Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-27

From The Baltimore Clipper
DEATH UPON THE OCEAN.
By Miss T.. Dr N-s's.
or Mr EaSie,u Eruale IJiyh School

of he Eastern Female High School
ihe evening was calm and beautiful The snn In all
his gloy WAS slowly slukog in his bed aud gliding
tho waves with his beams, as they h,wed merry rip
ples alohg Thu wind played softly with the viii
sails, "a feared by It's gentle bechlng 10 disturb
the sIillnos around. Silence rcgned ,hroughou, thai
stately ship as ehc glled swiftly through the geIing
watets bearing many loved Tar from their cheerful
homes. The though, Of the s,nr gazed upon the
beautiful srcne. wandered back 10 his own simple home
IL the vale, with lis low ro 'and vino clad walls and
imagination pictured clothed In all the beauty OF that
hour 'when the nightingale is warbng her anthem to
thu Fuse. Within Tho shaded porch he his aged
and The wind steals through The clustered leaves
and s'irs hts silver lchs. he wishes he might ngan he
the nnhccn, child that climbed hs knee and listened
hls gentle words Of waring. hui he wakes from his
musings and tnds hmsclfar upon tho lackess deep
Inc ioy nge has lod inm the waters. and the waves
seem 10 murmnr IN sadness lts departure Night has
dropped her curtain "and pnned It with star" The
has lifted hof head nm he bosom of he ocean aud
is smiling IN all her gentle beauty upon thu
they lave the sides ol the hp. and ia their play send
her onward Mt knowing that within the bark that nals
npon their som. there is one who Will sooa sleep BE-
Meath ihoit snow white foam.
Ga couch reclnes young aud lovely ma den; the
lang black ashes resi- upon her cheek. VIII ch is Of such
marble whitenoss as 10 Lad those who gaze upon 1t to
ih'lk II that oi corpse but as The emotion u sui
den honeh, sends the blood through thu clear skIn II is
unged with d. cato hue. whteh tells that shn still
hrrothrs Slowly she opens her large dark eva and ga
1es ou upon Tho moon light and starry Ky. II 10
take farewell OF MI she earth. Then she turns
In her mother who stmds paziug nnxinusly nppn her
and whispers. "Nlohell dcat molholl do not weep lof
mo when am gind do not mourn because sleep moi
near you IN our own bright land lof thai will nover
gain see. Tho grass vii not grow ovor my grave. or
the sunbeam rest upon II, bn the green weed vii
wave over me and the red enrn will mak my place oi
rest. alaher' God has called aud must ubny his
voicr OH II yuu could know with what delight II filled
mo when heard tho sweet voice oi angels calling to
Jlin them yon would at weep tears Of sadncs, hu of
Jy, 10 know that your child gog home To her fab
or IN heaven. Motheh this brnnliu seems fades from
before mo. and see forums nj lovely childeG floating
onndi ihy in"r their snowy wings and hcrknn me In
iollow. Let me resi my head upon Y ut blspm- dear
mo,her and hen will fly away and be at rcs -
Tho pale noon light 'rombed upon the bier. and the
gentle breath of the wind stirred tho folds Of the shond
as # sleeper broahed beneath, bnl all till deah
had settled his mlliI hu"s upon the af hfuw ,nnd sea ed
the loving lips. all that 10 he'd like hr. WAS the aussy
Hack ha as II parted in upon the brow whose
blue veins used 10 swell wnh every passing thou h
When morning parted the dark clouds the brow of
night, and opened her oye4 in the East the cnilin lid
was sealed Il them with heavy tread and hearts bowed
down with gne they lowered t.and he blue waves par
ted, aud III" young and beautiful had found IN the doep
sea, gave