American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-11-25
ESTABLISHED, IN 1926

30 s. lea aVf
Music AND FLowERs.--TWo gifts God
has bestowed on Us thai fave ikihsmselves
no guilty, trait. and shows an essential di,
vineness Music Is one o. them, which
seems as rhengh itWere never born Ofesrth
but fingers with Us from the gates Of heav-
en-. Music, wticl ,bresitesover the. gross
or sad. or dQpbdVR heart.tO ihspirsl lif with
conseiopsness offs most mysterious afin-
lies, and 70 Touch tie cord 9 Its uDdsyeo-
ted, unsHspsctsd life, And The, other gift is
that Of fOUeys, which though horn Of earth,
we may well heIieva, Il fanyihingsoi esshly
soil grows in higher Feslm--.f- any OF its
methods are eGnlinued--ifs any ofiis forms
are ideatical there. will live on thes
banks of the river Of Life. Flowers. that
in all our eladness, in Az our soTIsW. are
peyer ineongruous--alwsys appropriate
Appropriate in the Church, ss expressive
Of its purest OF its most soci ! themes, and
blending their sweetness with the incense
Of praytr. Appropriats in the Joy Of the
marriage hour, in the onrliaess Of the sick
room, and crowning with propkeey the
forsheads Of the deaf They give COM
pl5tsness TO tlls associations Of childhood,
and are approximate even by tie side ofold
age, strange as thair freshness contrasts
with the wrinkles and the gray hairs:
Tor still they are symholiaal OF the soul per.
pe'ual vouth The inward hlossoming Of inn
NOR talitr, the amaranibins crown. InShe
prsssrcs We feel hat when the body shall
drop as . withersd calyr. tie seul shah go
frur;h as q winged seed.--RsU Chopin,
FRiEyDs IN PRosPERIrY One OF the
hardest trials OF these who fsfl from aflu.
encN and honor TO. poverty and ohscnTity,
is the discovery that Che al,acLmeut Of so
many in whom thew coafled. was a pre-
tence. mask. to gain their own ends. or
was miserable shslIowness. Somewhat,
doubtless. Il with regraf thar these frivolous
followers Of the world desert If ose upon
whom they have hwued; tui tleysoou for
get item Flies leave The kitchen when
the dishes are empty. The parasites that
cluster bout the faverile of fortune, to
gather bis gifts. and climb BY his aid. lin
ger with the sunshine. sc.tlsr stths ar,
prosch Of q s'oTm. ~ tie leavee cling TO
tree in sum mer wesiher. tut drop of at
she brea'h OF wintsr, and Lave it naked 10
the singing blast. Like ravens settled
down for a banquet, ard suddenly scared
by noise. bow quirly st lie first sound
| OF calamity these superficial earthliugs are,
mere spects on the horizen!
But true friend sit. in the center. and
"a fr AL times. Our need only reveals
him more fully. and tinfs him more
cios'lv to US. Prosperity AMI adversely
are both reveaIers. the Difference. being that
in the former our friends know us, in the
latter We know item, But notwithstanding
the inscincerity anil grepdisess prevalent
among men. there is vast deal more o.
esteem and fellow vearrine tlss is. ever
Outward shown. There are more .exam-
pi@s Of unaduleratad affection, more deeds
Of silent love and mapnaimitr, than is usu-
ally supposed. Our misfcriunes being TO
cur sides real friends. before unknown
Benevolent impulses. where we could not
expect them, in mo2Nst privacy. enaet'
manv scene Of beautiful wonder amidst
plaudit of ancl4s.-N. American Review:
RIA swedish lady passed through
Chicago on'Sunday. on her wav to Sheboy :
gan. where her hushan5r sides. who left
Sweden one year ago last August. for this
country. and has consequently been over
fourteen months on her wayl She vas
shpwre"ked twire. the first time on the
cost Of Scotland on hosrd an American
vessel called the MIy Qd~en She had
endured innumerahlA hsrdships on the
way, and twice paid Tor her passage with
that of her children who accompany her
three girls. from about seven 10 twelve
Years of age. She had been in III is couns
try before. and returned 10 Sweeden on q
visit. The family took the cars for Mil-,
waukies. greatly rejoiced that their long
journey was so near at an end! t@