Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-01-07
Written for the Spirit of the Age.
a Thought.

Gentle Spring has visited us by which we
have been reminded Of youth in all its lowell.
ness As fair maiden appears arrayed in
robes OF beauty, so does. spring lovely spring
appear IN all the gorgeous array of uneuuai
ed simplicity, and loveliness. Think for q
moment OF her as she makes her first appear
! ance IN the beautiful and baimy month,of Nav,
See the gentle and blushing bud of the John.
quli, as it makes its first appearance. How
tlmldly it peeps forth from its hiding place
as If it feared that all was not right Witbout
But It's assured by the merry warbling. OF
the teathered Inhabitants of the woodland
that 1t is time to be up and doing. See how
maJestically Spring, the most beautiful of all
seasons, waves her sceptre. But there comes
one more powerful than she, who plucks her
sceptretrom her gentle, and unchiding hands
Ihis Is summer. With it, it brings scorch-
ing heats, under the burden of which we
would mover be able to stand. were it not for
the consolation, that we know it will not a |.
ways be thus.
30, IN the course Of human events, summer
yields to the gentle touch of the cool Au-
tumnal breezes. And o how cheering. and
how refreshing they seem after having toiled
solong with unrelenting summer. How soul.
| cheering 1t is TO reap tho reward of our la
pour, now that summer has past, and Au-
tumn relgns victorious, at least for season.
low the sturdy farmer is fully repaid for his
years toll, by seeing his store-houses filed
with goods, which has been the reward of
MS iabour When he beholds his barn, his
garner, his store-house, all filled to overflow
ing' then 1t is, that he feels it is profitable to
iaoour' ana leave the consequences to Him
VINO rules the uniserse In his own way. He
Ieeis that ne has not laboured, and toiled,
and borne the burden and the heat of the
day." without his reward.
But scarce have We entered fully into the
enJoyment of Autumn, when alas her gen.
tie progress is arrested, as it were in a mo-
ment. She too must now fold her arms in
sleep and quiet. for time at least. AL
though she Is so lovely, and enjoyed so much
by US, yet We are doomed to see her pass
from our embrace, as if by magic Ii is
now dread Winters turn; who lifts the reins
from the grasp of her who has so earIy filed
an untimely though honorable greave. Win
ter now drives with uurelenting fur7. re-
gardless of circumstances. She now entire
ly disrubes all nature of her beautiful oar
ments, and bring with her appearing. tb.
blasting winds, and freezing colds, and
drenchIng rains, which with all their efforts
combined. gives to all things round a glco-
my and loathsome appearance. So much
50 that our eyes would fain turn from behold
ing them, and sudeavor to find something
more comely to look upon"-But no, we
are doomed to endure this for a season at
least. And how anxiously we look forward
to the time when it shall not be thus-whep
we shall be rid Of this tyrant ruler But we
cannot stay her hand for moment. but
must wait patiently the time for change in
the appearance Of things.
We have thus hurriedly viewed the four
seasons Of the year; and although we find
many things at which to murmur, although
we are prone to, and do find fault, yet, who.
we ask who, on earth who but good and
Advise Creator, could have ordered matters
thus, For behold all things apr ear in order
Nothing is out of its place-Eyery season
appears and disappears in perfect order-No
confusion can be seen. Therefore we should
learn to submitto all seeming disadvantages
and inconyeniencies with which we have to
encounter. And here, for the present we
let the curtain fall. p III. w.
| Green Co. Ala.