, 1884-06-28

stream clothed IN golden light, and be-
lieves that each rose and star was made
for him.
But Summer 500 passes and so does
youth, both like night visions or day
dreams glide swiftly and unconsciously
away, while autumn succeeds the one and
middle life the other. Perhaps here and
there a rose left blooming as an index of
what Summer once was, remains. Per-
haps a trace of youthful beauty remains
upon manhood's cheek; perhaps n spark
of Youths hope and zeal remains in man.
hoods soul; but soon, yes, too soon, the
last rose of Summer and the last glow of
youth fade, while the sere and yellow leaf
of autumn and middle life with its sternec
cares and toughened sinews succeed. As
Autumn is the time for gathering the
fruits which Spring and Summer produce,
SO manhood is the time Cor gathering the
seeds SOW in childhood and youth.
Good health, without which existence is
a burden, is the priceless fruitage of a
well spent early life. AS the blackened and
decayed core of the apple tells of the worm
in the bud, so the ill health.
IRREGULAR BEATING OF THE PULSE
tells of the wild seeds sown in Ife's spr;np
and summer. Oh, joyous, balmy, price
less health; who would sell thee for the
rich mans breath! What millionaire who,
through a greed for gold has let thee go,
would not give his all for thee?
Afer Autumn, Whit. r, the last of the
seasons, comes to rule the %circling wears.
sullen and sad with all his rising train,
vapors and clouds and storms"
After manhood, old age, the last period
of life's short years, with trembling nerve
and whitened locks, completes the mystic
circle. Winter has many emblems OF old
age which have often been celebrated by
the writers and poets of the past, but
| Winter, Notwithstanding its chilling winds.
its hoary frosts and SHOWS, becomes the
most enjoyable season of the year when
due preparations have been made for its
coming.
Man in his old age reaps what he
sowed in his younger days, as surely as
the husbandman reaps the harvest which
he sowed in the spring. Every ache and
pain of age is unnatural. Most of these
come from a violation of natures laws.
II is believed by some that at a time not
far in the future, the laws which pertain
to health of body and mind will be so
well understood and observed that old age
will be hailed with as much delight as the
long Winter evenings are by the man
whose barns are filed to Overlooking
with the fruits of Summer.
The signs of the coming of winter are
found in the withered leaf. the sapless
limbs of the plants, the brown meadows
and the whistling winds filed with sleet
and snow. The signs of creeping age are
the wrinkled muscle and trembling nerve,
the bent form and the whitened locks.
But like the other seasons Winter with
its frosts and SHOWS soon passes away. and
a new year begins and the seasons suc-
coed e,cb otbe- "a bofora Tho h.;of
" ~ tux oN,
winter OF soon ends, and an eternal
Spring succeeds.
Nothing could excel the clear, distinct
and beautiful manner in which this beauti-
fully written essay was read by the young
lady, and at its conclusion a perfect storm
of applause greeted the reader. She was
presented with fourteen baskets and
bouquets of flowers.
"Curfew Bells was then sang by a
select choir of young ladies belonging to
the school. The rendition of this beauti-
full song was delightful, and loudly ap-
plauded.
Succeeding this came the only other
graduating address of the evening. 1t
was by Miss Nellie Il. Stanley, and was
entitled Natures Beauty, Grandeur,
Subllmlty and Mystery. Miss Stanley
was charmingly attired and carried her
sell with elegant composure and grace
while she read her essay. The paper, in
full, Is as follows
"iSs SANKEY'S ESSAY.
Tbose vote- nov ,. ,m e y y sae enarm supreme
oh for the voice and fire OF seraphlm.
To sing thy 81 'ries with devotion due"
Study, says Cicero, lis the voluntary
and vigorous application of the mind to
any subject" By this we see that to gain
knowledge we must work and study for it,
and in proportion as our labor has been
so will our knowledge be.
To fully answe anything We must