The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-02
Long Ago.

You were oniA bsiy then and life was one long summer day of pleasure You had ne; advanced into ,his world of toil and strife and turnult and trouble. No dark cloud had oNrshado~ed you. no nights of aklng and days of ~oe had then come up ie meet Nna and ;e cause the frosted threads to s1thei around yegf brow Nou looked terA ard io a luns li,e of happiness and plcasurc-Nou dectdcd to Wa.k your Hie path fcarlc>sly and bold S. and Ia strike enls for tod and fhe rghi. Courage wa> ln Nour bear; and strength Rened Aouf arm \ Sn tei, lhsi II would be almas; impossible te fall bS the aay for the blood of youth danced through youT Ne,ns and Ail youI snFrr.und- ingS arsed xoa en io liie ei activity and usefulness.
 Bu; the change came Inc clouds gathered tn ,he sks. and the wind he~led around scaf psta~aA. The sun gave ne hsht. and sou sroped about .a the dark ness. How hard to md the way Che hs one yoaF friends fed tfegn yan er ;oll bN ,he eay>ldc and alone and uns'ded yoa ;fatcl,.f! on IT your uneven p4thw V Aeuf wife. who had assisted Nou ,a walk III the righ, Wav MAS taken from you and ss4N A-t +tAttAA -saNN ha.ts MI sfEfNt The sinads scemei fo eome deNn and res, upon You. Bu>,ses> troubles followed one upon ano.heT. and no~ you arc saears and dl>hea-ened and read, and willing to 70 al the Masters call ,o that home where ,he wfcked cease from troubling and the WeaEs .stc at rest.
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