Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-05-23

In the shape OF the CnamoeTMalus
In the darkest night, and the bright daylight,
Knowing that he can win,
In every home Of good-looking folks
Will human Love come in.
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cHlIDs DREAM OF STAR.
There was once child, and he strolled
about good deal, and thought number
Of things. He had sister who was a
child, too, and his constant companion.
These two used to wonder all day long,
They wondered at the beauty Of the flow
ers they wondered at the hight and blue
ness Of the sky; they wondered at the
depth of the bright water; they wonder
ed at the power and goodness Of God who
made the lovely world.
They used to say to one another some
times, supposing all the children upon
earth were to die, would the flowers, and
the waters, and the sky, be sorry2 They
believed they would be sorry. For, said
they, the buds are the children Of flowers,
and the little playful streams that ga'nbol
down the hill-sides are the children OF the
waters; and the smallest bright specks,
playing at hide and seek in the SKY all
night, must surely be the children Of the
stars and they would all be grieved tosee
their playmates, the children Of men, no
more.
There wa. one clear shining star that
used TO come out in the sky before the
rest, near the church spire, above the
graves. 1t was larger and more beaui-
iul they thought, than all the others, and
every night they watched for it, standing
1
= sStv rrIeu out, s--s$sr H.
And often they cried out both together,
knowing so we'll when il would rise, and
! where. So they grew to be such friends
with it, that before laying down in their
beds, they always looked out once again
to bid it good night !; and when they were
turning around to sleep, they used to say
, God bless the star y
But while she was still very young, oh
: very, very young, the sister dropped, and
{ came 10 lie so weak that she could no lon'
: ger stand in the window at night; and
$ then the child looked sadly out by himself
# and when he saw the star, turned round
and said to the patient pale face on tht
e bed, Il see the star ! and then smile
j. would come upon the face, and little
r weak voice used to say, God bless my
e brother and the star!'
And 50 the time came, all too soon
when the child looked out alone, ant
d when there was no face on the bed; ant
'f when there was a little grave among tn
l. graves. not there before; and when tn
'f Star made long rays down towards MIN
'f as he saw through hi. tears.
re Now. these rays were so bright, an
l. they seemed to make such shining wa
1t from earth to Heaven, that when The chill
m went to his solitary bed, he dreamed abou
ID the star and dreamed that, lying wher
Of he was, he saw train of people taken u
Il, that sparkling road by angels. And IN
n star. opening. showed him great woFi
s. of light, where many more such angel
c. waited 10 receive them.
2, All these angels, who were waiting
if turned thei. bea,ning eyes upon the pee
H. ple who were carried up into the star
he and some came out from the long rows
of which they stood, and fell upon the pet
d. nl.', necks, and kissed them tenderiy, an
py went away with them down avenues
n light, and were so happy in their compa
nd ny, tha, lying in his bed he wept ior 20:
re But there were many angels VINO d'
lie not 90 with them, and among them one b
C. knew. The patient face that once ha
he lain upon the bed was glorified and rad
et, ant. but his heart found out his sl>t'
z among all the host.
- His sisters angel fingered near the e'
Nv trance of the star, and SAID TO the Iead'
Is, among those who had brought the peop
er thther.
is my brother Gomez
es And he said No
I'm She was turning hopefully away, wLs
to the child stretched out his arms, and cr''
mi oh, sister, l am here! Take me! al
'le then she turned her beaming eyes uP'
'as him, and it was night; and the star "
re- shining into the room, making long "a!
down towards him as he saw It throu!
his tears.
ny From that hour forth, the child look
,P' ont unon the star as on the Home he "
's' to 90 to, when his time should come; a
he thought he did not belong to the ear
r alone, but to the star too, because Of
~: sisters angel gone before.
, e", There was baby born TO be broth
'oo to the child and while he was so lit
that he never yet had spoken word,
m stretched his tiny form out on his bed, a
his died.
had Again the child dreamed Of the oper
ee- star, and Of the company Of angels,
the the train Of people, and the rows Of ange
tely with their beaming eyes all turned W
the those peoples faces.
in Said his sisters angel to the leader,
less. Is my brother Gomez