Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-24


and thought saw thee advancing, ant
being, as usual, in great huHy,left il +
thee to dissipate the delusion.
i Igrieve to tell thee, o father! that
was little too late. The virtuous gov
enor, with all his family, had just perish
ed, and the wicked &c a hmniator was sir
his place. told thsm the true state Of
the case. But the lie had Done its work
and the consequences were irremsdia.
ble.'
Il wish TO the immortal Jove,' cried
Time,T wish my youngest daughtertruiH
would keep pace with my eldest daugb.
ter Falsehood.'
How should /, my father, when she
never stops 10 see whittier she is going,
and am always seeing the true path7'
Proceeding onward,' resumed old
Time, 4 came TO where the people were
fighting, and cutting th,oats. and burning
each other Oh account of dispute about
word, which each spsrty interpreted
differently. thoughi.it a great pity they
could not find out which was the right
meaning. But, said |, my daughter is
just behind and will clear up the matter.
| have not a moment to lose. | hope
thou didst not come too late here as else
where
Not altogether too late, fa;her,' replied
the virgin, but ere came, one party
had exterminated the other, and when
offered TO tell the conquerors the true
meaning Of the word, they said they knew
it already as we'll as / did. asked them
how they came by it; they answered by
the virtue Of the right Of the strongest.
and then left me shouting, Truth is
mighty and will prevai!'
Poor, ignorant creaturesn exclaimed
Time, and shrugged his brawny shoul
ders AS travelled onward from thence
Icame TO a nation which sacrificed hu.
man beings 10 great snake, and left par
ticular directions with the priests 10 stop
you when you came, and be convinced of
their deploTable errors.'
y stopped; but | grieveto saw it was
only to lament over their misfortunes.
The day before | arrived they had all
been exterminated by power who came
10 convert Them
'Sluggardp exclaimed the old man,
for he began to wax wroth. But he again
resumed his narrative.
"a little while after cam9 among the
people who worshipped craven images,
and was exceedingly angry at their TOOL
ish idelatry. But could not stay to ar
que the matter with them, and proclaim
ed aloud, as I.passed, that my daughter
was coming to set them right. Didst
thou visit these ignorant peopler
Il did-but alas! father, the very day
but one before | came, they had all been
swallowed up by an inundat ionf'
'Out upon thee!' cried Time, no lon
ger able TO restrain his Impotence at TIE
dilatOry pace Of his daughter. 'Out up
on thee! Of what use is it that thou art
gifted with the power TO correct error g.
remedy the mischiefs OF calumny-of
what consequence is it that thou shalt ev.,
er prevail where thou comest If thou art
thus always tagging behind the events
which, I bring aboul2-Belter not come
at all than too late
Father replied the weeping daugh-
ter, 1T is not that am too slow, but That
thou art too swift. Remember that hea-
ven hath given thee wings, and vigor 10
pursue an eternal fight, while the feet
Of thy poor girl are tender and her limbs,
slow Of pace. II thou wouldst only SLACK
9n thy speed little, | might always
Keep up with thee, and
'Pshaw!' exclaimed the old man, testi
y . Il have not moment to waste in
nearing you talk
So saying he spread his wings, shook
MS hourglass at her in anger, and vaun-
ed forth on another journey round the
world. His daughter ran Ofter him as
'ast as she could, aad entreated be would
Itop;bu though she has ever since been
rying, she has never been able to ov ere
.ake the flight Of Time. Those who
know best, however, affirm that she will
undoubtedly catch him at last, for Truth
: great and pill preoGil,'