Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-04-10

bending her forehead to the dust, and ciasPing
her hands on her breast, she exclaimed ''God be
merciful to me n sinner"
Thy Saviour will accept the ofering,' uttered
the stranger in her ear; the PRAYER of broken
and contrite spirit is incense more precious &c
him. than all the odors of the East
you shal! again. SAID the stranger
when she led the young a.den to her own home
by the light "f the dawnIng day; 'yon shall see
me again. and we will walk together once more
but no, among scenes Of sorrow and death, for
there will be no night there. There will be no
moon stars to illuminate the place, 'for tho
gorv nf god shall tighten it, and the Lamb be the
light thereof Farewell-I may not dwell with
you, but you shall come and abide with me, if
YOU continue TO walk in the path where | have
guided your steps,
Never more were the steps of that young maid,
seen in the halls of mirth. the paths of sin.
She went about among the children of sorrow and
relieving the pangs of want. She hung over tho
death bed of the psniten, and breathed wofts OF
hope into the dull ear Of despair. Men looked up
her she passed in her youthful beauty, as
an angel visitant, and they blessed her in her
wanderings. Her once companions turned aside,
shrinking from communion with one whose eyes
now spoke n holicr language than that OF earth.
They felt that she was no longer OF them, and
after wondering and speaking of her little while,
she was forgotten by thom 10 the revelries Of
pleasure.
watched for her daily mnistra'ion. Her place
vacant in the Temple Of God The music
of her voice was no longer heard in prayer and
praise. On Iowly couch in her own dark ROOM
that young maiden was reclining Her face was
paid, ard her eyes lin, and her mother
weeping over her. Flowers were strewed over
her pillow, whose sweet breath stole lovingly over
her faded cheek; and the Curtains of the win
dows waved softly in the light breeze. the moon
beams glided in and kissed her wan brow.
The mother heard no steps, but she felt the air
part near the couch, and looking up. she
figure standing in white flowing robes by her
daughters side, with face of such unearthly
on her.
'Maiden,' said she, ! have come once more.
| told thee should meet again, and this is the
appointed hour. Does thy spirit welcome my
coming?
MY soul has ,hrs,ed for thee answered tho
faint voice of the maiden, seven the blossom
,hirsts for The dew of the morning; but may
not follow theo now. for my feeble feet bear me
no longer the threshold OF home.'
IT, G1ss e'.-" A.. t'-- y.,,.s,e, i,U
answered the whiic-ruI e..~~=e.,
thou shalt mount on the wings Of the eagle
Then bending over the couch and breathing
on the cheek Of the maiden, its pale hue clan
ged 10 the Wilderness Of marble. and the hand
which her mother held, turned cold as an iciclc.
At the same momen, the folds of the strangers
fODc from UcT anu why's Oh
splendcnt sotening into gold, fluitered on
the gaze. Divine perfumes filed the atmosphere,
and Il low, sweet melody, like tho silvcry muir
muring Of distant waters, echoed through the
Awe struck and bewildercd, the moth
CIR turned from the GREATNESS form Of her child,
to the celestial figure of the stranger. when size
saw it gradually fading from her sight, and en-
circled lis arms there seemed another being
of shadowy brightness, with outspread wings and
flcecy robes, and soft, glorious eyes fixed stead
tasly on her till they melted away. The moth
er bowed herself in adora ion and suhmiss ion; for
she knew she had looked of those angel
mess cngers who sent 10 minister TO those who
shall be heirs Of salvation. She had seen, too.
n vision OF her daughters ascending spirit. and
she mourned not over the dust she had ef, be-
hind.