The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-09-15

iaflst. { ever fr1AAst ttisE
wrk-----p pblAls n aaluletmltiHs suthi
whass / ID. a tarmegt eith isfrbie crash,
eWesg fAr3aeb tbt duk slyss Il humap grief,
Garry a frash v1unds y pain. Increasing,
y etst dling, aaa ualstng snsis
aMetthnks Irepiitd ''tis plcssan, grove,
"Aui va 81 gBl.ke Those Ia earthly farh,
II at 'er base rusmrd lu aaci - thare before,
go deep this shade ~ Dense thls iuhsgc,
This ffsgTAuee ~ esntt this ~ 30 bAlins
This i MT esrth | sni iost. fancy.
"rhs moun A. Il bresks thru yondeT thin cloud,
''Iost not tho palo mgau u earth resembie.
"H0u ftRagsi Where am I, aud, Ah, who art
thou
''Canst lhou ansver n.e I euircai thee speak"
spint lite be aruse -at, tfsnsGEed
Meying foand slowly ha stood, ine facing,
Aud then, still piercing eye, aud hand Aipft
lie said fhis grove which thou 50 much Nd
hi. tiisge nlis fragrance thi- halmy air,
ABd bright mpou yoadoF bre aiaug thra' The cloud,
Are AL b thine certify vision Upeu,
sbll inciosed 10 this earthly form, thou art,
A. once, when "a the form, dwrlt myself
Yet rapturuus o1altatiou, thau hast
A fcgsahAa0uing u Futarity.
Thy perceptions aud tiy ears I've quickeRed;
Aud tnnK ihs ssuR ot ihg bsNidormeut
Thou doe, diualy zoe, vhst must soon take place,
And doai thou hst hcar, in distant rumbiings,
Ia lhose heavy deiguAtlpnn ~ earth,
sal manifestations Of Providence
IhosH arr the terribla warnings ~ God.
.-prcmnnitarE u the Day n Judgement
whoa slumborag iifes by Heaven rese rSed,"
Shall tho earth couui-e and al forms ruin.
1he awful sHsue aud separation
Tbs fIev eil " linie and Lternity
Their fAhl great m,eting and iirsl hdicu.
= The ont. ~ sAIih for,sef hinited
Tho other sinRA V Immortality;
FGaught With tae Records II humanity,
And tilere before the throne Of just Gei,
Will inspection to 'pass' aud "pass" forever.
Prom which there j. no appeal -bul JuHtiee,
And entlroued, che sits up0n the Sav}our's brow;
And this appeal shal ho appeal 10 vain:
Hnru doum Is written destiny l. scaled.
~ tho Smiles q 1--we, shah rsdiant gipw,
On the faou II Him who vail, iby Judge, be,
Oh happy thrice happy viii De thy soul ~
II read thy redemption thy forgiveness,
And such day an awful Day - them,
Nho fcr tie interests ~ th8 suul songht not;
Bat, Nith blind instinct, pursued their ruin
T0then Day ~ deep soliCtGdel
Ihs thou seest and nou % me listen,
rs special permit divine, ! have come
Leaving that dark world hIed with human Voc,
Whore ever must dwell hardened with sin,
Will paine inecssAni -ahpAif unlimited
Whrte ttwss pamss snd Rgor rol by
Ceanuess cycloa ~ an II kuity
Iii ihGso laws ine1laable, ,Ynare bnRnd,
Which nought can fet ssiie nought can move,
Ihp mmutabiiity Of God htmHelf;
10 thcu, messenger aud not foo,
With tender mercles and kind Instruction
Prom sad eIperenoe, nos rfaultiag.
Upon This earth once, lived a. tlou liv'st
ldlss srdid gains b,indol overwhelmed mo
Rccklcss surrounded With these mundane jeys,
Uar hscians, seaminply- aye too really,
~ Eternity. nRDn eAuas awlai verge.
iata5i rapi with ihys lisin Alt trtnsitary
IsEgetiEg DE abyss bpasatA my feet
lot whose hOiing chaHn saon ta plunge.
Time ! rccd not daily, Suns rose aud set
Hours mamrnts even, Nero heavily frousht
With earthly pleasures tniiunorahlc.
And thought this life, my Lifu ornal
Fatal 3eluHihn Suul ldst fprcvetl
Ifredesmably and forever lostl
Ike thne, when Ia the Ansh and strength of
YOUTH
Before tEs wrinkles n agc marked my brow,
Temptations bcsrt uiy early career
Poverty the companion RI tho p19r,
Their miseyy. and gtt "a them vi -sug,
/ know not, al hoif 20 wealth became,
fliiie dreaming, bet all wA- hi.ssful
q hos deeeifal! its character, how falee
Tie counterfeit n ~ tf.e btrsednts..
Toe rieh, IA this, poor -ihe poor arr rich.
fh.s is suciriy changed inverted
Avid the uoria i not AZ 70 us y seems.
VIII pcslth a. my command yoang, amhiiious
| .tfuve hard III lie Tor early hoanrs,
Prospects frightened as forward advanced,
! dreamed u empires uhder ny control,
uf pnrJ8C rnbes and princelY crowns ~ pearl
And Thought net, noithfr cared /, tn Aught else.
o. hAa ! esred cArcicssnesa drove me mad.
lusA4gty klndied ~ ms dark cyes,
Aud eoou mere wreck 81 that ] once was
As visionary schemes, undermined reason,
Fortane fleeing from my grasp, ] arose,
And, desperate, made ina effort,
IL gambling saloons, and those dcns - vice
With wild and tangent thought resaTted
Ny sad record - naw lold 'tin finished.
Ami4tbin'e course IL ended ruined man.
siakcd my Al lsTe loal Eternity.
Behold now my tnrning ven | admonish,
No, for my sske trroypaAbty lest.
Who. beyond the powef ~ atonencut
Il. lss DiYGiss Justice in hAuishnsnt
Z Forever frnm thirst 49, the throne Of Grace
Ias f,y thee aud those like thee, I now speak,
With sAfBestness | ohtFest thee advice thee
This lffe, b. gtu snew turn heaYcward,
/ Cgnooae neither ngso Joi nor one attle
IL temptation b. Eitehing influence,
I iiat meet them and meet them successfully.
[ lo0k 10 uod and ser the Hedsemers hand,
Ffesh Ard warm w3tb sympathy and lore,
kyCr ncckgniHg yom oaEArd onward
~ that true hfc II iihss, EvcriAsting.
Io M ssston then, he quickly vanished.
I Frum nv disturbed siugahers-i now awokc,
i To saenes ~ eArth. no lousef iside0as.
But trembling wgth tie HAd impressive thought
whieh - shortly before, couyuisod my brain,
+, AID mnls MS ieel thk& llio = soun ~ ond.
T TIE Anal destiny 4 Wretchcd man.
Ard Hsnyen - prszlssm BIS Awfnl doom,
Ard die aFsAaa-hov reA how plainly trnel
I EArth realities can be 90 more real
fl.css imrT~srioss 10 my heart are profound,
The tide u ny thoughts arr changed and
Changing
| No more Ss iops sor s.n- i,s pleasures.
Upward tay zsgafAtious nUw hseenas-
7 psssr tbaasgf = Api ffufn heaFenwaFd they come
foansAins q Rilss - en thelr sparkling waters
wa hg1i5apos dAErhng z ths eye 80,
And noenss bsAaafql and unterT8strial
ThAs mas EaAay = ssai -. mine y biSsSed--
Z saved ~ this sweet inieiagtnee in dreams
/ H. 0ad speaking n he hsAEa ~ he prpus.
~ nPpltng wsth hnssF pare AL ayins
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