Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-13
THE OLD noAGsrsn
ReyiSi'ias The Scene, ~.
The Deserted yi,I',..A haI
It's Memorle, ~ aN

p., lis Memories y "'
Sweetwater, Feh,,,.
US would wish to uaty ll.sas
child's mind the f pssSIac' ilGe 4
remembrances of chi'Syssn sd "
the home that sbelta,'a mood IA
youth ! The bright p ii ,'Stlst
grandmother used slandhihe N
goo at. things among us, 7 /, qIs sg!s b
gfavsu upon the tablet, y + lndslIa,1
Our earliest impres.ionuu syeq.
more lasting, because III T.. .. ia
rama OF The world had n ,as giti
before our visions 10 enn Nv. 'let
choice of homes, so that lul' ~
youth stands out in Le, we oOle
all others chosen lata S''u fsleS
our minds wander Lacb u llk
our hearts yearn TO cross " = bM
hold that we so often NE we "a
ali ma ala siIIe, anu vewo
~" ai, t ;p olu ianliliar spots. evs,. |,
"f MN = sacred ground. 4
n ,no iligla,ory habits oflh !.
min ,n''ir'G IN, are such that hedss Z
i t,, 'oug enough in oNs
s,,,',,, !uuiIliafile himself Il
o,,i,, ,i',,,g, and his Chill.
WY ny feilienoer a home e,s
, ~ We, the haste that /,
h I',,'U Ha 70 Inn Iinlm Migrate Westoias,
nortinn . 'r Of e, nee to dlspopuAs,
hronyht dn,, ,,'e East, and q
hnnsstsod Sa = 2ii many es
Tlis condit vsaa.son anddst,
home ia ,,s ,,a,,' y, eth'ngsv As
nf,pr ,n nhson nepI :, ,ofclbly VA
dptarn,i,Yed ~ u some twtn,
rnildhnhd a,1 " ,' NisiV me hOns
tio,tsIv All ~ birthplace, h
sally ,,isa,,,oTi v tal,proach It'd
nInry chst i,oaI W., we wenh
ma 49,, ISiuugnl aboai III
an, n,,rso,.,. D a ehlIdfen
strapnar. ia n ,,,, ana The u
hal, i, o,,,,. '''' , ,I no repalk
d.f,naJ : ~, l ~, u waTlae rs
.,'ind In ann ny ,i p'Ss"'e winch w ID
nmr Gnn ' 'ie"fo ,of 50 Tonga
Mt 49,. oiu hone
6"r iaoni ho longer I'D
hro,, . i"o 81 o uo l iay scattaa
.. o., ieet' ana We tahS
y a%"y ii'ul ne sacred ip
louheu ior something :am.s
suTro'! hdlhgs, but to onr IN,
atl!ictlon ana desolatlon stena
y, IN large letters uIoa
vhlie ana there was nothing
we ieiO IL twenty years heiae 4
we expected to find 1t. The Il!
puHy industry which We LEFT %
years ago, Is silent now, and q
deserted village confronls 4
mere ana There q remnant Of
we remembered. The two h;
ION mills which once furahAg
ployment for so many busy bss
Iong since been reduced 10 sshs
across the river belwe,
ywo factories was still siandiu
we veniured upon 1t. The vi
still pouring over the Old Al
singing its sad and plaintiye
he rlidst of this desolatioD, ID
on% since ceased to turn IL
wheels of industry, and eys
seemed silent as midnight.
There stood the little old III
house, where we gained our It'd
n the primary department, ID
we're no happy or familiar I'd
ide to welcome us, as in byga
How gladly would we hsn
meet the same happy grus
nee animated the place. esraa
lark eyed girl with raven \ 1
lsed TO regard SO tendsdy,
mile would outweigh miIlisi
mt this pleasure was not bk |es
nay never be, on this side dAl u
liver of life. SIN We caH 4
own to the end of time, ciss !.
memory and hope for re-nIai' ill
reat hereafter where seI snls Of
nd all tears are WIPED aHsy :
re stood absolutely alone, g nor
hat was left of the picture = IA,
ad painted with a hyla r mn
nd treasured so loi InII
enderly, of our chlldhoc !
mere was nothing left % lOEs n !.
ne ground upon which I I'M,
Where were the bright ,ni Il
ices that gladdened the lsf Rma
lildhood? These were nhsci MT MT
IAN all things else. Thy It ,
lildren now, and are seallsn bHc
he battle-tields OF life, but 90 Bai
ave crossed the river anas nj
zen in that great ialberlapd NH
pme have surrendered YOU he
&c, while Others are % lN |atsI
. go. q. Il. Lat all ora n -