Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-01-12
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OLD MEMORIES,


How silently sublime they come to US,
those hallowed "old memories" Scenes CT
.childhood eager sports and ramb'es, gay
scenes and childish heaks s-all these come
to us in one thought Of the past. How
many little treasured and loved incidents
spring up in The mind, and then, too. how
many sad and desolaiing occurrences ICON
up to mar the pleasing past dream The
serene azure SKY may smile, withoutits sill
yer clouds, as lis vapltrd depths are bath
ed in Fl Iod of golden sunshine. and yet
the lightning be heating It's seething bolts
aud The storm.king marsbaling for the on
set. While sitting in contemplatve mood,
the other evening, thought of the past
came stealing up DER my unshaped imagin-
ings, and many happy. oh! how many hap
py scenes came once more before me. l
was a child lhen-Nith first remcmbrances
knd'ing themselves on my young memory.
Childhood lost ilselfin happy youthful days;
and then it was, when had only reached
the age of six, quickly spent and shortened
years, the first "waye of trouble rolled
across this peaceful breast" The snow
flakes had fallen for several days in uni bro
ken succession. until the snow had reached
an unusual depth. In the night il cleared
Of, and On the morning of,he third dp, the
sun came smiling up DER The white-cur-
tanned forest-trees that skirted The noun,
tain's edge, in front Of the "old homo
stead." aud bathed everything with golden
gorgcousness l recollcctit so well. Faith
er had been very sick-I heard the doctor
say t. uncle, one evening, as they sat con
versing together, that consumption had
marked my father as asure victim-but l
was TOO young TO know what that precisely
meant. went up to the doctor and asked
him. He had spoken in such an impress
i've manner, that knew there Was some
thing dreadful connected with it. As it
generally occurs, | did not know even " bat
the doctor tried TO convey when he tod me
that father was very unw ell, that he would
Try and restore him to us as soon as the
winter had gone. and it would become
warm. As said, he had been very sick,
and on the morning of the day that the sun
came up so cheerngly and cas-. its genial
rays into his sunken and pallid features. as
he sat in an easy arm chair, looking out at
the window, he thought he would be able
to go over to the old mill---or anywhere, SO
that bis dull monotony would be broken
for few moments since be had not been
able to leave the house for nearly two
months. An ample path had been made to
the mill through the snow, and father tho
the effort to get there would be nothing
compared to the luxury it would afford him
to catch the pure fresh air Of heaven, and
feel the effolgent rays of the sun. | recol
ect well how mother had secured bin
; against the slightest possibility Of taking
cold, and as we passed the door towards tht
street, with what a fearful eye she turne,
to some household duty baa vsayl
When father had returned from the mill
, after having remained there for shor
time. he seemed much better than he has
for several weeks The fresh air seemedt Il
have rerived him. Blu. alasl the bloom