The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-01-18
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.N'"u 'ne ueeus OIL The departed one IA
mys'ery-waft them into the great reservoir
Of immensely! 2 ~ s'eeso''''oop 81 "
I "hfo "f amongst US can look back upon The
/ Joyous scenes of childhood, without 4 tbrak
o. delight and thrill Of anguish, wbeb an was
eeappy anticipation, and the pleasures or thc
future were twined with The iiovs of,be
hsn'. Where have fed the BRIGHT rI,ores .,'S SF
o'i youlnlui aspirations, ere we had learned
70 nave one siraying wish beyond tire narrow
olGie OF our innocent idolalry. Time baa
Sple, mem ltnPercepibly from us TO cherish
oniy 'heir dreamy Iecnllection Of our eariy
enthusiasm. 0a''y
We seem by retrospcction, 10 have troder
backward on the stage Of life. excbanoI;o%
WIN 'hc honored guardians of our yourb on1
sporllve airs for manners grave and soberJ
cares, whilst round us rise tbe ficinot;on n,
m ue groups whose playful guyeiy and devotion
we were wout TO occupy. -.
now evanescent the period Yet in that br;er
space nave fled thos that have boundrus. lows
"hlch have gladdcued US friends dear II ns
as existence, e., and whose memory comes upon
W. IKE spring day in mid winter sbed;no
strange and shadowy lusture over The NJ?
pathies. = = '''' sym
We claim the future as ali op,5- -,,,vn. IooL.
ing TO 1t, with confidence for the completion
" our most sanguine wishes, unhecdiul that
~ = ,iorrows dawn may prove to us the sleen
VI ucath. The brave young Warrior, replo,e
WIN the tiust Of ardeht expectations sees
already IN. perspective, his pathway strewed
WIN iaurels, and awaits the future with ali
the ferver ola youthful mind, ,inured Ia
scenes OF strife ard boodshed familiar fwitb
danger he stops not to count mis- chances ;n
ramlne 8 great lottery. But the destiny that
msy await him, who can foreiel? Where
may MS impetuous spirit be consigned, when
e ne trumpet soundsits closing blast, SPREADING
u ~ ana VIDE the tidings of the battle lost or
wn SUNK perhaps 10 quiet rest, uncon-
sc,ous and uncaring for the issue on which
a.l MS hopes of earthly glory hung. Even
IL ne iail upon the battlefield in the comma.
uy. oI distinguished heroes, can TINT cosider.
alton -'b the deep death wound Of i,s an.
guise' or administer consolation to.the never
dyin5 soul within? A0'S''
were all the dark vicissitudes Of the depar,
'eo year spread ont upon a map before the
woFo, a Niagara of tears would no, wash on,
Inc slams ofscHow. The cold and hcartlesS
courtesy OF the world has frozen up the pure
fountains OF niady an ardent heart. To The
thousands and millions whoshavc kopt up
running account with adversely, the earth
has been joyless place. q In vain did Spring
sPread y her verdant carpet, decked with smi.
ing flowers beneath their feat-in vain did
simmer offer fer their admiration her golden
'Kles, ner cool and pleasant shades, ,whers
nc pertumed zephyr wanders for repose.--
IL VAN did Autumn scatter forth his bounties
nd present his pleasant walks where the rus.
ing leaves like the consuniptiye.s check.
'ngh'ned by decay=-in vain did The cheer.
VI heart OF winter blaze for grierbad level-2
ID down all hopes Of happiness. When 4
'leasures gay brancy dazzIes our senses
;nd Intoxcates US with its influence, how
lee'y glide our moments: yet how tardilv.,
moves the cumbrous current, when we re-.
erse the scene to sadned hearts oppressed
u ,!,n grlef, TO the exqnisi;ey painful panps
oiighled and warmly cherished hopess rhe
es'less couch of long protracted illness and
llai iondness, brightest expectations mil.
owed aud fading in their very budding,
'hese, indeed, are tests Of stoicism. and
sehingiy Protract the measured periods far
eyond It's natal precincts, and make us feel
'Dough charm had nev5r waited at its
odng. Ihe romance of the MUD is bro.
On pleasures iacinatmg allurements have
'h'siied, and her chains fall impolent where
y ielters seemed the frmest. The lily on
u pathway is soiled, and its odor has passed
tn the gale. Joys which have enchanted
re the tonch ofa meteor have blrst likalt
al ium'nary into countless atoms which no
tlhce ol man can re-unite. no Eitnre I'd
innate.
And the New Yeal, as he bursts into BE-.
., rears his Imposing signals to beckon us
the future, while he will quench in his pro.
ess the zeal of his idolators. If he desttrov,
VIII likewise create. To time we owe ths,
oud boast of all our coutry's glory, and hef
'dom-art, science and civilization have
en- his foster children, and have risen up
manhood and emnence, where once tba
nple Indian, primitive aud unlettered. held
ogative His sudden transitions ins,be
,at panorama Of the worlds progress, might
II bent and seem TO mans perception. "a
y vision oi the golden age. But magic
no ,td hand IN this--7--it was that power om..
'o.eht, whose ample providence the si1er
s ss MOI dare deny, that bade The wilderness
'om and blossom as the rose, = and ffamed5
IA liberal hand this.land Of bouteous bless
seeding itto the oppressed Of every ma,
!. and and Of every tongue, a safe retreat from
fsccution's power. Long ba1 1oppression'a
ling chain bound down the SOUPS bests
had the unmurmuriig peas4r