Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-03-11
For tie Register.
Past and Present.
By "DGIcK3' or SCRABBLE.

chaotic Might. and rosy Nom like
blu-hiug budc arose from her couch "i
ZEPHYR clouds and hong her crimson ri'n-
nlne on the ouier wall- oi the Eastern
Iiemisphcle; when lime stepped i""h
~ all lrc prJc Of youth. "iIh Ut i WIN
klc on his brow, and cb:eNs whose roy
hues ould put t. shsLe ;he mos! a''s"'
Iinis Of r.uge lhal ever Gyrd Ne checs OF
aulucitenIh century belle; and "i'h laugh
ter IN bIs eye. shuulaerej "S bfIn.'ne"
scvlHe. Gi.rd for tle hrSt umc h's g'a's'
and slaikt5 lurlh a mOi,I b hog ol HE
wear |. and stood with wueI'td .cllhe "n
me burdrr o. Lies harvest hrl !. waning
ul the grain sprung iOuh thai lac might
enter in 10 gather Up the nPenth 'hes'e'
and sto,e them in Eiernity's garner h"u-t;
lhefe comes history recorded on ! IIme'-
crumpled chart, that hrars lhe lnPfI1' o'
five thousand wears or more. that siIeh'y
bfraiic, the memories Of ihe long ag",
which pom, with sPr'tef hngr' I" ne
Gel etenrs where lay ent0mhed lie d.
ported greatness OF :he pat. i'm" it"m
The iirsI, with o0e hand gra.ped ihe DIAL
Of clcfni.v, an wiln r'e o'ber pr"lrd sbe
dyirg buc. cf lha fr-t depar'cd yrat;
wrapped i. ie It's sh,oul and lad II '"Sy
to sleep. White lie UnglH the s"a ding
band OF lhe newborn year, and dlnglr!
il or his knee q, some fond papa "onld
daring GOT; and so II has ever been.
Bot Time las changed. aud so has mon
" ben .hs pnndetous ball, on "hose eur
face various snimela are Won't 10 roam, oI
which man imagincs himself NE Gresicst.
whilst other animals perhaps may 'hink
lIn leasi-wheu dis ball ~as pni ~ mo-
ion, Tine was It'd to take the charce
and run il rli pc5hsPs tie tHcn"n oi HE
gudgeon sets on fire the Whole machine.
Fine as silent. piAin ana SIMPLE. 'hen.
H. ue,cr hurried, bu, constant stood, snd
p,lenIly waicHel the slow iGfn'ngs OF
ne ball. lie vas tncn an unsophl-uca
ted you'll. The el,cmlc bel, thal oft -
hurled Gom tie surcharRed batteries thru
tie storm rent emhrasurc' ol lhe cloud
piled 5oulemeut, Of the sEy, ~ere a. m.
cnmpfehensole 10 him - was ihe Pno--
p"oio5 t"ea- 'f'.i we "i'',"'e ~ "'''
Nv. o'sah Vas ] n''''' @"' wv ''"'f''
lad never dreamc1 Ihai t"c merry cld,ef
OF The lhrltly house wI(e's boring kruie
va, lie language oi P.oPh'cy Which
'F,"e " "''2''? t0"'' 80 '''V ''''''"9 -
and il required many hard torn al 'he
crank o'i''e n' '"' VIC '''''' -
"''!, ""''" ',"e s"''' - f'"'' 'G,,,"' I,
P"'''o 't'"'0 ''' '''"'" ,'"' ,,
c'as',o3 'non"e's nc io'c nov ''H'"' " ' 90"
t"" ns u"'''''''" - ,"''
II'n' " u"% ",' 0''"s "",' ""r ''r
,.,,. ave /" o''.'.''i'' S''s''' ""'' ''''
i" ."'Eu "' f"'''' W.. ''''
DC ''' ',he "o'eo o"' '",, "'''e'
Of S'e"''-'s e'o"" "'" ''' 'OP''
lne. ''"r' F. No"', ."'t~1e" we Wv" W.
.on. ""J "''Ae".' .'''.'"'y u ''''"'',
'ch'o ''f'' "'"I "'s ''! 81 "1' '",
'e' q; 40 ''''': '"'' ''''f nc 'iS'''
IN t"l oa"heo on t"' "o''H 81 S'l'"c''
..ed ma'Ned O" "'S 'os o'o" 81 'n''L''
ih. D" tue ,f'"'"e'' "' O'f age i '''
OF OF We W",'',. "'''''' WI" 'e''
~ tr'F ''IF'tC ''s'N' 'Oe '''"S""u
"oi,h move "a 1t "ef'' 10 P'""u
's"' i'"sn'!S' l'Et 'h'"''''" ci'''"fe''
nos 'he greatness OF or age. Inc va
lied lslgr deep, whose bIiiOws wnsh
fsuGs of cun,inen,-, aud marks ,he
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