The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-02-06
The Word Farewell +"

If ever latent feeling of love and friend
ship assumes tender reality, sweeping the
innermost depths of the soul, and kidding
sadly sweet emotions in two warm hearts IL
is az memory fingers upon the parting hour.
and we whisper that little, but expressive
word -" Farewell
Brave heart that has buffeted the storms
of life. and did not trenble for the iesuo
when troubles, came how powerless at last
to check the rising tear or suppress sigh
as you uttered an adieu to the friend who
had shared your joys and sorrows your
little playmate in childood's happy days,
when earth seemed paradise of winning
confidence. innocence, and truth. .--
As one who stands in death silent cham
Der, and while gazing on dead face upon
which the sad word {" ended is written by
icy fingers and is ready to forget and for
give all follies of q N isspent life, and even
draw the soft mantle of charity" over the
record of an enemy who had wronged US;
even so when We come to part with those
who only had small share of our affections
and readily forgive any differences that ez-
listed, or hard feelings that blunted the warm
curl ent of our regard, If, then, such are
our emotions upon saying adieu to some or
dinarv associate, how much more intense
the feelings of regard when the eye IS rest
ing uponsfeatures endeared to us by thou
sand hallewed remembranees, and the hand
clasps hand, perhaps never again to feel It's
warm pressure, never again to hear the
kindly voice. or welcome the smile that
gladdened us of yore.
But is it the mere fact of parting that
gives US pain2 Ah, 10 rather 1t Is the
question that intrudes itself upon US, how,
when, and achere shall we meet again2 We
are 10th to say good bye; for knowing how
frail the tenure we hold upon earth's dearest
joys, and that death is ever near, lurking In
the fairest flower, we eannUt always Danish
an apprehension for our friends satety ana
happiness, however groundless that apprc
heRsion may be, and when presentiments Of
evil and danger, almost amounting to super
stitiOG, will sometimes take possession Of
the most buoyant and fearless heart.
How viii it be at the next meeting2
Reader, you may well ponder this, you who
have some dear one who is going from you
it may be some bright sweet face You hope
to call your wife at no very distant day, and
she is now going from you, or you from her p?
Have you pledged VOW Of eonstancy, that
Bothing turn aside or will time and
distance e taught that" absence conquers
love ?? What is your next thought
When2 Will it be week, month, or a.
year? WIN it be when care and trouble
have left deep fRrroXs upon your brow, and
your eye has lost its Iustre, and your chseF-
It's wonted bloom or will it be when, yUuI
shall have added new IsuTels to the history
With which yeur child life began For when
Ou have gathered wreath Of glory to
r,1wn matErer years? And lastly tohere?
'ol, nm thought for you are dTsaG7SBgo
MOI, sacred gTeand-yUur splrit is borne
Ipwa.-d to the better land Will yoa meet
t last ! q heaven where no adieu X spoken
no fal ewell word can Iinger upon CULVER
ng lips no teaT can dim the light oE low
ng eve-1 throb Of pain ever reaches the
oul -r, .. -.-- -=.-s .--..s
Breathe til. t word senderly when you say,
:" FAREWELL seal = with prayer, and
uard it with wish thss heaven may guard
nd bless your at sent friend. Then, when
cath shall still the throbbihg pulse and the
clods of the valley conceal from mortal
aze all that remains of that loved compan-
IN, be your trust that those you have so
snderly cherished here below, uoU wrap
ed in the fadeless drapery of eterusl rest,
ave gone to receive their reward.