Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-12-26
For the Times.

CHANGE.
We love it, yet we fear it. 'Tis beautiful ye,
myterious. The variety with which it beauties
the face of nature and lavishly bestows upon the
seasons, calls from every heart the joyous excla.
nation. We love it! The spring blessed with
early showers, in obedience to the laws of change
puts forth the green grass, the buds and the
blooming rose, all nature smiles as though newly
created. The sun sends down his cheerful rays,
and the early birds sing their soft melodous lays
as the gentle zephyrs, filed with freshness and
fragrance, health aud happiness, kiss the earth
and make glad its inhabitants.
But change, perpetual change, still advancing,
still presenting new and living cause for joy and
admiration, is not confined to this season alone ;
for
Spring with its verdure and blossoms,
Gives place to the fruits and the grain;
And the rich harvests Of Autumn,
Give place to the Winter again.
And thus change through all the year spreads
out before us q pleasing variety which fails not
to awaken the finer emotions of our natures, and
thus yields us pure and high qualification hence
it may be said, we love it. Who does not =? All
more, who loves life of dull monotony? None.
Then all love change, yet all fear it. For who,
in whose bosom there exists a remembrance of
the bright and joyous hours of younger days, does
not fear the change that so silently and mysteri-
ously bears away moments of youth and happi-
ness, together with friends near and dear, and
which, at the same time renders us incapable of
recalling them. Are any of my readers of this
number? dare say none. Each has felt the
effects it has produced in the circle of their own
e.
golden record, undoubtedly presents even now
many bright scenes in which are happily blended
the pleasing forms of many dear friends, with
whom we have spent many happy hour, and
with whom we have taken many pleasant walks.
But however fond the remembrance of these may
be, there is still knowledge ever present with us
that those friends can never more be made par
takers of our joys SORROWS, or those scenes,
by memory so fondly treasured up, be again re-
acted.
Need l refer you to other scenes than these to
convince you that change though lovely, though
beautiful, is yet fearful and mysterious? No.
This is enough, for with these are connected
the endeared names of Father, Mother, Brother,
Sister, Friend, of whom this fearful change has
so mysteriously bereft US. But time and change
are still progressing and soon, very soon, shall
find ourselves surrounded by other and very DIFF
ferent circumstances. The future We know not
and therefore change is fearful.
We almost instinctively dread to know what
even one day may bring forth, and when we think
soberly of gear we wish we knew, yet dare not
know what its close will reveal. o change, mys-
terious thou art to man in nature thou dost re-
volve, but in the events of the lives of men thou
seemest ever new, and being thus thou art indeed
a mystery, for the changes that happen to men,
not like revolving seasons, too often come with
out even warning and bid us try the unknown
future though strength and courage fail.
o man, subject of change, which is to thee so
lovley that the Imagination is called into re-
QUESTION to paint new changes, dost thou realize
what thou readest? Dost thou know that the
changes which happen thee are too often the re-
suit of thy life and the influence of those with
whom you associate? 'Tis true, too true then
awake, grid thyself we'll for the &c battle of life"
by " taking thought unto all thy ways" then thou
mayest love change and though it is fearful and
mysterious yet with thy trus: in Him who has
stamped change on all things, thou mayest most
truthfully say in time, o change, thou art beauti-
full, and when thy trusting spirit escapes from its
prison-house of clay, and enters eternity, then
thou mayest exclaim with JOY, o change-no
longer fearful, love thy mystery. love thee
for thou art beautiful, most beautiful. D.