Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1847-1861, 1857-06-03
KINGS SPEECH,
W. BBINs GODFREY.

yI presence, the innocent festivities Of The day.
II Sgutefu to our feelings TO be thus assured
tina, there are those among us, who, having passed
tie period which define and separate youth from
manhood, are still delighted to recall TO mind
tho.c hacyon days which. on occasions like this,
was want to klndle in their own hearts pleasure
bic motions and can well appreciate the kindred
jov, which now well up in the young hearts around
theM.
II is pleasant to our feelings to know, that the
en- .ossing care Of business may, for brief period.
b. id aside, TO permit Of Il participation IN our
Mas Day celebration.
Well is it for the world that there is 30 intimate
a ,uIncction between youth and manhood, child
hsnj aud old age that the one must be interested in
tlie other, and each find its chief enjoyment here,
tn. pne in comforting, sustaining and cheering
the ,ther.
&c day, the month, the ceremonies Of the oc.
cJ aud these happy, smiling faces arc und US,
~ nrc calculated 10 fill our hearts with naught
a. Csttude and love and joy.
lie occasion is not without it's benefits TO the
ages as well as the young 10 the one, 1t serves
M abeau:ifu memento Of the past, pointing back
to tie launching Of ifcs giddy boat and directing
the memory along to watch its onward course rs
it gracefully glides by the green and Towering
b,pts, until it bounds amid the surging waves
n,uthe bounlless, boistrous sea of life. 1t re
minis him Of the evec widening ocean and con
starily increasing bllows, on which his frail bark
s tCssed and rocked, the farther he proceeds on
his purncy Of life. 1t warns him that the present
be dat PRESENT in the spring time of his existence.
Tothe other, it opens n beautiful panorama to dis
pel ,he gloom and sadness which might settle up
on Ac young brow, contemplating the yet untried
realty of the future, and to invoke u heartfelt
gratitude for all these happy moments, and this
wopdrous beauty. Ever after throughout life.
ourtnin,ls may revert to this scene, and draw
f.od it invaluable lessons. When tolling with
tEs1king stes mp the steep and rugged hill Of
f7sr as-- i..""- ~ -" fsarf"Ily in the dim:
!. ~ nee ul the :Lture, We may turn nnd view thr
riery Of the past and our gaze will long linger
this grateful oasis. For all Of us, this gorgeous
pagDItry Of nature is prepared. For us the chill
inc blasts of wi ltcr are hushed-its icy hand is
stayed For us the genial sun, the halmy breeze,
the fragrant flowers and the ver'lant fields Of
sprng have come. For us the little forest song
sies trill their sweet notes Of praise and nature
nut, on her sunshiniest smile. They tell us 10 be
happy, they tell US TO be wise. Go abroad,
Upon the paths Of nature. where all
Its voices Whisper and its silent things
Breathe forth The deep beauty Of the world,
Kneel at her simple altars.
Ky young companions, 1t Is well that we re-
member that like early flowers, our youthful hopes
bul and bloom, sometimes. alas, but To beerushed
anl lwthercd blythe frost of time Or the cold blast
of disappointment.
Kri as mighty nature bound us from our BIRTH
IL sun is in the heaven, life on carlh
.SA.y i; in the valley, splender i'll the beam,
ltt4 !. Ii. the gale, freshness in the stream.
I she has within her powers to rcsuscitate and
r,yHcate herself, 81 We must not forget that We
hA, within us arts that can lift W fallen hopes.
an bid them live again.