Holly Springs gazette., 1846-02-21


y1his ~ ntnd1 on recail
A. E<fl lpon the scene again:
For IS he gliding vision passed,
MekAonehi youth through life Itsaced.
WAes br<t upos the stage OF life,
(whh genie bsaming in his eye.)
To brave il, fehpesls andiis strife,
He slept. with hopes and prospects high,
Though, that youth onesy <ouId claim
A place among the lists Of fame.
Then rieh profusion on him poured
The bes. Of all TO msrtals iven,
Upon him richest blessings showered.
That seemed tocome direct from heaven
Whilst many virtues ia him joined,
To sender brig hser still MS mind.
There was . lovely maid. and fair.
On whom his first affections dwelf,
Whom desired his JOYS 10 share;
= And from his very soul he felt,
That he could. .ne'eron ear h be blest,
Till her he'd 50 bis bosom pr-st.
Ere long al Hymen's altar stood
The happy pair, and took the vow,
ToIove through i'll, aud love through good.
And ever faithful be as now:
And joined in wedfock's holy ties.
Their course seemed upward 10 the skies. =
But in an evil honr, friend
Proposes TO him social glass;
And ae, not dreaming of The end,
Thought il no harm, and drank. Alas
How fatal proved 10 him The hour,
He yielded 10 temptations power
turned away in sorrow when
Isaw him thus the roisan drink.
And lremb,ed for his fate, for then
knew he stood on runs brinkS
And silently brsathed prayer,
That God would save him from the snare.
My vision changed-a man saw
Ofbaggard look, sad eyes Of blood,
Who stunned my very soul with awe
10 hear him curse himself and God,
Invoke the powers above, below,
To plunge him into hell and wo. 49,
When beheid The dull, colr glare,
OF his once bright and sparkling eye,
The wild, uhearihIy something there,
l Iisue xlhat-he ere long must die,
Fhat death fndce? disgrace he'd have,
zzkad fail iptoI 81 sunkssds grave. -
{ The vfsl6p chs1Sl q 4 nd aews etwes night,
~ Ard defk ness. .brooded OR the<afth,
(fIrelond> had se ilpdthe stars Of high, u
Whiist: :ropatheircaeess the uinds come lortb,
And bearing wis Felh tsif and snow,
With iurg rifoasb the lands they bow.
In that dark night, through that 6ercestorm,
There came unto my room child,
With nousht bH rags TO shield his form, -
And with look so strange ahdzwild,
knew some mighty sorrow prest
Upon the little mournef's breast.
He cameafo seek my aid he said.
From keen .di stress TO end relief,
" For fathei > on his dying bed,
And mnther's heart is broke with grief"
He snoke no more. but silent stood,
And drowned his face in sorrows food.
! foslc wed as he led the way,
Through hail and tempest, wind andsnow.
And FASTENED rns wilhopt delay.
Toward The moprpf4l lscencsor wo,s
Until. AT last, we reac6edthe plsce,
His home of sorrow an6 dfsefs<e. g = p
entered-oh: the horrid sight!
That on my sudden vision burst!
Il never shall forget the nighf,
It seemed as fthe house v<re curst
On every side were want, distress,
And poverty, aad wrelchedness.
The Goals, (where once fire had 5eea.)
Which shed dull aud sickly glare
Upon the sad. surro inding scene,
Revealed a picture of despair,
Which lea upon my mind a trace,
Too deep for Time itself Z eeaee.
rbe s1ind noe &mrsmured deep and low,
And now il whi>tied wild and fierce,
And throsgh the. open walls The SNOW
Beat in snd mixed zri.h fsitne tears;
While rana&thes <hiv ring children saood.
I'D 41uoea. with psseoas cr.ss cor fsod.
Upon 1sxly eosrA vas Mid
The dyiae d. seksrt iBzie<pair.
Whose shrf3f us0ea enkl w1eres< ,wsre slHax3e