Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-20
EaSiss' Department.
Mrs. M. z. GoRMAN, Editress.
arhsre is a silver Lining to every Cloud

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And right glad and grateful we are too
glad and grateful that it is so. In this world
there be a thousand weary troubles to aflict
and sadden the mourners heart; there be a
thousand dark and gloomy clouds-clouds
ominous and terrible-clouds of disease and
death-of sorrow and watching-of the rude
severing Of the hearts fondest and most cher
ished ~ties-of giving to the crying hunger Of
the ravenous grave the dearest idols of the
soul-of misfortunes without number-of
grief the canker worm-of many burthens,
all like gloomy clouds ominous and terrible.
but to every one there is a radiant silver IL.
ming that lights with joyous comfort its rug
ged and darkest edgel This world is full of
countless ills, Of sorrow and vexations with
out number and their giant shadows cast a
gloom in our pathway, but out from the dark
ness the silver lining shines, and it shineth a
hght TO our feet! Although our flesh grow
weary and our spirit faint, and the soul trem.
Ole at the terrible darkness, vet we thank
God that from every cloud, however grim and
ioreboding, a light shineth-a light Of Sill
vera light that cheers the heart bv ito
melowed rsys-a glad and ~merry-silvery
light from the bright lining of sorrows
cloud!
VIC are given a mingled cup; there be
clouds and singing thorns, but they all are
lined with a silyery tissue, whose web is the
blessings of the earth, whose wool is the
smiles Of Heaven, and the rich benefits Of
our Father God! Sorrows and untold Attic
ions crouch in our pathway, but to eyery
CLOUD a silver lining is given that shineth
brightly and shineth gladly to our feet.
Who is it that looks alone to the dark pen.
elllngs on the gliding panorama of life?-
Who seeks alone the dark pitfalls and snaresp
VINO repines by reason of his lot being cast
IN a world where the mingled cup is given
Who looks alone on the dark clouds on the
Hitting panorama Of life, and mourns and
takes the burden Of griefP Brother, Sister,
look with gratitude on the other side, does it
not gladden. thy eye and warm thy heart when
thou seest the silver lining thy Father hath
given to shine before thee, a silvery light to
thy feet in the dark and dangerous grounds
We might be happy if we would: if we
wouldcherish the good gifts ofthe Soul: love
nope charity, peace, friendship, joys unspeak-
able would more abundantly abound and the
ever grateful heart would d~evoutly praise
Tod Tor His benefits. Selfshness grows too
vigorous in the human breast; the world was
not made for one man alone, but it was made
for many a mingled fountain for the sons
without number, mingled with grief and glo-
ry, atwhieh all must drink and repine not by
reason Of the gall for every cloud is lined
with a silycry light, and it shines and shineth
n light to our pathway and o beacon lamp ia
our feet!
The glad sunshine-the bright rays Of JOY
and slndncSs arc scattered everywhere, in tn.
Garth, across the vaulted sky, upon the storm,
oceans waste ereryphere; even in thy deel
heart chambers, brother, sister, if tho,
wonldst but see it; for every cloud hath a sill
yer lining and it shines a light to the heart
to our pathway and shineth beacon lam
TO our feet!
The storms that howl so dismally will ye
die away into music divinely sweet the sol
rows that hedge in our way at present wi
be gone like the snow on the mountains t,
morrow the beds whore the thorns of afli
ton spring will be the green plots where tt
roses and hyssop display their beauty ar
fragrance; the fountain that guShes in angr
streams the bitter wavslets of Mara's water
shall yet nourish the sweet smelling myrt
and dash bright spray upon the thirsty dais,
the deep laurcntation of the heart that cri
out in the anguish of bereavement shall
changed to a chSrus of wild and ~ecstatic TO-
for the mourner may meet his buried frisn
in fresh life and beauty again in tho gardens
the skies, where love reigneth forever a
where death and sorrow no more Gomez
How true it is that every cloud in life,
death, is blest with a gladstone silver lini
that shines n light to the weary heart, to
pathway, and shineth a beacon lamp to
feet! II ia the light that shines on ev
troubling cloud; it is the light that shines
stars ON earth, and it is the light Of sill
that shineth, and now is shining in Heav