The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-26
THE DYING INFANT

| The soft breath of evening waa swaying the
long grass and waving the flowers that bloom.
ed around the cottage door, or stealing thro'
the lattice lifted the curls from the brow of
a sleeping infant, while the moobeoms danced
over those heavenly features MS though loved
10 linger round anything SO beautiful. But
the slgnet of Death was stamped upon that
cherubs brow, and the destroyer had marked
II Tor his own. The spirit was even now
ready for its flight, and as the evening breeze
Isighed through the easement, it walled ON
}liS plnIons the music Of rusling wings, and
voices too sweet for sught save Heaven. -
The little one opened its languid lids, and
The form of'hs guardian angel bent over the
couch.
"Grieve not, child ofearlh," whispered The
huie.Iike tones, gleve not thou art snatched
from SIN and sorrow. Mourn not the for the
heaItstricken ones who will ga'hes round thy
bier; thou shalt still lnger near them; in
many lovely form shalt thou come minis,
teting spirit to hover DER their pathway, am
when Lies journey is ended. TO wait them to
brighter and happier world" .
The low tones died away upon the air
and Deaths icy finger touched the current
ofllfe; he removed the gem ana left only the
J Trail and beautiful casket. The mothers
heart pned in loneliness when her cottage
home no longer rang with the music OF an in.
fanl's voice. Often she turned from the
silent dwelling to soothe her grief amid the
flowers where the little one had loved 10
wander. There, upon messy bed, a violet
was unfolding lis delicpte petals 10 the light,
and as she Watched its growing loveliness
and felt her hoarI Gained by lis lessons Of
, humility and peace, she knew not that the
| smile Of her lost one was beamjng forth from
the mild blue depths Of the violet's cup,
: Thus he bloomed upon her path, when his
life of frogence had been breathed out for her,
: there was given him the, pinons Of an airy
songster, and as twilight gathered over the
9 cot, ne cheered his mothers heart by a gush
of soft, sweet melody, and she wondered why,
: in the warbllngs Of that bird-Iike voice. there
0 fingered a spell drawing her heart from earth,
5 like The Whisper Of angels, anG calling her
away 10 relon the loved and lost ones in the
the spirit. land.
Soon she heard no more his joyous song
at morn beneath he. lattice, and she miss d
the gentle music Of his evening lay; but he
: still lowered over her pathway mid the
folds Of leecy cloud, guarding her from the
SUMS bright rays by day, and by night gath
ering around her the canopy of his protecting
love- AS she gazed upon the gentle cloud
which seemed to watch over her footsteps
f, she could see in its silvery folds the robe:
of a guardian angel lowering near. And as
the beams Of sunset iinged its skirts will
goty, It melted into the blue ether, anc
here bright star shone forth and the moth
er knew that the spirit Of her cherub boy wa!
beamng into her soul from its heavenly
home, and keeping its silent wigs ovt
d her.
n Soon the messenger Of Denih came to sum
: mon her from earth, and the ebbing tide o
life told that ''the silver cord was Ioosed aat
the golden bowl was broken =" ''---,'4'.5 .5 ss=-
She looked away into the far blue depths o
the frmamenl to gaze once more upon the
star of her hope, bnt it had faded from heaven
and now heI brow was famed by an angel;
e wing, and the music of thai voice she so Iovet
filled her ear, while a convoy of sIiiaing one:
)! waited her freed spirit 10 the realms Of glor!
d and immortal life.
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