Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-01-08
shadows.


A liitIe child, with bright. sunny.
golden curls, sat in The shadow Of a
large oak Tree on q summers afternoon.
and watched wuh childish eafnesIness
the Aicasring sunlight ,hTough the leaves
as i, danced upon the ground beneath,
Now attempting 10 imprison within bis
liny p1tm one ray OF sunIighi,no clap
ping his hands in childish meIrlment'Ft
lhe lanlssuc forms afsumf. j l' hc
game OF lie, we see, cluiching al the 'nu.
llchi. and realizing al las, an empty sbad-
ow. The mother smiles AZ the infsnnla
Gpusement. or perhaps catches her DAT
liag 10 her bosom. aud dreams OF the
ii.ae when he shsll attain TO manhood.
Tie mother sees Dsueht ahead but The
cieor sky o. manhoods prosperity. We'll
it's forus ths, the future IL seiled 10 our
eyes, eIse We should weary ol the dsls
and slIurenenls hat make up he sum of
our existence. The cbIld looks forward
10 manhood; Iii, dreams are speculative;
the man looks backward 10 childhood.
and ,ngq the s"nlighl OF the day' ol yore.
From the.lime he sits 90 his moibefs
knee and plays "goosebesd." where tho
sunlight streams 10 through Ibe open win.
dow. unil The last houis Of life, he -
PLAYING wnh shadow. "''
The echool-boy, weary oiiho monoio.
nous snG never lo-be.conQasfed lmsIbe-
maiics. enyies The igporspt, ldleI sill'
plenty of lime at his di-posaI. and go
steals away from school duiirs, now snd
then. Just for Q llnle enjoymehh Time
passes o N; the sstool-bpy is not 'ebool.
boy forever. The time suI,e' ,rhen' he
is 10 90 forth in .he world and be his
own master. Now Tor the FIST time he
begins to look back and lament he miss
spent privileges he has learned . lesson
from The past but viii he prof, by h IN
the future Let pssee. He has sfrive3
al thst age when lie feels the need Of .
companion 10 shsre his joys and 'ortosS
and anticipate hs wants. lie looks about
hin q, last lesss his eyes rpop one jun
suited 10 his morsl vision. They enter
upon life together but are msn's ~snu
sn,6sdt I Not yet He IL st'il clutch.
in o II a shadow. Wealth must be gsjo-
ed. even at The sacrifice ola small amount
OF honor. .A.,...-..f .....
The home circle gradually becomes in-
adequate 10 supply the requisite smocni
OF. enjoy ment. and he sceks diversion and
smu,emeni elsewhere. Home ties grad
uslly lo.e their infoehce over him and
the man offAni'y becones . man OF ,he
woridAhard, cold. eslopis,ips and mo.
rose, .a Money i. The supreme IDOL OF bis
heart; and to gain money. every liner
feeling j, sscri6ced. One BY one bis
nhhy are called sssy. until he stands
alone in the world. . nono@ent OF The
p,,t He pIuoses dseprr 10 'pecsls,ioo.
OF perh,p, bpqss bis gtjsi 10 the vine
cup. ....t 90. ,,-s,ss4-,rs +. on. .-.F
cutbbs al lar 10 old age; sn5 30 hi. toi.
terins footsteps nesr sbe grave. then tits
no first realizes The enpiIsss, OF sEfs. snd
the wouhle.ne,s Of Ibe sbsdow be hes
long purusd. Death claims, Ibs worn.
oct frame at lssi and Of all the uss.ures
he has boarded from the ispd Of Oh bsdow,.
none. save the Chri.msn's hope are pres-
eh, viii, him 10 soosh The dying pillow;
sed shafts it buI sbsdsw, a. CLEAN of
sunlight (rOn-Ihe .otber world ! L.
WoMES---A o imaginative ~riisrssys:
''Womsp p composed of three sfIisls'.
sugar. npclure e srnics and soli sosP.
Sugsr. because OF the sverines which 10
spp.ren, in most women-siss that in
some il should have scidvis,ed into sisong
domestic vinegar; armies. brcsus.. in W.
men. i. 10 be fovod .hst qusli'y Of heslirg
and sooIhinR sllrr ibs bruises and ~ouEgs
which sffiicieJ u. men in the srea, bsiils
life; and soft soap, for seasons too obvious
10 need specification"
\ .. Etl,r-r-r 1r ss-L 80 fisITg %
The more ws help others 10 brr lhrif
burdens. .lbe IisI'er our o'n viii be.
Ifsry man thinks reb'Illon. . nice
,L;rs iet him oct msrtfed. ii s-t