The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-03-18

There is something lovely in the name oi
sister: rarely can its utteranco fail to call up
the warm affections OF the gentle heart. The
thoughts that circle round il are all quiet, beau
tiful aud pure, Passion has no place with its
associations. The hopes aud fears OF love, those
strong emotions powerful enough to shatter aud
extinguish life itself, can nna no home there
The bride is the staff the talisman Of the heart
the diamond above all price bright and blazing
in the MONDAY sun; sister tha gem of miller
tight calm os the mellow moon, and set in u
coronet OF pearls.
by continual mclitaton on tie sacred wri-
tihgs, q. man as naturally improves aud ad
vances in holiness, us a treo thriyes aud -four
ishes in kindly aud well wuerod soil. All the
fruits Of righteousness show themselves at the
proper season, as opportunity calls Tor them
and the words which are to his actions what
tho leaves are to the fruit fall not on the ground,
buture profitable as we'll as ornamental Every
thing in and about him serves the purpose tor
which it was Intended. Ills brethren are bene.
fitted BY him, and his Maker is glodhed.- -
Horne.
Christ, in blessing the little ones OF JudcO
blessed all children; and meant that we should
reverence them as the hope of the world How
when life grows dark before uS--when its woes
oppress, and its crime uppalS we turn instinc
lively to little children with their brave, sunny
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conscious prophecy, and drink from the full
fountain of their fresh youl & natures, courage
and comfort and deep draughs of divine love
and constuncy. How childs pure Kiss drops
the very honey of heaven into the heart source
by worldly misfortune !--how chllds swee
smile falls like oil on the water of thought
vexed by woadly care, and smoothi them into
peace - Gracs Greenwood.
Content is the tranquility OF the heart
ID 4 l..
dispensaton of Providence, aud takes thankful
its allotted portion never inQuirng whether
little more would not be little batter; know
ing that if Good had so jujgel, it would hav,
been as easy for him 10 have given the more a
the less. That is not true con,cnt which doe
not enjoy, as the git of Infinite Wisdom, who
il has nor 10 that true patience which does nc
suffer meekly the loss OF what ii had, because
is not His win that il should have il longer
Haamah More.
h When the celebrated Hayden was aska
ow all his sacred music was So cheerful, III
great composer replied -" cannot make
otherwise, / write according TO the thoughts
feel when think upon God my heart is so fl
of 10Y that the notes dance aud leap as II wer
from my pen; and since God has given me
cheerful heart, il wul b. purdoned in me that
serve him with cheerful spirit
This world is serious world, and huma
life and business are also serious moters--nC
to be triA,d with, nor cheated by sham AMI a.
pocrises, but to b, dealt with in all truth, sohe
ness aud sincerity, No one can thus deal wi
il who is not himself possessed OF these quail
Ties, and the result of life is the t'st OF VIII
virtue there is in it. False men leave no mar
II is tru,h alone which does the masonry OF Il
worll--whch iomds empires, AMI builds cite
and establishes laws. commerce, and civiliz
lion. - AIdatie Aonthly
~-I have come 10 the conclusion, says Pre-
Upham, if men, or women either, wish To re
i1e the full power OF personal beauty Il mu
be by cherishiug noble hopes and purposes II
having something To do ani some ding to Ii
for, which is worthy OF humMity--and viii,
by expsnding the SOU, gives expauslon u
symmsuy TO the body which contains it.
,--N hat is this worldl A dream within
dreSm--as we grow older, eaeh step has an i
ward awakening, The youth 6wakes, and
thinks from ehilihooi the fall grown man q
spises thA pursuits Of yputh as visionary {
old man looks on manhaol as "a levcris,, l,raI
ls death the last Serpl No lit il tAe last hu
swakening Sir Waiter Scott.
I'VE talk of the rewards of an apprnvi
conscience, bat Il seems o l,, hard to dew.
ones lie 20 'shore o' love ar' rao i've mo- m.
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