Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-02-19
wr,,en Tor the Cedar Psss Gaset,s.
t.OET JEWELS.

How many sparkling brilliant lies buried
beneath old oceans briny surf, which the
pale diver may exert himself in vain to re-
cover. Many a keel ,ha, has girt its burrows
round the world and whose cordage has snap
ped in every ocean breeze, at last, has sunk
"undcr the wave,' with all its diamond
freight; and with the fair daughter Of song
we cxtlaim,
Dash osr them, Ocean, in thy soarn'al rsy.
Man Yields them to decay"
But there are many jewels scattered over
the broad face Of the earth, for which the
means that are taken to restore. we fcnr ara
inadequate, jewels, compared to which,
those that glitter in mons!chs' crowns are
pale and lusterless. Not diamonds clear a.
crystal dew drops, sparkling as the eyes Of
beauty, Transparent. as the depths Of an H.
nocent heart, nor yet rubies, nor sapphirss;
bu, lost hearts, lost virtue, lost principles.
o, for aid to Gnd and again polish these
precious gems. There was jewel once, o
pure, noble soul, strong mastery mind,
bI iant genius, man formed in the image
of his God and nigh unto the angels; ono
whose burning words of deep and powerful
eloquence fell upon Che car, like the long re.
membered peal of the organ in glorious an.
them. One to whose worth all paid rcver-
cncs. But alas that jewel, brilliant as it
was, is lostlost!
The giddy wine cup with its alluring spell
drew him down from his proud position, into
the depths Of sin and iniqnity, till amid tho
devious windings of their descent. he was
lost-lost to home, friends, and nation.
There is another jewel lost. II is she Of
the pure in heart, who knelt in the church
in the early days, and learned TO love tho
Father. sho who was the joy, the pride, the
paradise to the weary hearted but who, in
an evil hour, turned away from her simple
home duties, aud entered the great world Of
folly and fashion and now worships the god
Mammon more thar the God Of her fathers.
and leads the gdjy train Of fashions devo-
tees, on to revelry, ponp and dissipation
She has lost the sweet simplicity Of her young
life has forgotten the first sweet lessons Of
charity, and become henrtlcss and cold She
has lost her wolnan|y sympathy for suffering
and generous Indignation ut wrong, and
would now frown at the needy supplicani,
and smile at the wrong in high places. Alas!
that there should be so many such lost gems,
20 covered with fashionable sin, and hard.
erusted with conventionalism 80 many fair,
womanly hearts that have lost their purity by
contact with the heartlcss, jeering crowd Of
wealth and fashion. o, there are many lost
jewels, oil through the world. l might say
nearly every household has its lost gem some
where in the dim mazas where the ternptes
lngcreth. Mary sad mothers heart is
wailing, My jewels give Inc back my jew
els and many proud fathers heart Is
crying, "cursed be he who robbed me Of
my gems" Who would not consider ta
blessed task to reclaim and re polish these
lost brliants, that he may receive the sInils
of God aud crown Of glory. Reader, will
you not go forth and strive for this blessed
considerations
s.u.T.
EAssoA, Feb s.h 1864.