The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-08-11
From the Mountain Echo.
Life, as It appears to the Young.
BY MISS g. Q. D.

the misty veil which conceals from US our
destiny, and know all, Before time, With
ats slow, unchanging movement, brings il
upon us. For what purpose have been
created What end will be answered
by my existenceH Are the earnest ques.
iions which recur again and again to The
mind OF every one just entering upon real
life-the life of awakening thought and
purpose. What part will be called up.
Or to perform on this great arena Of action
aud "he,e will ms couise lie Will il
he darhensu IS ovcr'nIging clouds of
doubt and sorrow, or iend, red brilliant bv
the cheering beams Of hope! VIII flow
ers or thorns rredominate in my future
pathway The mind ,unly qrc~,'-ns
It's tate Of surrounding nature The ST.
ieat stars above, which seem so iraught
with mystic meaning, with dim fore
shadowings OF the future, re;urn no an.
swer; aud the most intense light OF rea.
sou cannot throw one ray on the Obscuri.
ty before us. And no one can doubt that
II is better thus, that the hand of Infinite
Mercy has spread the cloud which con
ceals much, perhaps, that il revealed at
once, would be more than human forti-
tude could bear, and would render miser.
able, by the horrors Of anticipation, what
might otherwise be the brightest period
s,;d,h n. "a y ~" '" - n"S
as whon ha ,,ar,,,;,. i';,,, -, aI".;sL Ipl
;Ilus:on' u,wavar ,,mo,, ,o ,a" I;',
Ore. will, and condamn ,h;s son,;,n,,, r",
Il canuo, be denied thn, ,nrcI, ~ Ir,a
brigI,nsss and hnnvarcr ~ of rn",h % sn,;m,, "r
from ,b.se ;Iiusi,ns Shr; ou, 60
kunviedos sc ,,o;, ,,,,o Ias,;o. -
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cei,fd .xn.,,a,i,ns of L.n,r..s omit, =,
nj. 81. ,,T;,,. ~
forliddirr from contrast, TLev view liz.
under fJ.. ,soac,s For ius,nuce hon
very Inn, lf. .nr.,r.,o ,hn -,
They seldom ,l,inE nr !, .s bsy;,a nm end.
or. when ,h.;r .,,a,,;o, !. .w,LaroJ - T.
trausi.n, n,,rro Ian IN. d..,L nf ,Ioso
wi IA vI,o,, ,I,a, l,ya h..a, ;,,,,,oJ;.,,.I,,
s,c,a,ca soon h,n;sh rho ,Iou',L, l,y
,,y ng ,ha, only The old and fe.hIe die.
they IN the hloo,n of vou,b and health
need fear no,bino. Thew have ve, ,n.nv
wears 20 live. whv shonld ,Ley lool =,
far in advance, A rear scans ~ ,bem
an nlmos, in,erminable period Of time
and even a dsv brino. will so ma,v va
ried and interesting nursu;,s nresen,s so
many new subjects for ,hougbt ~ ,ho;,
awakening minds as 10 equal in leny,h.
apparentlv MANY da,s of m,,u,e M. -
Perhaps one reason why lime .n,.,,s q,
much longer N the von,o Tia, 20 ,bosa
more advanced IN GG. ;s Ina, they oye
constantly forming Mans cor tho fI,u,a
looking forward 10 some dis,an, season Of
expected pleasure and un,il that il nj.
tanned. ,ha hours seem ,o move nm ls,d.,
WINGS
Life anpear. ,o ,la vop,o much hr;o,,.
or than il ,s in reality and il il I'm, na,n
raj ,ba, il sbonld he 90 : Yon;b "a com
p.ra,iyely free from cares ANXIETY Mem.
o,y presents hut little 10 cast a shade n
doubt or m;soiv;no on tho hrilI;an, pros
pee. before them. Surrounded from in
fancy with kind and induIoeut friends
anxious TO pra,ify eysry reasonable wish
and. 10 screen them. as Ear q, possible
from every snnoyance. thew scarcely know
the meaning of the word SORROW and
cannot believe that their future life will
6e less careless and happy than their nsst
has been. Like the child who paxes a,
the sun and the b,iph, world aroSnd him
through frsemeu, Of coIored pla,s,. and
is filed with delight NJ the pay appear.
ance oi cyeyvtins dat bears i6nkod dull
and common pace. so The ,onng. viewing
life through he brilliant hu, fauerip1
medium Of Hone. cannot believe thai /,
holds in reserve for ,nem anythinr 10
which ,I,ey ma, look forward si,l dread
In later life. misIortunes may throw a
damp npon the spirits apd chill them
with dependency but in youth nothing