The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-10-24
Changed.


changed.
by ELLA WHEELER.
Changedl Yes, confess It, ! haye
changed,
do not love you In the old fond way
am your friend still time has not es-
tranged
One kindly feeling of that vanished
day.
But the sweet clamor that made life
dream.
The rapture of that time, its glad con-
tent,
Like visions Of vanished home they
SEEM
And yet cannot tell you when they
went.
why do you gaze with such accusing
eyes
Upon me dear2 Is II so very strange
That hearts, like all things underneath
Gods skies,
Should sometimes feel the influence Of
change.
The birds, the flowers, the foliage OF
trees,
The stars which seem so fixed and so
sublime,
Vast continents and the eternal seas
All these do change with everchang-
ing time.
The face our mirror shows us year on
year
Is not the same. Our dearest aim or
need,
Our lightest thought or feeling, hope or
fear
All, all, this law at alienation need.
How can we ask the human heart to stay
Content with fancies of youths earli-
est hours?
The years outgrow the violets Of May
Altho,' may be, Ii finds no fairer
flowers.
And life may hold no sweeter love than
this,
Which lies 80 cold, so voiceiess and
SO dumb,
Sand will miss 1t dear?" why, yes, we
miss
The violets always-till the roses come.
She-Papa is very particular. and |
doubt very much whether he will give
his consent. He-Whyp She-IIe is
opposed to my marrying man who has
not established himself In business, and,
George, you know you have not. How
could you, dear, when all your after
moons are spent at base ball games. lie
But, my love, have hidden the truth
from you until now. | wanted to give
you glorious surprise. do not go to
base ball games merely to look on. She
You are not a. He-Yes, ] am the
-. She-The pitcher! oh, George
this is indeed joy. thought from the
size and color OF your hands that you
81. In. 90 al rec At,ia (frifia
UNDER the general question Of "why
vote for protection" the Springfield
Massachusetts,, Union says:
Because under protection wages are
GO per cent higher in Massachusetts, than
in Great Britain, while the cost of living
article for article and quality for quail.
ity, is less.
Because under protection the number
of.workmen In manufacturing establish
ments has increased los per cent since
1860, thereby more than doubling the
and vegetables.
Because under protection the wealth
Of the United States which, exclusive Of
slaves, was only Sl4,500,000,000 in 1850
had mounted to S43,600, 000,000 in 1880.
Because under protection. which en-.
courages every branch of internal nc.
tivity without diminishing foreign com
MERGE, we have sold to Europe within
10 years S5,5ls, 100000 worth Of agricul
tural products.
Because under protection, according
to free trade English statistician Mr.
Mulhall, the 50,000,000 of people in tn,
United States are able to save ever.
year SS75, 100000. while the III 100000 o
Great Britain, France and Germany pu
together save only 5000, 100000.
Because with protection we are pay
ing off an enormous national debt n
the rate of 100000, 900 year. while tn,
debt of free trade Great Britain in
creases.
Because under free trade 1,000,0
acres of good land have gone out Of cul
tivation In England.
Because, as free trader John Brigh
himself admits, the English farmer
have lost 81 ,000, 000,000 under free trad
in recent years.
Because, according to the figures @
the British Registrar General, one 4
seven of the British free trade popula
tion ends his days as a pauper.
Because In free trade England 65,0O
women are engaged In such heavy task
as coal mining, clay working and tn
manufacture OF iron and steel.
These are reasons for maintaining tn
American policy of protection that ap
peal straight to the self-interest of ever
farmer mechanic and WOrkinpman,