Smyrna times., 1860-03-22


grandsire. How active is the mind at such a
season, and with such surroundings! What
unmingled pleasure il brings TO the heart, when
we repeat To our eager children the old fairy
tales which we heard fromithelips Of our saint
ed fathers and mothers How the little eyes
"twinkle, with crystalline delight" aud
what fresh. gushing joyousness bursts from.
their blessed lips 10 the merry peals Of frInging
laughter, as The climax is reached. ask, se-
rlously. is not shis pleasure unsdulaeraled and
underlined! Add is il not pleasure such as no
other season brings with il. Me,hinks hear
ahuudred voices answer yes Is 1t not plea
sure, though sad one truly. to remember the
poor and the unfortunate, at such season -
Think for moment of The poor sslor-boy. ous
upon the terrible deep. He has left, probably
in moment of romantic folly, comfortable
home. and the warm heart of an anxious, do
ting mother, kind father. or an affeciionaie
sister. Think OF him, in the rigging, lhisc cold.
bitter night. His life-blood is chilled; his
hands benumbed. aye, even bis whole frame
chilled throughs hIs cheeks are wet with re-
peutant tears; bis heart throbbing like Gagged
bird, with the remembrance of thai home and
those hearts. How many sighs he breathes
upon the merciess gale. How many regrets,
and how many ardent prayers does he breathe
that be may be spared 10 behold once more
THE loved ones at home." Think of him,
when his wind d-drIven bark, dismantled and
forlorn. is thrown apon the awful breakers
He feels the shock and hears the hurried tramp
of his afffghted shipmates, and the quickly Ut
tered orders Of his captain. The bark reels
like a drunken man. and shiyers throughout
every timber, and finally be feels that she is
sinking, sinking, sinking into the yawning bo-
som of the great ocean. and as she goes down,
amid storm and Eempesi. think of that despair
ing, agonizing cry to Heaven. Lord, save!"
This is a sad picture, but does itnot impart q
pleasure Does ii not enlarge our sympathies.
and does il not cause The heart 10 swell, the
bosom to heave. The eyes to moisten, and the
lips to bresths a ssryenl prayer 10 Him who
g HoIds the winds in His fists and The waters
/; in the hollow Of Hil hand.r. Think of the
wresched.l starving poor in our midst; without
fuel, food or clothing. who shiser to their com.
: iorsIess beds night after night. and are unable
y to sleep for the gloomy phansoms of the NOR
: row forsvsr presenting itself. Does il not be-
get wish to alleviate their suffsrings. and Il
: bind up their bleeding heartsl Bat let %
y leave this sad picture, with prayer that Ill
Q who 10 the depth of His poverty was led to ex
] IL -, kelra Ish IL
: The air have nests. but the Sen ofman hath no
g where to lay His bead - wlllremember the poo
>. and the needy. II
?, Ii 10 true that the voice Of winter gives
/ warning 10 the birds which havs gIaddened j
? with song, 10 seek
--" A sunny. sunny cline.
'r Where baimy zeplyrs wa the sweets Of gente sun
in mer Time, "a ast ssisa'
10 Where the skies are always bright, and he orang
n blossoms grows" tsisesaal
d but do we not find, stlesst, a partial recon
D. pense in The chserful song ofihe kettle, 10 u
4. crackle of lhe generous FIRE, in the social pu
i. ring fold Tabby, and most ofaiI, in the conf
a ding prattle of lhe liislc chpbby faces, whs
~ they raise them beseechingly to ours, and
ry the sweetest tones ask papa 10 steil them
on story
10 Itis true. also, that his.icy breath causes Il
b. blush to fade from the rudy cheeks Of the r
e. ses but how could we otherwise behold and q
II mire and wonder at The gorgeous pain,i'
of which .he inimlIable pencil Of the Frost Xii
ey traces upon The window-psaes And VIII
lbs we see the srssB. and The grass. and decsyil
his movements of lsmented flowers all enrob
'ili in garments of tho richest pearls; or when
'il- arise 10 the morning. from our comior,at
Ihe cc,uches to behold the white face OF Naio
cts wrapped 10 robsa Of the moas sposless vire
lhe livery, does il ROT compensate for the gaud
OF Beauties of lhs lavish sumnsE 7 Yes, it do'
ard and though alone. stand an ardent sdmrer
cd, winter. nevertheless | am ready TO greet !
'er. joyous, gushing spring with heart ikse'
'sn. alive to her fresh beauties.
IN 70 Spring o. hope, and Ioss. Ard youth, and e.
N.Y. ness
,hs Wind-wing'd sratlem brightest. best and fair
Wheacs comess tllou.. ..whsn with dark Winters
earl The tears that fds IN sunny smiles thou shassss
a. Sister Of joy! stol art the child who wssrest
ofl Thy mshsr's living smile, lender and sweet;
anv Thy mother Autsimn ivr hose grave thou beare
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