The Delaware herald., 1854-06-21

THESE balmy, beautiful, moonlight evenings
in " leafy June" recall to memory a thousand
dear. but, till now, almost forgotten, scenes and
associations of the past. / look out from my
window upon the fields of waving grain, and
see them swaying beneath the breath of the
evening zephyr, while they are all bathed in a
food of silver light. | think of what the past
hath been 70 mel recount its brief sunny
hours when my heart knew nothing of lfe's
trials, and when used to wonder what there
was in mans heart that made him dissatisfied
with hmself--with this condition, and with the
world. | can recall the memory of one whose
love and friendship was twined around my be-
ing, and. while pen this article, it seems as
though his presence were yet with meas
though looked upon his countenance, flushed
with health and radiant with that manly beauty
which bespesks noble lineage. But he is not
here. | have not listened to the silvery tones
Of his voice for years But have the pleasure
of reading, occasionally, those elegant tran
scripts of his mind which has been given to the
public journals as well as those stili deeper,
calmer thoughts that mark his epistolary cor
respondence. He was good and apt little
boy. an Industrious and persevering youth;
bold, fearless and uncompromisng man. In
the school room he was noted for his correct
rectations, no less than for his attention to his
studies.-for his politeness and amiability to
his schoolmates, and for his unanswering obedi-
ence TO his teachers. He had strong passions
and deep feelings, but he was early taught to
govern the one and TO command the other; and,
as matter of course, he excelled those, in the
acquisition Of knowledge, whose early training
bad been left to mere chance, or had been
wholly neglected. But fortune does not always
smile upon the pathway Of those to whom ma
ture has been lavish IN the bestowment of her
fayors; indeed, the most gifted are frequently
those who are selected to fill onerous and inn
portant posts, not only by the voice of the peo-
pie, but circumstances sometimes force them
20 accept such; and when the discharge of inn
portsnt duties are made incumbent upon them
they are. generally the last to yield to imposi-
TONS the FIRST and hrmsst to resist the aggres-
sions Of wrong and who leave the impress OF
their deeds and thoughts upon the minds of those
with whom they come in direct contact.
know that such men win make enemies---it is
nnavoidable---but they also win for themselves
the friendship of those who are good and true.
No man can live and do his duty, as man
should do Il, without opposing the influences Of
iil-sounded opiniens--without coming in direct
contact with the deep-seated prcjudices and
prepossesSions Of those whose early moral and
Intellectual training was any thing but what il
should have been.
The youth Of whom was speaking was earl,
taught, that upon his own Individual exertionl
would depend his fortune, responsibility aus
snaaenee in society; and, like true hero, hs
armed A,msef for the conflicts that might come
he resolved not to be the slave and dups of th.
worlds opinions merely for the purpose o
nossing smoothly down the stream ri time, bu
70 oe = man Of thought. a. well las of sctien
and II ne found the worlds views and opinions
wrong, to face "right about" and 10 walk il
~ safe aud honest. 81 -, !
He started in life with the public avowal q
rich sentimental; and, of coarss. il arrave,
against him the influence of the time-sery,n n,
and the mercinary,-- if there is anythin,
that shskes the craven heart It is the comm,
intA iumsdate contact with those who have
rusialiness. an independence efspirit, that scorn
the sway. dec;sion and vassalage Of publ
sainis~s And while the advent Of such an on
into society il hailed with enthusiasm by thos
who wssk for God and truth, he has 10 encour
ter fhe sharp Are Of Absddon's = troops, to whol
be bsssaesa hrget Well ior him, and for n