Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-06-20

Boyhood--Youth.
When, amidst the turmoil 49,,
LIES busy scenes, the mind Oasa 4
moment from the present. and s ahseas
the wand Of imagination, i. coniu, .sa' hi
scenes of boyhood and youth. vh., ela
lar emotions does the picture ,~.. a'ls
the mind. When we look on ,h. .A" 3
sun-ht picture, and contrast i, " .:,s s'l
sombre dreary daub which If. n. VIM d
the eye of maturity, how fam WON'T r.I..aas
of us flee from the disappointn.ss,.a ',,
tolls, aud the heart-burnines wb;'S u
us at every point, 10 which we NAV :, a'a
to turn on the great theatre Of h. V :
gladstone days of boyhood; ,ho.. : !, d
when the young and ardent iu,s;, s'I'
painted in bright and glowing cols,. ''' y
scenes of the future. When weloo., u
upon the bright anticipa,ions Of ,L,, ''t
period Of our lives, and see how ,h.;
fragrant leaves are withered and oo,. ''''
are almost tempted to regret that !. - " "
emerged from those ivy
"Dear sweet bowers of innocepe. A.,
Seats Of our youth, when every ,Da s 's H.,
please" 'e''' eosa
Well do we recollect with wh,, ,o,..,.
hues, boyhood's fancy tinged the Ores, .
BILE lands Of manhood, to which w. - y
gerly pressed forward, and we'll do v, ~, :"
know how sadly, how bitterly, ,be,. hn.
have been destined to fade away befo,. ~
bleak realities Of life. We NAV be ,;,.
lar in our ideas, Blu. for our own nan =.
could wish that the castle-buildinc hon. Il
youth would continue 10 ACCOMPANY -"
Through the whole march of life. Ham,
ness is only a creature of the imapu,I,o,
at best, and if We were permitted 10 r,ai,
in our after days, the strong hope and e..
uberant imagination with which we Al, %
amply blessed in the spring time Of liz,
we think that the amount Of happn,a
vouchsafed TO manhood, would be y.,l,
Increased. But it is the friendIess Oh
bachelor, and sometimes the young baeh..
Tor too. who feels most bitterly the drar
manly Of real life; who signs his regru
most feelingly DER the tomb of the byron.
hopes. and the by-gone pleasures ofyouh,
How far different do the dry and aired
paths Of life, over which the weary 100,
steps of manhood are bent, appear to ~
now, that we are in reality treading them
the green bright vistas with which the Den
ell of hope once decked the future of or
boyhood. Oh, how few Of us have real.
zed the aspirations Of youth! How few
of US can lcok back upon the green spots
of early life. without feeling Of sad mel
|ancholy. How few, even of the mos, ,uc
|cessful in the grea, drama Of life, can turn
over the leaves Of the past, wi,hou, drop
ping tear Of regret, on the once iunn.d
pages; or who can kneel by the gsN,
where lie entombed The sweet illusion. d
early life, without experiencing feeling
|of sadness and melancholy, that ever they
were dispelled by the boassed judgment
and reason Of maturity. VIVA, cOmpsrt
son do the proud trophies Of ambition,
which even the mos. fortunate may chance
to achieve, bear TO the dreams Of youth
And still. see what impatient eagerns"
|boyhood exhibits for the arrival Of th.isn
in life, when he is to take an eternal le's
Of the green hills and verdsnt valleys tho
which the path of youth meander'. Bel
how impatient, see how eager he is 70
launch his bark on The waters Of life "
soon and so certainly to be transformed 10
to an ocean Of turmoil and tempest. id
a while, the youthful voyageT pur'u'' '''
all the ardencv Of his nature. the gorgso"'
sphantom of happiness, which the Psnel o.
boyhood had painted for him bu! '''
how soon does he weary in the eha's.-
How soon is the exuberant spirit with sa''a
he started in his career exhausted. h''
soon does the rude jostling Of the S''''
awaken him from the dream Of happ'''''
in which he has slumbered away the fn''h
ing Of life. It is then. for the frs! aa'
that he realizes that the world is p'Is'S
age, and dreary one at best.
THE CLERKS AND THEIR EnFS''
ERg.
The few remarks which We inteno