The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-29
Tc,us- IS 90 per year In qdsance.
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Therei5 an Oft quoted line about the twin
teriingering in the hap of May which sug-
gestsiaA kind Of uhseasonableness much less
"A agreeable than Weare having at present. us
dong, bright summer that Il Just passed seems
80 losh tolsaFe US thatit still fingers fonoly ~
the arms Of jelly autumn; ana 'noun ',,e
cooler nights, esharp schlrp o. slo
and the fading tints of the fonasc 1elnonlsn
US that the year Is indeed defining, the SOFT
ai-a.ah Il M warm sunshine yet speak pleasant
lvtS summer This general inildness Of the
sea1on. and the late holding OF of the frosts
give opoortunity for the perfect ripening and
thsisssilrs gathering d the bounteo BUS haryests.
with slight exceptions the crops Of every pro-
duct Of the soil areinI therchest and most gen.
so.s erous measure.H The year whose earlier
months witnessed such Alterations Of ankle
ty and Of triumph, Of sorrow and of joy ana
eaYhpseI sumner passed IA such serenity OF
Beauty, is gliding now to its mellow deellne.
Already the forests are arraying themselves
like the victims of old time in sacrifcial splen-
- 1dors. ready for their last change. Despitsz
these sofs 4deceitidf days the cold winds are
coming, the winter is watching for US over
yonJler and his stern grippe VIII be on us be-
fore we think of itgNaB
Weliye in arapid age, The events eof life
: ana lie Impressions they leave pass by with
amazing swiffness.a Such an immense num-
no bar OF things have happened since this time
ayear ago, that good many OF Us have al
roadgE0GgStbehto think much Of the greatly
diaseingl circumstances under which last year
the harvest was gathered in. The great, black
cIoatsoGss nations woe and struggle, which
tas iour years past has hung over the joy
aaifosfs Sne-sSs eEssst tipa Is liitedspew, land
ffsa, 81 peacs and national prosperity
@1ee more. Now. as the nights
s'A2 ssas4He gloomy autumn NJ + rains come
hog@t ge 10 neel.to think sadly Of tens of
lza q OIL. 4aa- brave boys shiVering on
lc,g * u, GLAZING in far-away camps, or
81 ni2s II blood On. Southern sbattle-aelds.
TEhe hus5Ehls, setls and brothers are back
again among INC desr ones at hone,--they
- gasaer wsta Ssnaw aeourtl the cheerful fire.
SD, and shealQpg, viiete q evenings That are
coming viii be enliveaed By many thrilling
tale and personal memory Of the great war.
True, Jtne-e are empty places. There are
Laaaly feetsteps thar via never more cross the
1~s--S-N " 4ioAAO, SlSIS are VOICES forever
7 ssEa bk5es fafsvef dOsea, brave true hearts
8agt re- more ofteps and often the
tthoAsat OF them Prims our eyes with tears and
etiog35 tao words upon our lips But our
sorrow for them is not all bitterness They
6ied sioziosssssS aid then precious Ayes we're
given in Blsaered cause!aa,Fkeif memory is
AZ preserved in the irnperishable amber of a MAJ
tions gratitude, and. they Ihayeleft, the record
Of their heroic deeds as priceless legacy to
IA those fwao survive. The thought of them
2s casts oyer ON present 10y not cloud Of gloom
taroagh which no light can penetrate, but
rataeraAsost and persi9e shadow like the hazy7
veil which Nature at this season spreads over
he. fading glories, and which iflit dims some
SiFhat tAeE splehdor, does Vet ihvest them With
more tender and spiritual beauty.
-nsm We shall n not forget the dead, but We can
and may rejoice with gratitude and praise
,0that their cpstlg sacrifice lhas not MAIDS in
vain-7shst the cause they rlqyeaand died for
has triumphed, that amid the, many blessings
laa which crown thehuitall year we are able to.
~ aiazasn arata
sdeai-bougllt Peace. efs.sd .aagese' saA
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