The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-30
A New Life.

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her welded one by the arm, and with
down. cast looks and a heavy heart;
turns her face from s.sweet home,'''
and all its associations, which have q
for years been growing and brighten. !,
ing, and entwining go closely around
the purcst and tenderest feelings OF
the heart. How reluctant that step,
as she moves towards the carriage;
how eloquent those tears, which rush
unbidden from their fountain ] III
She has just said adeu to her home /.
--she has given the parting hand, the (,
parting kiss! With deep and atrug-,
Cling emotions she has pronounced
the farewell, and oh, how fond, and
yet monrnful spell this word
breathes; and perhaps it's the last /,
farewell TO father, mother, brother
and sister. ,-'"
Childhood and youth, the sweet
morning of life, with its "charmm OF
earliest BIRDS" and earliest associai--'
tions have now pass"d. Now COM
ncnccs new-a momcntous period
of existence Of this she is '1efF
aware. She reads in living ciiarac!
ers-uncertainty, assuming that all
was peace where all was happiness
where home, sweet home was all n'iIf Il
all to her. But these ties, these asso.
ciations, these endearmcnts, she has y
yielded one by one, and now she has5'I
broken them all asunder! She has J
turned her face from them ALI anSiri
witness how she clings to tile arm ofti
him for whom all these things, have
been exchanged. rt0 pnzIona1
See how she moves on; the world !.
is Def her, and history to be
written, whose pages are to be filled 4
up with life's loveliest pencilings,. or +,
perhaps, with incidents Of eventful iu-
tercsl-of startling, fearful record.
Who can throw aside the veil even Of, /.
''three score and tcn," for her and re- {,
cord the happy and sunlight incidents
that shall arise in succession, to make.
joyous and full her cup OF life that,
shall throw around those .embeliish-, +.
ments of the nind and heart that
which crowns The domestic circle with
beauty and loveliness; whicii 81 eeteT
ems social intercourse, and softens,
improves and elevates the condition
Of society? Or who, with firm and
unwavcring hand, can register the (,
hours and the days of affectionate
and silent weeping-of midnight
watching? Who pen the blighted
hopes; the instance Of unrequited
love; the loneliness and sorrow of'tlie
confiding heart the deep, corroding
cares cf the mind, when neglected
and forgotten, US it were, by him who
is dearer to her than life; when all
around is sere and desolate !; when
the garncrcd stores are wasted, and
the wells dried up, and the flickering g
upon the hearth wanes and goes out
and leaves her in solitude, in silence,
and in tca:sa But her affections wane
not, slumber not, die not. ~ ls-~
The brilliant skies may shed down
all their gladtlcning beauties nu.n.c /,
array herself in gay flowers, bright
hopes-and friends, kind friends,
may greet with laughing countenances
and glad hearts but all avails naugh..
One kind look-one soft and affcc-
tomato accent, the unequivocal evil
dcnce Of remaining love; one smile
like that which wooed and won that
heart, would kindle brighter and !.
purer aud loyelier emotions at its &.
fountain than heaven with all its
spiendor, and earLL, with all its beau
ty and gay associations
Oh young man, ever he TO thy
young bride then, what thou scenes.
now to be; disappoint her not!
What has she not given mp for thee?
What sweet ties that bound heart To-
heart, hand to hand and life TO life,
has she not broken of for thee?
Prove thyself wolthy OF all she has
sacrificed. Let it ever be her pleaa-
ure, as now, to cling with contidfng
Ijoy and love to that arm. Let it be
her stay, her support, and il shall bs
we'll repaid, Here is an enduring.
an undying love! Prosperity will
strengthen it-atlversty will brighten
and invigorate it, and give TO. IL ad,l-,
itioncl lustre and ioyeliness, Should (
tue hand of disease fa'l upon, thees