The age-herald., 1900-07-22

O. wonder.
 How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! brave new
 world
 That has such people int
 The glad old world is for ever new peo- pied with goodly creatures. They were the wonder of all yesterdays, the wonder of today, and shall be the wonder of all our bright promising tomorrows. They bid us good dawn. good gloaming, good night. They greet us on our ways, and dwell in the mansions of our dreams They are with us to face the day and to face the starry hours. They cheer us when we feast and gladden. whilst we toll They call to us when we set out upon our jour- neyings, call to us at the resting places, call to us down the sunrest way in even time when the day is far spent They strengthen us when we falter, acclaim us when we exultant in victory. They change our defeats into triumphs, and when our banners would trail crown us with the bays of the brave. They give us peace with the magic touch that drives pain. to rest, and when hope tarries they give it speed. They are the promise of all our love and the fulfllment of all our faith. They chase unrest beyond the whisper of an echo and hold to our eager IDS the chalice of joy They wait for us. long for us. love for us, and around every bend in the road of life they come troopine in endless romp and shouting in eladdest greeting-shouting, shouting, shouting, They kneel with us in blessinp orisons praying, and when our prayers are done give ha
 o! Wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here,
 All these are something more than q name; something more than a charm that lulls to sleep; something more than a shade that follows wealth or fame and leaves the wretch to weep; something more than an empty sound, the unhallowed dirpe to hopes that are deari They are o,r lovers, our beloved. They are the brave men, the beautiful women, the saintly little children the faithful and the trusted and the trusting who make our lives what God meant our lives to be! They give us good cheer, give us hope, give us love, give us faith, give us righteousness give us jov, They are our ministering angels, helping us when we need help and faithful to us all the whiles through evil and through good report. Whosoever denies them de- nies hope and truth; whosoever would stife bright smiles from them would veil the face of heaven; whosoever would re- turn chill greeting for their glad, would darken the fair face of fortune; whoso- ever would withhold from them fidelity would betray the faith of the fathers See their faces radiant, hear their voices i ringing, know their hearts beating. See listen-feel! They are our own, our be- loved; the goodly creatures peopling the earth and storing it with abundant happi- ness for our days of worthiness. They give; we receive; and we give out and around and about full measure of our heart-treasure We keep no reckoning seek to balance no ledger of our loves. There is such accounting as, Thou gayest but a smile yesterday; thou shalt owe glad laughter at this days tryst. Nay! give all that may be given; give it today. every day, every hour, every fleeting mo- ment along our journey as we go-give, give, give
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