The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-17

4 LEAF FROM Az Oh MANS LIFE - Yes,
am an Old Maid. Time has not dealt very
leuicutly with ne, lie has lwinei Tue sl,er
threads among my hair. and marked my brow
with wrinkles, the bloom Of sillbood has gone
from my checks, yet, possess something Of
girlhood's spilit Ny heart seems aimostas
gay as when only sixteen. All, sunny six
teen How DO memories wonder back 10 then,
when all the wosld seemed glorious ciure,
wherein was not a defect = mar the harmo
ny Of the scene. and life seemed only bliss
full dream where all was a spring-tine Of
happiness unsecured by the touch Of he bleak
winter Of real life But how soon found
my air castle tumbling DER my head, - bow
soon learned 10 know that il was better TO
be worker than dreamer in the broad field
of life. had heard people talk about GER
tain spheres being allotted to every one, 50
looked about me and eudeayored 10 ascertain
what my sphere was. | wished 10 be great,
wished to he applauded by the world. felt
assured that was real Genius had
read books about "geuius slunbering," SO
tried TO find in some Of them = sure method
Of waking mine. thought Of Cleopatra
whose beauty made the Eastern wolf"
bow in homage at Ter shrise. who charmed
Kings aud Conquerors with her graces, and
launched Antony's bark upon the sea Of ruin.
looked in the mirror and turned away pref
~ well convinced that very few bArks would
ever be wrecked by my beauty. mex tho't
Of Joan Of Arc, whose white banner struck
such panic among the enemy; who was the
idol Of the court and camp Bnt as there
was no appearance If war then, ! gave up
the idea Of ever becoming q second joan
And gave up with il the thought Of ever be-
coming great. gave up the long uursed phan-
tom that WAS genius, or tina. | possessed
more than ordinary ability Or intellect.
Now DO net doub, but the generality Of
young ladies. sometime between the age Of
sixteen and eighteen years, aud from that to
tweaiy, do really believe that they are des-
tined for something more than a common
woman, they almost kao0 that they are pro-
digious Young ladies Why is this 50 If
Jour youthful days are thus TO 30 spent in
dreaming Of fame. believe me you will see
many sal hours before your heads are pill
loved IN the lap u "Mother earth" For II
you thus waste the summer Of life 10 Idle
imagination. when Jon might DO something
real, you will fail 10 ''cAtch tie sunshine
before the sun goes down. r. you have a
mind worth studying. study ID; il lc', then
enrich Il 80 that il lie not mere red ction
Il imaginative grea'ness, an echo OF tuinoas
air castles Search out your hidden thoughts,
dig up your passions aad emotions. aud an
alyze them with With the eoolness Of prse-
teal chemist Find cut your relation % tn,
society 10 which You live; unierstand the
influence which you exert; look upon your
sill as the controlling power, the engineer,
nj ght say, u mighty machine. the actions
Of zhich FOR good or evil depends upon you
Then improve Jour youthful hours in
thought, true thought. Knos what is Jour
aim 10 Life. Win you think Of in Oar
country demands il. Strive not for fame /;
us not y0ur sphere nor mine But make
your heart the receptacle of all thai Is gos'd
and sirtBsus youf aiHd the heuss q ggs4s
,euohilsg. ihgpght,
NORTH Dgrsst, gaoa 4tb, 1891