The Arkansas banner., 1848-05-30
FRIENDSHIP.

Surrounded as we @s eca.iaaaly by the hu. sv srasaaciou of an ever ehlagHg world. the in auiofude of turbalent mul'isude, wso are Hisstsy eager on securing wsalsh, peasase and PofaiAf'ty and the highest ssa's n shr Syna-ogne-who S. boand ID in tha: Istie insi. .uislcant pFoneaa' VI, myse'f forgetting that there are ethers lNuss la t world. osh-rs struggling for a rreear'oas snsS's' teuce. how pl<ss1as u is, under these eiFenfr tso- ees to retire uaer the haatifsl tree cf tr'ta Ere Y shp and theFe enjoy its cool and Tet'e~tes sa aae --'hers commune with tie kindred -PSi's enjoy the grn.le breeze ef ref esaing soc th iniss coIIse which comes oyer h'Soul l k oaitnY W ass scented with sweet ani tr7grani osoFs- tBleT k blessed, its g-nle iniasEc-, ssdn1sS, snd sor'o~' asd yrieviug flee assay like no1ious iist esioFe she radiant blaze of the mid-dsy Privaiions, b. seaveneni anal dismay lose iilsir Poigaancy' aaa saGsriag is despOiied of its isfroE.
 Fsien.lship is fond ehiIJ of sesven-ii is bright eu,anasicn of God. Iiis ehenshed ss q bsa'stiiai riff from the pure geuntaia of love divine hy goOa Iaen ani angels It is one of sas brightest guis O Gaite man IL raises mar far above the Mid and fearful storms of passion and striie II protect him with its ample Gsis, and with is shield warss oi fhe fiery darts which malice, hatred and revenge may haYI at hiGa, causing him 10 iall harsaieSs a his feet Is throws brilliant light of bean;y ani gsory over man's abode. eaasing his coahtenanee io be 1t ap uish sweet smilss of loy and gainsss- 1t points hin to green and deiighifnE spots ia his exisiesce Of exceeding beatty. of hnboiing springs which gush Up by the gay side, whieh aaofd hiH sweet and delicious draugtts of pleasure and iOy It causes 10 bower oyer his destiny the brg5' angel cf isy and giadness--snd as he wahdets ao1g life $ devious baek by the aid af the s;ariof hope thing appears to hye In its lovriiess aSpect-siie seems nei hing but lovely garfsen, ve1daat win unfzing charms, vocal vita eeaseless songs of ue- Iiy. It soohs his passions. exlleTates hsS feelings, and trsnquxes bis mind
 Tit was not for fTierdship. this wcrid, win all its beauty and IoveIiness woaH be bleak and teso- late indeed. Strike firm mans nature, hts social feelings. his sympahes for bis race. for his fellow men, and he will sink to a lower grade than the irute creafon Depsive man cf this beautiful trait fn bis character and il world be like plotting ont the saa from the material sniveEse, which gives light and beat to the world It wuuid be like ting world like csrs wiih its beanty and it's gran deur, iss neuntzins snd it's rivers, its lakes and eeeans. and thea let it remain wiheus living soul tc mhabit fla dark, dre1ry. vesdIess waste
 Saeh is the nature of friendship-sneh fs holy joys and csaseatioas-sueh the hsPpioess # imparts e its professor. And he whose heart is susesrti be of its exqaisiss pleasure, who u deeply imbaed with its generous ptomptings, will not, under any circumstances, forsake his friends. whether they are eoioying the warm sunshine ef prosperity, or gre ssrusgling on through the dark and drenehing storm of Iife's msforsunes and dts~Ppointmen's. = He is as true n hs attaehsseats the magnet s 10 poiasity-he Is always the same h joys er sorrows
 Old Fellowship is well calculated to promote ihis besvenly gem, among men bat more espee al J among the members of the Fraternity. by esiab- hsbing recipIoesl confidence. giving an oppoytu- niiy for the full development of all thoee noeae snd generous impulses of the human soui. the kindly alEectssGs of the hsart, witch raises above the gross and sordid things of this earth, placing us in the scale o beirgs, bat 'tle lower than the Angs- We ali profess 10 cherish tive have all bowrd to alars eonsecraied 10 is holy, s saered principles we have slIificd up hands without wrath, asking the Fathers mcst chocests blessings 10 strengthen car holy resolutions 10 support ns in maiDtsiHiDg its dignity. is purity and is Ioyeliness. Let all take sweet counsel icgether-ihss we may live tc- gethes ia a spilu of friendly brotherhood Ihea
 .~Bdght-r days shail dawn earth
 When tlsi sway we own,
 Friendship. Love and Truth shall be,
 Pilots for eiesnity."
 IGAvEL