Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-04-25

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subject u sais sstisls. l. nakss - ssne-
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ing old. Althcseh b vass gsstisssn Of
fanily vhes - vsss boFs-enA eur frss
reeslIecsfeas ere The sins vhes bss thy
boy-ve veat In search of the kae fruit
and nuts Nth Wish bic lssds shessded
In the lsagshesing oas II lils. Mr.. Key
was blessed fsr aboss the ordinary lss
IL nsa. IL Psslnise sslls -. shsG H.
days 81 sssa srs tires ssoss yssss ssa
ten: YET By rsasoa Il great ssrssgth. asy
b Heightened cut 10 four score years. but
they are full Of sorrow and sooa pass away.
What straage thoughts GIL our breast ~
vc are attempting to write; how our mind
GOES back through the long drsaay past.
while memories Il earlier days croue
thick and fast upon Ne. How Of hsve
We stood In the sunny horrs Of our boy
haod days upon some plesasnt spot. aud
buils those castles which ne have ling since
lived 10 So crumbls into duse. o. vanish
into thin air. asd % Ne tried 10 east Our
mind forvard and pesssrats the future. "
asked osrself The question:. Shall Ne
ever live until our days shall aumbcr half
. century and in looking forward Il
seemed slmost - N eternity before n.
bat nov. vhea moro than City years has
rolled over or head. ~ look hack 10 those
boy-hood days. aac u SCENE but yesser-
day like . dream in the night sud - =
tale that ID told. % has il Psss sway -
Then what 10 life. and bow brief ose dsys |;
Ne are borne On like the stream Of some
mighty river. At 6rst our bark giides
down Q narrow chsneel through playful
nurmurinss Of the little brook aud the
windines Of is grassy borders. The trees
shed their blossoms over our young heads !;
10 are happy in hope and grasp eagerly
at the beautiful around ~; but the stream
burries % on. and still our hands are
empty. But il youth and manhood our
course il along . wider and deeper food.
amid objects more striking and magni6-
cent. We ire animated ct the picture
passing around %. and excited ct some
ahort.lived disappointment. What salu-
sary lessons are ve taught; how 6eeting
10 life hos vain The hopes Of mortals aud
what folly 10 look for real or substantial
happinsss 70 the worid-its wisdom. its
riches or it, homer
thine like IN sver-rolling stream, bears all
is sous away"
The ru.k Of numerous years bears down
the most gigantic strength Of man. and.
however de6ant We may be to worldly
mocarehs. We must all yield to the stern
decree Of death. The stream still bears
~ on; We may b shipwrecked. hut can
not BE- delayed-whesaer rough or smooth.
the river hsstens to ito home. till the roar
Of the mighty ocean Of eternity il in orr
cars, and the tossing Of ito waves beneath
our feet. and the laDd Lessons from our
eyes. the foods are lifted up around rs.
and We take our leave Of earth and its in
habitants. and thcn-of our farther voyage
there il no witness save the infinite and
eternal. But this il moralixing. Mr.
Key, in his time. held msnv important
and responsible positions and always en-
joyed the confidence and esteem Of his fel-
Iow-citizcn.; and at the advanced age Of
SO wears. ike ripe shock Of corn. he is
gathered to his fathers. surrounded by the
loved ones At home and sympashising
neighbors he vas granted quiet ho"r u
die. and has gone to his grave. respected.
beloved. and honored By oil who knew
him. There il one circumstances connected
With our own history which We may he
pardoned for mentioning just here. II
has now just been thirty years since We
left St. Mary's. where We had lived al
our days prior to that time. We remem-
Der it as we'll as If It we're yesterday; We
were about to take up our residence in the
State Of Missouri. and ~ We were but .
pun yOu0S usau WsSnoot usOuey " tTtc0uf >
- We were about leaving our native c"pn-
~. We called upon Mr.. Key. for letter
Of credit and Recommendation. thinking
he might give il to rs - he had known
% from our birth. He cheerfully CON-
piled with our requess-gave M letter
to distinguished gentleman Of the West.
in which he spoke Of N in terms far more
cemplimentary than ne ever deserved.
But ne knew that hs had confidence in NJ,
that confidence 10 are glad to say (so Ear
- ne are aware) ws have never betrayed
or forfeited. and believe ne enjoyed l. to
the day Of HE death. The letter he gave
% has been treasured up in the archives
At our memory from that day to this. and
he's afforded ~ eomfort and encourage
neat in many trying hour Of our histo-
y. HE family need 10 sympsthy from
-. hs = Rans to his reward; bot the
memory a his god deeds survive him.
and his hls ssd character will fnrm one of
the brigarst pages in ~ hissery IL his
country md Stass.