midnight
Heeded he the sweet tones of music that fell upon his youthful ear ? wished he to join the gay group as they flitted before the brilliantly lighted , window , and the fairy forms of the fashionable , and the pleasure-seeking met his eye ? O , no ; there was sorrow in his young heart , and sorrow brooded over the household . Towards midnight the doctor came , and a young daughter , younger than many who graced the festive ball , following his directions , alleviated the sufferings of a sick mother , and wore the weary night away in anxious watchings . Not till another day dawned , did the rumbling of the carriages cease , that were conveying home the sons and daughters of dissipation . And thus passed the night , leaving no trace upon earth , for the waves of time have obliterated all its footprints . But its record is on high , and it will never be forgotten by the Eternal One , whose eye slumbereth not .