Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-24
Communicated

fFom the pen of young contributor 10 th.
Sentinel. Il will be read with interest:
Communicated.
Once more my portfolio IS open before ma
my pen is in my hand. rny ink is waiting near
and still ! hesilate--sny thoughts are wander.
ing' now they mindfUlIy, yet maliciously tell
me taat all Is ready; then they dart away into
some wild vassTy or improbable fancy; here
VIC stop to contemplate panoramic view.
which time only can conplete-spd IN
which my friends and are the chief movers
ana lgain, we are living over the past DWELL
ing on its hours gone by, and lingering over
many scenes, which from the rest stand forth.
as marks ofjoy or sorrow.
1t IS day that invites reposc, for thore Is a
quiet aenosphsre that only pervades the
Slbbath; the SIN has peculiarly gentle
glance for the smiling earth, and the 'sephrys
as they inpaFt life-no.ion 20 tbs graceful To-
liage without awake to tuneful melody the
'eoiian in my window. and form a pl aintive
harmony with .he subducd rill of the love
song of thu robin.
l. IS tie hour Of church service, sad
forth from their homes, II answer TO the peal
ing chime Of the bells, many have gone ND
to worship to the house Of prayer-and they
slowly move onward. some to ths small
co.tags chs ea bsyoaa. less imposing IN ap.
psaranco than any other IN our city, but
which draws within It's walls the majority OF
the intellectual and spidtusl OF our community.
and so.ns:o tho gorgeous oiifcs whers God
is worshippsi with forms bsrt on velvet cush-
ions, and prayers are read from books with
golden clasps Occasionally I recognize
familiar face and form. and then my eyes
! follow them till they are lost in the distance.
or till they are hid by ths city hall across the
way. How the haart bounds and tho pulse
/ qUlckens. IS far asay from homo aud frisnds
and comparative stranger. the eye eatchej
glimpsos Of some cne 10 sight and sous
dear" lis pleasure TO know that the
your image ia enShrined and that betwse1
yea and thea. ssrro Is N zzssetic 6saa6 vxi5[
,hsy cenno: FIJI 'o-ssl. and TIA. over you sx-
crts powerful influence.
And all arc seeking for Heaven and hap-
Iiness. but in this search hsw divergent are
the paths we tread And can those souls
whose paths on earth 81 widely separate.
whn have no sympathies in common. 10
thoughts in uniso,, in the spirit world meet
and in orc sphere commingle? All. no--lne-
thinksthsa soul with kindred soul. spirit with
kindred spirit shall blond. and in an upward
onward course together move on through
the endless cycles Of eternity.
Aad still they iaoye on and still we are all
moving on TO the great Sabbath of our lives.
And now that the last lingering ons has
been gathered within the sacred wall. and
the streets seem empty and deserted, Nature
commences her sermon TO me; no organ peals
for,h--but a choir Of fathsred songsters, with
voioes of sweetest modulation. and accents
attunel to melody sing and speak to me Of
Coils insfable love Each tree and shrub
and every living thing join in the chorus, and
the united music OF ths spheres rises to q
heavenly throne This communion with the
beautiful and good elevates the soul. for as
Nature bears no inharmonions chord. IL raises
US In tho scale Of being, Until by assimilation
we becons good and pure
EMMA ELTON.
Il NEw York, Nav l3, '55.