Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-05-20
For the Journal.
MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY CON-
TRASTED.
True and False views OF Marriage.
rf UNCLE SAM.
ChgDter III.

| OF that old man for his daughter distress'd,
Unhappy cast or, and hopelessly wild.
You recollect that Susan was his favorite
child,
She welded unsuited, tho twas her father
will,
saw her but to-day, ugh. my blood freezes
still,
One glance at her pale sad face would make
The bravest matrimonial advocates heart
ache.
Her father sees her daily, oh, does not his
heart
Ache painfully sad, and bitterly smart
P.-Your hand Jars rudely discordant string,
''ris a bitter t must be a bitter thing,
To look on child suffering at heart.
No power to aid, YES, It's bitter SMART
But sweetness of feeling, happiness and joy,
Is but douby sweeten'd with bitter alloy,
And pleasures inexprcssible which from pur-
est love flow,
The true wife and husband, only feel and
know,
Not in power, or wealth, or mirth can you
find
True JOY; it dwells in the calm, quiet mind
And in the pleasant home where religion has
Her sweet smile Of love, where all is content.
Not the death of child nor the unhappiness
of one.
Can make fond parents heart permantly
undone,
If other happy children remain, and his
bride,
He can still be happy with them at his side.
Nay, even if they all be separated from him
He with heart and pen may still commune
with them,
Tho dead, they'd still live in his affections,
and bless
The weary old man. with purest, sweetest
peace,
Yes. there's Uncle Newton, with the weight
of years opprest,
With wife and five beautiful daughters he
was blest,
In FIVE short, short years with unrelentless
pow'r,
Death stripp'd the old man of his much lov'd
dow'r.
It's scarcely been week since was out
walking,
Came up with Uncle Newton and Jonas,
they were talking,
Il NJ,
side by side,
Jonas remained single, Newton took a bride,
Time pass'd away-iorty years were o'er,
They stood each alone in the world as before,
I'm the happest man," said Jonas, 'my
life
Has been calm and quiet, not distur3'd with
wife,
And here stand now in the autumn of my
days,
Without branch scared by the lightning ;
plays"
''But where's thy fruit every tree bears
fruit, the end
Of its existence; but where's yours, friend ~
Fruit returned Jonas, "ah fruit may bless
/ The branch If suffer'd to remain in its place
Till ripe; but if torn too early in twain,
Only bleeding, sorrowing stem will remain,
Rich fruit once hung on your branches, my
friend,
But where is it nowl alas. it has an end,
Rather in barrenness, let me ill up my days,
Than thus to lie shorn of my pride and
praise"
you ask where now is that fruit so fair,
The fruit OF this body, tits yonder, up there,
And is there not a JOY in the thought that
I've given
To that blessed band, five happy angels in
hcav'nl
But the old mans heart was too full more
to speak,
And fast from his eyes, tears trickl'd down
his cheek,
But they were not tears of sorrow, they
spoke of bliss,
Inexpressible in words. in world like this.
W.-But Newton's an exception, his strong
religious feeling
Lies deeply there, his great heart revealing.
P.-We all should be christians, for without
this,
We cannot hope to find in any condition
peace,
Blaze in your wealth you are a wretch un-
done,
Your heart unrenew'd, no wife to call your
But this is not all, it's serious mistake,
That we're to live only for ourselves, oul
own sake
The spirit feels il true, the heart is unregar-
ded,
Despised; and for the good it does, unre
rewarded,
Who lives for itself; unheeding the com
Of duty's royal edicts, "help. lend hand
Lend too, thy talents, thy lamp let it shine :
Affection 5 the PEARLS inexhaustible mine
Whatever thy fate, with this jewel pure,
Thy guerdon is safe, thy happiness sure.
Then as life closes, how sweet. oh how blest
In retrospective view TO call mp the past
W-AIl things are in mystery, unapproach
able ways,
We walk thro' labyrinths of wonder am
maze,
i All intricate, we sail on a charities. sea,
There is but one great secret, that's mystery
: Par happier yourself, but there's sanothe
view,
By marriage you'd make another happy toe
, W-we cannot say that; only time can tel
P.-You'vs already confess'd preference
for Bell.