The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-10

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school furnish. tos the Sunday lssps,
| a short sssas and saeh isamS Of aohool
DSwsss may be OF general lnefsst. Tbs
GLASS 10 composed OF tho following yonng
ladies': EEfis Close, Eta Mcicwau, Cora
s,ratton, Maggie Lofln, Mo!lb caysn'
| dar and Eails Alvord. 3 ~ n9VkA :
TABLETso FVMEMoRyrfTE
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| > Who does not luvo sttimea ;obitaaIs'.
| u down and commune with the psst,
with oil Ia days Of Joy and .sarToTcot
saushlns and shadewt Trse, there may
DO sosns,iplifs'i drayns over, Which we
would glsdls throw the val OF oblivion.
forge. that vs have acted q ptomlnsot
part tbsrsin.
Tasrs n,aTSans y ls the schosa " a
aoty, breathtd In notsa Of sadness long
years ago, aud which re lud web n'2h
forgotten. ysgr %.~ "
We mar 11d, Zero Mad there By tho
wayslds. some oraalled snl faded flower
that will cause our hssrt.strInga 10 vi.
brs.e, even now, with tho most tender
emotions, but only for q momeas. and
tsen to aubslde In painful throbbin2s, %
the stern reality forces Itself upon our
minds. Perhaps we cherished some gilt.
terllg hopes, aDd anxiously. wasched
over tho beautiful huda OF promise, only
to SEQ them fade one BY ono, leaving "a
TO gather the ~lthetej frul'a " '!laap'
p0Intment. -s rT~n
II may DO that wtsen the sun u ptos-
pcrlty beaned Brightest, and The skisa
seemed tairest. the dark clouds Of ad,
versi.y Esddenly doomed w AID envelop-
Ell us In thor dreafy iolds. sbatt'na on,
every cheering ray, leaving M In tho
shaloT. OF despair. And Jet there sfe
many green bowers inthc past through
which usmory ,ondIg ~andefa, D.usAina
tow and then lower TO add to the NAM
tss already transplnrtsd to ita beautiful
gardens, whets the sweet bpdi OF hope,
faith, ara 1--we Noon NJ I%snetzal
beauty VI TfDeiFE@f -
Gov often t,s D!ni w1,ldo:s. .'r-ek
Through lilo dusky ehaiows ofhue, and
With truthful touch pfesonts each scoae
81 liieiupon the golden tablets, that anon
are, hidden within tn ,inmassfssssSs Of
the heast, s..~.y ,ot,yssyr~-.
4 Tiers " a tehntKal ptrrure d liso'a
moshp Z flouts = colored VIII lbs sou
s!nts tina. played over the oioudlesa sky
tsf infancy and childhood, when thoa2hs
first took postession oil hef ehstnbors,
and thu spuI tegsn ne Journey through
tbs varied pq,hs q life As we lo<,k there
seems to fall upon cur ears the loving
tones OF a mothers gentle yoloe, soft and
law az OF old when che calmed our child.
ish tears or tushei us to sleep. N''
| One by one The loved faces. 50 familiar
In our early days. bas before us, and
thoagh long year, have interviewed and
thrown their dusky shadows between as
ami our youthful hours. yet do we we'll
rsmsmbsr -our siIildhoei's home.
E1hsela blown cottage, with It's broad,
high gables. ana low moss.oov sred pc.
jso,ias ssves, stands oat beioce a. Is
OF yore. The old tree. wave their
branchea before tho door over which tho
| alaroberina vines irvine themselves INF 0
! sbaaa;lfal archwsy.' Thell brooklet
ripplss s!opg AZ tho foot OF tho hill, with
the Same SWEET iorg that charmed Us
when ws wandered upea Us ilowcry
banks IN childish glso. Our listening
| sassean almost hear tie tilhis Of the
bsli upon tha h!l side pastures. The
orchard. the meadow. tbs wild.woods
and the CD familiar hsnn.s and plsy.
grounds seem TO echo sgain with tbs
voices which rang out in Joyous inao-
osneo ltnE year; sgo. But a little
further on and the horizon Of oar exist
ence becomes more widely extended, the
mind increases In Strength. arid hops
Leads AZ through auMl6n'i iiowsry
fields.
Step BY step We mote Oh. 10 oet career,
! new beaus'es presenting themselves at
sserytern In iHss pathway, asd nsU
hopca spriuQlns asp 10 eaeoutaae and
cheer as In tue yerruasHcsat cur duties.
Soon the objects we have 30 diligently
pursued and the prizes W. have
sought are gained, and then What pleas
ant emotions thrill through Our souls a
we roallfe that victory has been Won
| All along the course We have pursued ars
suruy,spota, ios ido y not oil shadow
and darkness. ...
| Tho SEED we have plahteJ 10 sorrow
often springs mp 10 ailsrsest q 10y. TIKI
tear drops that full 80 thiekIS at cur fee
turn to brilliant pearga o. happlncsi, ant
tho clouds that hang 4. tI~srily around
40 roll away bsiOro tho ohesriDg sur,
shine Of love and az mpathy.
Il Is we'll tor us then tina, We some
times panae In our journey o. life. ono
review the tablets where on are ploturet
tho happy recollection Of the past, for
givcs us renewed strength and courag
70 meet the inIare, tho unknown future
yrt 10 iuil Of hope and golden pronia,.
.l-tgIDsM 5- q I,Usi
AMBITION.
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