Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-10-06
From the Olive Brar.h
DEATH OF A CHILD

The following is taken from the .Em;o
Prayer, sketch descriptive cfa ou,nsr ants
family to destined place of settlement Of a
way in the West. Their progress l. "a; ;ai a.
rupted By the death Of dearly beloved a liner
Why hdlss that little hand by the ,n o'if'
brook, grief and fear in each downcas,' "a'0g
See. where lies stretched on its tiny palls' -
the fowery bank, that infant form, its ms'u "a
brow damp with the dews Of death. HUE Hs,
then the blight fallen on the opening blos,aaa
The joyous smile has faded from those , naa..
lips. But yesterday he played before r pa n
the full flush of health and beauty, and oou
moan, gasp and all is over! Eve s".''
posseth the life of man as tale tina, i ,.S 50
Why is it that we are forced by yearninas S, "a
cannot resist. to store the rich treasures Eve I'VE
heart in that which to-day is, and to.no.' "s
is mott We cluster ali our afTec,;ons '''0E
thoughts about some cherished shrine ala
which broods the dove.lke form of Hon'a o wv.
Fancy builds her fine tracery of future aIo AUG
more gorgeous than the battlements Of s Sum"
clouds: the wind blows, and our palaea e,"S
bles TO the dust, and our hearth is left mt. 'u'
desolate! This is the burden of the Nus
curse? Weep on, thou sorrowinp m ,,haa,
Thy tears may well flow, and harder than ham,, u:
neither milestone must his heart be who has VIC
drop to add to thine. Weep on, and bhs
God that thou canst weep. Greatly do ,bsr
err who talk Of cheeks channeled BY ,s,,
As the soft rain washes out the track of ,h'
serpens's path upon the dust, so does ,b y.
gentle flow efface the burrows of consumS.
care. And thou, too, old man, well NAV ,ss
sturdy frame bow beneath this last and be,E9
est blow Of the chastener's rod! Let no nias
of manly strength dry up the fountain ofms
burning tears. Sore grief must have its W.,
1t is hard, indeed, to lay the BLESSING nf H.
old age deep in the cold earth; vet mavs.,
thou safely leave it in the keeping of Him
without whose notice no, sparrow faNs =
the ground. Neither is this cold CLAW 4.
child of thy love. He is no, here but ysp'
He has turned away from the bitter Gun 4
earthly being. almost untasted. and cone
drink swee! draughts from the chrysla rivs,d
the water of life, the streams whereof NAH
glad the city of our God. He has left ha
earthly house Of his tabernacle, for boose, N
made with hands, eternal in the heaveps.-
How much Of sorrow and pain he has been
spared, let the hard experience of thine ayI
life tell thee. When. therefore, thy doa5fm
heart would follow his own flight and ak,
Is it well with the child! Let an assured
faith answer as did the Summarizes Of ddb
the prophet, sit is well!" Lay him to sleep
in his last resting place, aud plant the wild
flower by his lonely bed Even thus, ai,a
now in his innocence and LONELINESS will
be always present to thy thought and know
no more change forever. Knowes, thou aa
that which thou sowest is not quickened e.
cept it die 1! So also to this shall God give,
gIorified body in that day when the COED Hss
bandman gathers in the harvest of bis redeem
ed. 1t is the Lord, o friends, who hath gr
en-. and the Lord hath taken away; bIesseiA
the name of the Lord!