A Beautiful Retrospect

- Whcn the euuiuicr day of youth is slowly wa.stin away into the nighlfall of' age, and the shauows of the pabt year grow decper and decper as lile weara to a close ; t is pleasant to look back through the vistas of timo upon tho joys aud sorrows of carly years. Ir we have a home to ahelter, or hearts to rejoice with us and friendo who have been gathoring around our fireside, theu the rough places of our wayfaring will be woro and suiootheil uway in the twilight of' lid1. while the bright sunny spots we have passed through wül grow brighter and more boautiful. Happy, indeed, are tho.se whoso intercourrte with the world has notchanged t lic oennc of their holier lboling, or broken tlioste musical chnrds of the hcarl wliose vibralions ;iro so mcludiou, so teinler and Ho toiirluiif iu tli.' eviuing of ago.