American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-11-22
The Summer isI knaed.

Ir1 Summer is endedy the sun in his annual
pathway has cfossed ths equatorial line
once more. apd leh our northern pole in.
another six months night His noontide
rays fall more aslsnt across, our own fields,
and grow weaker in their powers to warm
and enlivsn. The. shadows lenglben at
midday, and in the direction BheDse comes
chill and frost, The enemy Of vegetable
life has,scareely yet touched leaf or flower
with his destroying finger. but il is evident
y the obseryant eye, that the period Of Wig
orous growth has passed away. aud that
the season is about to fall into the "sear
and yellow leaf" As the gray or approach
ing age hnAnifests itself here and there a.
mid the raven locks Of manhood even in
lis prime, as tinge Of brighter color lights
up the youthful cheek OF The consumptive
with premoni:ory symptom Of impending
DOOM, SO does the changing green Of the
summer foliage indicate It's sppToashiag
fall. ''
But amid these indications Of . coming .lni
change, there is mingled an Infinite a,
mount Of present enjoyment and future
hope; the gathered harvest, the mellswiug
fruit, the riPenipg nut, TIE prospect Of a
respite fem summers tolls, and the sp-
proagh ot winter enjoymeuts, the scatter
ing ofepidemic diseases before The health
bearing breath Of a polar atmosphere, tie
new lease of existence which will be given
to Thousands Of suffering fellow men,
whose only hope is 10 return Of cooler
and pp.er air, AMI tie quicker pu!niioas
OF young and lusIy iife, which bounds re
sPonsiyo to tie breath Of winter. and drives
back his icy approaches by more Vigor-
Gus activity Of the vital powers. all unite 10
render The prospect Of The coming death
Ike sleep of all vegetable life. pleasing as
well Is melancholy. .,,,,
Seed time aud harvest bas come and
gone; ii has been q seed Tina Of evils and
q harvest Of death in n1sny respects. ~ well
as one Of good, and harvest Of life. Seed
time and harvest viii come and 90 again
and again to the end Of time. II has been
promised By OSE potent TO redeem The
pledge, and who uever changes his pur-
Doses; but shoy win not always come and
go to US. for each succeeding season find.
the ranks of the sewers and reapors graJu-
ally made up ofnew. recruits Here vet
eran retires and one Of middle age fills Lis
place, TO grow old ia return; there mid
die aged reaper faints and falls out Of the
ranks, but the gap is suddenly closed up
by a new conner; in another part Of tie
field a youthful iaborer. fun Of activity aad
hope, is stricken down. but his place Il
speedily made good, aai The work ofiims
goes braTely on. 'e '''' 70 'Uo' oa' ~
And yetws have each an individual des
tiny to fulfil. and an individual duty h
perform, whether we SOW with broad o
narrow cast; whether We cut the harves
with wide sweeping and lusty stroke o
fill the place Of humble cleaners in III
great field, It is the manner in which vi
perform our part. that will tell uper
our future we'll being. II is not the mar
OF the greatest intellect, nor he who ooeu
pies the highest place, that will receive tb'
creates! reward at the Harvest Home; bu
he who does his whole duty 70 the bss, O
, his ability. Whether his situation be lofty o.
low. 1t becomes US then to strive in tn
summer of life to garner upa harvest o
good deeds, such as will support us in ou
winter years, in time, and toll in our be
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