The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-09-07

Fair and gentle was Memory at the lirsi. A
70 hisslu dreamer, she wanders among the groves
i Eirn ~ cui from iis garden treasures the ear
lgsl halliues Of hopc--the earliest ilowcrs Of cx-
Il, ,rrncc. oh, how rich and sweet were the gar
lnus then iwincd by her angcl-Gngers Net
So, va. ,hr rose guarded by its thorncy panoply
''f rom The rude approach OF contaminated TN
ger il uccde, no protection. Well pleased was
Memory then with her gentle duties. She view
Cd with delight the fresh green fooisiool OF ON
impotence, and feeling that Il was good" she
determined 10 gild the Past, as u rolled from the
bosom Of the Present, with fadeless pctnrlngs OF
her own golden pencil. Delighted with the tri.
umphs Of her Skill she kissed Creations last
beat gins, as side by side they slept on an emer-
all bank, In the shade Of the tree Of knowledge
and after that cver-prcsent 10 their mental eyes,
were the piciutngs Of Memory, and even what
oblivion had already commenced 10 gather 10 il
self, seemed touched by the wand OF the Undy-
ing.
Time fed. The odors Of the garden lost their
pristine sweetness. and the song-birds gave forth
melancholy tones. All angels, save him with
the flaming sword the guardian of the tree of
liic--hai iorsakon humanity's first horne and
they cath, earthly, who had slept on tho etner.
aid bank, were also gone.
Away, away, over hill and over dale, where
tie birds sang-whcrc the scrpenis hissed--whefe
the bra;nblcs grcw--where the lions roared-
where the earth gave forth IL fruits-and where
the ripleis Of the rivul-l laughed IN the bright
sunbeam away, away wandered the wanderers.
They had pluckcd the fruit from the tree Of
knowledge, and good and evil, strangely mixed
aud mingled, ever after gave taste 10 the waters
which ihcy drank from the Golden goblet of 81.
,'cncc.
When the fair angel. Memory. saw this, she re-
gf.iicl what she hal done. She had given 10
the wandering children Of humanity the fatal
"a oAla NaaI IanN
back on the piciuIrs oi the Past, they would find
them dotted with accusations aud sources of re-
arci. Behind them the handwriting Of condem-
nation might be lisccrned aud before. were the
dark chill waters of the SET Of death. And Men-
Org sighed within herself, and u she could, che
would have recalled the terrible gin which she
hal impaired with kiss.
i:y-and.by Memory became more resonciled
Ia the ldiy she had imposed on herself, and the
gin she had bestowed tor she found more 0f
delight IN prnriln, NJ. rood whirh was done by
the children nf ~" earth. than ot sorrow IN Civ
ing record to the ,Sl l;ssi,lcs. she collected In
h.r vast siofchon. beautiful and innocent crea.
iions gems of Thought io LEE arranged by the
artists Of Taste aud Fancy ia the museums ot the
soul. From the ,'-nis much delight WAS
originated. that in il,ir contemplation the dark
doliine Of error record were often entirely over
lonkc'l Seeing ihi Memory was gladdened.
and. ull now, hi- continued the most faithful 81
the angels Of thrrarih lIy her agency the sphere
g.! inan mental "journings is extrndrd through
uui al Past time, instead Of being limited 10 the
iireiing and irnnsiiory Present. The dream
which sn much delighted the philosopher she re.
calls, aud the more ilian dream which gave rap
lures 10 the lover. IN ioiiering age she reneWs
the innocence OF childhood till MI the wrinkles
on ihc brow OF care are chased away, and the
heaven Of fame! piicrs with the golden fires
of the ideal.
To those who are covered with the lcptosy of
crime, the picinir 80 Memory indeed irtii
hc. They SER mirrors IN whirh hc'ofmii,
Is bodied forth Joe. iul 'Aptr.sian "f mule
though denunc' ''r. ro'riInriign. llid-ous Is
the aspect whi'' 'i'' give. io ,ie-. while virtue
they decorate w.' ti .ttnruis oi beauty.
Reader, be i' lu'.r, ,.hrh Mrmor, performs
for thee a well .ing go ,l-lighi as nn.rn'lin. as
the Eirrnal-N D.fr,s DslN.