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

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world which 10 70 come. all have brought
to the old man, in his 4arduous task, Q
smile of unsifoyed warm happinesa. In
our world, the world of limit and Of
measure, the clecks ere onsthe stroke of
twelve: and in The taomeutary pause, |
the old man ,siss upon sha syor Nerdahs|
banks Of the river, and talks half sadly
,With the spirited BOY SO soon to succeed
biHa Whist think aeayR Aea HejI
telis hl.n,tha6tho aassofg gtimoaapesnum.l
bered&,hat tie TOO, steon, liiils himself,
Wiii' turn over the rope 10 one as bo,a.
,iy:ant i:t % he, and tlIat ! Stsa sh0 swill' find
himself g4aS old man ssern; not with
Soil. but 3iih'a heart asehe Bpm BH!', Of ths
bitter regrets Of Norldlingssa too Nate re;
pshsanta He points toihissrey hgira as
the badges of his gsieii; anasto ahis bent
ffif foffimf as heeviasncs o. III II the Stthgglss Be- Be-
twean his duty to carry and his desire to
yield to the appeals Of the damned souls.
fot yet little respite 9nthe green banke,
yet d little respite to finish up their task,
TO repent, perchanco to pray. ,oftimes to
gather the oddatyand endaofotllpir good
iutentiops for che che s,tserni., .pp6n which
they nov 1sw approach and ar' ssepsdiy send them BY
the other Ewayi to God--by the ,cross.
Too lite it issthe old, man knew, but he
! pauses al kindly tosexplain, and 'shs eddy
takes the Did man and his &aherry, and
the: braNnY :, arms are knit and worn in
the struggle 70 regain therigh. course m ID
a's HIS manner aldstoneano now, 4cbangeas
he taEes'uptAethemo oftke many happy
souls from whom he has gatherei warmth
and cheer in his dreary work. The
kirelneaps, ,of Of thez old mans hears beams|
from his eyes, and ne risosiAo lehys:.his'
charge with the hope, that he may often,
have with him the burden of d happy
soul and d clear conseisnco; fapd when
such arc rot his companions, that, he
night b ahle te find within 9th ~ himself 81
fihd Of charity for the comfort and sup
port .of,the misled. For, says he, these
looks snow showed with the grey of sor-
row foos fhs wEdha aaia HI tiiotHsf earth, RS
turn totheir former hue, and these worn
arms viii rise in the image Of our maker,
while aeleanconseienee and, tendersheart
has served But to mellow fhe chtlines of
the vigorous man ''sis'7 70 E4,' 'q! 4
He We Vent ssat' It The Stroke s Of 12, and now
the. yQapgg. yQapg mapsyigaEeps ihthe prime Of
youth, has holdthewherry.l He is kindly
of beartfmy friends, soft to the maiden
and to the iifrm Kind. Upon the sor.
row.sick sls patient e IT. and neyer, fall falling 3
nurse. Hand in hand with energy, he
works success, and points with hope to
the prizewo would have. Itrbehooyes us
only toaim at what is right, and make
pure eaoiis, insail Of fwhici, we We as must pray
sinSsrslyy + Greet him then vitR chssorE- J.
fitness; not 'sith 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
Win sdie thodght fully tOSfthe future .1nd and
The work { +sinaswss which God only can
cure thought fully Of yourself and the
budget ofyour undone duties-thought-
fully andcpraye,filly of Others. whoever
they may e,swiihing, with us, TO oil hap:
pineas at this, tho incoming, and better
still, happiness 1t the outgoing Of 1873:
the one born of Hope, liable to disap-