The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-05
GOLDEN GRAINS FROM LIFE's
HAHYIhT FIELD,
~ o. s AlsrHrK

sod 10 her dreams hy night The Nnuugrst
~ ihr'C children WIS hDy lie had large
deep hlnr ryrs- and his long ashrs, when he
slept. lag upon bic checks line llo laslet Of
% woman Something 10 biz firo ever aWak-
puri 300 the minds nf those who gazpd upon
him, thoughts OF lloaEoR, and many said Of
hin ffmt hr wis hnt q stranger hgrr,apd
would -ooH r.tufti e. liis efn tunnirt And
rurh thoughts came, sometimes, ~ The happy
a.shgrAnd hhn ArT henYg iyeiHbl,hLHd grew
tiut
4 Int what had hrrn Garcd bof the
Iuid. Tho NuTl of death ramr and rcmpY-
,d him from hi- earthly abode ~ biz heaven
10 teglliug-parr, and the stricken muihrr
huwrl hes huhd md would NOT listcu a. thc
Nuirr of cou-oniinn.
tad r. uul' we're ghc words of one who
sought 10 caninrt hur, aud lic athlete us boo
towing biUiUr,'
4 viii not bolityc H. replied hlc weeping
1rhrr. Wn- n@ goal 60 take irwn mc
ms precious boy. '.
lie b. with thc anqols-tbiuk NJ that. The
nupl pruhlcm Of Wi. lii h snlycd aud II r.
well With biin Ihet y ufitlWr dpuhlt nor
Glr. uur fuNlch IN lr account Tor te h.
nd iu lhc everlasting haDlnuous u our Ia
llrr m llp,cu"
The u,uthcr lttcnci and lhc cup,uItr wont
M more Prirf 40 more pain, uomorc -or-
row. Lctuot ynur tiouthts druop with fec
hlc wings ahOutthc ohrl md gloomy grave
llc IL MT there, Bat let lhpm rise on swim
aud sunny piniuus 90 the beautiful dwelling
ular, of the aneols ! la dorayiug body alone
Gl- the grave ,ad lhs pure spirit, that gave
lf nd beauty 10 IL earthly tenement, has
gone Ia lh better hou,r, Would you have
hia lack again? Had ysIa tle power ''itl'
q Vort a. can him 20 earth, would YOU
speak that word, now That hc hls escaped tho
long trial aud suffering Tint comes to III who
have Ia make The journey Of life No, ] am
su, run would not
The uian Of the mother ceased To now,and
rh' hcnt near To him who spoke and listened
murr iutrutly lie went on
An children Who die arr raised mp in hca-
s'.,' aH'l t,.'.-iVt.'i l,, Hugriv;-wh love them
with the utmost tenderness Your dear boy
though hc ha. hccu taken from an earthly
mother hns already found heavenly ouc.--
Mud you have not really lost him, iAr hr II
present ia Your thoughts, un yuu love him
with even an iutonsur affection than hc-
fore, To part with him l. hard, for our nntu-
nd iccliups cling "a those We love, Nnl thcir
removal briugs exquisite pafu, But our nat
ura feelings have in them the taiiH OF s,lilsh-
hire, uud 1t u uccdiul that they be- clcVat-
cd and purified or rather that they should
die. In order that spiritual affections may be-
hpru. And what are spiritual affections p
The love of tAiags ga"d apd true lor their
own slkc.- aud such affections are not born
uurs, natural affections are laid On the grave.
The death of these affections j. always ac-
Cumplnicd hy pain bat the birth of CORES
Ipnding spiritual affections will bc with joy,
The deep sorrow yuu nov feel is natural sor-
row Your heart is aching for is los. and,
even while reason aud religion tell you that
this removal from earth 10 heaven is one &
-i-trT-rtrrsT't1-y uur hoy, YOU mourn
and viii not bo coniuricd. But it is for YOU
20 look up aud feel an exquisite ioy in. tho
Thought that YOU haze added one to the COM
pany Of Gods anoris. II may not bc Iu,w IL
cannot bc now for the shifting of youg natu-
rnl affections 10 too recent, aud the waters of
'alllictiou must How for time And, IL is
COOL that thry should flow forth ia order that
spiritual consolation may flow into your heart
from heaven. But this influx of healing wa
ters will depend on yourself Iou must De-
willing to look up and to seek comfort from
the holy source whence il springs You must
be- spiritually glad that Your child has gone Ia
hcavcn-that is, glad for his sake. aud for
those who are made happier in heaven by his
presence There is such n gladncss-but il
thrills in a region ui the mind far aAats.-tltr
place WHORE ulturA!- a'1rrrt5ns moye-and il
" rdII OF that interior delight which fills the
hearts of angels
Thus spoke the comforter. and his word.
found thor way into the mothers heart. She
lid nat istkt--a-respon-r, but her thoughts
were tilcd with new images and, even in
the bitterness of her sorrow, she tried to look
away from rcr own toss and 20 think Ur all
her absent Que bal g,incik, .
Ia the night following M she Law slumhcr-
ing on her pillow which was wet with tears
sweet dream that was not all dream. tame
To her. She saw before her a company Of au-
gols, surrounded byiniants and littfe chill.
dron-the latter dressed in white garments
with flowers bluahlnr amidst their c,nstcrin.
,,Tls They were in garden, and the chill
drcn were sporting with one another, and
ever rs they drew near or touched the flowers
that were springug around Them each bios.
som glowed with new and living beauty
Eagerly the mother looked for her preciou,
boy, for she knew that he WIS in this CnnipH.
ny and, A. she looked intcntly one of the
angels, who held child 10y the hand, sepa.
rated herself from the host and approached
her She knew her sweet one in an instant
and oh indispensable dclightl Her mother
who had been taken To heaven when she was
only a child, but whose gentle, loving taco
lad'oNee remained pictured on her memo
y,
- Oh tiIr1cxFEnzlte JOY of that moment :
Iltf own mother was now tho angel mother of
shat beautiful boy How sweet the smile thai
heamcd upon her from ewes seen only IN
dreams for years And, as her lost darlin
sprung into her arms and laid her head int,
her bosom, a voicc-of exquisite melody, whose
tones had come to her,as from atar oil, man,
and many n time, since childhood, said
Daughter be comtorted he was too puri,
too gentle, too ir,il for earth. Life would
have been scene of pain and suffering, he
would have been sorely tried and tempted of
evil, and r1rrrh1nrr might ravr tirticrr 10y tn,
way. Therefore, in merry, he was remove,
toihis heavenly land whore there is no evil t,
tempt, or lead astray, no pain to aiilict n,
,,firt to bow the stricken heart SORROW moi
ipr him, for all is we'll. He has been com
mttcd to my care, and I viii love him with q
tenderness made deeper for the love that i,
felt for YOU. a little whilc.longer, aud VOL
VIII be called home. will keep your dar
ling safe for You until thai time
An angels kiss then warmed tho mother,
check and She swoke. Heavenly light and
heavenly music were in her chamber. Slow.