The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-08-27
DUST TO DUST.

DUST TO DUST.
TEx-Few are thy days, and full Of wo,
0 m n, OF woman born
Thy doom is written, Dust thou art,
And shalt 10 dust return.'
Beholdihe emblem Of thy state,
Ina wers that bloom and die,
0rin The shadows Aeeting form,
.n That mock the gazer'se eye.
My HEARERS the days of man, born
Of a woman. are few iudeed-scarcely
worth mentioning. There was a time
when human life stretched itselfto a thou.
sand years !. but, now, onethinks he does
lretty well itbe can crawl near enough
to get a grab at threescop and ten. In
consequence ofyour sins and iniquities,
brethren, YOU are not allowed to tarnish
;hrcarth with your vile tread but for yer.
v short time. Verify. as it hath been
written, Yon spring up like pcppergrass,
Jump about Ike a hoppergrass, AM lie
down and die like a iackass. There is a
number pnt on your days--and that
number is almost 0.
Your days. brethren. are full of wo-
filled to the brim with grief, cares. sor-
row and anxieties. The All wise Ruler
of the universe plants thorns in your
paths-puts aloes in your cups of pleas
ure-mixes pan with every joy, and be.
slows Ihe blessings Of sickne.s NJ on you
!norler that you may appreciate the still
grtatrr blessing Of health. You probably
think it harl that vou'r compelled to
travel so rough road as the one that
leads from the cradle to the grave but
brethren, recollect that whatever heaven
has ordained ia all for the best As my
friend Pope savs-'Whatever is, is right;'
80 content yourselves with your miseries.
AMI make up your minds that YOU are a
great deal happier than You at present
imagine.
Ny dear hearers do you know what
vou are made of Dust, nothing hut
Aust The 'enen 'nts n which yonr souls
resile are mere mni bnit shantcs, ron.
1trurted Of the soil that yields you your
food. Death soon demolishes them
they commngle with the dust from which
they were made, and the spirit takes
wings unto the God that made it. But.
brethren, by proper care and self atten.
tion, you may hold ont toa good old age.
If You neglect Yourselves, Providence will
neglect you and Satan always stands
ready to accommo late all against whom
the gates Of h aven are closed. Broth rn,
in order to prolong life, allow me to tell
vou how to live during the sickly seaion.
Be temperate in eatng-don't gorge I'M.
lerpat. and you enjoy an immunity from
all summer epidemics. At the same time,
you should be caretnl what vou eat, how
ever little it NAV be. Let all crude fruit
and vegetables alone--abstan from fresh
fish and fresh meat--stick to salt diet
make frye with cayenne pepper--take
occasionally a LITTLE good (D brandy
keep your minds as easy as q festher.bed,
and be regular in attendance at my
church.
Ny hearers: live as you will; you must
die at last and that is tomorrow. Be.
hold the emblems of you state! The
flowers thatbu bloom and die in a few
LAYS, speak silently, an yet with a loud
almon'tion, that You must soon droop,
decay. wither, kick the bucket, and be
tucked under the sol. What is lfa9-
A shadow made by the sunlight, an in a
moment destroyed hy a cloud a mush.
room, that scarcely lifts its head upon
davligt ere il returns to darkness and
death a butterfly, that enjoys a brief
sumner. anil ia gone f6r ever a bubble
upon the wave Of time. that bursts almost
as soon as formed: a lump Of ice in an
August sun q kiss, that does not last
long enough ior Q fellow to ascertain how