Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-11
Coming and Going.

Sunshine and shadow come and go al
teruately, or with Mingled Influence checker
the scenes of life. The first coming of q
child into the household is more than the
advent of an angel. A divine messenger
might more surprise US, might play upon
our wonder and fear or give food for re
Election by his message.
But child comes from as MYSTERIOUS and
strange land as the unknown sky Every
day the little thing fills US with questions
and wonders of thought Oae thild is q
whole population What is it I? Wha,
will it become How shall we rear il !?
What it is doing to us and within US -
These thoughts C me and go, in light and
shadow. in hope and fear, in gladness or
sorrow, with footballs as numerous as If
whole host, and not one little babe, were
tie subject of them. But of the &C ming of
these little ones, poets aud parents have
written abundaDtly. n. .t rrss; s-4.,r
What about their going? When they
he door Of The Fathers house wos opened,
aud they are safely at home. We weep
Bnt it is not that they are going, but. that
weae left. We weep, not because they
are inside of the gate, bat because we are
outs de and the door is shut. sod - t.It
But there are other goingS beside these
upward and heavenly onts. Children
grow up. Nothing on earth grows so fast
as children. Ii was but yesterday, and
that lad was playing with tops, a buoyant
boy. Heis man and gone now Fl S
foot is in he field, his hard upon the sword
There is Nd more childhood for him or for
us. Life has claimed him. When be-
giuning is made, it is Ike a raveing stock.
1ng. stitch by stitch gives way till all ore
gone. The house has not a child in it,
There is no more noise in the hall-boys
rushing in pefl NELL /; it is yer! orderly now.
There are no more skates or sleds, bats,
balls or strings, left scstte: ed about
Tfings are neat enough now.
There is no delay OF breakfast for sleepy
folks; there is no longer any task before
you lie down, of looking afte any body. ant
tucking up the bed cloIhes There are nc
spues to settle. Lobody to get off tc
school, no complaints, no importuniies fc
impossible things. no rips 10 mend, no fin
gers to lie up, no faces TO be washed, Oh
collars to be arranged ! 1t would sound
like music to have some feet clatter down
the front stairs Oh for some children.
noise.
What used to all Us that we were hush
ing their loud laugh, checking their noisy
frolic. aud reproviDg their slamming aDt
banging the doors We wish our neigh
bors would lend US an urcbin or two t,
make little noise in these premises. A
home without children 1t is Like Ian
tern and no candle garden and no flow
ers a vine aud no grapes, brook and NJ
water gurgling and rushing in its channel
We want TO be tried, TO be vexed to b
run over, to hear child life at work with al
its variiies. .I
During the secular days, this is enoug
marked. But it is Sunday that put
homes to the proof. That is The Chrstia
family day. The intervals Of public wol
ship are long spaces Of peace. The famil
seem made up on that day. The childre
are at home. You can lay your hand o
their heads. They seem to recognize th
greater aud lesser love-to God and I
friends. The house is peaceful but nc
still There is low meodious trill
children in it. BultSunday comes too sti
now. There is sileuce that aches in Ii
ear There is too much room at the tabl
to much at the hearth. The bedroom
, are world TOO orderly (. There is too muC
| leisure and too little care.
Alas what mean these things
somebody growing old Are these sig
aud tokens Is life waning
Alisummer long the great full.breste
tree has covered his branches with nur
: berless leaves. and whrled them in Il
wind for music, and covered The lit
I birds from sight that sung and builde
3 within. 1t was greco, and strong, al
. musical, At length . single leaf hangs
= the tree with brilliant color, You loc
4 at 1t aud Sigh. It is the FIRST l have Sc,
Z this sammsr there Will aow be mo o suc
Tomorrow 1t FALLS OIhsrs ripen, aadi &
low. Ere long the tree Crews thin Ess
wind lifts many OF them. and .hsnds, phe