TTTE HOUR OF DISTRESS.
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BY JoHS GoLDIE, Esq. OF Arr
IT'S not when the fairy breeze fans the green ocean


mar the safety and strength of the bark can be suNn
AND It's not IN Prosperity's hour, the devotion
The tervor and truth of friend can be known
No. the bark must be proyd when the tempest hown
when dangers and mountan-waves close on her rress
The Friend when the sky of Adversity's scowling,
FOR the touchsone ofFrendship hour Of distress
When Prosperty's daystar beams pure and uncouded.
Ten thousands will minge their shouts round its throne
but On let its light for moment be sh1outed
And the smiles OF the ahess--like shadows are gone.
Then comes the true Friend, who guile is stranger
The heart of the lone one to 500 he and caress
Whlle his smile like the beaconlght blazing in danger
Sheds beam Der the gloom of the hour of distress.
o 'tis sweet mid the horrors of bleak tesolation.
While pleasure and hope eternaIy flown
When the heart is first lit by the dear consolation
That heaven Of happiness yet may be won
Grief fades like the nghcloud bliss mngles with sorrows
When the first sunny through The darkness
And the rainbow Of nope beaneii bris as it norrows
All its splendor and light from q stnlc and tear
it's those whose lfes path hath been couded and clear


less,


Can feel that full burst Of pure transport and Miss
When the trusted and tried Frieno comes boldly and fear


less,


To share or Relieve the dark hoir OF distress
Past grets may yet cease to he thoagtt on ha never
Can time make the feeling of gratitude less;
May the blessing OF God rest forever and ever
On him who fosou& not in hours of distress