Smyrna times., 1854-08-23
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.
ROsEvILLE, Kent County, Del,
August. 1854.

august, lOO4.
Mr.. EDITOR AS L have an idle hour to-
day, with something of life's bright sunshine
in my heart-with little of that calmmess,
quiet and fervent hope that brings back to
memory the features, forms, voices tone of those
whose kindness and friendship scattered plea
sure and happiness in and around our path in
boyhood's early days.
How have the times passed with you. de1r
friend, since we were school-mates and play
mates in distant and different scenes from that
which we now occupy! Has Hope, as IIaIleck
says,
Been round thee with her angel lay"
Have the sweet flowers of gentle woman's love
been scattered Ger your pathway Has her
eye had no spell, her voices tone no witching
to lure you on to glory heights | know no..
| have met with you but once since we were
students together in the " old school-house :"
near where our fathers lived. We were but
boys then; and, as Cowper says,
" Boys are at best, bat pretty buds unbown
Whose hues and nis rather guessed than k~Own"
But we are not boys now. Long years have
passed since then ('long, though not very many, }
and manhood, with its esponsibilites, its hopes,
its aspirations, its dear associations-ay,a and its
stern, imperative duties, too-is with us now
| am happy to meet with you upon lite's battle
field, my dear young friend. The good boy
makes the good man; and they make men, too,
in whom there is Confidence ana reliance to be
! placed. When we need Their services, we
know just where TO find them, and upon what
to base our calcuiations relative to the Course
they will pursue when subjects affecting public
good are presented to them.
have been pleased with, and edited by your
numerous " frank and fearless" editorials; and
as we have a MAN at the head of afiars-we
have reference to the control and editorial
charge of the Times, as the organ of the Tenn
perance party Of this county-we trust that the
people will come up to the work with the cour-
age and bravery of men who know their rights
and, knowing, dare maintain them against the
willy schemes of political demagogues. If we
have to fght-if we have to meet the Rum
power in open conhict-in Gods name let ut
meet it like men,
'Who. knowing that their cause is just,
Resolve to do or Ile!''
We have had enough Of those " mllk-and.
water" men-we have seen enough OF theil
f influence in the varied walks of lite to know
, that they accomplish but little good anywhere
and but still less when placed in positions tina
, demand action-prompt and decisive. We lik,
to meet with those men of lion-hearts, who a
4 Griswold says of Whittier, are not afraid t.
, tell the world it lies"
: The strife of warm political contest vii
soon be upon us. We shall have to be in tn
field; and, to tell the truth, Mr.. Editor for one
# AIN right glad to be there. lam glad TO stan
= up with, and be found in such good company a
s the temperance men of this county are. w
o have been with them from boyhood's early days
: when we roamed together, hand in hand, owe
l. the scenes of childhood, we were glowing wit
d impatience to be men; we wanted to do som'
n thing TO benefit the word-something tha
K would speak of us after we ceased to be actor
/, on the worlds stage.
e have tasted some of earth's bitter draugh
of some that have almost wrung the wall of d.
/ spondcncy from my spirit-but have sippe
too, some of its purest pleasures; and with /
10 darkness we have had a good deal of sunshir
n, for its sombre hours and melancholy days "
le have had seasons of bright visions, calm, det
x. thoughts, and profound musings. y
NJ More anon.
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