Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-07
DAILY DEMOCRAT
0QJNDAY BEADING.
spxrv.svx YEARS OLD.
III EKascuHI rcsTER.

OnXTY.SHX YEARS OLD.
1T EKRacuRL rcsrER-
stand on the brink OF long looked for grave
A portion 10 mortals which God kindly rave
That place whore the weary shall md sweet re-
pose,
Whore our conflicts and sorrows forever are
closed.
Oh. why should We dread to embrace that kind
friend,
When an aercy ii comes and its kind hand e1'
tsndi
And why should We lineer on these mortal
While above with our Father are such plsnssous
stores
Psrh aps It's cur dsty 10 pstisnsly ws't,
No, compl ain OF the trials which stand IN the way,
A. they serve but to 6t Us for thse oiefioas gay
How bright are the prospects on yon biased
Where sickness and parting shall come never
Blu. wher. the tried spirit forever has rest.
And DIV III evsrmore in the land OF tie besf.
Our companions and children. our parents are
there
In the good they enjoy they must wish US to
Their bli., Il not perfect till we shall get home.
And those sweet fields os pleasure with them We
shall roam.
Then let us rejoice as time presses on.
That orr three score and ten is so rapidly gone.
The swift paseing moments but bear as away
To where there's no night, but al unend'ng DAY
No evil propensity OF the human heart
is 50 powerful that i. may not be suodusd
BY discipline.
Ceocsit il to nature what paint is to beau
~ it is not only needless, BUTT impairs
what it would improve.
The elm OF an honest mans life is not the
happiness which serves snly himssif, Out
the virtue which il useful 10 others.
lis safer 70 afFrsnt soms people than to
ebiigs.thsm for the better = nan deserves
the worss they will speak OF him.
Great souls are not those which have
less passion and more virtue than common
souie, but only those which have greater
dssigns.
The most Common things are the most
useful which shows both the wisdom ana
gosdness Of the great Father Of the family
Of the world.
Adyersity has ever been considered -
the state in which . man most easily BE-
comes acquainted with himsslf-particular-
~ being free from hattersrs.
A house built on sand IL, in fair weather,
just ~ good ~ If buildsd on . rock. A cob
web 10 - good ~ the ightiest cable when
there 10 no strain on it. II is trial that
proves one thing weak and another strong.
FeasIvExsss.-"I can forgive say some
shut cannot forget" Wee to u should
God make the same distinction. But for
giving and . disposition 10 forget, are the
same. II the msmery Of an injury 10 cher
ishsd, it 10 not forgiven. Rev. DR.. Hale.
SExsss.-"ws run from the cradle to the
grave, reaching for some hand in the dis
housekeeping 70 gain foothold On some
vessel far out at sea, swiftly flying still fur.
Their from u.s."
"Wealth il NOT riches, more than old age
is experience"
When w die, ",hs sun win laugh, the
stars will smile. the zephyrs play among the
boughs-,he leaves will dance over our
graves, tho rain pattsr upon our earthly
roof, ~ If in mockerv Those who now
laugh with Us, will laugh without US"
How beautiful and how tou ,hing are the
words Of the wenty-third psalm The
Lord Is my Shepherd How often has the
f.inting. trembling soul been blessed and
strengthened by the sweet assurance, The
Lord 10 my Shspherdw How precious to
realize in your heart Of hearts, that though
oil earthly prospects may fade, though
friends may pass away from our sight, and
all the fond ties Of affection be severed, yet
if ws can look up, ard putting our hand in
Lord Is my Shepherd" We are indeed
blessed. For does not the Good Shepherd
gently lead his flock green pastures and
beside the still watsrsr Does lilo not
gather the lambs in His arms and carry
them In HE bosom7 Oh, let us remember
in our day of our trial and sorrow, that our
Gsd is a very present help in time Of
need" and looking with confidence and
faith 70 that source whence oil our blessings
fiow, take to our hearts these comforting
words. The Lord is my Shepherd"
CLlSe Close TO THE Rock-A long train
Of cars, fourteen of fifteen, was recently
passing over tho Allegheny Mountains on
their way eastward. They were crowded
with passengers. As the iron horse snort>
ed and rushed on, they began to descend,
and needed no power but the invisible pow
Or Of gravitation TO send them down with
terrific swiftness. Just as the passcng gers
began to realize their situation, they cano
to shsrt curve cut out of the solid roch
= wall Of rock laying on each side. Sud
denly the ateam whistle screamed 10 if in
agony. "Put on the brakes, put on the
brakes" but with no apparent slackening
Of the cars. Every window few open, and
every head that could BE- was thrust out to
sec what the danger was, and every enc
rose up in their places, fearing certain &c
sruction. What was the trouble? just
as the engine began 70 turn in tho curve,
the engineer saw little girl and her baby
brother playing on the track. In moment
the cars would be upon them. The shrek
Of the whistle started the little girl, and
| overy one looking over could see them
Close to the track in theuprigbt rsck, was
little niche, out of which . piece OF rock
had been blasted. In an instant the baby
was thrust into this niche, and az the cars
came laundering by, the passengers, hold
ing their brsaths, heard the clear voice Of
the little sister, on the other, side Of the
cars, ring out, "Cling close to the rock,
Johnny, cling close to the rock y And
the little creature snuggled in, and put his
head As close to the corner Of the rock ~
possible, while the heavy cars whitfield
| past him Aud many were the moist eyes
that gaxed. and client thank sgivins went