The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-11-06
The Mothers Dream OF Heaven.


and would soon return to his own country. And
sucn thoughts came, sometimes, the happy moth
er, ana then her heart trembled and grew faint
AZ iast, what had been feared, befel the child
The Angel Of Death came and removed him
from his earthly abode to his heavenly dwell.
ing place, and the stricken mother bowed her
head end would uot listen to the voice of con-
sola1ion.
"ecd n good, were the words of one who
sought to comfort her. "and he aflicts ns in low.
ing Kindness
~ VIII not believe it, replied the weeping
precious boy" "'' NY
"He II with the angels-think of that.-The
great problem Of his life is solved. and i is well
with him. There is neither doubt nor fear.
nor anxiety on his account, for he il safe IN
the everlasting habitations of our Father in
The mother listened, and the CONSIDER usn,
"No more grief no more sorrow. M moro
pam! Think Of that. Let not your thoughts
oIooP with feeble wings about the d,rk and
gloomy grave He is not there But. let them
Ise on swift and sunny pinlons to the beout;.
iul dwelling place of the angels. His decavino
Dody alone nils the grave; but his pure spirit.
that gave life and beauty to its earthly tenement
mas gone to his better home. Would you have
nun back again! Had you the power, with a
word, TO call him to earth, would Won sneak that
word. now that he has escaped the fonn trial
and suffering that comes to all who have TO- max a
the journey of life? No, / am sure Won would
not you "ou'o
Inc Tears OF the mother ceased to flow, and
she Dent near to him who spoke and listened
more intently. He went on.
All children who die, are raised up in heav
en- ana received by angels, who love them with
,he utmost tenderness Your dear boy though
ne mas oeen taken from earthly mother, has
already ,ound heavenly one.-And you have
not really lost him, for he is present in vonr
thoughts, and you love him with even an intens.
e. anection than before.-To part with him is
hard, for our natural feelings cling to those we
love, and their removal brings exouis;te main
But our natural feelings have in them the t,;nt
ofselshness, and it is needful that thew shoud he
elevated and purified; or rather, that thew should
die, in order that spiritual affections NAV be
born And what are spiritual affections? The
love OF things good and true for their sake.
And such affections are not born unless natural
affections are laid in the grave. The death Of
such affections are always accompanied bv pain:
but the birth Of corresponding spiritual affections
will be with joy. The deep sorrow Won now
feel is natural sorrow. Your heart Is aching
for its loss: and, even while reason and religion
tell you that this removal from earth to heaven
is one Of infinite blessedness to your bow. Won
mourn his loss and will not be comforted But
il . for you 70 look up and feel an exquisite ioy
IN the thought that you have added one to The
company Of Gods angels. il NAV not he now:
itcannot be now; for the shifting of your na,ur.
ii affections is too recent and the waters of attic
tons must flow for time. And it is rood that
they should flow forth, in order that spiritual
consolation may flow into your heart from henv.
en-. But, this influx of healing waters must de-
pend upon yourself You mus. be WILING to
look up and to seek comfort from the only
source whence It springs. You must be spiritu.
ally glad that your child has gone to heaven
thai y glad Tor MS sake, and for those who are
made happier in heaven by his presence There
il such gladness--but it thrills in a region Of
the mind far above the place where natural af.
fections move-and it is full Of that interior de.
light which fills the hearts Of angels
N the night following, as she lay slumberino
on her pillow which was wet with tears, sweet
dream, that was not all dream, came to her.
She cav before her . company Of angels. aur
rounded ~ infant: and little children-the lat.
blushine amid their clustering curls. Thev Wee
in garden, and the children were sporting win I'm
one another, and, ever a. they drew near o,
t0uched the flowers that were sprinpino around
them, each blossom glowed with new and lv
M bsauty. Eagerly the mother looked for he
pseeious boy, 5of she knew that he was in THU
company, and, q she looked intenfly, one Of tn,
aagels Who held child by the hand, separatet
heSself from the rest, and approached her. She
knew her sweet one in IN instant; and OH mex
Z - ibIs delight! she knew the angel also. i
49, her own mother! Her mother who had beer
takes y heaven when she was only child, bni
Whose gentle, loving face, had ever reminded
n8csurod On her memory.
Oh! ths exquisite Joy Of that moment Her