American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-12-02
THE YOUTnrUL BRIDE.

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Observe that .sIJw sBd solemn tread,
when he youthful bride takes her RsdSed
one by the arm. and With downeast looks
and heavy heart. turns, beer. face iIorp
Sweet bone" and sll is sssociaiiops.,
which have fer years been .groWing and
frightening ,enlwInipg 50 closely around.
The, ,parest and tepderest fee)ipgs,of The
heart. How telugtapl thst step, as she
moves EoEard Ghst garEEisgss bpY ,eIpqusnL
ss2ss tspTs yaisb ya : EasS pHsai4fea F0r ti's
Sic has Just Bidisa,, s5iisu 5i q her bone. s,u
She has given the parting hand. the part,
ing kssI With deep and struggling emo
tions she has pronounced the farewell! and
oh, how fond and ye. mouruful sprll taat
word bFeatbes. and perhaps Ills the last
siewell TO that father, mother. brother and
sister.
Coildhood and youth, the sweetest norn
ing Of life, with "is cham Of earliest
birds" and earliest. associations have now
passed. Now. commences new, mo>
nsntous period Of existence. She reads
in living characters, unceriainty-wbere
home was all in all to her. Bot these ties,
these associations, these enjoJmeE she
has yielded, one by one, AMI now she has
broken them all asunder. She has turned
her face from them all and witness how
she clings TO the arm Of him for whom sl!
this has heen exchanged.
See how she moves oni the world is be-
fore her. and history to he written whose
pages are o be called up with life's lowell
est paintings, or perhaps with Incidents of
affecting interest--Nf startling. fearful rec
ord! Who can throw aside the veil OF
even "lhree score years and ten" for her
the happy and sun-bright Incidents thai
shall arise in succession to make JOYOUS
and fell, the cup OF Iife-ihat shall tbrc W
around those embellishments Of tn mind
and the heart that which crowns the do
mestic circle with beauty and lov4liness-
that which sweetens social intercourse. "a nd
softens. improves and elevatps the condi-
tion of society. o who. with firm and
unwavering hand. can register tho hours
and days of affectionate and silent weep,
ing, who can pen the bligbted hopes
the instances Of unrequitted llye-tbe Ions
illness and sorrow of the confding heart
the deep corrodipg cares Of the mind, when
i NEGLECTED AID forgotten IS il were, by him
I Who was dearer to ber than. liie-when al
around was drear and desolate, when the
garnered stores; were wastened, and tn,
Pickering blaze OF the earth wanes anc
goes out, and, leaves Der in silence, solitude
and tea's But her love wanes not, slum,
bers not. dies not
The brilliant skies may shed down al
, their glad1ened beauties nature array her
sci! in gay flowers. and bright hopes ant
friends may greet with laughing countsn
anoes and kind hearts, but it avais naught
t One kind look-onA soft and afaciionst,
accent; the unequiTocal evidence of re-
!, mainng love-one smile like that. which
woed and won her heart, would enkindl,
l brighter and deeper emotions at its. foun
tain, than earth with all its splendor, anC
) gay associations. ...
, Oh, young man, ever be 10 thy young
, bride what thou seemest now to be; diSap
( point her not. What has she not giver
: up for thee? What sweet ties that bounC
: her heart TO heart, and hand to hand. ha
# she not broken off for thee? Prove thysel
e worthy Of all she has sacrificed for thee
g Let it ever be her pleasure as now, to elm
f with coniding joy and love 10 that arm
e Let it be her stay and support, and it sha
e be well repaid. Here is an enduring an
e undying love. Prosperity will strengthen
t it-adversiry will brighten an ! invigorat
t it, and glue to it additional lus.re and love
g illness. Should the hand OF disease fal
| upon thee. then wilt thou behold woman
1 devotion! for thou wit never witness he
s spirits wax faint and dropping at the couch
When thine own are falling. she will clin,
: to thee like sweet vine. and diffuse a-oun,
g thy pillow those sweet influences and at
fractions that shall touch the master spring
7 and noble passions of thy nature that shal
a give new impulse TO life. Her kind vOc
q will be like music to thy failing heart
g like oil to thy wounds. Yea. she vii
' raise thee. and make thee happy, if any
4 thing less than angels can do it. et