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

many younger than myself, when recol.
Letting that | was so near the grave Of the
poor widow, buried the previous autumn,
turned to see what had been done 10 pre-.
serve the memory of@one so utterly sdesti.
tute Of earthly friends. To my surprise,
| found, the most desirable of all memen-
tos for a mothers sepulchre--iittle Will
liam was sitting near the head of the now
sunken grave, looking ntently upon some
green shoots that HAD come forth with the
warmth offspring, from the soil that coy
cred his mothers coffin.
William started al my approach, and
would have left the place; it was long be-
fore Icouid induce him to larry; and in
deed could not win his confidence, until
Etold him that was present when they
buried his mother, and marked his tears
at the time.
Then you heard the minister say, that
my mother would come up out Of this
grave" said little William.
81 did"
SIT is true, is itnotl' asked he, in a tone
Of confidence.
Il most firmly believe it. said ].
'Beleve II, said the child believe it,
] thought you knew til know it,
GLOW dosyou know it, my dear?"
"The minister said, that as true as the
grass would grow up, and the flowers
bloom inspiring, so true would my mother
rise. | came a few days afterwards, and
planted flower seed on the grave. The
grass came green in the burying ground
long ago, and / watched every day for the
flowers, aud to-day they have come up
too;sce them, breaking through the ground
by and by many will come again.
A smile OF exulting hope played on the
features of the boy; and felt panied at
disturbing the faith and confidence with
which he was animated.
"But my little child,' said /, sit is not
here your mother will rise"
Eyes, here,' said he, with emphasis
"here they placed her, and here have |
come ever since the first blade of grass
was green this year"
| looked around, and saw that the tiny
feet of the child had trod out the hcrbage
at the grave side, so constant had been his
What faithful watch keep
mother would desire a richer
monument 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--and | attempted
10 explain to him the nature ofthat prom
Use which he had mistaken. The child
was confused, and he appeared neither
pleased nor satisfied.
''lf many is not coming back to me-if
she is not to come Up here. what shall l
do? cannot stay without her."
"You shall 90 to her." said ], adopting
the language Of the Scripturc-"you shall
go to her, but she shall not come again to
YOU
LET me go then" said William, ''let
me go now, that may rise with many"
"Wiiam,' said |, pointing down to the
plants just breaking through the ground,
'the seed which is sown there, would not
have come up, fit had not been ripe; SO
you must wait till your appointed time,
until your end cometh. 4"
''Then | shall see her?'
81 surely hope So"
81 will wait then,'' said the child, ''bnt
thought should see her scon-I thought
should meet her here"
And he did. IN month, William
ceased 10 wait: and they opened his moth
er's grave, and placed his little coffin on
hers-it was the only wish the child ex
pressed in dying. Better teachers than
had instructed him in the way to meet his
mother; and young as the little sufferer
was, he had learned that all labors and
hopes Of happiness, short of Heaven, are
proftless and vain.