The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-06-27

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my Visions and there are somber shades Ia the
rosy ci6uds. ndbrlers and thofns IN ne aeeer.
fFgagcd nfe-psths. The chiid ~ plsy kuonr the
beauiifni gardens must quit his joyous gambols
and take his arstlessons In preparing for the fo-
ture and though he on grows wear7 and the
childish eyes an rllh tsars. the happy scene aoat
backward into the dim and distant pas,, and hs
must not linger midst them for the years sweep
on snd thcl untreined feet cnunot tread ne paths
q uoanhoca. II II - ~ ~ u
Tho maiden who sang among theaowers. "LNe
is a sunny thing, Joy ever bringing" nnas
that LITE is rca,lf = eerpect," and her aowees
and her songs are cast,aside. and her hands are
bnsicd with ihe homely duties Of the daily ros,ni
npi eeigh now and then is bgcathed Tor ,he nas.
lsetsa PLEASURES. NV face grows grave. and the
fstgre oneeso bright looks somhre and drear.
Tho 5eu'h IN his scaioas Stesi grows weary, he
would fain rest by the wNy but forward still Is the
mOttoi there are yet nights TO Be gained, and
though the brain uiay rcaiSnd the feavored brow
turn wishfully TO the cooling breeze, there mubt
be no pause, no rest. Perchance he tolls for the
need ofmme, The ianfch wlther, almost befote
they encircle his brow
The young 'sifs aaas ns,s eidAlcs ma re.yeu.l.
baihsn ID Der i0e ana saoares snulaFsy ,hOAap-
heriip A look of care ,ashets ana aeepeus As,l.y
after day brirss The ever recatfng duties One
By one the tasks must be takcu up, completed
and laid aside, and others come, "aa II they
watched and waited" Truly ~ woke and fouud
that Life was dnty."
The ofman science would grasp n results, but the
details Of preparation must be gone over with the
same unwearied care that u exhibited for the
great oenclhsion. His eye tha, looks 70 explofe
themysieriep Of Gods great laboratory snd roam
amoDg 'the'stars that gem the brow Of nlght q
must turn aside sometimes and view scenes of
sorrow, the hand that erst moved 10 minister y
his own qualification, must be put forth In tic
assistance Of others and the heart wruns wieh
the-existence OF misery -ho cannot alleviate, and
wrong that he cannot redress.
The man Of the hoary head sghs for the excite
ment Of active life. His duty Of rest Is irksOme
He has been a oomhatAnt TOO hong 10 remain con
tentadly passive spectator while the batto Of
fife ~ being fought around him. He would yet
follow tho plow. or WELD the, hammer, or ,gaide
the pen i-but the totterinx step and trcmtiing
hand tell unmistakably tina, ''the grass-hopper
has become burden"
Aud thus, nom all the bright sconos Of my
dream. the light and Ioveiness have vanished
the green and sunny meadow, there is straight
aud narrow pathWithout lily, or rose, or grscefal
vine to cheer. For tho golden prospects, there
are laden skies and lowering clouds and for the
bounding spirits, hearts from which have Oocn
crushed aiihejoy And sailness, l0i e
'sWas my dream then shadowy lie :" P
All no "Toil ON sad heart ooupgeously,
And thou shalt find thy life to bo
MONDAY light and truth to thee.
True he who formed the earth and us, made
not all sunshine, singing birds. and bloom
ing meadows. There must be tempest, and storm,
and gloom. aud days that are "dark aud droary."
There must be the crash OF thunder, the whist
ling Of the wild winds, and the waiting voicos Of
want and woe, grief and guilt, sorrow and dis
pair. And the eye must rest on the terrible preo-
piee, the ard desert Of the East and tho doaolato
fee bound regions Of tho North. But shah The
tears fall because life IL not all beautyt' Tlceye
becomes satod with unmarried lovellness, and the
Haplthat guides tho worlds m their majestic
march. and arranged the chords and struck the
key note to the music oftho spheres, gives each
tiny blossom It's place on the soft turf hangs
each lowering cloud athwart the sky, and sends
into each existence that which ehastens aud sub
dues. as well as that which gilds and glorihes
Shall our weak hands then, with trembling and
uncertain touch, easay 10 change tho melody,
played BY the great an Father on the stfings Of
human life, or add color 70 the picture from
which the angels would withhold their handsi
OH we can sec, IL we but will, that there is no
dssonance between the "boauty'' and the Sduty'
Of our lives aud that the voicos ofiabor sing our
sweetest soags' and the hands Of toll miugle the
hues for our brightest landscapes. And
attarl.o.. n tf.t. it,. ...,,. T.. .,,.. .."