Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-08-13

The following from the pen of the editor
ofthe Philadelphia United States Gazette,
is truly a lovely flower blythe way side
a dear little Snow drop" in the literary
PIrte'rc, which speaks happy euogy of
the heart that gave it bloom. The feelings
which could not be touched to sympathy
by its perusal, must be impervious and
scared indeed.
MONUMENT TO A MoTHER's GRAvE.-
Fzoeer Cattle INC. -sThe flowers that
spring up on the sunny side of hillocks,
beneath remnants Of snow banks, are very
small and entirely scentless, and the little
beauty which is imputed to them is chiefly
from coatrast with the desoIaton and cold
ness in which they are found"
The death of friend who never spared
IA fault Of my character, nor found a vr-
tue which he did not praise, had cast a
gloom over my mind, which no previous
deprivation had produced. / remember
how skeptical and heart-smtter-(not
heart. broken--the broken heart always
Ebeieves) 1 stood at his grave, while the
clergyman touched too little on his vim
tues and spoke with an humble confidence,
that he would spring from the tomb to an
Immortality Of happiness, and suggested
promises of the scripture, and urged with
logical precision from texts and analogies,
that my friend should rise from the dead.
Dependency is not more the child than
the parent of unbcief-deep grief makes
US selfish--and the naturally timid and
nervous, lose that confidence in promises
Including their own. particular wish, which
they yield to them, when the benefit of
others are alone proposed. A little learn
ing is dangerous in such matters; we suf
feed mental argument upon the proba-
bility of an event which we so much desIr-
ed, TO dispace the simple faith which
would have produced comparative happi-
ness. Those who have commended with,
and at length yielded to this dependency,
alone know its painful operation.
Occupied with thoughts resulting from
such an unpleasant train ofmind, ] follow
ed into a bufying ground, in the suburbs
of the city, small train of persons, mol
more than a dozen, who had come 10 bury
cue of their acquaintance. The clergy
man in attendance was leading little boy
by the hand, who seemed to be the only
relative Of the deceased in the slender
group. | gathered with them round the
! grave, and when the plain coffin was let
down, the child burst. forth in uncontrola-
Die grief. The little fellow had no one
/ left 10 whom he. could look for affection,
or who could address him in tones Of par.
entail kindness. The last Of his kinsfolk
was in the grave-and he was alone.
When the clamorous grief of.fhe child
had q lutte subsidized, the clergyman i'd
dressed US with the customary exhortation
TO accept the monitor, and be prepared;
and turning to the child he added-aShe is
not to remain ID this grave forever; a:
true as the grass which Is now chilled with
the frost Of the season, shall spring to life
/ and greenpess in a few months; SO true
shall your mother come up from that grave
to another life, to a life Of happiness,
i hope The attendants shovelled in The
/ earth upon the coffin, and some one tool
little William, the child, by one hand ant
led him from the Iowly tenement Of hi.
mother.
Late ia the ensuing Spring, ! was II
the neighhorhood of the same buryins
ground, and seeing the gate open, walk
ed among the graves for some time, read
ling the names Of the dead, and wondering
what strange disease coGId snatch of &