The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-29
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Past and Present
Mr.. EDITOR

L dSI ana PRESENT
Mr.. EDITOR -
There is something in the recollections of
earlier days, that has charm for every one.
Whatever the sorrows or misfortunes of those
days may have been, comparison with the
present invests them with glory and beauty
peculiarly their own and often we bid Mem
ory to traverse the paths that lead straight
back into the past, and one after another lift
the pail from the buried hopes of our youth,
or scatter the mists which for time have en-
veloped the dear objects of ''Long Ago."
Great were the anticipations, and great have
been the disappointments. Sitting here with
my pen in hand, 1 instinctively compare the
hopes and joys of youth with the cares and
sorrows of manhood.
Not content with little home in the grove
upon which the blessings of youth were so
bountifulIy showered, the tickle goddes ~
Fortune-that ignis .fatuus of human life, lr-
me into untried places and unknown WAYS.
heaped with disappointments and encountered
with ruin.
r. was green back in the past. and didn't stick to
farming and consequently the green bdcis now
fail TO stick to me.
The time was when the hight of my ambi-
ton was the freedom of rural life ,and the hap
piness Of home, graced by the presence OF
bright eyed Molly or gentle Susan,-two di-
whites between width found it hard to
choose.
loved not wisely but-two we'll
Here l met with my first great disappoint.
ment. The first of these fair maidens won nv
heart by her gayety and beauty but evidently
our paths were to diverge.
When asked her to marry me discovered was
not to be Notified, "'''
The second entranced me by her gentleness
and grace, but here again my hopes were
bhghted.
She had another beau. youno butcher who had
a very @SH1ng way of declaring his affection When,
ever ne Wlshed to express himself he very naturally
For time the groves seemed to lose their
freshness, the flowers their fragrance, and
country life became hateful to me; and ioin.
ing the ranks of the dissatisfied l have beer
going along.
What is the difference between boy who ste ps
quickly and another whose progress is slow? One
Is gong along and the other is long a-going
WIN LIZ amy OilC Vi IlIC luOSL aQhe-
rents Of the cause.
Why Is the crow very contradictory Bird He
often caws, when there is no cause.
And now having arrived at an age when the
sweets of life have become almost tasteless,
TASTE less Of them at any rate
find myself longing for the scenes ofold, the
fresh green fields, the quiet waters, the robust
health, and above all the freedom and content
ment that blessed my youth.
! Could the thousands of dissatisfied young
men. who detest country life, learn from the
experience Of the thousands who have precee
ded them the world would be much happier
and wiser. But this is impossible; each one
must taste the bitter for himself.
great many taste it too often, as long as it car
/ De procured for five cents per glass.
Perhaps the greatest and most sorrowfuI il
lustration Of this fact, in modern times, is tn,
fate Of poor Macmillan.
From the fate Of Macmillan may be drawn
maxim, millions would do well to observe.
Let those who are dissatisfied, consider vel
before they act, think at every step; be dispas
sionate; and If excitement rnles the hour, re
member the advice Of one who has had expe
rience,
and keep cool
ASA @, KUMBER.