The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-05-18
EASTER.

jubilee and fullest rejoicing. The
mystery Of life and resurrection, the
awakening from the dead torpor Of
Winter have sought aud found sym.
bolical rights that are now erroneous.
ly ascribed to the latter time, when
the divine message drs, found an in
terpre,er to perplexed humanity
The egg tina, figures eoIsriouously
at each recurrence Of this day was
the symbol OF the renewal of life
among the Hebrews, the Hindoos
and the Egyptians. To the Hebrews
it was symbolic Of the Ark which in
narrow compass enclosed the germs
Of the whole human family and
also of the passage of the Red sea,
where through a s,rai, with ssll Of
waters on each side, they passed to
new life, leaving behind them the
she'll of broken captivity. An egg
therefore, held a conspicuous place
in their fcasis Of the Passover.
The Hindoos preserve the memory
of the dcluge and the ark in the fable
of the God, Nisbnu, enclosing the
world with him in an egg, and float
ing through, a cycle Of ages on the
limi,lcss ocean of eternity, until a
strange glow Of warmth penetrated to
the centre of the mass, and bursting
the she'll, mankind -prung forth and
soon peopled the hills and valleys,
Egyp, symbolixed the world by a
winged egg, at once type of the
closest confinement and the widest
| liberty. The chains of mos tai being
and the aspirations of an uutram-
melted soul
The Russian ralu,es his friend
with tho Paschal egg aud the saluta
ton on Easter of "Chris,or Won cress.
Christ is risen,) and is answered
" he is risen indeed, y
In Germany says Duncan, tho
marke, ON easter is filed with hard
boiled eggs deeply dyed. These are
laid with little sugar hares in the
gardens on Faster eve, and the chill
dren are told that on this night the
harcs lay eggs and they are up early
/ in the morning searching the bushcs
and grass for them
The Egyptians preserve in The
bright red color they give their sggs,
u legend of the great fire which con
.umcd the world at this time Of the
year. In fact, our space does not
admit of an enumeration Of the count
less supers.iticns Of the olden times
of which the egg IS the type. The
term " paschal egg" has been cor
rupted to pace egg aud few who
witness what appears at glance to
be meaningless custom Of Faster,
are aware that II goes back to tho
egreaisst antiquity, further perhaps,
than any other rite, Nay oven to
the time when the ark rested on the
mountain, and the rainbow Of the
iiood hung the arch Of its promise
over the waste Of waters.
Apart, however, from its antiquity
its holiness, its memorial rejoicing
at the glorious miracle which gave
n triumph Of hope to the perishing
earth, Faster addresses itself pecu-
liarly to the human heart In tho
typical resurrection Of ail nature
from the rigid sleep of winter in
the wonderful manifestation Of her
heart beats, throbbing into wealth
Of leaf and blossom, in tho raphsody
of rejoicing which hlln the air, the
soul too rises to its loitiest heights Of
hope and JOY, There is dead Past,
perhaps filed with sorrow TOO deep
| for words, cares that have bent the
dropping head to the earth, and
dimed the eyes with tears which can
not fall Heap tho grave with those
radiant blossoms that have sprung
| from a branch as sombrc and liielesss
NJ our own heart in tho dusky win
ter days Have We not our position
too, in this air Of resurrection that
is passing over tho earth ? this new
vigor, this delicious tenderness, thst
has not forgotten the humblcss blade
Of grass that withcseI beneath the
first Autumn frosts Z Are We alone
TO feel no breath Of the Palingenisis
/" that blossoms in purple and red,
beneath our feet?
But nay, in this Easter festival We,
too, can roll stone from the sepal-
chre Of our buried hopes and let in
light on the divine promise within,
| 1t matters little what will give ~
strength to raise tho heavy burden.
1t may be trill in the morning
mathis of yonder rejoicing bird
the flushing snow Of tho haw-
thorn branches overhead the
profound peace and purity Of the
shadowless sky, or quick thrill Of
tho electric chain Of sympathy which
binds us to some congsaial nasare
II may be each or Ill Of thsss,
beauty, peace aud love-for each and
! all Of these ard abroad on tho earth
to-day. But 70 think love il tho
paramount inhasncs, - il ahoa'd b.,
1t this sanity season Of Divias ten
dsrness and compression.
So Easter comes 70 w in an a..
no.phcre OF gladness, and cold In
deed msst be tho heart that doss no'
respond to It's soul stirring influences
| The Easter At 81. pet1s IL doubtless
very grand, with tho 6ring Of cannon
the ringing Of bells, tho psup ol
| PROFESSIONS, And the scattering ol
| indulgences The Easter at Jeruss
lem, with the church Of tho Hclj
| - nuIchrs crowded with tAossssds q
pilgrims, waiting for he sacred 81
II . solemn and momsntous sessos
bu. the Easter Of the blossomine
spriuging earth Is bsyond I'll ~
pride sad eiresmstAscs d mss''
glory. The footstsps = TIE sngsh
descend the ladder in osr very sight
and il Is err eva fasIs il they do me-
interpret 70 ~ the mysteries which
even the dumb earth sssns striving
to explain.
i" he Is risen "---ssd with Hin
rises ;hs thanksgiving Of the nstiesI
for the new hope asd the sew life
N. D, Twss.
Losr A DAY.--A Voyages 70 Chis'
on the new lias bstvsen Has Fran
cisco and Hong Koas, tells how
day was knocked Of he cslssds
during the voyage The nostA Q
jan cary il generally sappessd =
have dirty -oss days We hsd o"
shest wesk--s week ID only si1 day.