The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-04
VOL -, No, AZ, Whole No. 66O

used 20 wonder MI day long They won
dered ~ the beauty ofiha AonrTt; they wOli-
dored nI the heighllI aud blueneSs ofthe skyi
! lhey wondered ~ lha goodness hnd the pow
~ Of God Who made lhs l,yelyr yrg0fld.
/ They used 20 say "a 0He anolhGf,HOnetimes
ruppOsing all the children upOn earth were 10
die, would tho hnwets, and lllc wAlGr, and
the SKY, bo sorry They beleSedihcy would
! br sorry. For suid Ihey, The huda hra Tho
childrrn oftho flowers, aud the hils playful
streams lhnl gnmb0l down the bill'Fides are
! he children uiilte water aud tho Hmnlleft
bright specks, playing hl hide md seek in
The sky all night, must bs children of tho
stars; and lhoy viii all be- gfioyod 10 SEQ their
| playmates, the children OF men, 40 more,
There was one clear shining star that used
"a cOWU UuT TT mn Hi;y bcturu ttIu rrrt, r1Hr
the church Spire, above tie graves. II was
larger aud more beiuillul, they thought, than
all llie Others, aud every uiglh they watched
for H. standing baud in hand at the window
Whoever saw u fret, cried out, i 500 tho
slnrp Aud often they cried OIt hoIl, tOgelh-
er, knowing HO well when IL would rise, aud
where. So they grew 10 he such friends
with IL. that, before lying down IN their l,ods,
they always looked out once again, To bid II
good night nnd when they were turning
round To sleep, they used To sny, God bless
ihe slhrr
hut while she was still young, oh, very,
very young the sister dropped, aud came 10
bc 20 weak that phe could no longer stand in
tho windows at nighG and lhsn the child
looked sadly ont Nv himself and when ha
saw The star, turned round and said TO tho
patient pale incc on the bed, u soe tho starr
and then smile would come upaHIthe face,
and n little weak voice ured 90 say, God bless
my brother and The starr
Aud 40 the time came, oil too SOON when
the child looked ouI alone, md when there
was no flee on the bed; and when there was
little grave among the gnves, not there be-
iurc;aud when tlic star made long rays dawn
towards him, hs lac saw Il through his tears
Now, these rays were 50 bright aud they
seemed "a make such y shining wny from
cnrlh so Heaven, hint when the child went to
his solitary he'd. he dreamed about the sinr---
aud drenmed lhHs, lying where lac was, no
saw n truin Of people tRkcn VI, That sparkling
rond 10y angels. Aud tho star. opening, show
ed him n great world of light where many
more such angels wniled to receive them.
Al these angels who were waiting, turn
cd their beaming ctes upon Tho people who
were carried np into the star; aud some cnmo
ont from the long rows IN which iliey HTooif.
inud fell upon the peoples nocks, and kissed
7 n en- rCndCTty, md -wrrt uwuy with then,
down avenues Of light. aud were ~ happy la
their COMPANY, that lying in his he'd lac wept
will loy.
But there were unny angels Who did not
90 with Ihcm,nnd ninong them one he knew.
I Tho patient ihrc HAT once had hid upon ilir
hcd wns rlorfcd aud radiant, hut his heart
| found uui his sister nmonp MI the host.
! His sisters angel fingered nenr the en-
trance Of the star, aud said tn the leader ~
tmuug rtTusu who had bru1slr,-ilre people
( thtFcr,
rs NV brother Gomez
Aud lac said No
Shc WINS turning hop-fhlly away, when the
child stretched on his arms, nnt cried, iO.
sister, I nm here! Tnke mon and then she
turuCJ, hrr hcumiur eyer ,tt'ntt him, and it
was night; and ,he ttnr wue rhiuninC into tho
room. rinking long rnHs down towards him
ns hc saw it through his tears.
From that h"urfnrlh the child looked ont
upon tirr Stnr n on the it"a'e be- was 10 ga
tn, .Wlcn hir time should C"'ne--nnd ha
thought tint he did not belong to the earth
nluur, bu; 10 the sur too, because of his sts-
tcr's angel gone before
There was baby horn 60 I've n brother to
lhe child, md while lac waa so lillle that ha
4ncyer yet lad spoken n word, lee stretched
his tiny form out on lis bed. and died.
Again the child dreamed of the opening
star, and Of the company of angels, and tho
tfain dfpcopic aud the rows of angels with
thcir hcnmng eyes all turned upon lii6s5
peoples ftrrF.
Said his SISTERS Dpecl 10 ilft leader
~ mp brother come ~
Aud hT 4l,id Mi TliAT one nut HuuTtCr -
As rho rhiid hrieltl Iiis iHatl..r'a angel IN
her ARMS, hc crird, %, sister, nm hers lake
me y Aud shc luruad and smiled upon him,
aud the star was sliluinF
lie grew to be young mnn, and wns hu.
w nj his hooks, when nh old servant cHnie tn
him and said:
THY mother isuo morer bring her bless.
ing on her darling song
Agnin al night ne saw TtI1 FrHr urIi Hfi ttrrt
Gorlner company. Said bis sisters angel 10
the lender
Is my brother come ?
And he snid, Thy mother =
A mighty cry oC joy went forth through
all the star, because the mother was re,uniis
ed 10 her two children. Aud ha stratetsd
out his arms aud cried 20 mother, sister aud
brother. nIn there! Take mer Aad they
answered him Not yet 'aufl ll.e star wDs slim
ing.
lie grew to he ~ iaau, " hose i,nir was turn.
ing grey. and he was sitting ia his chair hy
The fircsidr henyy With grici, and with his
face hedewcd with tearE, when the star open.
ed once again. -------
Said his sisters angel TO tho leader
u my brother cnme "
Aud he said Nay, bat his nin!dDn tnuctTer.'
Aud the man WIN hnd beet ihs rhiLl saw
hi, daughter NEWLY lost to him, n celrsl'Di &
creature amas,lg fhose three, aud no said My
lnurhter's iend is on my sisters lanson,, aud
her arm is round NY mothers neck, NJ lleV
feet there is the baby Of old time, mad eau
hear the parting from her, God be l'rhiso,lT
Aid lhc star WINS shining,
Thns tho rhilh rnnn In I've an old mnn