, Of hope no lorser wai
Msose iJyes have passed upon tho mornings wing.
Go to the wenried franc
That seeks to .lu,nber on The grave. cold breast.
Thai iind. lies plen'nres bu, au empty namc
Ard iorss to Ace away nnd be at re,,.
GO to tho saints OF God.
Whose soul. are weary of Iho world oId sin,
Who fhn would freud The pash their Savior uod.
Aud greet the tomb tina, leIs heaven, glorie. In.
Take these, lake these TO rest
Bm snite not childhood in It's mirihn play,
saatch NOT thc iuiant from It's notL.r'. breast,
Steal The loved and loving away
Gather ripe fruits, Dcnth'
rtrsw not the pathway of the tro b y nh nuvs,,
Iay.ds rot childhood with thy withlrirg breath,
Pas. On, and touch not youths bright fragrant buwer-
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MAKING AUGER lloLesswlrn GIN
LEr.-Thcre Is a !und Of good sense in
the following skeich, which we copy from
one of our exchanges, where it appeared
as selection, but without credit.
My boy, what are YOU doing there
with that gimie,2 said the other morn.
iuy to "A iiaXcn haiied urchin, who was
lahorIns away with all his might, at a
piece OF board be fore him.
Trying To make an auger holen was
his reply. without raising his eyes or sus-
pending his operations.
Precisely the business Of at least two
thirds 9th, world, in this blessed year
of our Lord, 1870 is this making auser
holes with a gimie', said to myself as
walked musingly onward.
Here il young A. who has jus, escaped
from the clerks desk behind the coun.
ter. lie sports his mus,achcs wear!
has hair long; has acquired the power o
being shaved; carries 4 rattan; drink:
chanpagn~ when he can command al
x to purchase bottle, and trent lricnt
toa dinner ia!ks large OF The price
current; stands in his boots two inches
taller than Astor or Appleton; and speak,
Of foreign exchanges as would Rothschild
or Biddle. lie thinks he Is great man
when all others know he is only making
nugrr holes with gimist.
Mr. 4. /, a rabid politician. lie has
labored hard al caucusses, at ward and
town meetings, has talked of the dear
people till the words low parrot like
from his lips, aud has done a full share
oi the dn,v work Of the party, for years
Oliice ha, been the lure held out to cat
hnl onwards, and which has made hin
Dcglsct his business, spend his time IL
hunting no recruits, drilling the rcirac
tory, aud qualify ing himself for bar room
argument aud stump oratory. He Cal
scl,le the affairs OF the nation in trico
diplomacy has no lniricacios for hun; ht
has shaken hands with the Presiden nj anu
isa great man. He will soon be used
up, and cast aside; and will then see as
others now do, that he is chasing a Jack
olnniern; that he Is making auger holes
with a glml,t
There is Miss G.. who is really very
pretty gid, and who might become Il
woman man ot sense would DO proud
Of Now, she apes the Ion IN all things
reads exciting novels, goes To the opera
adInires Celests's dancing, has ncnrl,
ceased to blush at the most indecent M
dity, lounges on sofas, glorics in her idle
nrss, keeps her bed till noon, coguotc
with male animals as feminine rs herself
itn1gines she is "A belle, md lorgets he
iihh'r's occupaliun, lisps of high lie an
pIehIan presumption, aud iS ~ II fair wa
to ruin herself All this comes Of he
belief that an auger hole can be- mad
with a piml,i.
Mr. ID, whom 7 have Just passed
may be- put down as a disling ui.hed Pre-
fessor Of Ih. ginrlct. Ills father lie
him fine farm free Of incubbrance
bot speculation became rife, iortune
we've made ~ n twiukling, and ID. Ear
~, d zone thing could be done as well a
nun,hcr.' So hr sold the fam md bo
wid lands ~ the praIr,es, and corner lo
IN autographed ci,ies; ond began
dream of aearh worthy of golden Ind
Work he oughi not j, had suddenly be
cour degrading Who conld think Z
i'iIiog ar being content With n hundr.
sclts Of land, when thousands of ncre
~ The broad aUsi wore waiiin2 for Occu
pants or owners ID uss not the ma
t., d. il, and he operated to the extent n
his means a, last the ianj 5u!a,lc broke
autographed ciiies wrrr shown 10 b,
np.,e b.,y, and l,nrie IA. ms, though m,
basic ui shhuus,iess wealth, wodhl.s