Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-12-20

True, winter! cold winter with his
hollow moaning, and hoary mantling
Is here. The 5almy sweetness. and YER
nal beauty Of spring have departed.
THE last rose OF summer" with Its
blushing crest, faded to paleness has
fallen from Its stem. Autumn, with
its hasy RITES and gorgeous hues, has
given Way to cold aud frosty herald
ings. Rivers and streamlets, the life
currents of nature, are locked In
strong and ley grasp. Minstrels of the
forest, that warbled for us their beauti-
full lays, have found genial home, be-
meath more southern skies.
How great the change In a few brief
months! Nature, ROBBED In freshness
aud beauty, teeming with life, and vo.
cal with song-now dreary. frozen lin.
animate! and winter with dirgeful
voice, reveling In his widest harmon
les, prepares shroud of snowy white,
and upon her cold bosom spreads 1t
soft. But a benificent Providence, has
SO arranged it that winter, notwith.
standing its dreary aspects. has many
attractions, and confes upon us album
dant facilities for real enjoyment.
To the young, 1t Is peculiarly favora-
BILE for moral and intellectual culture
and development. The season OF So
cial festivity, sleighing, merriment and
song; aud not few yielding to the
reveries Of loves fond dream, soar
away to the elysian fields. Of Hymen's
happy land.
The "Old folks at home" read the pa.
pers, discuss politics, review the past
cherish gratitude f1r the present, and
with strengthened faith, afd brighten
ed hopes, trustingly hook to tile future
Again, IL Is the season. for those good
and time honored family reunions
where age renews its youth, and tn,
youth, more youthful still becomes
and all distinctions of age are lost II
the strong and Astounding flow of greet
ing, joy and love. Here too the saver,
viands. the gathered luxulies of tn,
season are. received with zeal, and rel
ish scarcely equalcd. never excelled du
ring the year.
The winter gives us the 'slecture. ,
also, wherein sparkling Wit, the treas
ures of science, gems of literature, tn,
gathered results of extensive travel
and research. pathos, hunor and talen
pass In enchantive review before us
Happy the man who In rational obedi
ence to his circumstances, appreciates
aud improves these felicitous arrange
meDts.
The golden goblet may be dashet
from our lips, not the invigoratin,
draughts flowing from fountains thai
God has opened up for our happiness
There Is nothing remains of that fear
, full deluge that swept DER us, but the
ripping of the Waters caused by TN.
receding wave, and the steadily in
crossing moral power of the nation
Will soon remove the last tremulou.
emotion of the storm. The white arit
feathery snow that lies upon the DO
som of earth, will he lifted and tn,
: frost fingers that spread II there will b,
warm again. Tile beautiful flowers
will soon fiil the atmosphere with thei
delicious perfume, and feast our eye
with their inimitable beauty. Thos,
songsters of the orchard aud woods will
return, with their voices and wdftjling
: sweet as ever. Up! then up ara let u
exert ourselves to make each OTTER hap
py. Human heads were never intend
ed for bulrushes, hold them up then
r look pleasant and be happy.
Again we say, up, enjoy the present
live, act, and hope for the future, an,
be happy. ID.