The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-05-27
MYRA'S MEANDERINGS.

Pencilings on the Esilw:,y-The Wedding.
Tourists-A Retrospection-t"larit AID
Dualism-Juvenile Brightness Macon.
PULLMAN CAR, May 90, 1882.
MY DEAR AUNT CHAT:
don't think could better bcgnile the
hours away than hy writing to you.
Though the porter has brought me in a
table, and am, to all intents and pur-
poses comfortably ensconsed, ! must adj
init that the grading process we are now
undergoing is not very conducive to
connected thought and felictous express
sion. Ny pencil creeps over the page in
the most unnatural manner, and begin
to think l have been transported back
to childhood to learn first principles and
the formation Of writing characteristic
seems so very difficult to make a letter
correctly.
Well, have not been at all lonely
thus far. My attention has been divided
between watching the youthful ebulH-
ton Of the inevitable bride and groom
one almost Invariably meets while travel
ling, and the points of interest along tue
ronte. Really, Amt Chat, tno "linked
sweetness" and concentrated "spoonni
ness" (forgivc the slang word, but no
dign.tied expression from the we'll Of
English indebted would convey an adj
eqaa:e idea Of their excessive yush) is
quite menacing to those who believe in
- strong reserve force, and only reyy
have registered VOW that if / ever 20
on bridal tnnr it will be with chal-
lenge to the interested or disintcrested
observers to detect in ME any Of the usual
symptoms OF those rather unfortunate
individuals yclept brides!
The conductor tells me we will reach
Savannah tomorrow for break last. How
delightful it will be to meet old friends
again! And yet l parted with the dear
ones i'll New Orleans very regretfully
| glances back to the old home. Is it not
strange how the law of polarity runs
through our life, that as night follows
day and the ebb Of the waters implies
tile flow, so according to the mystic du-
| alism pleasure, is the complement of pain
as sorrow is of joy, and follows as nat
ural sequence. The possession Of some
coveted prize which we deemed of inf.
mite value, implies tue loss-the relin.
quisllment Of something very dear to us
AS nature preserves her wonderful
| equipoise by this dualistic force, so il
seems a part of the great plan, that tue
balance in our lives should he faithfully
! kept i'll like manner. And yet how rarely
| is human nature satisfied 1t is not at
all Inherent in most Of us to be thankful
for small favors. We greedily cry out fo1
more benefits and blessings, even thou 81
our Golfers are filled with richest treasure
When choice of gifts has to be made
|
child, who being asked which he would
prefer, piece Of cake or piece Of pie
cried out promptly, Both" One thing
we may hope for, and it may be this
greatest blessing will be ours-tha1
though we are called upon to surrende
much that is precious to us along The
way, that which is gained by the relin
quishment may he Of infinite value tt
the healthy development of our natures
if we accept it Alright. The accretion O
| fresh experiences in our lives is greatly
| to be desired. l heard some one whom
all men honor say in a deeply Thankful
way, the other day, that he had lived Z,
full life, and for that reason could rejoice
over all the pain and smisfartune tina
had come to him in his onward way. HI
had known life in its heights and depths
and now the light was waning, it was ;
satisfaction to think that nothing coult
have been tried by him that was no.
tried nothing achieved by him that b,
had not iabored faithfully to accomplish
There are some nice little prattlins
children aboard, and their bright re
marks are wonderfully enlivening. On
of them wants to know eff the trail,
keeps stopping because it is tiredi
What profound thinkers and might,
philosophers We often are in childhood
without being conscious Of it. How