The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-09-21

| No torch is lighted at its bleze,
A fuuerai pile.
Lord Byron, svritten the gear he died
Although the ig.tree shall not blossom,
neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor
of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield
20 meat; the focks shall be cut off from the
] fold, and there shall he no herd in the stalls;
yet viii rejoice in the Lord. will joy in the
God of my Observation-Disclosures.
1 am taking leap in the dark.-Hobbs
iohen dying.
Though walk Through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil.-DaUid
Oh God, if there be God, have mercy on
me u. Payne, ,ohen dying.
For know that my Reieemer iiveth, and
that he shall stand at the latter day upon the
earth, and though after my skin. worms des
troy this body, yet in my flesh shall see God
JOB. in uiew of death.
Know thy Merits.
If there is one class of persons less excusa-
BILE than any other for complaining, it is that
large class which is engaged in agricultural or
horticultural pursuits. In other yocations in
life, success IS dependent on thousand con-
tingencies against which human wisdom aud
foresight will guard in vain. The man in
commercial life. by fire or food, by the sud-
den rise or fall in the price of merchandise, by
the fraud of dishonest partner, or the bank
ruptcy Of a creditor, may from affluence be
thrust down to penury-his sffliction seems
TO spring from, his fellow man, and he has
some apparent excuse for complaining. To
the man in professional life, his reputation is
his stock in trade; his capital, Lis ALL and a
breath of suspicion. may blight it; his griev
ance seems to be chargeable against man, no,
against God. But he who breaks up the soil
aud commits to it the seed, has done his part
and now he waits for the early and the latter
rain-the fruitful season, which God alone can
send. His business for its success, depends
mainly on Him who giveth US fruitful seasons
filing our hearts with food and gladness; and
if he complains, he complains against God
And yet, here, how often do we hear m1rmur
ing and repinng from those who have neve
known real want, whose lives have been ont
long, bright summer day; the failure of crop
the blighting of their fruit, causes peevshnes
and discomfort, and those who should emulat,
: the example of him who sang: !. 1 will bles
the Lord at all times; His praise shall contiu
: ually be in my mouth. seem rather to cop,
: the folly of Jonah, as he prostrated himsel
! by the side of his withered gourd, which gre1
lup in night, and withered in a night--whicl
J cost him no labor-and say with him 1t
: better for me to die than to live. ;
The farmer, above all other men, should b
q thankful; he has before him continually tn
IS evidence of Gods goodness; the seasons seer
# to repeat the declarations of His word, an
{; in rheir regular succession. to prove the faitf
s fuiness of His promises. The blooming aoH
8 ters and singing burds repeat to him the sci
D mon on the Mont, and ask why take y
thought for raiment Consider the lilies q
u the field; they toll not, neither do they spil
d ard yet even Solomon in all his glory was nc
arrayed like one of these. Behold the fow
e of the air; for they sow not, neither do the
ls reap nor gather into barns; yet your Heaye'
ID " Father feedeth them. Are ye not mue
IS better than they p E-
At this season of the year, whilst all
doubt ard uncertainty in reference to the fru
'e or the crops, how frequently do we heer tt
II remark made: The crop is blighted; II
= wheat promises but half crop; and this u
at tered in a tone eff voice which says most di
le tinc,ly some great wrong has been committe
% some great injustice inflicted. Were this r
ie mark made by those who are crushed by mi
W fortune. or chilled by penury, it would not
'k so sad; but when made by those who ha'
never known a real want, but to have it imm
: diately supplied, or felt real sorrow, it
OF monstrousl Most persons would be mo
re thankful, if they were more rehective-if th,
70 would enumerate their mereies, and count
tn their jewels. Let any one--now enjoying i
It. and health. food and raiment, and the nea
es' of intellectual improvement; with home, al
on the endearments associated with it-just ma
ne an inventory of these things, and learn he
. little real cause he has to murmur, and VIII
no abundant reason for thankfulness.
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