Democratic messenger., 1892-01-16

YOU Hdu NOT ildI Il ScIDaCk. ne
highest thrones in heaven are for the
setbacks. In 1851 the shadow of the
sundial of this nation was set back
and all things seemed going to ruin,
and it was set back farther i'll 1862,
and farther in 1863. and still further
in 1868. but there is not an intelligent
and well balanced man, north or
south, east or west. but feels il was
set back toward the sunrise.
TURN THE SHADOWS BACK.
But / promised to show you how
the shadows might he turned back.
First, by going much among the
young people. In most family circles
there are grandchildren. BY this Iii
vine arrangement most of the people
who have passed the meridian of life
can compass themselves by juvcnil
ity. 1t is bad thing for an old man
or old woman to sit looking at the
vivacity of their grandchildren shout
ing, Stop that racket Better join
in the fun. Let the eighty ycar-oll
grandfather join the eight year
young grandson or granddaughter
My father and mother lived To see
over eighty children and giGlndchil
dren and great grandchildren. and a
more boisterous crew were never
turned out on this sublunary sphere.
and they all seemed to cry to the old
folks Keep young" and they did
keep young.
Don't walk with cane unless You
have TO. or only as defense in il city
afflicted with too many CANNES
Don't wear glasses stronger than
necessary. putting on number tens
when eighteens will do rs well. Don't
go into the company of those who
are always talking about rhcuma-
tism and lumbago and shortnesS of
breath and the hrcvity of human life.
1t is too much for my gravity To hear
an octoSenarian talking about the
shortness of human life. From all
can find out he has always been here
and from present prospects he is al
ways going to stay Remain young
Hang up your stockings in Christmas
time. Help the boys fly the kite
Teach the girls how To dress their
dolls. Better than arnica for your stiff
joints and catnip tea for your sleep
less nights will be a large dose of
youthful companionship
THE WORLD Is GROWING BETTER.
Set back the clock of human life
Make the shadow of the sundial of
AhaZ reti, ten degrees People
make them .iv,., old 10y always talk
ing about being old and wishing for
the good old days which were never
as good rs thc',. days. From all !
can hear the grandchildren are not
half rs bad rs the grandparents were
Matters have been hushed up But
if you have ever been i'll room ad
joining a room where some very old
people little deaf were talking over
old times you will find that this age
does not monopolize all the young
rascals. 1t may now be hard To get
young people up early enough III the
morning, but their grandparents al
ways had to be pulled out of bed
1t is wrong now 10 play mischicvous
tricks on the unsuspccting, but eighty
years ago at school that now venera
BILE man sat down on crooked pin
not accidentally placed there. and
purposely drove the sleigh riding par
ty too near the edge of the embank
ment that he might see how they
would look when tumbled into the
SNOW. And that man who has so little
patience with childish eXuberance
was in olden times up to pranks one
half of which, if practiced by the
eight year-old of today. would set
grandfather and grandmother crazy
Revive your remembrance of what
you were between five and ten years
of age, and with patience capable of
everything join with the young. Put
back the shadow of the dial not ten
degrees, but fifty and sixty and sew
enty degrees.
Set back your clocks also 10y enter
ing on new and absorbing Christian
work In our desire to inspire the
young we nlyc IN ouI essays had
much to say about what has been ac-
complished 10y the young; of Romu
lus, who founded Rome when he was
twenty years of age; of Cortes, who
had conquered Mexico at thirty
years; of Pitt, who was prime min
ister of England at twenty four
years; of Raphael, who died at
thirty seven years; of Calvin. who
wrote his Institutes ut twenty six; of
Melancthon. who took learned pro
fessor's chair ut twcnty-one years; OF
Luther, who had conquered Germany
for the Reformation 10y the time he
was thirty five years.
And it is all very well for us to
show how early in life one can do
very great things for God and the
welfare of the world, but some of the
mightiest work for God has been
done by scptuagenarians and octo
genarians and nonagenarians In
deed, there is work which none but
such can do. They preserve the
equipoise of senates, of religious de
nominations, of reformatory move
ments. Young men for action. old
men for counsel. Instead of any of
you beginning to fold up your ener
gies, arouse anew Your energies
With the experience you have oh
tanned and the opportunities of oh
servation you have had during long
life you ought to be able to do in OF,
year now more than you did in ten
years right after you had passed ont
of your teens. Physical power less.
your spiritual power ought to he
more.
Up to the last hour of their lives
what power for good old DIR. Archi
bald Alexander, old DR. Woods. old
DR.. Hawes, old DR. Minor, old DR..
McIlyaina old DIR Tvno old DIR