The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-01-02
For The Cecil Wig.
Life aHd Death.
BY NELL NETTIE

only stray leaf, withered, scar and decay
i'm, that on the : signing autumn breeze"
cane lifting to and past the open easement
atclosr Of day.
Summer, in green and golden robes, dancing
DER the giaddened hills, found it in its bloom
and FRESHNESS, the dainty covering of some
little foresttrce, kissed by the ripping breeze
and refreshing dew; the delicate type of
Creating, Living Wisdom.
But cltnge came and autumn, clad in
sombre, fncral robes, and wailmg winds,
waiting ito its last resting place, howled the
mournlunirge, over dccayed beauty. How
characteristic Of all things earthly, all things
fooely-tey fade. A strange summer that,
whose dictate robe might not be shriveled,
and Destroyed by the whitening blasts of the
roughe' seasons. There are objects along
life's pathway, cheering like the gentle flower,
given br us to love and cherish bestowed
for LIES enjoyment; a joyous light on the
desolate waste Of Time; even then the heart
)tuil Of misgivings; oftentimes the doating
Inn is almost turned aside from gazing, lest
taifS rainbow in the dripping sky, or some
= vanisNm Of bliss, they should suddenly
! worship.c the soul, with a feeling akin to
But whenNlessing most their presence
shed ohjecttrials come, when some cher
e like in its dec;swly fading from sight, how
u same mournful SHE dead autumn leaf! the
J IN the death of thS and melancholy, alike
the gradual dying utiful in nature, and
% embers Of existence. C the smouldering
y IT'S said that strength.
J. silence of suffering hearts.,e in the deep
y one then, to whom these Utilised be that
= suffer them to trouble but the us coming,
y of the inner lfc's deep fountain; alurrents
" weaving in the checkered web of cXfently
Is darker thread, still possesses strength SUI, a
y to gaze into the future; however dark, glot
&c and uncertain, with steady, hopeful eye.
n How inspiring the thought! for there ex
le not in human soul nobler, more exal
x tyne of character, or one more worthy
'e imitation.
a. We read of lives, during all their SOLO
~ in this weary vale Of sorrow, zealously dcyo
y, to religious service, entirely spent in !
as noting the moral elevation Of ME heart
nj degraded, sinful man yet, when at close
in life. standing on the shores of he g d
'k river" the quaking spirit shrinks from conf
at with the swelling tide. Life knew 40 ha
ship; it could not endure, but TO d. was
is fearful thing. But our ideal, may XIV
h su.b fear or trembling.
or The strong heart that has bravely bsl
OF with the tempests and ills Of life, cannot Z
even when the iron heel Of Death is crus
m, its tender fbres. Verify, these shall
us their reward.
re For there shall be the rising of a star
tn shall never set, the d2wning Of hopes
shall attain the zenith of their glory, on
repions beyond the waning strand of I
es, When Death shall be swallowed up in
to lust as the simple forest leaf, decaying,
- giles with its kindred dust, then from
o. dust again springs up over forms OF Vese,
me and beauty. even as sombre autumn, ana
lis ter's whitening blasts, are succeeded by
file spripg. in green robes breathing owe
and dale the glad spirit of heE dewy fragri
Life and Death Words mysterious
led the human soul may nerer fathom, whose
ore den meaning all its loftiest powers, may
'cr- wholly grasp, until Eternty's solemn
vas shall reveal in the &c panorama of the past
n things concealed within the vail Of dim Il
the tainty.
Bohemia MINOR, Dec, 1917