The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-07-12
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TEARS.

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A tear, what is III A briny drop forced
from tue eye BY some moving power within.
Yet even that little, sparkling drop is moi
" ithout a power. How Of has the hard,
cold and seemingly unfeeling heart been
melted by a tear? There are many kinds Of
tears Tears of grief, of Joy, Of anger and
Of sympathy. When the storms of life
are raging around; when friends prove false
and bright hopes fade; when the world seems
cold and dreary and the heart is oppressed
with IFS mighty burden of real or Supposed
griefs, what a relief it is to retire 10 weep
alone! How off have | seen the fond moth
or as she babe a last adieu 10 the ~lifeiess
form OF her lovely child, kiss the cold, pale
brow, while the briny fear drops fell thick
and fast on the face of the dead! And the
anxious wife as she waited the coming Of
her husband until the clock struck Twelve,
and then, perhaps be doomed 10 behold him
sisgger into the room under the effects Of
the social glass and hear nothing but curses
from those lips from which she was wont
10 hear kind aud loving words. She now re-
| tires TO moisten her pillow with bitter tears
of grief: the little pratiler climbs his fathers
knee with The sparkling tear drop still glitter
ing on his cheek, bull how soon chased away
by smiles!
There is another class OF Tears, not differ
ent in appearance bu, called iorlh by far diff
ferent emotions, these are tears of JOY.
have seen the maiden weep at the return Of
her lover, the wife al the coming Of her hus-
band, and The mother at The appearance oil
the loved child whose absence she had so
iorg incurred. Tears of joy are kindred 10
tears of mirlh, how often do we see the
hearty laugh call forth tears, bright, spark.
ling, merry tears.
And there are tears OF anger too, but these
are without much power, they spring moi
from a pure and innocent heart, and are un
lovely either in man or woman, so we will
pass them by. There is another kind oil
tears, | know NOT by what name 10 call them
and scarcely know now 10 describe them
they are such as children sometimes shed
when they know by so doing they can have
their wishes sratifed by their parents OF
friends who are weak enough 10 regard them
It was a few days age, that while | was a,
the house Of q friend lille Lucy asked her
mother for something which was refused her,
she Immediately began 10 weep SO immod-
erately that the yielding mother, instead oil
Furnishing her as she should have done, gave
her what she asked for. Not by children
alone have | seen such tears used 10 order
10 gain their wishes. | have seen The wife
make them The means OF melting the heart
of her husband. have seen The hypocriie
shed them in order 10 gair the confidence OF
the world. Yes, I have seen the young lady
Of fashion shed them when she wished 10
win the attention of others.
There is yet another class of tears which |
value more than any other. They are tears
of sympathy. They bespeak a heart alive
to The woes OF others; a spirit willing to
comfort the afflicted care worn soul. Thsy
being balm 10 heal the wounds inflicted by
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sympathy II in any kind of tears there is
a reflection of Heaven, it is liz those lha,
flow at the sight of others griefs. Such
tears are not unbecoming even in the "s.ern.
er SEX for what noble heart will not think
the example of the Saviour OF mankind well
worth in.itatinga When he heard from the lips
Of Mary the sad account Of the death of be-
brother Lazarus, He wept with her and min.
| gled His Tears with hers. And when He look.
ed on jerusalem He wept that the Jews
should be so blind to their spiritual interests
He wept for their hard hearteduess and IN
belief: He wept tears of pity, !of He knew
that they were soon 10 be a broken and scat.
tered people. Such are tears of sympathy
blessed, Heavenly, yes God-like! May they
still continue TO flow 10 refresh the soul, like
cooling showers on the parched earth in sum
mef.
Buck Horn. E.. F.,