Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-18

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BWssn tAs Hope and iis Grut
hon, bakmosn ne wish or The will
ard ias astalmmsnt persecution, BE-
tween he 3 BE- and the ''ls" Of
lie fatara gans . breadth Of dis
tauss Wild nay b filed up with
hEoka hepss disappointed ambi.
aoas wrecked fortunes and blight
drspatalions.
Following hst AFTER the vivid Joy
Of The ansieipaiiOn may follow the
crushing sorrow Of the diSappOiHt-
Raent.
How wshsVs felt In our life that
this e tEueI How you have felt II,
how hamanlty has felt It true
and endured 3 painful wonder,
Way We e sol
Strange that we should fall into
such reflections this Saturday
Night A few moments ago we
DAt In the midst Of cheerful com.
panlOns and our thoughts dwelt not
upon these solemn and mysterious
life events. Were we writing
merely 70 please We should care
fully esehsw q subject which We
have already touched and retOuched
In . feeble way, and seek come
newer channel Of thought.
There aEe thoughts and subjects
and channels enough, the field 10
tampHngly broad and open, but
our pen seems Wilfully addicted
iustn0w % this sort Of mOralizlng,
and'ths subject Is too vast, lie i'm
port too solemn and mighty, to be
lightly dealt with, or to be devoid
o fvalue and instruction. . =
At every stage In life the cup Of
hope is held 70 our lips, but how
seldom are we permitted to drink
thereof
Youths beautiful and enhancing
visions Gil the cup to the very
brim, but throughout life, even
while we are vainly reaching forth
10 quaG The hsleyoh draught craVed
By our eager lips, we see the con-
tents splitting drop by drop until
sge ct last unwillingly drinks the
bitter lees.
Youth steps into the worlds
arena like an athlete about to
engage in contest for the ancient
civic crown. His form is erect, his
bearing bold and manly, his eye
full Of courage and fire. His cup is
full Of promise.
Time passes he encounters life's
varied fortunes, and three score and
ten find him white haired, decrepit,
bowed down with his weight of
years and varied experiences, feeble,
tOtteFing, without courage, hope
PROSTATE.
The cup has reached his lips al
last but he has only quafEed its
dregs.
The cup Of manhood has lost the
sparkling etTervescence Of youths.
But yet Il Is full Of joys, wealth,
fame, q loving wife, a
devoted family. He knows others
have failed to attain these successes,
to quaR this pleasant draught but, |
he feels that he will sue !
oosd. he knows the wisdom, the I
generous greatness Of his purposes
heknows his courageand determin.
alton 10 succeed. He feels that ,
be must and win drink that cup. .
he oyercomes obstacle after obsta- :
dc; be wages the battle boldly and :
resolutsly : and be fails-fails to !
luAR the joys he believed the cup !
held for him. And whyp He OBJ !
aims riches, be becomes famous, he
lee his wife and familyl Some 1
he does not feel he has accom- '
that be strove for. His
possession Of wealth, Of fame, the g
attainment Of smbitiOus schemes, Is J
lot the possession, and is not the +,
esuIt he looked and hoped for. Al. :
or ell he is unsatished. The cup 7
} yet afar from his lips. v
He has not drank the draught he {
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The maiden's chaliCe Of hope il
olds loves beautiful dreams v
yea. dreams. None need |,
,Ok to have these realized, b
" they are unsubstantial {,
skeletons drsped with mag :
shadows that dissipate with :
y rude touch Of Times remOrse. y
~ hand. And thus throughout
q asss humanity continue to >
aid castles IN the air" and the CT
Isppening q events continue to al
aze Tie sphameFal structures to ri
hhlF hass. a.