Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-07-07

Lear SlrlS-you, WIN law
meath your dainty feet the withered leaves,
and fallen rosebuds of sixteen, seventeen or
eighteen summers; you, whose blue, black
or hazle eyes have looked wonderingly,
yearniugly and lovingly upon the beautiful
life, whose panoramic scenes are gliding
musically away; you, to whom every ray OF
light comes ladeued with unutterable glory
and blessedness from sun shining in sky
forever blue; you. whose rosy morns are ever
made fragrant by the breath Of flowers, and
melodious by the song of birds; you, whose
nights are spent amid the exquisite beauties
of dreamland, and whose waking hours are
even so sweet.you know why Ihave choos:
en- such subject as this, and to you are
these simple, earnestand afsctionate thoughts
very kindly dedicated
y
Your school-life had drawn to close
YOU had kissed all the girls-shaking hands
with the dear old school. .mistress-packed
your little trunk; and was all ready for the
mornings stage. All! you cannot have for
gotten how father drew his chair close be-
side yours-how mothers calm blue eyes
looked into your face so affectionately-how
brother sat at your feet and caressed your
hand. 1t was your last night at home forsev-
ersl long years. Your football upon the old
foor-your merry laugh in the hall-your
sunny face in the parlor, and your grl-love
everywhere, would be so much missed, that
the. dear family circle closed around you that
night like the arm of some protecting angel.
You, to whom life had been one continuous
and uubroken dream of star and flower; you,
upon whose sky there had Aoated no threat
euing cloud you whose unsettled, and I'm
matured mind had pictured life in pauoram-
ic beauty, as an existence made up of ro-
nance, loveliuess and idealiry-its scenes
painted by the hand of an angel, whose pen
Gil had been dipt amid the colors Of an un-
dying rainbow, and whose light had shone
out from the very altar6res Of heaven-you,
with your singing, throbbiug, yearning, hap
py heart was just about to leave the home
love, and test the chilling realities of a prac-
tical life, and among strangers, too! 1t
seemed hard, Oh! very hard, to part with
with an only child for four long years-very
hard, when that child stands blushing upon
the threshold Of womanhood-
"a lovely being scarcely formed or moulded,
A bud with all its sweetest leaves uufolded."
That was the reason why your mother sighed
as she looked upon you-that was it, that
made your doatiug father walk out ever an
anon upon the piazza-it was that, that filled
your brothers eyes with tears as hebade you
"good night and kissed you so very fondly.
Don't you remember how eloquent your
father became in family prayer that night
how benedictiou after beuediction was called
down upon the child about to leave home
Don't YOU remember how his lip quivered,
his voice trembled, as he left you at the head
of the stairs with "Good night, my daughter
God bless you?'' Ah!-poor old man
he knew very we'll how often in the Silly
hours of night that daughters heart would
yearn after the home.love how often, amid
the instructions of digni6ed professors, your
young heart would sigh for the little otto
man beside your mothers knee He knew
that much of the gliding would soon be worn
off from life-many of its flowers wither in
your grasp and leave you only with the mem
ory of their sweetness and beauty. He knew
ali this, and, therefore, did he slip into your
trunk that little red covered volume. Oh
that was glorious gift the daguerreotype
of the very Eternal himself-the Bible!
The old man knew, that it was all very
we'll for you to go to the. Female College
away off in the beautiful city of -; TO-
YOU needed little of what the world CALL
"polish." City life would give you more
confidence, more easy grace in society; ane
have tendency to lessen, in some measure
your girlsh tiuidity and bashfuluess. Then
too, Professor Jigglemeree was such a dis
tinguished teacher of music, such a sue
cessful instructor in Greciau painting, aut
had such a beautiful red moustache! Then
there was the professor who taught Greek
Latin, Hebrew, Syriac, Gallic, Spanish, ltal
ian, French and German, in the astonishing
" short time of one month, and was the mos
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