Richland beacon., 1876-01-15
Our Floyd Correspondence.
FLOYD, Dec. 3lst, 1875.

dying year, IL tnli view OF It's lost
treasures, a gloomy mood took hold
upon W., and. TO dispel it, your cores
poudent could think of no surer
method thsu q chat with the BEACON.
To rid Us. then. Of the wan ghosts Of
broken resolutions and buried hopes,
which "xit above our chamber door"
and whisper through the recesses of
the soul, in solemn accents. never
more" We shall scribble to you about
the good people who inhabi, this I'll
TINA Thule" Of reconstructed civiIiza-
ton.
You will he pleased 10 know. despite
the hard times. we are cu!iivating he
virtue Of cOntentn,ent. This is the
more practicable. rs. here, we enjoy a
wonderful immunity from the tyraDy
of fashion. Consequently, after the
duties Of the day, We find time for
study or recreation. which would
, otherwise he spent in The unceasing
elaboration of ,he toilet; aud if We
do not improve our privileges, in this
direction. we are certainly 10 blame.
You will also rejoice t" know that We
are making some steps in the march
of improvement. A few progressive
minds arc taking hold of the labor
question. and in the importation of
hands from ,bc impoverished fields
Of the more eastern states, bid fair to
develop IN, latent resources Of our
own. 4 few scientific farmers are
showing what is possible in that de-
par,ment and, upon this small begin
ming, We Look forward to the time
when the uIopian dream Of Mr. 4 adams
(,he Industrious grauger) may be in
deed fulfilled, "When our country
farms will be the lovely homes Of
refiued, intelligent, houored onen and
women, instead Of the abodes Of over
worked slaves"
We would ike in this connection
to enlarge upon some Of our newly
prospected enterprises; of the re-
doubled activity which followed tie
opening Ut navigation; of our three
fiue steamers aud their wonderfully
reduced grange rates" Of fare aud
freight; but in vain We endeavOr 10
hold the reins Of reckless fancy.
The singing Of o neigbboriug as.
sembly IF colored watchers reminds
US Of The hour, and the thread of our
desultrry discourse is last in sympa.
thy with their midniv BIT hymn Truly
their simple music is the very soul oI
harmony; and, as il is borne along
the night breeze, unclaimed i,nagina.
ton rises aud sinks With its tremu
lOus vibrations. The clock Of eterni
~ has again chimed the "knell Of ,hs
departed year." aud as We look fortt
INTO unreasonable night, our pure.
; beat in unison with the great tbrob
bing heart of nature. In moment,
like this, when Consciousness awaken,
. from It's habitual sleep. aud We ca,cl
q casual glimpse into that sealed vol
: ume-wben, under the inspiration o
: ibe hour, we are enabled to deciphe
those glowing pages, which have eve
before tortured Us vito their myste
rious hiroglyhics-then truly, doe
the earnest student Of nature realiz
; that we are but atoms of
. "il,st stupendous whole,
Whose body nature is, aud God the soul .
And now, as our old world whirl
on in her new journey through tn
fields of space, we fancy new Choir
!. j. touched in the anthem of ia
;. spheres a new harmony swells III
t chorus Of Immortality.
;, The great lights Of christianity
! all the Apocalyptic interpreters Of th
r age-ssy that the evening Of time
e DOW upon US; the six Walls Of wrat
:. have IL en- emptied, the prophetic
J. fulfilled and We " no are living avail
!. with esrth'a buried millions, tb
s herald who shall cry: Behold, th
u morning cometh!" In prospect .
b his glorious dawn Ct an eternal da,
Z how insignificant seem the fetieI
which bind Us To the gross msteria
y ism Of life. But as the dream val
Z isbes into uid-air, and we fee; on
selves dragged h"lplessly along i
, this rapidly shifting panorama o: til
a real present, Mazeppa-like. We Ion
r for rest, aud look forward with an,
II ious forboding to the forthcoming d
o velopments Of this the great eente'
Is NAL year of our national exisie nee.
o A philosophy more than hum an hs
!. taught VA sufficient unto the day
> The evil thereof" yet, like the ia
famed coDqueror who wept that ere
e hundred years his mighty host mu
& sleep forever in the dust. we shudd'
q lest, under the accumulated weight
o avarice and crime. our once bODors
e republic should also be swept fro
,hs face of the earth. However, 1t
the part of true patriotism TO ''let Ii
D. dead past bury its dead" and to emit
!, upon the new century with ,he mob
resolve to make it retroactive for goo
> that our patton may be freed from Il
= evil of the past, aud rise up al
:. adorn herself with all the glory
. truth and righteousness.
!. Wishing you health. prosperity ar
= "a happy New Year." we are you
y truly. FERlTA.
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