Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-01-02

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world which ia 10 come, all have brought
to the old man, in his arduous task, a
smile of unaiiloyed warm happiness. In
our world, the world of limit and of
measure, tho clocks are onsthe stroke of
twelve: = and in The u,omentary pause,
tho old man SITS uponlthe eyor 5segdant
bank banks ef the river, aRd talks half sadly
with the spirited boy SO soon to succeed
hiH, What think you ;isayR hea He}
teiis him' thatathe days ofstime arc mum.
becedM,hat he too, saon. like himself,
will turn over the rope TO one as bou.
,ya@nt @ g g. he, and tta. I. .;Tlfs6ss ssho :wi!i1 find
himself a gray old man howegn, not with
Soil. but With heart ache 'kgn Of the
bisoer regrets Of worldlings too Nate re-
pen.aut:a He points to his grey hairs as
the badges of his griei, ana to his bent
form rs the heevidencss Of tho struggle be-
tween hib, duty to carry and his desire to
yield to the appeals of the damned souls,
for yet a little respite on the green banks,
yet d little respite to finish up their task,
to repent, perchanco to pray, oftimes to
gather the oddstyand ends of ptheir good
intentions for the eternit, upon. which
they now approach, and send them by
the other way' to God-by the cross.
Too late it is,the old man knew, but he
pauses kindly to explain, and the eddy
takes the old man and his wherry, and
the brawny arms are knit and worn in
the atraggle to regain the !. righ.. course raye:.,
His manner and, ,tone now change as
he takeslup the theme of the many happy
souls from whom he has gathered warmth
and cheer in his dreary work. The
kindness # the old, mans hear. beams,
from his eyes, and he rises TO leave his
charge with the hope that he may often
have with him the burden of happy
soul and q clear conscisnce; and when
such arc rot his companions, that he
night; be saEb.le aEble to find within .himsef a
fluid of charity for the comfort and sup
port of the misled. For, says he, these
locks now showed with the grey of, sor-
ROW Mn,whah iaia HI F4iiothef eairthi,' III re- :
turn to their former hue, and these worn
arms will rise in the image of our maker,
while &C elear,conscience and tendersheart
has served but to mellow the Outlines of
the vigorous man.
He went at the stroke of 12, and now
the. ye9aaneg: e9aane mannyigoEens ingthe prime of
youth, has hold the wherry. He is kindly
of heart my friends, soft to the maiden
and to the ihfrm kind. Upon the sor-
row-sick patient, and q never, failing
nurse. Hand in hand with energy, he
works success, and points with hope to
the prize ne would have. 1t behooves us
only to aim at what is right, and make
pure eiIofis, inrall ofwhich we must pray
aincerelyt Greet him then with cllecr-
fulness; not with too great glec, for the
boy is king for time Meet him quietly
yet happily, thoughtfully too, Of the past
and the oldman's grey hairs, which time
Will eufe-thought fully Ofthe future, and
the work sinews which God only can
curc-thought fully Of yourself and the
budget ofyour undone duties-thought-
fully and dprayerfully of others, whoever
they may be, wishing, with us, to oil hap
piness at this, tho incoming, and better
still, happiness Mt the outgoing of 1873: