The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-21

The customary eXhortaton to accept the monitor,
and be prepared; and turning to the child, ne
added; "She is nor to remain in the grave torev-
er; as true as the grass which is now chilled with
the frost OF the season. shall spring to greenness
and life in a few months, so true shall your
nother come up from that grave to another life,
to life Of happiness, hope" The attendants
shoveled in the earth upon the coffin, and some
one took little William, the child, by the hand,
aud led him from the owly ten ement OF his
mother.
Late in the ensuing spring was in the neigh
borhood of the same burying ground, and seeing
the gate open, l walked among the graves tor
some time, reading the names of the dead, and
wondering what strange disease could snatch OF
so many younger than myself-when recollect-
ing that | was near the grave OF the poor widow,
buried the previous autumn, turned to see
what had been done to preserve the memory
of one so utterly destitute of earthly friends. To
my surprise, / found the most desirable Of all
mementos fora mothers sepulchre- little Will
IAN was sitting near the head of the now
sunken grave looking intently upon some green
shoots that had come forth with the warmth of
spring, from the soil that covered his mothers
| coffin. .n......
William started at my approach and would
have left the place; it was long before l could
induce him TO arry; and indeed did not win
his confidence, until told him that was pres
ent when they buried his mother, aud hal mark
ed his tears at the time.
"Tben you heard the minister say, that my
mother would come up out Of the grave, said lit
tie William.
al did,
at is true, is it no,?" asked he in tone of
confidence.
~ most firmly believe it, said !.
"Believe it, said the child-'believe i'll
thought you knew i'll know it.
allow 90 you know it, my dear?'
"The minister, said, that as true as the grass
would grow up, and the flowers bloom in spring
, so true would my mother rise. / came n few
days afterwards, and planted flower seeds on the
grave. The grass came green in the burying
ground long ago; and l watched every day for
the flowers, and to day they came up stoo-see
them breaking through the ground-hy and by
nanny will come again.
smile of exulting hope played on the fea
lures, of the boy: and felt panied at disturbing
the faith and confidence at which he wasIanima
ted
"But my little chlld,' said l, 'it is not here tina
your poor mother will rise.'
eyes, here" said he with emphass-"her,
they put her, and here have come ever since
the first blade OF grass was green this year,
looked around, and saw that the tiny feet O
the child had trod out the heritage at the gra v
Is side, so constant had been his attendance
c,l xuIot
would desire richer monument then the form c
her only son bending fearful but hopeing, owe
he grave?
."But, William" said /, cit is in another worl
that she will arise, "-and attempted to eXplai
to him the nature of that promise which he ha
mistaken. The child was confused, and he al
peared neither pleased satisfied.
IF mummy is not coming back to me--if sf
is not to come up here, what shall dol cal
not stay without her."
"You shalt go to her. said I, adopting the la
guage of the Scripture-"you shall go TO he
but she shall not come again to you.
"Let me go them said William, Get me [
now ,hat may rise with nanny
civilian, said /, pointing down to the plar
lust breaking through the ground, 'the Sc
~ which is sown there would not came mp, if
had not been ripe, so you must wait till your q
pointed time, until your end cometh.'
Then shall see her,
Il surely hope So,
Il will wait them said the child, but thong
should see her soon--I thought should me
her here
And he did. In month William ceased
watt and they opened his mothers grave, a
s placed his little coffin on hers--t was the OF
wish the child expressed in dying. Better teae
ers than /, had instructed him in the way
meet his mother, and young as the little suffe
was, he had learned that all the labors and ho
of happiness short of heaven, are profftless o
vain.--U S. Gazette.