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The Winter Of the Heart.

J. w. STUART,
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The Winter Of the Heart.
Let it never come upon you. Live 80
that good angels may protect you from this
terrible evil-the winter of the heart.
Let no chilling inhucnc freeze up the
foundations of sympathy and happiness in
its depths; no cold burtEien settie over its
withered hopes, like snow on the faded
flowers: no rude blasts Of discomfort, moan
and shrek through lis desoiated chambers.
Your life-pa,h may. lead you amid trials,
which for "A time seem utterly to impede
your progtess and shut out the very light
OF heaven from your anxious gaze.
Penury may fake the place 81 case and
changed ssdee, lowly rooln.-the soi,
couch, fol. .thestraw pallct-tle rich viands
for the coarse food Of the poor. Summer
friends may forsake you, and the Implying
world pass yausby with scarcely a look or
word OF coInpassion..,. 5x
You may be forged to toll wearily, steadi-
" on, tasearn aF4ivelillood you may en-
counteHfaAl and the base avarice which
wouldssStprt, last farthing, tillwou well
nigh turin disgust from your fellow be-
ings. ~
-s Death may sever the deer lies that bind
you to earth, and leave Won in. fearful dark:
ness. That noble, manly boy. The sole hope
of yourEdeclining years, may he taken from
you, while your Spirit. elings to him viii a
wild tenaSty, which ssanlke sliSd6ss 81 slt.si
tomb cannot whnlltsaBlne. Ss ]? s. s g g
But amid all those sorrows. Z stis: NOT ih,
to the. conclusion that nobody was ssYersssset. rsset
deeply afflicted rs you are, and abapdpn every
sweet anticipation of "better days. lin the
unknown fdtIre. x q
'ssDo. not Toss sour9aith in human excel
leages because your confidence hsssonetilines
been betrayed, nor believe that Isisndship is
only defhsion, and love bright pl,antoinl
which glides awsyfroniyouff grasp. va
sSDa not think tfat You are faled to be miss
because YOU are disappointed in your
sxpestatiuas, and haffled in your ptrsuiiN DO
not declare that God has. forssakcn you, WIEN
Your way IS hcdged about with thomsssos
5spine sinfilsy, when he calls,your dear olies
to thsaand beyond the grave.
Keep l,oIStrus. in heavehnS through ev-
ely tfial; bear adversely with fyfside; and
aIpolppWard in hours of temrhtiiSn sand
s1aetipg When youfJocks are White, your
tsEss iiggsana yoJsE lnnbsWeary @ken yonr
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