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bnc' suos,er aud 10 the echoes tha; Wer,
s9''sF than any | have since heard Al
'aeFe i Eothiug su sArtA - enchanting a
tue sosnss % 10y earliest youlh
/ Hope iBdGigei bius.lf A. sly. sirp;f
eAHt sIils, Ase they proceeded ea iAsi
way home a. they jogrneysd bat slowly
msoy ytArs elapsed ara ibsy appro.sLt.
tue spot whsnsc they bad detsrtsi I; :,
happened one tAy ,Esy met an old man
beading uadsr the Esigtt Of years. an.
walking With trembling stops leAaisg on
his staf Memory at ooce rresguiIea him
as the youth they bad ,Sea es!ag 20 ssLool
on their brst eutssi IL the tour .: ths world
/ A. theJ oAns beGScr, ~. o!i uuu rsr.ls. !
on hts STAG, and lsskiug At Hope, Who Le
Tag immortal, was sii!l bli'hs young Icy,
sighed a. q his heart Vas breaking
ysuih
" Ia: ails,h me, be replied in feeble
i.ltsrisg veies -'sha, shoald all me. bu,
cid age 1 have sHtlivsd my health and
strength have survived al that va, near
aud dear l have seen all that | loved o..
that loved me, struck dovn 70 the earth Ike
dead leaves IA su'Gmn, and ssE l stand
IKE an cid tree without brAuchss, ss1 with
out verdarc have enly jasi ousacb of
sensation 10 kncE that aa miserable and
ihs recollection " tbs happiacss Of nv
yonihfnl days, when careless aud fs'l II
bhssfsl autisipstious, vas a laughing
merry boy, enly aiSs 10 ths trissr!es Bow
saduss
Behold . said Memory. tho caaseaasucs
OF thT deception and ~ looked Ierfosch.
fally =, beF comyAliou
Behold replied usps. 'tbs deception
rtae'.esd BY 'hyself Thoa per- aalest hin
that be was happy in his youth DasttI on
remember iAe BOY We mc, when sc 6r,t .st
out together, Who vac veegiaE on III. E.v
% s:Aoa. Aat als-!aE 70 b. LeaEF
MeMery essi desa hgs eyes saI vas 81.
hu.s way onward, they came 20 mis-
aged woman. meanly clad Gsi stalking with
Pdsy She sat Alsus her bead resting op
her bosom, and as the pair APP reached, VAN.
iy tried 70 raise i, uptoIoO4 NJ Iaem
Good morrow, old la-y- and al, hsppi-
nsss 20 you, cried Hope gsily, Aad the gld
woman thought At vas loos time siues shs
had heard such cheering sAlaiiou.
'haPpiuess = said she, In a voice that
qusvered with weakness asd inirmity.-
'Happinsss | hsys not kaaEn IL since
vas little g.rl without care and ssrros
y, remsm6sr those delightful days. when
l thought Of nothing bat the prrseai ne
meat, nos cared Tor Ihs future or The past
WhsE | laughed aud played sad suUE, from
morning til night, and enVied na one. or
wished 10 30 any otLsr than | was But
tho's happy times arc past, never t. return
o. II could only snee more return to the
days Of my childhood Z
The old woman sunk bsek on her seat,
aud tie tears n0Se from her hollow eyss
Mesn0ry again TeProashei her CON panion.
but be only asked her IL she Tsea.lselsd tie
i!it!s gil they had mst lcag tilas ego.
Sho Was 80 miscrabls Lccau.s sho sas 80
Young Memory knew it we'll enough. asd
sii net Su0,ber word
They noW Spproaehei their home and
MsmaTy Was oH tlp tSo with the thought of
o4cs more euJayiug tAs uueqaalisd hesatiss
ct th"ss scenes from which shs had leea
80 long rpsraied BgI. some hos or oilsr.
1t 'crEs- s4sy we're sadly changed Meth
CT 80 grass Wa - green, The Bowers 50
sweet aud lOTely, nor oii tbF Drc0E mufrDuT,
tie eca0e, susSCr, or the birds siuC bali 20
eucnasiingiy, - she TtmoEi Lered them Ia
long iiIac past
Alas she exclaimed. how changed is
everything | alone sm the sane
Everything Is toe saMr. and thoa slene
art ehaa-si, answered Hope Thou hast
deceived sbJsalf in the pas, jast - Inueb as
deceived siasrs "a the future
What u ,t you are d,,paunr sbsutp
asked az Old man, whom they haa uot 90
aaHuaFH lnF. - 4
iy = them ! bsys lived almost fourssofc
and zen years, aud ny cxPerenes may per
LaEr susa's u.e q decide EeIalra Jog
They told hJm the oeeasiou % tAeiT Sisa.
grscmeDs aud related tbe history of ,hsir
journey aroshd the earth The old uan
SAILED, aad for fsu mouent. at tunsI
10 thought He then said % tbsm
Il, too, have lived 10 see sii the hopes II
ny youth tara into shadows. clouds aud
darkness, sad vanish toto nothing too.
have survived my foriuSe my friends nv
ehilt5en-'he h,larity Of Yeah add iLs
Hs.silg o. Lhsalih
'Aua dos, thea Tot 4s.pairf said Mem.
Org
No, ! hsvs shII ore AsPs lsft ne
'Aud What is thatT
The hope 5f lsaveu
Msmsry tgrEei towards HOPE. idrsv
hsrrcf iatJ bis arms WAieh opened = Ie.
esiss bsr, ass buTst iaio tears. stsl4im
ing
'Fsrrivs ms. have isas tbss irjasi..
Les ss DtteF ags,s ssDsrate f,5a sash
ether
Wish sl ny heart 'aii Hoes. a1I they
csn'inasi Tor ever ahsf % wander trEstder
hsad md hsnd ih5sush tbs so'id
EFA essiis@an sas alss dinisg riit
frioua ubea smost Et.z ifll st5fa ares.
la hsPe- ~ abatsnsat ihs eu,srtsrmsst
vas ysstp,nsa % tbs lstrsi rsssiil 10 baur
bat at lssgib 30 va over ed tbs ftorm
taoHsd Do F.gbs e gsasisE Iat sn tar eel.
tar} gfcs uorfs sd ssrss Ths bsst is
slftsd 81 tts guests asssptsacs o. islei8r
~ tbf Hisht. iu riss q tAa tmBsasih. .ts
oi rsacliaE haas TIE Easst osmplisd. 80
is fes miautss uzs H,isssl fism t5s ~
lor u bslf "a boar Be sPgssfs8 5Fsacst5
sta Faia
'Whsrs in bsagsh's hsas have yea bee g.
asted tas hosi. rieuinE ils riaTa.sr 10 tiar
stjrci Lac iog stgut she psus tss lits
sssPiug aiiiov sbssi ths hrsa
4 ftil Be- qaistly skskihg ss ne ester
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