The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-05-04


had been done to preserve the memory Of
one SO utterly destitute of earthly friends. -
To my surprise, found the most desirable
of all memen!os for mothers sepulchre-
little William was sitting near the head Of
the now sunken grave, looking intently up
On. some green shoots that had come forth
with the warmth Of spring, from the soil
that covered his mothers coffin.
William started at my approach. and
would have left the place; 1t was long be-
fore | could induce him to tarry; and indeed
| did not win his confidence, until / told
him that | was present when they buried
his mother and had marked his tears at the
time.
Then you heard the minister say, that
my mother would come up outor this grave,
said little William.
q did"
1T is true, is itnot 2" asked he, in tone
Of confidence.
IS | most firmly believe it," said /.
"Believe it," said the child" believe
i'll thought you knew i'll know it,
" How do you know it, my dear? ~
"The minister said, that true as the grass
would grow up, and the flowers bloom in
spring, SO true would my mother rise.
came few days alterward, and planted Aow-
er seed on the grave. The grass came green
in this buryng ground long ago | watched
every day for the flowers, and to-day they
hav come up too--see them breaking
through the ground--by aud by nanny
will come again"
A smile of exulting hope played on the
features of the boy and felt pained at
disturbing the faith and confidence which
he was animated.
But my little child" said I, alt ls not
lsie ,aAs yo4i n.5aier wnIase.
Yes, here said he, with emphasis
"hero they placed her and here l have come
ever since the first blade Of grass was green
this year"
Hooked around, and saw that the tiny
feet of a child had trod out the herbage to
the grave side, so constant had been his at
tendance. What faithful watch-keeper--
what mother would desire richer monu- |
ment than the form of her only son bending
fearful, but hoping, over her grave
"But, William" said |, sit is in another
world that she will arise, land attempt. |
ID to explain to him the nature of thai
promise which he had mistaken. The child
was confused and he appeared neither
pleasant nor satisfied
'lf nanny is not coming back to me-
she is not to come up here, what shall /
io--l cannot stay without her.
You shall go to her." said l adopting
he language of the Scripture" you shall
70 to her, but she shall not come again to
,ou.,
Let me 60 them" said William, "let
ne 60 now, that may rise with my NAM
n.y."
William" said l, pointing down to the
'lants just breaking through the ground,
the seed which lis sown here, would not
AVE come up, if il had not been ripe; so
-ou must wait until your appointed time,
nlil your end cometh."
" Then shall see herr
Il surely hope SO.
81 will wait them" said the child, but
thought should see her soon-I thought
should meet her here"
And he did. In a month, William ceas-
d to wait; and they opened his mothers
rave. and placed his little coffin on hers
was the only wish the child expressed in
ying. Better teachers than /, had instruct
] him in the way to meet his mother; and
Dung as lhe little sufferer was, he had
armed that all labors and hopes of happi-
sss, shert of Heaven, are proftless an6 |.
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