Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-04-04
Fron he ladies Cor paniun.

FrNEkAI o. A NORMA cH'tp's vlsIoS.--A
little child had been amusing itself nj the feet OF
It, molhcr kicking and rolling about and playing
all sorts Of antics, when II espsd moth Olsen.
ragc sclt tom the hbfes Of the carpet, and po,so
II. small wing with a short, wayeung flight The
child stopped rs noisy song, rolled over upon all
four aud commenced scramble tor the poor IN
sect slappug It's clumsy hand upon the carpet IN
the hope Of striking It down. II did so al last
the moth tell upon IA side, qnNcged slightly, and
was still
The child would have taken q IN his hand but
suddenly thee was a sound as Of nnumeTablo
tiny bell. loIlma, and very low, sad music Ho
had h,s cheek upon h,, arm, the bright euds fall
ine all about the carpet and h, lte fec, stretched
out and crossed one over the other, the dsauanS-
ed tunlc revealing, literally, bis round white Ilmbs
lndo,cntl, exposed. Thus the child lay, listen
lug to tho music, that seemed to say
"Ald., for death Is amongst u.s.
II could notteu what was meant, but It saw that
the beautiful moth stirred moi, aud II lell some
thug very sad must have happened. At length
large black beetle was seen TO move slowly along
4 and look "a, the hulp insect, and then, while the
eyes of the child were fixed lu,endy to see what
would come OF It, the beetle seemed little small
I'D woman, much Wriullcd, aud dressed IN black.
Size moved about quite bn.kIy, aud the child could
scarce bi5raf n sulc to see tuch az alert, dim.
mut,yr thing. H., mothers little gold humble
had fallen Gon het basket, and now stood upon
the carpet beside the dead moth, and the child OBJ
served tina, the iitle woman IA black was not al
tall a., tho th,mbc. She took a robe, made oi tho
fbtcs Of n rose leaf, from herpockct. and shro1d
ed the MOTH slusns all tho time,
"Na. Tor tho gladstone wing
Shall never more be spread
When cheerful voices ring,
They ma, not wake tho dead
Then grasshopper came 10 ~t'h sloa. sep
ulehfal tread, bearing upon h,s thigh he severed
ptucafp ol the b4lsam, lImpalmns lined with
possamor and having u-sels hanging from the
pail He bud 10 sooncr approached lhe dead
:. moth, ihan he appeared a grave aud venerable
sndrttaker, bearing he coffin, INTO which he and
Tle illc old women put the poor insect and COY.
crrJ il ~lh Ihc paIl Of go'samer singing al tho
nme ia a -wrct, rad tone.
Then un immense procession Of moths .lneJ
were Of that k.ud called deaths head undDubi
edly class 20 u''trwlc exclusively ct funerals .
followed lbc undertaken rs be bore ou' the body
bu, a. they moved ON, they we're httle men ant
WON. b, dressed IA dtab, each with a sad pale face
and now ard then one Of the younger with a
hapdk cfchrer pro. sed to lto eyes, while all sang
n chorus thc following words
d. Rr.t thee, rest thee, bdeblcd one,
~uu,luc may mot cone too thee.
Wien ogr Joyous wings me spread
Ihnciu death shall lodcd b.. Il
o. Rest thee sad and early cn'd
FROM our pleasant taunts away
where we meet 10 sunset rcytl'
At the close OF summer day
- be child heard the hum of thel goEcs ahsn
he bad ceased 10 distinguish tho words Then
he arose, and laying his head upon has mothers
lao. wcpi bitterly teliug Hhat be bad heard and
seen, and asking shat death meant She mIheJ
long upon he sad but pleasant subject telling
h,m that the land where death IS not, TIL the hear
Of bc little child grew Ioyons within him, ana
: he called that aud h.s hone, Had the chic
been ig.s Young Or less innocent, the y,stcn @
T. the moth, funeral had no, been souch.at,d. -
> But he never from that time, waatonls destroyed
: the hcubcs creature made by the wisdom, u,
d goodness, and lore Of our Heavenly Fulher
> He saw there was room enough 10 the pleasan
T" sunshine, ior him and ihem and Ae remsme"I
&c ed that better land had been promised 70 mai
Al only, therefore be would act abgidge the few
AZ days &C happiness granted the luls insect. Tn
child daily grew gentle aud loving, for he eAer
csc Of kindness, even N one simple instanc,
had fixed the principle IN hs young heart, I'LL
ie expanded so that embraced all the creature
u made by ou great and good Parent. TWAS lhI
n that be learned not only to love wo1ihlly die got
: and loving, but even those N whom the image
el God, stamped upon the human soul, had becou
" maucd and efiaced by sin. lie loved, and pra
N ed even for these, and the blesscdness Of sut
:. payers returned upon his own head. Thus d
N the child learn lesson Of wisdom, and Of goo
n ness, from the Funeral Of the Moth.
4 useful Horse.--A man having horse Oh
;" started and broke his wileS neck, nelghbor vi
" va, gadjled will slrvw, was dtslrous Of pureh
- sag Il iur hts toife 20 rde upon, ~ sad I
u. vnaWer, | w,II nol se ur ltHfegi 10 Ftt NJ
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