Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-08-03
.ArUnD.Y NIGHT.

Reader. do your thoughts ever wan
der back to the Saturday nights Of your
childhood? Do you think of the thor
ough cleansing your mother wal In the
habit Of giving yca on that evening:
How careful she was to remove all i'm.
purities from your cuticle. believing as
sl,c did, with the Mshometans, that fire.
ouent ablutions Of the body were nee
cssary, II one desired to have purity Of
soul. Then again we were taught to
behave on this evening Ia q decorus
manner; to read only religious works,
so that our minds might be In a proper
frame to realize the sanctity Of tho
Lords day. which would soon be usll-
cred In. How, on Sunday morning,
we were dressed in our best and wcn-
ded our way to meeting, as some Of US
were taught to call 1t, after which,
with slow. snd r%everential steps, We
walked slowly back to our homes, to
parta&e Of the Inevitable baked beans;
then to church again, and then to our
delightful bed, perhaps to dream OF
DAYS that were to come, when We were
to be so much better of; SO much hap
pier than we were then.
"Ah . visions less beguilinG far,
Tnsn waking dreams by daylight are"
Years have passed sluce then ; to
many they have gliLed by swiftly aud
pleasantly to others they have been
wears Of sorrow and vexation, Of strug-
giles with fortune and shattered health;
aud some of Us are almost ready to eS-
claim: Oh. that I had died ere sin
had stained or sorrow dimmed the
lustrc Of the nee bright eye. 10 such
[ would say, be not disheartened,
though fortumc may trown OH you to-
day. She may smile on you tomorrow,
for il she not q female, aud are not all
females proverbially tickle and incon-
slant: BE We, therefore o fgood cheer.
for ye know not what good luck may
be In store for you.
o, We who have become rich In ma
tcrial wealth. do ye not become pulled
up thereby, and look down upon your
fellow man who has not been equally
Fortunate? Remember that he Wal
reared as tenderly aud was as much be-
loved by somo fond mother rs you
were. That his heart IS kind and SYM
pathetic; that IN fact while yours has
become hardened by prosperity, (tos
prosperity Is not apt to soften the
hearty his always beats with a warm
throb for his fellow beings. Often, nj
| walk the streets, I meet some man
with u rough exterior, whose nature
Il u noble one, which makes him the SUI
perior OF many who occupy high places,
and when | meet him | always sympa'
thize with him In spirit aud though
he DC all entire stranger to me. | men'
tally wish him q safe and pleasant
journey over the rough road Of life
Many Il one who apparently passes u
| BY with Indifference frequently leaves
his blessing with Us, although we may
not be cognizant Of 1t. We have bu
4 few years. ut most. to live: let u
therefore try and make life easier ant
pleaSanter to our fellow meii, and
assure you, reader. that when called
upon. as we all soon will be, to resign
our mold OF this physical life, we vii
all be much happier II we crn truth
fully say that we have done all tina
We possibly could to make our fellow
beings hsppy. II We all try to allie
viate the misery Of our brothers ant
! sisters. we will not have lived In vain