The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-01-21

or even from our room, to be hap
py, con,ented, or amused. Little
does it matter to us how the storm
RACES outside-ail is well within
Our lamp burns brightly. There
is no mud here. When this, our
final writing for the week, is fin
ished we shall rest,- and listen to
reading from good books, and
watch the purest lips in all the
world. as from them come the
words others have written. Hers
are no eyes weary with watcl ing
for drunken, dissipated compan-
ion. Over all her life is not
shadow from act OF ours. Her
future, like ours, is lit by . lamp
hung high in the heavens, to light
US on the road we are walking,
which good spirits tell US surely
leads to the gardens Of the land
Over There.
Little matters it how much or
how little the storm howls without
The night may be dark for others
not for us. The lights which
guide others may glimmer-ours
buns with stead, brilliancy The
attractions which lure others.
tempt US not, tor around us are
God, and good angels, and good
spirits, ami faithful heart is vav-
ing a beautiful mantle through
which not thought 10 do wrong
or q temptation can reach.
We pity those who have no home
no pure life to greet them no
loving eyes to lift them to r, new
ed life-no loving heart 10 take
them to-no beautiful resting
place when the work OF the day
be ended, but We envy none. OF
alr>the millions Of GoI on earth,
of not one are we envious. II
others are happy, we are very,
very glad. 1t they are not, we
pity them, and lament the cause
that made them wretched; or the
indisci elton of those who make
themselves so.
You may ask if The storm keeps
us in tonight? No. Storms
drive many man out! But the
storms never trouble us. We stay
in because here is the greatest at
traction. Here are the articles
we have purchased to add to our
comforts. Instead Of laboring
years to beautify places of dissi-
patton, we have labored to make
just such place as this. Here is
our work. In doing this we are
happy. In the reward which
comes to our heart every hour oI
the day, like line of golden sun
shine, we live and are content.
We work here for the poor anG
the needy. Our business care.
are attended to by others while ",
60 on with the work AS it mat
ters little to the street how mucl
rain falls thereon, except that th,
dirt be washed away, so it natter
little to us how the pattering o
evil tongues do fall on or about us
Conscious Of integrity of purpose
We are content. Happy in livinl
to a purpose, we labor on. Satis
fed with our reward, we live 10
those who love us, and every da,
strive to make others happy. W.
are not afraid 10 die. As will com
the morrow, so will come the NOR
row to US after The night, or tn
night OF death he passed The,
We shall nave new duties to pei
form, now fields for labor. Bu
, we shal! have the same help q
, now The same good spirits vii
aid and guide us. The same dea
, life which so pu.liics and blesse
Us in its loving care will be our:
as united we shall walk and wori
, mind upon matter, in the Garden
, of the Lea, where our work will b
/ to suggest the good. and 10 be,
! purify till all shall be happy. W
r know that all over The land goo
men. and good women and goo
, children arc wishing US well te
e night. God love them! How v
Y wish that every one of them We,
l as ! Apply as we are. How We wis
r that every man in the land had
e dearly loved home so full of hea
n and other attractions that he " ou]
b not feel like resting till inside i
: walls, and safe within its loyiu
9 influences. This would be q be
;. ter world.
Q And how We wish all the wiv,
Il in the land would try to NAL
It home happy, as the task is ca,
: when two persons engage therei
: each in earnest, loving, kind. a.