The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-30

"a v,-iac aud rscfal requirements. his rank [
and dignity wi, ,emain stationary, but by |
improvement he exalis his station, and will |
arise in dignity sni glory icre~ci,--,hc
writer has been painfully suuck ofla,c ycatsl
IN view Of mankind. An have m existence |
which God has given as q blessing, snll how |
many there ne who do no, s,tlvc TO make !, |
so Something seem. wrong TO them, bu, !
they do not discover the true cause Of un.
happiness, but ,a,nly hope that q lapse oi T,
years will bring tia, enjoyment, Of cXs-
frncc, that they havr never yet found
They do not understand the value and blcs.
sirss attending on vi,tuous course OF lie,
and seek it from wrong source, and do not
find what tinc enjoy nio,s consists IN, The
condition of those WHO are most closely con.
nectcd with each other, were undoubtedly
intended TO afford resting place 10 man,
when worn and weary with the conflicts Of
troubles abroad where the weary ,npy find
rest. The very name Of home carries wi:h
il n magic sound, it is tho temple Of social
happiness. and is its Appropriate nnrrrc
Not word goes from the human lips that
passes 40 direct to the heart, and yet IN how
many dwellings some elem nj of unhnppi.
ness finds rs way, and changes all its blcs-
sings INTO cold and drcary gloom. Oftcn,
! in my travels through lie, have seen those
who have pledged their affections to each
/ other, still hold scparat" interests and uu-
! sympathising feelings, So that the relation
which was and m,gl, have been the source
of the purcSt happiness becomes fountain
Of wor-many examples have | noticed,
of brothers and sisters, who have INDUCED
sinful passions aud selfish indifference to
discomfort and sorrow IN the habitation
where they dwell. Tie young to escape the
pangs Of separation, form plans Il future
pleasure, which they can never enjoy, he
cause they carry THAR dscordnnt passions
along with them wherever they 60. Again
those who are farther advanced in life, think
| 70 find rclicfhy the extension of interest and
making improvements about their mansions,
or mere tasteful arrangement, as white.
washing ola scpulchrc ON the outside, would
remove the drrarncss within But IN vain
is all cxcrtlon to remove such evils Of the
heart until LOVE, that word Of power is
learned by heart, and that ha finds that his
lovc must Lcpin at home, every good and
amiablc feeling cherished in l,is own heart
and felt III the heart Of others, and must re.
member that it is no, he, but love inspires
and subducs the passions, and soften their
unkindncsses and brings their sympatmc
with his own. Those are some of the teach
ing of age, forthe instruction Of youth.
While prnning this dsultory train o
thoughts, the debility of body, Int more
nuly the arrangement of the intellect
precludcs the idea Of writin systcmati
cally or gramati cally, my only aim is t'
give my old surviving friends, few
hints rs to my resent views und feelings
at this lat hour Of human life.
In retrospect, the past is rapidly passing
away in the nlsts of time, the present is nj
around us, and the future appears in din
perspective, to the infinite unknown Bn
where our path may lead us, or where ter
minute, ~ earthly pr"scicnce can foret"ll--
Tho past - gone never tn be recalled, years
are gone that cannot come back again, and
il we reflect how quick the years come and
depart, we are startled ut their rapid speed
how we are waited down the river OF life
away from tine sunny fountains OF childhood
Troubles char"cicrIzc manhood, and 1t i
only when c.pcricnc" has taught us the II"
aIitics of lic, that We lifr the veil from on
bcclouicd ayes, and discover our true situa
ton.
In close If these hosty and dissulrory re
marks, the writer feels constrained, thu
publicly to acknowledge with greatfnl srnsi
tons the kind utcrposl,on Of an ovcrtrIn4
hand, that has so kindly heightened ont a..
DAYS, and bestowed many distinguished tenn
poral, as well as spiri;aal blessings and i
now at las late hout OF ME so ordering event
, in the cours" Of his ptOvidcntal dealing
> that pecuniary embarrassment is not anuci
patel, and prospects in prospective cheer
ing and satisfying, that now IN the evenin
Of a ptotractcd lif' he can say that his las
days are his most serenc and cheering, am
that his sun about to drop behind the west
cin horizon, without scarcely an in,crvenin
cloud, TO obscure the prospect of the com
ing morn, and he can now adopt these ry
prcssiyc lines of a sublime poet and divine
and shy
"Long haze Travelled in the ways Of mar
: And dancing with the rest, the Giddy maze
i Where disappointment smiles mt hopes care.
I Warmed by the languor Of iii: ) evening IA,
. AtieUgth have housed me IN my humble co
y Waiting patient, the sweet hour Of rest"
Z. c.
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