Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-10-14
R. LIBERTY, NrL) THURSDAY, OCTOBER H. 1871

where now is that blissful intercourse with
HIM, who made us rich in the happiness
Of living! His voice is no longer IN our
ears-driven from bliss--trom scenes so
lovey-the earth cursed-sin, sorrow,
and death the inheritance OF our chill
dren."
Our mother was overcome by the rush
OF recollectlons. Her eyes, long dry,
found new fountains, and her aged form
shook with deep emotion.
Ii may be that Adam had been indus
ging in musings not unlike to these, Tor
be was startled as If from a rcverle by
the emotions Of his wife. The old man
placed himself beside her. She laid her
head on the bosom which had so often
soothed It's throbbIngs.
"What moves thee, Eve"
"Oh, my husband, how canst thou show
kindness 10 her who has done all this!-|
Thou vast young, and knew only haPPi-
ness, and all around was formed to de-
light our every sense; and |, who should
have strengthened thy virtue, fell and
dragged thee with me, the partner OF my
sin, to this depth OF ruin. And after
few years of toll and anxiety, we are a
bout to lay these WORKOUT frames IN the
dust
"But for sin we had lived in perpetual
youth, and feared no change The threa-
tened death has worked Sow y but sure
IIy, and now with US his work is nearly
doEe.
The first TO sin, it was meet that |
should first return to dust. Had the
guilt and the curse been only mine, |
might endure it. But see thee now, and
compare thee with what thou vast as 1t
seems to me but yesterday.
"A few days will lay thee low. Let
our children place US side by side IN the
cold earth. know not why it is, yet 1t
seems to me there will be comfort IN our
bodies dissoIving together, as ii there
were something OF consciousness IN The
ileIess dust.
Little of comfort as is now left in lie,
vet cannot endure the thought that
t shall utterly cease to be!
adam, thou hast often given me words
of consolation. Is there aught can cheer
me, now am TO bid thee farewell!
Thou seest yonder Sun-thou wilt a
gain see him rise and set-he is bidding
me last adieu. Sense shall soon cease
forever, and no light shall again entei
r these eyes"
\ The old man wiped the tears which tel
= on the wrinkled brow OF his partner. 4
sudden light was on his countenance, a
d il new lamp had been lit up in his soul
Eve saw it, and it brought 20 her & lean
n Of hope; she gazed on his face as II deaf
@ had lent new powers to her faded vision
| "First o. women," said Adam, "cIaln
no pre-eminence in guIlt-togethe VI
sinned, together we have borne the pun
lShment.
"But there is redempton-there il
hope.
whilst thinking Of the fearful ch ang(
which betokened 10 my heart that IT.
partner was about to be taken away, a
heavenly light beamed on my thoughts,
, and taught me TO understand the visions
which have so often visited me on my
couch,
| "We shall not die-there is a costly
ransom provided-we must sleep under
the cold earth, but we shall rise again IN
the freshness Of that youth which We
first enjoyed; and, purified from all sin
/ we shall walk in our Eden seven times
4 more beautiful than when we first roVed
, amidst the fruits and flowers. And there
will be the thousands who, inher'tlng our
evil natures, will have found powerful
physician; and there will be that mighty
physician, whose presence shall wake ter
: thousand harps to melody.
, This earth, too, so long, so grievo usI }
cursed for our sin, will come forth puri'
fed from every stain, and in more thar
the beauty of its pristine youth
Thou wilt 90 lille before me to the
grave; but we shall rise together, wit
the glad shout Of gratiied jubllatIon; and
with us millions on millions OF our pos
terity ransomed from the curse"
|, Adam paused--his eye fell on the lace
Of his wio--a smile seemed to play IN the
brightness of hope on her pale lip; but th'
heart had ceased 10 beat, aud that sleeI
had fallen on her which the trump oil the
!, archangel only shall disturb.
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