The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-17

FROM TIKI RUSSIAN.
O,thou Eternal Onel whose presence bright
unchanged through times all-devastatiug
Tho1 only aodI there is no God beside.
Being above All beings, mishty onsl
Who fllst existence with Thyseh alone,
Embr acing all. supporting, ruling o'ell
Being whom We call God, and know 10 mort!
In it's sublime research, philosophy
May measure out the ocean deep-may
The sands or the suns rays-but God! for
There is no weight nor measure. None can
Up to Thy mysteries. Reason's bright spark,
Though kindled by Thy light. in vain would
To trace Thy oonnsels, infinite and dark;
And thought is lost ere thought can soar 30
Even like past moments in eternity.
Thou from primeval nothingness didst call
Fret chaos, then existence-Lord, on Thee
Eternity had its foundations; all
Sprung forth from Thee-of light, Joy, har-
mony, stt
Sole origin-all life, all beauty there;
,,T Thy word orsated all, and doth create;
Thou art, and vast, and shall be glorious,
Life-giving, sustaining potentate!
Thy chains the unmeasured universe sur
round,
UPhela1, !, by thee-by thee inspired with
Thou the beginning with the end has bound,
And beautifully mingled life and deathl
AS sparks mount upward from the fiery blazo,
from thee;
And as the spsngles in the sunnJ rays
Shine around the silver snow, the pageantry
Of Heavens bright army glitrers in thy
'praiae.
million torches. lahted by thy hand.
Wander. unwearied, through the dark
They own thy poser, accomplish thy oom-
All gay with life. all eloquent with bliss.
What shall we call them2 Plies Of crystal
igh,2
Aglorious company Of golden streamea
suns lighting systems with their joyous
But thou to them art as the moon to night.
Yes, as the drop Of water in the sea,
All this mRgnfficence in thee is lost;
What ssr sreten thousand worlds compared with
And what am I, then7 Heavens unnum-
bered host,
Though !i mn multiplied BY %yrisds. and arrayu
Ia but an atom in the balance weighed
Against inauffty. What am I, then9 H.nght.
No5ningl-bus the eftiuence OF thy light di-
vine,
Pervading worlds, hath reached my bosom,
Yes; in my spirit doth thy spirit shine,
AS chimes the sunbeam in drop OF dew
Naughtl but live, and on hopes pinions fly,
ager saprsa thy a for in thee
Fen to the throne Of thy divinity.
am, God, and surely thou muat be!
Thou artl directing, guiding all thou arti
Direct my understanding, then. to thee;
Control uy spirit guide my wandaring heart.
Still am something. fashioned by thy hand!
hold q middle rank, 'twixt heaven aud
earth,
On the last verge Of mortal being stand,
Close to the realm whore angels have their
Just off the boundaries OF the spirit land.
LUCK OF A LOVER An American tourist
mas been distinguishing himself in Ire
land. Mr.. Fitzhenry, Of Boston, has run
away. with Miss Agnes Barry. only
daughter Of Newton Barry. late N. P. of
the County of Wexford. Ireland. Miss
Barry, financially considered, is prize
OF the frat GLASS. as ehe is possessed OF
100000, which she Inherited from one
of those dear old uncles of whom one
reads in novels. The father, of course,
refused his consent; but the lovers ran
away to Killarney, and were made one.
Papa has now, Of course. relentOd, for
given ,'e happy pair, and all. we may
now hope, will go as merry as marriage,
&c F, SO
Here is Texas item. The assessed
value of "stock." as rendered per each
County. is $3O,936, 651, being So, 20O,.
OOO in excess Of the value of all the town
and city lots in the entire State. The
total merchandise. the total money on
hand and at interest, and the total mis-
ceiianeous property Of tho State amount
to $32. .638. .9G2
Lekoy r. foumans, Attorney at Law.
COLUMBIA s. o.