The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-10-08
WAYNE COUNTY, IND. OC 4.

| the darkness. We do not fear to
sleep, for we waken again. And
our sleep, resting, and awaking is
much as We make it. We can so
live and partake during the day
that we will have troublous dreams
at night and fever-shaken brain
on the morrow. Or we can so
live to-day that our rest tonight
will be sweet, and tomorrow we
will waken refreshed, ready for
the work or the journey, as duty
calls or inclination leads the way.
"Why not go now?" you may
ask. Why does not fruit fall be-
fore it is ripe and yet be good?
I Why does not the babe become a
man at OF ce? Why come bud and
flower--seed- time and harvest
the ripening of manhood as of
grain? 1t is not all for US alone.
This life nor the next is not for us
in self ,hness!
There is work to Go there as
here, and we shall be called to that
work when wanted, and they who
begin at the eleventh hour will be
rewarded We shall be changed
from darkness to light, as our
| bodies are changed from corrup-
tion to earth when we are through
with them, as houses no longer
fit to live in.
Death is but moving out from a
kitchen to a parlor-from a howell
to house. There is no more
danger in the night than in the
day-the darkness than the light
If we know how to walk and go
not yon and thither only to return
to the true light. 1t is less work
to drop heavy load than to carry
it-so is it easier to part with q
life yell spent than to guard it
carefully over dangerous roads.
Come to me all ye who are weary
and heavy laden, and l will give
you rest.''
How beautiful that in the Great
Power! AH who are laden! We
are to have rest-not agony. And
wuen the ii ne comes, we will go
as our friend went Brave, hope
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ourselves here. He will take care of
US There! That is His business,
and we are as ready to trust Him
and to appear in His presence rea-
d. for such work as the manner of
our life will have fitted US for; as
we are to dip this dry pen in ink,
and continue this sentence to that
completion which is not the COM
pletion of our labor.
And so our line of duty is plain.
When we went on visit to our
friend, we never thought for a
moment of the fare he would set
before us. He had asked US to
come-to come to his home. and
visit with him and his loved ones.
SO we went Dressed well, and
active like a gentleman, for thus
he would expect US. There were
many ways by which We might
have reached there. By the cars
the river; by stage, by carriage
closed or Openly one OF our own
or one hired, by riding Or by walk
ing.
And so there are many ways to
reach the great work OF the fu-
ture We may dread to tell those
who cannot 20 just now. "good-by."
1t may seem impossible that the
walls of the house should part, but
when comes tae time to go, door
will open-we can pass out and
KIN w that we are still safe. Then
we will take care not to loiter by
the way to arrive in good shape,
and all the rest He will are for
Thus went our friend-and there
shall we find him. And the dear
one he left will be cared for till
she, too, will be ready 30 see the
door open, and can step forth to
light and lite eternal, happy in his
love there as she was here, if she
will be pure anu deserving, as all
who are of good intent will be or
strive to be. But a little while
longer, then we, too, can go. 1t
will be hard to part with those we
love, but thank God there will be
others there to welcome us as
we will be ready to welcome the
one who is our life and solace
here, while working to earn the re-
ward which comes with the S,tur-
day Night-''BRICK" PoMERoY.