Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-11-26
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LADIES DEPARTMENT..
Written for the Spirit Of the Age.
TO THE SOCIAL CIRCLE.
Sabbath Musings-No. z.

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Sabbath Musings-No. 4.
Time pouses never in his steady march
and death is ever an attendant companion,
scattering uuerring darts in every possible
direction. Upon flames topmost height stands
one whom we might be paraoned for dceming
safe upon its dazzling pinnacle. Fearlessly
and grun&y, as il possessed with the powers
&C a demi-goj, he planted his foot within
niche after niche, and mounted at every step
higher and still higher in his perilous ascent.
Circumstances impeded-focs Knocked, and
even friends smiled in derision. But with
determined aim he struck down each difficulty,
strobe romorselessly over each opposing fac
ton. and his aims glowed out with toe much
gorgeous and bewildering earthly brightness
for rim 10 cast one transient glance upon the
%enyious mockery at his back. And this long
SOUGHT. eagerly-contested position at length
i won! lie draws q long, deep respiration
of relieT-casts n hurried glance over the
road ne has Travelled, the difficulties overcome,
perhaps the conscience he has mutilated, the
friends forsakeu, the Heaven-born hopes that
have been destroyed, and ere he harmonizes
oil these sacrifices with the glory gained,
death aims a yenomed shaft, and he topples
30 the earth to commingle with the ashes Of
the hcggar.
The proud monarch ftbm his goFlen throne
~+,S v Ivids no will the dssP0t's dlrest sceptre
tho dimpled babe 10 smiling JOY learning
its FIRST lesson Of love from q mothers breast
tho sinner who has hoary headed grown
amid every reeking sink of moral deprayity
tho blushins bride awaiting with thrilling
heart strings the coming Of her lord at the
~nlbr-none, nono may claim exemption
Youth, beauty, intellect, fame, love-all that
makes life u garland of gladstone, fragrant
H.. ,y.,I V,thspn. E,r N mid than. tho
destroying archer selects n victim as reck-
lcssly as from the illiteratc and Starving, who
dare not commit the sacrilige of lifting q
dying eye to their gladncss and glory.
"Not always Heavens destroying angel
shrOuds
His awful form in tempests and in clouds
lie fills the summer air with latent power,
lie hides his venom in the scented flower,
lie steals upon thee in the ~zephyr's breath
Ana lcstal g%arlands veil the slafts of death!
The plague spreads its dark portentou
wings and sweeps the earth, unmindful of tn
links that are sundered, the hearts that ar
broken.
The rich, the poor, ore common bed
Shall find in the unhonored grave,
Where weeds shall crown alike the heaC
Oftyrant and Of slave"
Ave, there are times when no loves to laug
10 scurn all the fictitious barriers Of glory an
ofgold. When the air is dark and heav
with pestilential vapors, and rank after ran
Of human matter falls in its blighting patti
way, leaving none in this terror stricken spat
u marshal the mighty host or hoist Il
mourning penants which should precede ii
fallen hero to his lOwly tomb: And whe
tho panic has been again succeeded by Il
sir ,f huaipn4a aud tho atrifA of conn pntiti(
when the sun has drank up the dead
poison and life and health floats upon all q
unseen waves Of the upper atmosphere,
immense earthly treasures know not whe
to pile themselves up in q grand and state
maasalcum for the pcrpetuation of his dee
aud his name.
I'm view of this common destiny, how
significant and mean many of the phantol
we so eagerly pursue. Pleasures becol
shorn Of their anticipated power to cre'
ioy. The once mellihueut notes from Fam
shrill Charlton. will fall ekatipgly upon the
ms surgles the music flow ofmany waters
that of the drowning mar. Wealth, with
it's glitter and tinsel, pomp and show, loo
It's capability to dazzel in that solemn no
The intellect which q world acknowsledg
and thousands stood in awe before its mag
tuLc, Lecomes yalueless unless its strong
aspirations hove been directed Heavenwa
the loye which has brightly gilded q life til
~mautlirg the cheeks with a richer GLOW
Lighting the eye with u deeper %lustre, g
thrilling the heart with q stronger, war;
appreciation, then give out no pleasant lis
unlesss mixed up with it were well based
ticipations Of II purer love in heaven. Z
ps one by one these distinctive features
life resolve themselves into their original M
ingress 10y the light of an eternity which
gins to CLINT upon the failing vision, oh!
suprcmely absurd must appear the occu
tion Of wrapping about such frail forms
maUtl, Of arrogant superiority. Then {
the soul quickcned in all it's vast capalili
o. intensity, as it reels upon times CIR
Hing verge bursts the startling cry ooh
what is man that thou art mindful Of hin
tho son Of man that thou shouldst visit hi
IL is in the possession of health and il
eEco that these solemn lessons should
treasured in the heart and acted out in
1t should form no minor part of our q
duty to endeavor to realize the unutter
attributes Of God as n Creator and Prese
ct man and this contemplation can n
fail to awaken sensations of profound wo
atthe extent Of Ills condescending love.
will the intense longings ofthe spirit life
Sltiated here. But since Thou art thus
in all thy perfcctness, oh my Father, q
the inyigorating dewdrop and refres
shower to the fields and meadows of all
abundant harvest and hsplth's enjoy
alike to the just and unjust, help ever
thy sinful creature, in my feeble efforts
what to initiate Thine " magnanimity
the similarity Of structure, both menta
physical, which has been the commo
Gowmcnt of humanity-the fact Of OF
debtedness to one great Creator-our ST
tibility in a greater or less degree to the
class Of influences, be not sufficient to
the links Of tolerance and forbearing
about our each and every heart,
Surely n sense ofesr mortRfity,
A consciousness how soon we shall be
Or if we linger but q few short year
How sure to look upon our brothers
Should ofitself incline to pity and to
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