Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-11-05

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"ithout guide, We toss up"n the angry
oi!tows, rocking from side to side, bcreft uf
ErSg'ng, mast aud sail yet still
I "Ihe hull drives on. though mast and sail he
h Ahe ddy drags through storms keep out tho
4. And thus the heart will break. vet broken,v
h ohoais OF discase, poverty and unkindness
surround u.s. Oufspan Of life is noarly sped.
Manhood is gone. Old age guides the Shat
| tered wreck with feeble and unsteady hand.
sometimes We are lost in the quick sands Of
lnSrhtltudc: sometimes VIC 60 to pieccs on
the hock OF 4 rcachcry. OF are enuulfcd in the
whirlpool of Despair So ends the VOYAGE Of
l.'e Win those who fix their hcnrts and .ffrc
lions upon the fatal flecting pleasures Of this
| World and take for their guide the passions of
poor humanity.
Those of us who turn our eyes fran ,he
fascinating isc Of beauty to the brilliant orb
aoove' and ei steer our vessel by its light, glide
swiftly
Der the glad waters Of the dark blue sen
onr thoughts AS boundlcss AMI our hearts as
And though VIC may ut first feel pnng Of
regret IN leaving the fairy land, yet il will
gradually grow less till all is lost in the ab.
sorblng hope of gaining our haven.
! y ct. Let US nut for u moment dream that
our voyage is to be al calm and peaceful -
Even now, ere the meridian Of life is reached
dark green billows are rolling towards US
innumerable clouds obsurc the Hitherto BRIGHT
horizon, and loud winds howl over the wide
ocean. But we tear down the silken canvas
OF Pleasure and Vanity, and run up the uoin.
sn'l OF write In vain do storms rage around
u.s. Faith stands at the helm, and guides
our back with unerrng hnl Strong is
Faith, and If We do but trust to her guidance,
she VIII surely lead us to the port Of Heaven
in safety.
On the PROV of our vessel, leaning on
silver anchor, is one more beautiful tnan
words have power to paint. Her name is
Hope. One white arm is raised to Heaven.
and the moveless finger points ever 10 the star
OF divine love, which grows larger and bright
er as the clouds thckcn.
The prime of life has swept hy and ye
knew it not. The chestnut locks have given
place to silver hairs that cover furrows nade
by Care on the once smooth brow. The eve
has become dim with age and has lost its
brIlilancy, save when il is lifted to that star.
now changed into sun, whose rays kindle it
with an unearthly and immortal lustrc.
Before US lie the dismal waters of the river
OF Death, black MS Acheron; bmt We fenrlhem
not we dc, not dread to entcr in. for beyond,
we behold our long sought home Our bark
as old and leaky. 1t may not traverse the
| thick, dark food-so We must 60 alone to the
Shining shore. In We plunge boldly, strain
every nerve to reach the balmy land of death
| less flowers:
Where generous fruits. that never fail,
lplo On trees immortal grow.
I,; Where rocks, and hills. and groves and VALE
:, With milk and honey flow
$50. "Eo chilling winds. nor poisonous breath
& Can reach that henlthful shore
/ Sickness and sorrow. pain and death
Are felt and feared no more.
The cold waves are too strong for us We
sink and arc almost lost when Faith appears
again. rescuos and urges us onward I.egions
OF white robod angels invite and WOO us with
their immortal harpings. But there is One
II glorious, peerless One-who also holds out
Ills arms to weloome us. One more struggle
and oil is over. The gulf il past The goal
Is won, and We are nesting in the bosom of
God : who is our Star, our Snn, our Faith
our Hope, our Love-
hR~ Tic Ohio "Plt. { has th. follow.
ing:
When the good old Democratic party was
in power, did YOU hear Of spies nosiny among
,yon5r private goods to see if you hid implied
with the provisions OF an unknown and un.
published law ~ .o
!loDd you cvor hcar Of stamps?
loaDid youever lave to swear us to how muob
money you made? IL.
, eaf , aaMapu apturont did, you have to nuke q
monthly leportt' Noms lazy oiIici,,l ut Eve or
eo,dollaypertd,y2gs Nosiaa Ha
poaNa you hear (asyou now do ndvoc,te
the PoIisytef paying the laborer will. D Dor
ragG and the rich Il, ney.shavers with void ?
.!siiDid Go1lbear Of taxes On everything yDu
eat and .Fweeaf in addition to a. STATE, county