Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1883 — Passing Away. [ARTICLE]

Passing Away.

To The Republican. Passing away is written upon everything here in this world of ours. Even the snow “the beautiful snow,” that so recently changed the external appearance of Mother Earth, has shown itself to be rio exception to this rule. Man, himself, who grows up to manhood in about 21 years, becomes a tower of strength, intellectually, or a monument of ignorance, to be shunned by the good, cavoriA around this mundane sphere, about three score years and ten, and then he passes in his checks, or in other words, he, too, is passing away. So, too, is the splendid pile of wood that I secured, last fall, at ar cost of $3.50 per cord. Snow may, and will melt and pass away whenever the mercury gets above 32 degrees FMierenheit — Man dies a natural or is hung by order of Court and is then buried out of sight by his fnends; but it is different with a pile of wood; it will claiftleetinely march off in the night time. In other words, it moves like great armies, in the night, under the cover of thick darkness—when good’ men sleep, and when the law abiding are wrapped in the arms of Morpheus. Thus passeth away my wood pile. Oh! wood pile stay a little longer, tarry with me a few months, and then I do not care a nickle. < .. • * *