Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-05-28

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Ii 10 . question with which Of the great
sharmeTs of life. Hope Memory, 10 entitled to the
e'ninsnce Both have been sung strains of uuvaled
swsetness, and each has enlisted large number OF
e, according the difference of disposition which pre-
walls among them. The young cnraptured
gay illusions of while calm plea memory
are tho soaes Of old age. ii, for this reason per-
haps that, though by nsensbe the charms
the former. must confess myself partial the latter:
''Tis sweet TO remember: 1 would not forego
The charm which tho past DER the present throw
For all the gay visions that fancy may
In he's web of illusion, that shines deceive -
There is kind 0: quiet SOBER cha.tened satisfaction
longing TO III" contemplation Of past and pleasures
peculiarly engaging to minds Of pensive
But feco'ec'ons OF early youth the perfect aud
pure OF all tho pleasures of memory. Ia these again
1.-Two ove to some extent the only perfectly happy period
Of our lives y charming hours of innocence and bliss.
what waste my life remembrance
of you. Ye pure delights Of earth, whose sting
depsrWsI have 30 often dropped the of
grsi, let your beautiful visions still my memory
while memury remains.
Hero solemn and weighty consideration presses upon
my mind How little do parents
duties towards their children: How many there 70 10
whom all youthful and abhoreu,
a. recalling to mind tho yrannical and
which they suffered in that by Nature de-
signed to be delightful! Tho thradom of some tyran-
exactiOns
ness, minsle with tho pure Of carly ecoec,ons
tuning il oil to bitterness Now, when refec, that
large majority of tho people who this world
do survive the periods of childhood YOUTH
must strike tho FIRST duty have
(whous their option in tho malser brought them into tho
world. to to tho utmost of their ability happ-
Of their offspring; that they escape
Gs-lasng reroach Of having embercd the fleeing
Of their existence.
But reiurn of those Gas tho reader is Begin
ming discovery who delight escape the present
into the past and especially plea.an,e.,
hours of youth. As beer to mo
never failing source of pleasure, have
elusion to record Of my tho hope
bsguiiing idle hour Of some poor wight odd and
whimsical myself And degree of me ,hod
IL necessary in treating of any subject whatever, shall
take the four tho division of my
present theme; as they wi in their progress. highly
suggestive OF materials suited to my purpose
vote number Of my paper recollectons each,
throughout the rolling year,; and shall commence.
course. with the delightful which now date
Here, then. mean to endsavor redeem pas,
small portion of the Of happiness which have
LOST TO sojourn for with tho Of Tho
school room and the play ground and tho Language
Goldsmith, "bc as much a boy tho bes, Of them,
'Bless'd Childhood, hail Thee simply will sing,
And from myself tho ar,less picture bting'
Nothing gives greater pleasure than recollection
Of the exhleraton OF spirits have been
feel on the departure OF winter could always enjoy
season pretty well till the Christmas holydays were over
but its gloom aud confinement then becomes ksome
disngrseable And when tho genial warmth spring
gain returned, felt like exeIaming with Solomon ..Tr
y the light sweet, and pleasant thing eyes
TO behold the SUM-" 1t seemed like = renewal life
How little do value this priceless boon of sInshne
though. tell the truth, it is thing sufficiently
climate. would suppose, to enhance its value very
considerably is blessed thing. calling
thanks God every in the day.--When, gunder its
influence, tho streams became released from their frosty
fei,ers and every brook swelsd tubid torrent nuch
die delight along their banks, and dare their
threatening pers There transport it, the
vast ocean would not now inspire.
Then tho sugar-makng wildly rise
rccoectons Of "fDfes, life of labors and pas
times of boyhood in the sugar camp-,he tapping Of
the huge gray rough barkcd gathering
tbs water into the wooden troughshe boiling
during the ghs-hs "srrngs off '',he charcoal .ketch
ss and the cuttings of uncouih figures tho old
sreesthe climbing and bending of sappngs-and a
sand other things In those days a great connois-
sour in wild shrubs and plants, and amased of
ella bongue.' "csow-foot wild artchokes, ginseng
Indian ,urnip, and "Adam and Eve" l viewed with
sincere affection delicate forest flower, 'sw.h look
like sme," that my daily walks; and ente,-
tanned the kndless feelings for the sturdy mullen
stalk that reared its honest front sheltered
place around personihed all the objects which
rounded and them appropriate su.ge and
thus framed to myself a fairy sword Of wonder..''
As the advanced other abors and delights equal
~ and surprising engrossed my attention, and called
from my woodland sports and ramble In thcket of
wild soosebery bushes hard by fathers dwelling,
consrivsd exceedingly pleasant reea when the
arose high in the heavens From around spring whore
they grew, hero manipulated tho wild not
soon had il cleaning with its yellow blossoms. Here,
(when of chasing the butterfly the meadow,
starred witt, dandeon blosoms did retire from ob..r-
walton, and dream away whole days mmicking the
works OF mighty
When confined within doors, found q Of oceu-
pations. In my 6rss No took my pro-