St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-02-02
Written for the FARMER.1
LOVE.

VI HI the PASSIONS III the WofiG,
love IS not only the most tvrannical,
and takes the deepest hold. but is
also the speediest in its transfoi
nation and in lis change Of the
sceneryarouni rs nay, tie scenery
envirolins the heart. That love is
the great swcetener of existence =
the active and stirring principle. the
spring that sets everything in mo-
tiDn, the vivid ;,wakener. exroncn;
aud repre- sentative of all the tinesi i.
most delicaie aud su.at!est move
ments IN our sl,ir. tual natnre-mli"
could d+ny7 But il must differ in
all minds; the tasteful can love hni
with taste; the delicate, with deii-
cacy; the icrveht and eager. with
high, nnpellant strength. anl burn
ing completeness and abandon
ment. There is love Which, once
arousetl-called to the sui face from
It's tender fountain. and ln'l:ln. up
out of its placid depths -b~com's
hkethe torrent, sweeping on III Its
lmpetuosity. rising mp against and
snrmounting with fury all the petty
obstacles or small interruptions
with which the envy or cantlniis
policy, the colancss or woll illness,
seek to 'nterpose it. Love is snch
agialt-pnwer that it seems To gather
strength from nbstruriiuns. and III
every difficulty rises 10 higher
might. 1t is ll-,lominani-"'i
conqueriny; II grand ler.!er. which
can bring down 10 It's own unlver-
sal line of eqnaliz ,,ion the nrau,lest
heights. and remove the silh,burnesl
impealilnents There is M hope "i
resisting it. for it "ul watches
watch-->nbnerges everything. nc
qnlring strength Us it pr"roels :
ever growing, nay. growing "nt nf
itself. Love is the light, the n.aj ST
of lie; that priuciple to mich, ;.lir.
all onr s:ray., lug and writ hing anal
twisting, all things innst hr ro>ulved |
Take .hE.wav. aud what bccomcs oi
the world? II is a barren wilder
ness world of monuments, raci
standing upright and crumhiin.-~
M army of grey stones Without :.
chaplet without a leaf, 10 take ,ff
with its glimpse If green. their fl
insipidiiy aud offensive nn,furmit, |
upon shrubless plain. Things
withered and b!oodless aul brain
less alone could spring f;"m such-,,
marble-heartei soil; its vegetation.
must be flint. its grass but wastes OF
specula. OH! how poor, weak. in
explosive, are wolds, when sought
toSfrcw. as with stars. the path and
track of the expression of lrv-'~
greatness-nd loves poweri Dull,
pit.ful and cold. a cheating, horny
gleam, as strung stones Ivy the side
of precioSs sems-tl.e pebble l,y the
far flashing of the ruby, with it,
heart OF fire! The blue eyes of the
turquoise, or the liqnid light Of the
sapphirs. should alone be taskea to
spell along and character our
thoughts of love, fixed flaming
and continuous. Then. truly.
thoughts that breath, and words
that burn" wonld dance and spar
kle. and brightly fash, thousand
Jewels twined into language. Love
is the sun of the moral world, which
revivcs, invigorates. calls into life
and illu,nines all Objects; gives
strengths to the weak, FIRE to all onr
plans and purposes; brings about :
great things, and is 1T once tn.
and the fo.a, Hot onl,
ot Ill that Is sweet, graceful and
beautiful in our nature, bnt ail thai
Is noble, bald and aspiring. I."ve'~
darts ara silver; when shcy tnrn H. !
ire in the noble heart, they imp.,ri !
portion of that heavenly iilme
which is their element. Love is ni
snch a refining, eicvating character. +,
that it expels all that is mean nr
base; bids ns think great Thoughts;
do great deeds; changes our COM
mon clay into fine gold. 1t ilin- !.
mines our path, darkling aud mys {
teriuns rs it may be, with torch
lights lit from the one great Light !,