Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-01-04
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, $40.

ing soyfuliv into the pleasures 81 lite
The glance Of her eye Was variable and
sweet, and On her cheek frembaed some
thing like the first blush Of the ncra-
ing. her lips moved and there ~as bar.
naony; and when she doafed n the
dance, her light form, ike the a<Pen
seemed TO move with every breeze
relI raed-but she was net In the dance;
| sought her IN the gay circle d Der
companions, bat found her not Her
eve sparkied not there The nssic 81
her voice was sisent-she reFoiced Oh
earth no more. | saw train sabse ard
slow paced. who bore sadly 10 an open
grave what once vas animated and
beautiful. They paused Us they APP
preached. and voice broke The awful
silelce--Mingle ashes with ashes zasl
dust with lis ORR iaal dust To the earth
whence she was a. first taken- coos -
we the body OF our sister, They COW
cred her with the damp soil, and rhe
solid clods OF the valley; and the worms
crowded into her silent abode Yet csa~
sad mourner fingered, 70 cast hEmseRf
upon the grave. and a. he weYt be said.
There IS no beauty. or grace, or 2ovelE-
! ness that confinuesh IA man for this =
the end Of all MS glory aud perfection :
have seen an infant with a fair brow.
and frame like polished ivory Is
limbs We're plant n Is sport; Il re]oscec,
and again II wept- bat whether is glow
ing cheek dimpled with smiles or Is blue
eye was brilliant with tears. still said -
my heart, at Is beauIiful-1 Il vas Ike
the first pure blossom which some cher
ished plant has shot forth, whose cup :
filed with dew-droP, and whose head
reclInes upon its parent STAN
| again saw this child when the lamp
of reason first dawned IN is mini It's
soul was gentle and peaceful; is eve
sparkied with 10y, as il looked aound on
this good and pleasant world. Il ran
swiftly in the ways OF knowledge
bowed its ear TO instruction. II stood ike
lamb before its teachers Ii was not
proud. or enyious, or stubborn, and Il la ]
never heard OF the vices and vanities Of
the world. And when | looked upon IL.
| remembered that our Saviour had said.
Except ye become as little children. We
cannot enter into the kingdom o. hea-
ven.''
But the scene was changed. and saw
man whom the world called houorabf,-,
aud many waited for his smiie They
pointed out the fields that were his. and
talked Of the silver and gold thar De- hal
gathered; they admired the ssafesiness
Of his dones, and extoIled the hoa0r ai
sis family. AID his heart answered Sc
cretiy, by nay wisdom have gotten al
this" SO he returned no thanks 70 God,
neither did he fear or serve hlsa- And
as | passed along heard tn. complaints
OF the Iabourers who had reaped down
the fields. and the cries Of the poor
whose covering ne had taken away; bui
the sound of Teasing aud reveIrv ~a< i
his apartments, and the uafed beecal
came toitesing from his door. BIT ne
considered not that the cries of the %
pressed were continually entering inIC
the ears of the Most High An4 y her
KNEW that this man was once the teach
able child that had ioxed-ths b-aasi-
iul infant that had gazed upon with d.
light said, in my bitterness Il have
seen on end OF all perfection and laia
my noa;h IN the dust.