The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-30
Gbe fcliti;na Democrat.
THE TIME OF THE SINGING OF
BIRDS HAS COME"

tant response, as the hushed chords of a harp,
when over them sweeps suddenly the hand Of
an artist
Oh, sweet, rich words tender, pastoral po.
en-, wondrons painting Of green woods, and
singing waters, sublime old prophecy, fresh and
full Of promcs now as when the young heart Of
The earth nwoke ont of, her sleep, and put on
the wedding garments Of the Spring!
Oh, you who dwell in the Winter Of your
sonlS in the caverns Of care, and labor, and
pnin who are burdened with sorrows unto
whom life has been cheat, and disappoint-
ment, look up! the time Of the singing Of birds
has comc.'
It has come to you, poor weary world tos.
sell, and snperpcxcd soul, to tell You that
the Father has not forgotten His children;
that out Of the dnmbness, and darkness, out
Of the the icy mcnncles, and white shrouds Of
the Winter, he has bidden the young Spring
'rsc aud walk as lie bids you rise up from
the walls Of your sorrows, into the Jubilee OF
4 new life
I There are people, we have seen plenty Of
them, who cannot understand this; who will
look wise, and shake their heads solmenly over
what to them is rhapsody and nonscnse; who
are glad that the Spring has come, because
they have to bleach their linen, or plant their
potatoes; but whose emotional natures will be
as much stirred by all the JOY and beauty about
them, rs their oxen are on the first bright May
day that they 90 cut to plough.
Well we can afford to cndare oil their con-
tlmpt and pity them in retnrn souls dumb,
and sealed, like ro ks Sintten by the rod ont
Of which gushod no fountains of living waters.
But yon, readers, are not o. these, saddened,
! and Scared and torn on every side though
. you may be, by the long battle Of life, looking
up through your tears, ard holding ont to Him
yonr bruised hands He has come down to you
now, in His works. and reflects through them, as
through "a glass darkly," the home which He
has prepared for You, and there is not a stream
which opens its crystal lips for joy, as it dances
from the mountains, nota cloud which crumpes
its white lawn" upon the sky, which does
not bear. to<yOnr soul some word. or some
+ + s""dV''ss s"' va s'HF Father who is in Hs'v-
The "Gift has come to all ofus-to the old,
and the Young, and the little children! The
leaves are hnttering the branches, the sunshine
is frilng the hollowS and hedges with gold; /;
the breath of n new life is stirring every pulse,
of the earth the woodsare full of sweet sounds,
and the flowers are beginning to open their
soft eyes, and to fill the air with their de!c lou
Z brcathngs.
G Dear reader we can't see how you will get
= along with life, with all the burdens that crush,
!, and ail the cares that wc know must harass
you, unl,s IS your heart is open to the sweet in
e nncnccs Of nature. They do so cool, and heal,
= and strengthen the hot, wasted spirit, and you
q will learn to watch all these changing moods
" and features with a yearnng love, and the
II things that have become commonplace, and
y, pass unnotced, will take on q new significance
ID and grandeur. Haveuyoevcr considered what
Il. n great miracle was enacted every twenty-four
At hours before your eyes, when the day. clothed
~ in white garments" rises out OF the arms OF the
Il night, with her manifold sights and voices,
as she walks with her serene face, over the
G. crystal flooring laid hy the early dawn.
g. "The time of the singing Of birds has come
$ to the land, and you will open the doors and
windows of your habitaions, and let in the sun
shine and the soft airs. But, dear readers, has il
It, come to your hearts also. Are there not thick
- webs on the windows. and dust on the thresh
holds and chill and gloom in the rooms OF th'
N houses Of your souls!
ng Oh, throw open all these, so there shall b
s' inward as we'll as outward Jnhilees. Put OF
j. the Winter Of your souls and let the May tina
he blossoms ont of your hearts, be farer than tha
w. w. mysterious land of your spirits, may the water
- be loosened. and the flowers bloom, for CO.
,st reigns there also, and gazing down into them
he may the angels say joyfuy to your hearts, a
~ we say it of the world, "The singing OF bird
ed has come "-Arthur'S Home .Msa2ma
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st, PEppER.-Pepper is an almost universe con
up dment. Black pepper irrtates ana 'nlame
ire the coatinps of the stomach; red pepper doe
IN not it eycites, but does not rrtate consequent
ii. Ii " ii should be used instead of black pepper
ay. 1t was known to the Romans, and has been il
M, nse in the East Indies from time immemorla
ma ma MS it torrects that fatulence which attends tn
'' large use of vegetable food. Personsn heat
do not need any pepper in their food, But
the those of weak aud languid stomachs, it is MAJ
Vs. fold more healthfnl to use cayenne pepper 6
meals than any form Of wine, brandy or bee
that can be named, because it stimulates will
out the reaction of sleepiness or debility
-, boy The man who was bent on matrmon
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