The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-12-29
sh For the Democratic Press,
GIeanings.
Out in the broad harvest field of


life are many gleanings. Even where
the grain is filled with dust and when
the hot sun is scorching the earth.
Even as Ruth CLEANED after the labors
of Boaz, so are the children of. earth
cleaning day by day, thankful when
night comes if they can carry home
few straws of wisdom and bright
deeds. The summer has come and
gone like a " tale that is told."s Sep
tember smiled upon us a moment, then
bade us adieu with gentle grace; and
eEenrare, golden October gave us a
fash of brightness and happy days
that can,never be forgotten. Joyous
days which stand out boldly from the
dark ones like figures in the fore
ground of picture. November has
passed beforeus with stately elegance.
For few brief moments we reyelled
in the dreamy Indian Summer, then
she swept away in snowy garments
and here again we find ourselves shak7
ing hands with q yearly visitor which
is none other than Old, sarcastic Win7
ter, laughing at US as we go 4shiVering
through the streets. Happy greeting
to you, Winter, for those bright Wis
ions of holly and bonnie Christmas
cheer. We will give you right royal
reception and your stay with us shall
be gay one, teeming with mirth and
smiling faces. The full harvest of the
year has been garnered the laborers
who worked with unabated zeal to
bring the harvest home are prepared
forrest, and well they may; but there
may be some scattering grain in life's
great harvest field which we would
fain gather this winter day, so unlike
the one in bright October when we
went cleaning in the forest. We had
noticed for days that bonnie Summer
had taken full harvest home of green
leaves and lovely flowers, but in the
abundance of her possessions she
missed many and many glory which
Autumn seeing, stole after with gor-
geous dyes, which he poured gener-
ously over the soft, green leaves, turn
ing them to splendor crimson tinted,
riyalled. by rarest gold to be outshone
/ by the palest pink of the sea shell,
Oh! what a glersous. cleaning. Il We
even went down into the deep dark
dells where the moss is like emerald
velvet and the ferns are the wands of
FAIRIES, they are so airy and light.
List! i can almost hear the tinkle of
Tiny bells now, and the dancing of feet
as they hasten to this lovely, mossy
i dell, where none but fairies ought to
come but, we CLEANED the choicest
ferns and the rarest moss, and fed
with stealthy steps as their bellsseame
nearer, nearer. We Wenthome happy
4 with our. treasures and the, fairies
4 found us not. We have been cleaning
all the year and even in the past week
we have come home laden with, sue
cess. There were kind words, happy
hearts and loving smiles, and here is q
goodbye, too, which made us, sad 8
moment as We, placed it, midst oul
gleanings, but then it is not good.
bye forever, for if we do not meet this
side the river, we shall clasp hands il
the silent land just beyond the river
All! the cleaning of the pearly gates
, which seem to beckon us to come ant
be at rest. .Good-byes are not so sac
!, after all, if we will but look forward
to the meetings. They are not The
; saddest of our gleanings. All! no
One bright Sabbath we went dow1
among our silent ones, those who's
voices have been so long stilled. w,
passed among their marble homes, ant
read their names inscribed upon tn
, stately urn and 1ow1y headstone
Hush! Just now speak softly ant
: tread lightly as we stand by the, hom
, of loved one. She hath fallen asleep
Years ago she grew weary, we raiset
: the green curtain of earth and sh
/ passed from our sight. Her life wa
: one glorious harvest She CLEANED
: the reward of the righteous. Many
: weary heart was soothed by her an,
she never refused her sympathy to
i sorrowing one. just a short spac
: from where she is sleeping lies on
who fills suicides grave. Young
, talented, wealthy, with a fruitful har
4 vest to reap, he " looked upon th
r wine when it was redY and tasted
e Well, God be pitiful.a He left the ful
;, crop for others to gather, and b
e CLEANED the tares of evil. !" Ever
e heart knoweth its own bitterness an
1 we will not judge him but only, say
!; !; oh! God be 'p1tiful. d. Cleaning, eve
= cleaning through life, let US seattle
!. our happiest smiles and kindest.word
J, all along the way, giving this one
Q helping hand, and that one an encoul
:, q aging look, showering sunbeam
j. around us, so that earth's weary ones
coming after, may CLEAN graciou
s armful; going home at last to th
= haven of rest" not tired, hopeles
: children, but happy and satisfied wit
# their rich harvest and rare cleaning
It from their portion of life's great fieI(
u Shall not the Great Master say " tho
4 hast CLEANED well in thy day, good an
t faithful servants, enter in unto th
8, rest % iea IoI-.-trA ; ''EMBURY."
a How TO READ THE CLOUDS. .-sof
= looking or delicate clouds foretell fin
} weather, with moderate or ligl
n breezes;; hard-edged, oily-lookin
n clouds. wind. A dark, gloomy blu
e sky is windy but a light, bright blu
sky Indicates fine weather. Genera