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which he said "These are my foolish days. -
He saw star flying from heaven, and, glittering
in its fall, vanishing upon the earth. ''Fhus am
Ii' said his bleeding heart, and the snakes teeth
of repentance probed still deeper and deeper into
his wounds His flaming imagination showed
him flying ghosts (nGtchttcandIer) upon the roofs;
the windmill lifted its threatening arms for des-
truction and a skull, having been left behind in
the dead-house, assumed gradually his features
In the midst of the struggle, the music of the new
year flowed down from the steeples, like tar-of
church melodies.


His emotions began to soften. He looked a.
round the horizon, and abroad on the far-extended
earth, and thought ofthe friends of his YOUTH who,
now happier and better than he, were teachers OF
the earth, and fathers of happy children and bles
sed men. He said 80, if 1 might also slumber
like you, with dry eyes this first night ofthe yearl
Alasl my dear parentsi l should now be happy
had followed your preceptsW


In the feverish remembrances OF his youth, il
appeared to him as if the skull with his features
in the house of the dead, upraised itself; and at
length, by that superstition which in the new
years night spirits of futurity, became living
youth:


At last, he could look upon it no more He
covered his eyes; thousand hot tears streamed
and vanished in the snow; and he sighed in &C.
cents scarcely audible "Return, youth return!'
And it did return 1t was a horrid dream
He was youth; his errors only were no vision
But he thanked God that while yet young, he was
able to shun the loathsome walks ofvce, and turn


into the sunny path which leads to the land of har-
vests Return with him, Young reader, If thou art
standing with him in the way of error. This ter
rifle dream would become thy future Judge And
ifthou shouldstcall "Come back, beautiful youth!
it would no more return