Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-01-07
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4 Con BLESS IlI."

Ito" QilcH III lie we near licSe Noiuo SPohc'
and low se!dnln The heart realizes what world
Of pathos and feeling lies in them. How APT
We arc to catch at The ideal, while the real III
life, is left to pass by unno'iccd Stop with me-
and gaze upon that father who has seen some
manly ariionin his Youngest boy, which shadow
forth well spent future fr and hear tn. word
God bless you my boy" fall from the parent :
lps. DO thcv fall useless to the ground are
they forgotten ere they have died upon the lIp
3 Believe me, no. They fall upon she c"r OF
! childhood, swceler far Than the lnesrT song OF
the free fsicrrd Lirl and
i0r whilc Inc song dies wftfrnearlh9, lhe words
are treasured in tha: youthful heart. and have
made their mark for good which nothing can
efface.
See that poor, shoeless, houseless wanderer'
ns she Greens for shelter from the pi!css storm;
and shrinks against the cold walls Of that splendid
mansion. You are half inclined to pass her oy'
bu, the rood angel at your side whispers you t"
sion, and as YOU draw few shining pieces from
your pocket, and place them in the despi.c.;
ones hard. does not her = God bless you' sir
send the life blood dancing to your heart ana
does not sleep seem swecter As you drranll.y
lose your senses, with those three words SIN
rinrinp in vour ear" God bless you
Stem with me into that little cottage, which Is
u,acat so prcttiy by the side OF that merry aa''
r;no stream Surely sorrow could never come
NOR ~ swre, = spol rs that. We en!rr--:hc
on. side has sadly beticd the inside, for here
everything is ruin, and yet but Il few years ago
al Was bright sunshine in that home. :, Jun
have we here? A mother bending in silent sor-
row over Ike form Of orc who bears 'ie i'Dpiess
M \ man, and vet is so di,figured by lnlemper-
.,,,.. vuu can :carce trace the lincamcnts OF one
formed and fashioned irr the likeness OF MS Ma
ker. We wait awhile. and the drunkaEd sleep
has nossed, and he has awakened TO the lul! re-
.liza,ion of his miserable and degraded cond!'
,ion, we ret The sorrowing wife TO step SSlce,
and we i, and reason with this once loving ana
brlvrd husband, until we force the tear drop to
tho eye and bring the resolved, free. firm and
r.ridrd from his lips that he will drnE no more.
and we take his solemn pledge to that effect
ycarhas passed, ard once more we stand
yi,bin the portals Of that house, and the first
words that grea! our ear, alike from husband
and wife. are God bless you, you have made
-. yerv. very happy" Is there nothing in those
w,rd. then! Do they not repay you i thou
sand ard thousand times for your kindness to
that then poor lost one
Soc that fond father, Us lie stands beside the
loved child of his heart, aud is about 10 bestow
hcr mon another. and when the last ceremony
IL nerforned. and the last rite ended that makes
b.r ,nn,Ler's is there not world OF love, age
mud hone in that old mans heart rs he fdlter:
forth ,hc words "God bless you" Aye, that
fair one, when she has passed through Inc sum
m.r IF iifp-whrn The silver creeping IN among
L.r ..,y hur tells her that the winter OF HE J.
u.,r n, hand, and long years have passed, anc
,I,, father has zone from earth TO heavrn,-
,Lo.c words will still sound the harp><trings o.
mrnor,. and he: fathers "God bless you" vii
n.,rl,;Ire b.. her last thought as she TOO passe:
away. howe
pprhap, COR years, pcrchHnce for ever--tor d'a'l
IS The 'unly thing certain in lle-and Goes no
a.. :. Cod bless vuum whispered by that lovet
one as ,iey part in uncertainty but stu IN nope
fSm = bright star in his diadcln CT thoughts
hvrl-',is ,he brightest ole there, and VIII cling
TO- his hear, wIea all els. Shall fail
tati0d b'ess Won !" These are Il rec simple words
words. and vet how they cheer heart, sustain th'
sakina spirit and build an altar Of hope in TIT
.,ut which else we could never realize on earth
prrrNalce they are whispered above, ere utter
I'd on Garth Who can tell
','l,e poor mans God bless YOU is ere
heartfelt. and ever comes from heart Snrcliar
o.d with cralitude if not with love. They ar
e.:sy words 10 be uttered, but ot!enlimes har
loi gained Is there not that IN lhis llle 10 o
which We can 50 live ever 10 hear, ever 70. .mer
them? Ard is there rot sweet 'eeing ~he
,,,, 4, so live that we can leave this world Wit
,s ..r:,;,,iv that after Iifes ilful fever, afie
We have passed from earth away 10 IS an9I',s '
mnrd those with whom we associated. and hi
;,,rrcourse--.ye, and those too who knew Il
mh;ia ,bev were unknown to us-can say, Z
thew trace our name upon the stone which sba
stand in the quiet churchyard ;" lhcre r.: Is !.
lie.written there. He was the poor mai;s 'rIel
"a good man in the true meaning OF Inc "of
=" God Ulcss him.
TIE sUBLiMlTY OF lMPupEScE The PIC
l,oys tie Baltimore Anrrcan) OF lnSi,llliv II $