The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-11-05

The throne of God burn through eternity
Holy us it was lit md lert thee here"
Pardon me, Miss Edward, cannot agree
with you To me gray hair IS beautiful Ny
Nothers hair iagray.'
A deep Sigh followed these words The low,
earnest, re7erenth't tore in which they were spo
ken ha. itrp'essed tie gaye,t OF that gay young
group.
The speaker had numbered more than forty
year,. liz was above the medium height, his
frame indicating vigor and manly strength. rather
than grace or beauty. The face, though far from
handsome, at once inspired both corfi lcnce and
respect Its ordinary expression was grave,
smiles rarely visited it, but when they came the
effect was ike bright beam Of sunshine in a
shady place. Around the broad. high brow,
clustered graceful cnrls dark brown hair. The
contour Of the head was sihgularly beautiful aid
more than redeemed the plannes. Of thq lace.
He was man Of great moral and mental pow
er, to whom his acquanances looked up with
admiration thst was t,t'e stufl d're7e:ence. By
ne rnFg!c 'h's eluGucnce he would sway uul
| tItude as the ,eafOurned branches Of the forest
trees are swayed by the winds Of heaven He
had an envable reputation az man Of learning,
/ ard he was oae Of the blessed few
--"Wh6 gain the book to Irop.
Nor buy .he knowledge with the heart"
His influence was felt in the political world Of
fees Of honor and emolument were pressed upoo
him. and he had but to listen to the prompting Of
ambition to scale the dizzest heights of public IA.
vOr. He was the poor mans friend. The widow
and the orphan never claimed his sympathy in
vain. Kind words, which cost the giver nothing
and kinder deeds, which are the tree resources Of
beneyolence,
"Eell from him noiseless ns the snow
and make glad the hearts of the needy.
He knew the names OF Husband aud of Fa.
thcr.' TAe brightest ornaments of the modest
cottage, where he had set up his household gods,
were his beautiful sweet voiced wife, and group
Of fsirhaired children. who clustered like oval
plants around his table. His absence from home
was ike the Withdrawal CT lish, from the loving
household Of which he was head his presence
Wien he returned seemed to them,
- to brighten light,
End give back sunshine with an added glow
lie was christian-no BY profession nnly 5nt
in deed and truth His religion was not a dra&
letter a msttsr ot mere formal belief and mere
formal practice, but living active principle which
regulated ali his actions lie did not wear it Ike
a Sunday coat, to be laid upon the shelf =, tire
going down of the sun. but he wore it through
the week, IN the hurry of business, and in the
pursuit Of pleasure; in the house aud by the
wav.
That which more perhaps than ANYTHING else
gave grace and beauty to lis character, was the
love he bore lie mother the wa'chful care with
which he smoothed the path Of her declining
years, his unwearied devotion to her comfort, ard
the reverence With which he always spoke Of
hsr
TO me gray hair is beautiful My mothers
hair is gray lie could remember when, tf7.
same gray hair WIS iars md glossy as a ravens
prme-when the calm pale brow it shaded was
from wrinkles-when the row colorle.s cheek
~as nCshed with tho fo-y tint ~ hoaltb and han.
piness He remembered how carefully STE
guarded his helpless infancy cheerfully bearing
prva,iOn reariress and suffering, for his sake
the gentle forte ~i,h which she restrained him
during the seasons of headstrong impetuous
youth--the proud affection with which she
marked The noble development Of his MANHOOD
and the deep, strong. deafness love viii which
all his life long she had covered him as with q
garment And to him now, in the pride and vigor
of his manhood even her gray hairs were beauti.
ful. Not hers alone--but every head which age
hnd svered DER was reverenced for her sake
In this busy, bustlng age of the world when
the accumulation Of wealth and the passion for
public honors engross so large n share OF mtns 8
time and thoughts, reverence for the cid is in
danger of being accounted an old fashionable duty
to be laid aside with hoops ard furbelowr pow,
dered wigs and silver knee buckles. the cone
mand Honor thy father and thy mother, which
to many minds savors too strongly Of things
beyond the food to claim present obedience, is
as binding now as at the day God uttered 1t from
Sinai Even in the absence Of direct command
every high and noble sentiment in mans nature
prompts him to yield to his mother the homage
Of love. il not as deep md tender, at leas, as
sure any changeless as her own. Il,
To me gray hair is beautiful. My mothers
hair is gray The words were few and simple
enough but they revealed much. I thought how
it would have quckened the mothers languid
pulses and how the weary heart now almost
home, would have eaped with joy, had they fal.
len on her ears. Involuntarily, rs it were the
man whom ,he world called great had offered this
tribute Of fal affection, and expressed his rever.
ence of the crown Of glory which gray hairs be
come to those who are found III the paths Of
righteoulness.
Many mother lives, whose gray hairs have
no beauty in the eyes of her children, and claim
no reverence from those for whose welfare she
would cheerfully pour out her hearts blood
Many n mothers love is repaid by unkindness
and ingrat,tude. Many an hour Of wearisome
toll and patient watching meets with no other
recompense than deeds the knowledge Of which
wiring her faithful heart with anguish. Ye,
through all the misfortunes, even though the dis.
honor OF her children, her love knows ro variable
ness. Her sympathy il given though unsought;
il is moi forced upon the attention, but its sooth.
ing power is felt. In the silent night watches,
her tears flow fnr them unbid,len, and her voice
goes up in supplca'ion that lie who never slrm
Sers will watch over and comfor, them. In their
presence her heart ia never weary of planning nor
her hand Of ,xecuting sweet officers Of affection
and in their absence the arms OF love are ev.r
around them and the increase of her prayers in
their behalf rises continually before the Eternal
one. A mothers love
There is mono
In all this cold and hollow world no frant
Oidsep, strong, restless love, save tha. within
A mothers breast
WATER DRiSs'Nu Professor Sillimnn closed
recent Smithsonian lecture, in Wa Arlington by
giving the following sensible advice to young
men:
If therefore, you wish for a clear mind. strong
'nhscles, md quiet nerves, md long life and
power prolonged into old age, permit me to say
though am not giving temperance lecture
avoid oil drinks but water, and mid infusion of
that fluid Shun tobacco and opium. and every
thing else that dis'urha the normal state e II.
system Rely upon nutritious food and dilurni
drinks, o' which water ia the basis, and YOU III
need nothing beyond this but rest, anj the ,iue
regulations ot YOUR powers, TO give you long and
happy. and useful lives md n serene evening n I