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THE HENDERSON GOLD LEAF THURSDAY, FEBRUxVRY 26, 1891.
G-OIjX) LSAF.
HENDERSON, N. C.
THURSDAY, FEIJ.iltf, 1801.
Not a Cheerful View of It.
Wealth nml clT, 1 ctce and jowet:
V.'hat are tln-y mrttt to inn or y-m?
?or the lease or life runs out In an hour,
Anl il- ath stands ready to claim his dua.
Koiinlin; liontrH or heai-s of froMf
V."hat eru they all when all Is toM.
A ialn or a plea-sur?, a smllo or a tear.
What die H inatfc.-r what we claim?
For we step from the cradle Into the bier,
Ami a careless w.rM go:s on the same.
Hours of Klailnesa or hours of sorrow,
What does It matter to us to-moiT-jW?
Truth of lov? r vow of friend.
Tender can nites or cruel uneers,
What do they matter to us In the enl?
For the brief day dies and the long big
ncars:
Passionate kisses or tears of call.
The grave will oj,en nml cover them all.
liVmeleBS vagrant, or honored jrueat,
Poor and li amble, r rich and treat.
All are ra:ked with the worM'a unrest.
All must meet with the common fat'.
Life from chIMhoxl till we are old,
What la It all when all Is told?
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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