From the Columbia Observer.

TINES LESSON.
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az re2d.-hotty Springs (lfi) Ga-etts.


Yes and understand Times lesson is short hut
practical and universal, sti is hard take
and this is the Why f " disposed heed it,
lime deals not il fictitious cooring, ambiguous specula
tions, for he writes but word and ha-decay. Time
writes the history of Thrones and Empires of nations and
individuals ofa classes and conditions ofmen-he historian
the and the schoarand IS all comprehended that
one word-dccag.


The fool may read it" but he docs not Even the wise
man does slightly interpret it.


Time the rusting leaf and the heaving bllow in
the vale and the mountain top the rainbow and the
coul, the umphal column aud the dull grave sone he


fixes his impression the blooming cheek aud the hoary
locks; he holds every thing that is beautiful and fair. every
thing that the pride Of man hath reared mock his
ana insc bes upon ali the solemn word-deeay.


And reader what has been his record Of your hopes and
anticpationse Have they been rcazed2 Or hes been
rather like sowing the wind and reaping the whirwnd2
Where the proud beings who grew up beside you where
the eyes beamng love, and the eloquent
where the forms that seemed you beautiful than
dream of poetry where the smes-the earsthe words
the long embraces of other days2 Ali Twill not the
question: for too have felt bat newly the sunlern3 Of ties
and the blasting of hopesaud recoliecons like these have
ne,d ofwords--taey demand Time has passed
and f upon them his signature death his dead
has been faithful 10 his trust


Autumn is another lesson of Tines own writing. Sum-


had prepared feast beneath the great dome OF heaven
and mankind her gness She had garnhed her ban
qletng house with sunshine and ornamened with flowers
She had prepared singers and singers beauty
and pride aad riches and everything betokened JOY and hap
piness Hearts beat high the music of and the
voupuous melody the dance and the song went
round aInnly forms and bright girls revelled IN the scene
s intoxicated with delight--vhen io unbidden guest
passed silently by and left apon the walls IN his fearful hand
writing. the solemn word-decuy Men gazed and died.
The lips OF beauty grew pale the maiden up her lover
become the bride of Death-the song and the lutte
were hushed-the nothing where all that feast had
been but Stiffness unbrolen had been charnel honsa
like old cnsng around the iuins OF life Is
gathering up the faded flowers and the wihered her bage
and preparing to take mp his abode Ia the silent pals
death.


Wel there IS nohing strange 10 all this only what