The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-21

OF REALLIFE.

A PICTURE OF REA l. LIFE.
MAN that Is born Of woman is OF few days and
! full Of trouble
/ The writer OF The following lines often thinks
/ OF the truths contained in the above verse,
+ found in the sacred scriptures, ana indeed have
! they been sorely felt, although ! am thankful
I TO 6 Cd, who has given NE tic grace 20 bear my
cross, but through the wCalSncsS!ot human ma
} lure lcGr lhas nave Ipi proh-cl by II as wei
/ as might have done. 1t was my lot TO be born
ut pious Christian parents, hgptized ana in
structed in what believe 70 DE the one true
faith-a blessing for which We can never thank
/ God sufficiently. was sent to school as much
( Ill acquired what may be called a coElmon
school education. Ny parents were kind and
diu aIl in thgir power for the happiness and
I comfort of those committed t. their care In
/ deed, may truly say ibai HaG the happiness
! OF having the best OF IipHS CErlh'iNp parents :,
who spent their ives for thc comfort ana ben
/ eft or their children God grant they may re-
ccivc their reward NotW outstanding these
! great blessings were bestowed upon, was like
/ many a truout child and did not appreciate
/ them. ! was discontcuted and unhappy. !
! thought | was badly treated by my parents.
/ What should have been the most pleasant page
! in th- history OF NV life was made . burden tg
] ms own indisCretiCn. will here take CcCas.J Ju
} 20 advise all who arc under the control OF their
parents to he Obedicnt, respectful and ga I-tHi
I TO them, II ever they enjoy happiness lu jh.s
world il viii be Whilc under the parental IuaI-
Arriving at the age o! manhood. Thought.
! a. most young men do. that the world wou.d b-
ali suushiue-that there would be no clouds lu
beset nv path. y las, happiness and content
meut were not vet found. AmuSemCuts were
next sought Tor. Dances, shows, concerts. etc.
" ere attended by nc but ali did not satisfy ny
mind or render me happy. then came to tl-
conclusion that happiness and coaicEtmvI.
must surely be found in matrimonial felicity
Cupid's arrows pierced my hear. wOocd and
won. I placed u.Y affections on - young lady
who to my mind was lovely, aTection7tc, aaa
kind. My love for her was TCclTrgcntCd, ana
new lolt that my life would be one OF pleasure
and coDtcntment The wife Of my bosom wa
al hat could he desired, mGnIfcs'InE the monte
qualities Of love. affection and kindness toward
me ulId willing ey n times II necessary. 10 SD.
islGst law down her lie for my comfort a.i,!
happiness. II is true. So far as domestic Happi-
ness with my wife and fnulIy we're concerned.
Y
crosses God in his W slou saw st to send upon
US the good gdvicc and Christian iOrtitGde uI
my wife wUs always II cunsalal!1n 10 ne
God blessed our marriage with offspring,
who wcre much loved ana dear to our hearts.
One after another nc again took them 40 h5s
kingdom while NCt innocent G1d UufarnIshEt
Nv Inc WORLDS drCes In "A supernatural painr
81 rie,y tbrir 4astbs were great blessings but
the ties Of cunsanguinity and affection wtrr
s0rely suOCkcd nevertheless Again those words
hllcd my mind. "yHn tbat y born OF woman is
OF few DAYS aud full OF trouble
The only real consolation to be :ouHt Oh
earth a the my hope Ch rel igiuu brings
from those we love IN IS then we think Of
what We are and feel its benign influence, con-
iII, " ,,,,re IN sjcIITess again yisir.I ot.r
happy EoIne This time il WAS his mission 20
attack ne one loved dearest of all. For four
between life ard death At last the monster
- Csi,-I,,'T 20 n5otEo- earth rho loss a."
my dear parents, children sud iriends was EOth-
'rsTIisej and fgiiSfuiiy fulfiIed the promise
=
In all the busy scenes of life my mind will, in
Fpite OF myself, dwell upon that death. When
5le 5ay is pasr, and I bend the knee 10 thank
cod Tor MS blessings my thoughts will inyari-
ably find their way 70 the silent tomb ln the
Summit graveyard, and distract nay prayers.
The world with AID its pleasures has none Tor
me. I feel lost and fursakcu. blCst though au
- jth atfectiOnatc friends. and kind and syinp1
tliiziuE neiEbbors. who arc G.w"ys reaoy lend
helping hand when needed. and iu whose
couutcnauccs I can discern that the loss de-
piore ia deeply fclt by them True, II j. con-
ISOLATION To have their syHl'atuS. Tor "Hich l
very thankful, bat I cannot restore her
whose loss l mourn.
M hayhnod days-tbC scenes hat took place
pauiuuH in yUuth-my aSSOciHtious through
iife-my different CCrnpdlCHs-the uCaiH OF
my father, mother, children aud wifc-aii seem
To- occupy hut a bricf period, aud agdia recalls
to my mind the satdcning Tact that Man that
il born OF woman IS OF Few Gays When j
think Of q u the Affections that have hcsct nv
path during thst short period. must conclude
that this world Is indeed "fuil of trouble
The moral Eo can al draw from what nave
erable world, hEt 70 place our affections on the
joys 0f heaven, and Cndeavcr 20 lead such lives
here that We mag. when death uvcrtaEes 10
enjoy the blessings ia the great ucTcal ter Tor
winch we were all created. - L.
Gulhtzin. Pa, ISIS.
IL 1854 the farmer had 10 pay co cents per
pound for this sugar. to-day the game amount
NAV be bou ght for less than half that sum II
his wife needed calico dress IL required }
cents to buy yard, today II requires but g.
from g. TO q ecks from IS to Is, Canton flannel
from % to 5, Eieachcd muslin from - Co l5 brown
muslin from 81 10 g, Roots, shoes and slippers
have experienced corresponding Te7Gctieh IN
price bui nov here does this fact become soappar-
ent az at =. Blumenthal's Boston shoe store,
iIIe Eleventh avenue. Altoona. He viii sell you
for IS which sold At =I2 His stock IL very large,
and every article is the best Of its class ami