Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-03
YINW NhWPvKY r. THURSDAY MORNING OC rOBER 3 1880

N-7 In tLo DedutlIui Idng udSe Oi Dfydut,
" The melancholy days have come, the saddles, Of
the year,
Brown October is at last upon US, with its
Gear. hrac ne breezes warning us Of the
decay of summer, and the rapid approach
Of ainier. with all s sternnts IS and seveTi-
". Yet, To US, there is something pecu-
liarly delightful in Autumn, which is far
more pleasant than any other season OF the
year. We like the sombre hue which ev-
eryihing wears. because it ciuses US to re-
fec, upon the vanity Of all human things,
and to dwell seriously upon the moment
when ws. TOO, like the leaves around Us,
mus, wilher aa6 fade. Il teaches us that
the joyousness Of the heart is but like a
transient sunbeam, and al hough j: may
iIumine the pathway Of life for brief Pc
riod, yet its duration is short, and sadder
day must come. In Autumn, many who
have fingered through the sunshine and
storms of years, fearlully battling with tis-
ease, drop away and are laid in the cold
tomb, while nothnc remains Of them on
earth but the memory Of their virtues,
which will long be kept green in the hearts
of these who have loved them in life. At
this season Of the year, many new mound
is thrown up in the Cemetery, and many
fresh marble slab marks the las, resting
place Of The loved and the lost.
Coming, as this season does, close upon
the departure Of the gailies aud ia HONS
and folies OF Summer, il forms a fearful
and mournful contrast. Ii impresses upon
Us more strongly the vanity Of all human
pursuits, aod speaks in trumpet tones TO
the heart 10 arouse il from its career Of sin
and folly, and prepare it 10 join the dead.
The decree of Omnipotence, and the doom
which awaits man are inevitable we may
strive TO forget them during the gayety OF
summer, bur in The Autumn, when the
strife and excitement have subsided, and
when those whom we love are taken from
US, we cannot, oh we cannot smother the
murmurinRs of conscience, and We cannot
altogether resist tho call be ye also ready.
How much better is il, then, to live soberly
and nationally during our few brief years,
thus acknowledging our accountability,
and needing the C, Instant warnings which
surround US on every side. We contend
with destiny, and We are absorbed in all
tha, embt,eTs ife and adds to the dregs Of
existence, until death rudely tears away
the objecis Of our affection, and leaves US
desola,e and a'one. In the houl Of our
poignant sorrow and terrible misfortune,
how f'arful ou, pas, errors come up in
.hosily review before us /! Then we have
opportunities to rehec, on the past, and to
think OF the injuries " hich we have done
those who have befricnded US, and who
were never unkind TO US. Memory is not
treacher0us at such times, and well will II
be Tor us, if we do not neglect to make
such reparalion as may be in our power,
and 10 repent of our many sins 1t may
be humlia,ng, hut il is better to improve
even lh, las, moment, while the heart is
wounded by sorrow, than to procraSiinate e
an imperative duty, until the conscience is
finally scared and the heart hardened be-
yOnd the hope Of redemption.