The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-03-19
From the Amulet.
A Glance at the Past.
BY MRS. A. h. DWELLING.

Swift speed the wheels Of time Days months,
and years glide noselessy aud almost impercept-
ibly away bearing upon its truthful page, the ev-
er changing aud varying scenes of fe's checkuered
pathway, its hopes and lears its joys and sorrows;
all strongly blended and inlermingIed, 10 swell the
records of the past.
The new year dawns yet ere its kindly greet
uys seem ended or we have scarce entered upon
its untried schemes and enjoyments, with an
Eagles flight it rushes Onward and the knell Of its
departure s borne in saduing tones, upon the pass
sing breeze.
The soft and cooling air Of spring comes freight
ed with the delicious olor of freshly springng
buds and blossoms brilliant and sparkling with
the dc"y fragrance of the morning sunlight, Us it's
warm, glad beams, open and expand their varied
Tor MS Of rainbow-tinted beauty and loveliness /;
while the sweet thrilling notes of its returning
wrrbes, echoing.from hill and grove. in loud re-
sponsive greeting mingled with the ceaseleSs hum
of the busy tireess bees, among the honied how-
ers all charm and euliven every scene and delight
the eur with their rich songs of joy and glainess
and following close with srl and noseless tread
Summer, in her robes Of QIeen-like beauty and
grandeur advances to crown each opening bud
and flower, with brilliant radiance and spendor,
exclusively her own; while the gently Ia ing show.
invigorate each thirsty plant scorched and droop.
ing meath the burning rays of her noontide sun
with those soft heecy clouds deeply tingei with
the bright gold and crimson hue OF its retreating
beams, floating in fairy formIso gracefully around
at close of day and loveleg far the holy calm
ness of its twilight hours, when thoughts and
scenes of other days rush over the mind as with a
magic power hallowei as twere by sweet ascot
ations OF kindred home AMI friends once dear, but
now gone forever gone save what fond mem.
or;'s treasured up, with more than miser care and
its truthful tablet deep engraved in years long
since gone by which in the stiffness of this SO
cred hour it loves to trace each cherished name
and read them Ger and DER fondly recalling eacl
familiar face radian, as then, with smiles Of hop
seems closely blended with the present hour an,
for moment we forget that any,ong, long, weary
years of ceas,less toll and care, have come anC
gone. leaving their impress on each furrowe
! cheek that time hath wrought change. fearful
b and lasting till we wake from pleasing dream
to lifes realities aud find alas that all have flown
that we have passed. though not unscathei, th
battles strife the surging pillows roar thougl
meath its dark and frowning waves, bright hope
were wrecked and prospects TOO, of promise fair
untimely bghted /; these oil have swiftly passed
| and Autumn, with it's chilling winds, its fadin
e flowers, its withered falling leaves, all sad an
0 mourntul like the crushed hopes of many strick
v comes stealing on and soon, too soon alas tn
i warbiers song is hushed the sweet low murmur c
the grove is stilled and sadly through its Ieafe:
l. boughs, the signing winds unheeded moan an
J, ruin AMI decay, every leaf and shrub, and faC
O ed bower is stamped indelibly while change, sal
n desolating change DER all is written an embler
e true of that last fearful change that comes 10 al
that dreaded hour, when all earth'S bright thOug
N transient Joys, like Autumns withered flowers n
10 cede from view and the freed spirits left aloI
" and unprotected, to tread deaths darksome vale
ID then TOO the drifting, sleetng storms the fer
10 and bowling blasts of winters dreary mouths,coH
all too soon binding with icy chains the babblir
brook the ripping stream and lake, and over Q
lK Its snowy mantles thrown lheerless and cold,
III TO shut from sight the barren waste so late atir
NJ in smiling robes Of life and beauty bright; sI
o. dark indeed, and sad the picture now, were not Il
IN promise given that soon again esrth's brigi
y, ~ green carpet should be spread anew; and tend
sI spnnging plants and buds again burst forth. a
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