Town and Country, page 169 by John S. Adams
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THE MINISTRATION OF SORROW.
THERE'S sorrow in thy heart to-day, There's sadness on thy brow; For she, the loved, hath passed away, And thou art mourning now. The eye that once did sparkle bright, The hand that pressed thine own, No more shall gladden on thy sight,-- Thy cherished one hath flown. And thou didst love her well, 't is true; Now thou canst love her more, Since she hath left this world, and you, On angel wings to soar Above the world, its ceaseless strife, Its turmoil and its care, To enter on eternal life, And reign in glory there. O, let this thought now cheer thy soul, And bid thy tears depart; A few more days their course shall roll, Thou 'lt meet, no more to part. No more upon thine ear shall fall, The saddening word "farewell" No more a parting hour, but all In perfect union dwell. This world is not the home of man; Death palsies with its gloom, Marks out his life-course but a span, And points him to the tomb; But, thanks to Heaven, 't is but the gate By which we enter bliss; Since such a life our spirits wait, O, cheer thy soul in this,-- And let the sorrow that doth press Thy spirit down to-day So minister that it may bless Thee on thy pilgrim way; And as thy friends shall, one by one, Leave earth above to dwell, Say thou to God, "Thy will be done, Thou doest all things well."
GIVING PUBLICITY TO BUSINESS.
FROM the earliest ages of society some means have been resorted to whereby to give publicity to business which would otherwise remain in comparative privacy. The earliest of modes adopted was the crying of names in the streets; and before the invention of printing men were employed to traverse the most frequented thoroughfares, to stand in the market-places and other spots of resort, and, with loud voices, proclaim their message to the people. This mode is not altogether out of use at the present time; yet it is not generally considered a desirable one, inasmuch as it does not accomplish its purpose so readily or completely as any