Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-12-22
THE INFANTS DREAM.

The following appeared in the Londonderry
Sentinel, June, 1880, and is here repubIished be.
cause of it's great beauty and touching pahos.
Oh !cradde me on thy knee, mama,
And sing me the holy strain
That soolh'd me last, as you fondlv prest
My glowing cheek to your soft white breast,
For saw II scene when slun er'd last
That fam would see again.
And smile as you then did smile, mama.
n And weep rs you then did weep;
Then fix on me rh, gIIsienng eve,
And gaze, I'LL The tear be dry;
Then rock me gently, and sing and sigh
Till you lull me last asleep,
For dream'd heavenly dream, mama,
While sumbering on thy knee,
And l liv'd in land where forms divine,
In kindom's Of glory elernaIy shine,
Aud the world I'd give, If the world were mine.
Again that land TO see.
/ fancied we roam'd in a wood, mama.
And we rested, as under a bougb,
Then near me a butterfly Haunted in pride,
And chased it away through, The forest wide,
And the night came on, and lost my guide,
And knew not what TO do,
My heart grew sick with fear, mama,
And loudly wept for thee;
Bui u white rob'd maiden appear'd in the air,
Aud she flung back the curs Of her golden hair,
Aud she kiss'd me so softly ere was aware.
Saying "Come, pretty babe, with me-"
My tears and fears she guild, mama,
And she led me far away;
We enler'd the door Of the dark, dark tomb
We rnss'd throuol "A limo lima ynuit of O hmm
Then opened our eyes land of bloom,
And sky Of endless day
AMI heavenly forms were there mama,
And lovely che,ubs bright;
They smii'd when they saw ne, bur was amaz'd
And wondering. around me gaz d and gaz'd
And songs head, AID sunny beams blaz'd-
All glorious in the land of light.
But soon came a shining ihrong, mama,
OF wIule.wing' d babes TO me
Their eyes look love, aud their sweet lips smil'd
And they marveIl'd TO meet with an earlhborn
child
And they goried that from earth was exil'd.
Saying -'Ilere, love, bes shalt thou be-"
Then mix'd with the heavenly lrons, mama
With cheub and scraphim fair
And saw. as ! roam'd the regions Of peace,
The spirits which came from this world ofdislress
And there was The joy no tongue can express,
For they knew no sorrow there.
DO vo" mind when sister Jane. mama,
Lay dead a short time agour
C&. YOU gnz'd OH the sad and lovely wreck,
With full food Of woe you could not check,
And your heart was 80 sore, you wish'd it wou
break.
But i, lov'd and you aye sobbed on !
Blu, OH had you been with me, mama,
In the realms Of unknown care,
And seen what saw, you ne 'er had Cried
Though they buried pretty Jane in the gray
when she died [brid
For shining with the best, and adorn'd like
Sweet sister Jane there.
Do you mind ofhat silly old man, mama,
Who came so lale AT our door,
And the night vas dark, and the tempest loud,
And his heart was weak, but his soul was proud
And his ragged old mantle served for his shrouC
Ere The midnight watch was DER!
And think what a weight of woe, mama,
Made heavy each long drawn sigh,
As The good man sat on pupa's old chair,
While The rain drop'd down from his hin gra
And fast as The big tear ofspeechless care [ha
Kun down IRON his glazing eye
And think what heavenwar look, mama,
Flush'd through each trembling eve,
As he told how he went TO the baron's strong ho
Saying, Oh! let me 10 for The night is so cold;'
But the rich man cried, $50 sleep in the wood
For we shield no beggars here.'
Well! he was in ory too, mama,
As happy as the blest can be;
He needed no u Inns in The mansions Of light,
For he sal with the pariarchs clolh'd in white
Aud lhe'e was not seraph had a crown mot
Nor co,tier robe than he. [brsh
Now sing, for (ain would sleep, mama,
And dream as dream'd before;
For sound was my sumber and sweet was my re
While my spirit in the kingdom Of life was
guest
And the heart that has ihrobbed in the climes
the blest
Can love this world no MORE