The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12
A HOsr nEsT TO s AoTnER's
GHANI,
u LnslIn D. lnA.uLLn

r1.Inslru o. rHAsuLrm
followed iuiuD hlping woIul, 600 hr
fuburf OF philadelphia. sulil train of pw-
-ssisI i'Di Hirfr iimu dpzeui wlio lHi como
60 hurry one OftEFir acquaintance The rlrr-
rl1uaH p attendance was leading lirtIc bpy
ly thr hand, who seemed ~ be thr only rnI-
atiyr ~ Che dromerl,
gathered wall nlru around lhc grave
and WHEN 'he Plain r0NIn was lowered Goo
rhlh burst l6F,h 10 uncomfortable grief The
iiilo h0y hld no one lrli tp whom be- could
in0k ipr Affection 0r who could address him
boa tonnes of parental kmduc.s. Tho last o'
bis hinsio'l was iu lhc grave, and hr was o.
lone.
When thr rlamorous grief Of the child bad
% litlo rulriind the clergyman addressed o.
with % customary cAhofalinH tp accept tho
uuuitGu, and boz prepared aud iu turning 90
thr child, Boo added
'Shu b uot % remain 10 tbr grave forever,
81 suru as thr g1uts, which b now Chilled
with the frost 0f the season, shall spring Co.,
prerunrsa aud lite boo few mouths, s0 trur
shall your mnthrF ise from lhni grave 90 Ru-
oihor llp--A liir of huppiucfs. I hope
The attendants thrn rhoyclel 40 tho earth
iipUn The collin, and some nne t0Dk liitlr VILE
liam, thp ,hill, hy the hand, aud lri him
FORTH iPmF he lonely ttH7lsoi1 thir mother
Late in nic cusflue spring, ! was in thr
ucighlOrhond Of the same bugng ground,
md seeing tNc gate open, ! walked among
tho pa'rl ipr foulc inir rga,linR the ulwcs
the dradwhuu rurOllprting that I was near
tho grave OF lhr poor widow, buried tho pro-
Ni0u8 autumn ] 'prged 90 sut what had been
done 20 preserve ihe memory Of one pu utter
ly destitute of earthly iricuds
To my surprise, ! found the most desirable
oi nil mrineuturs tor mnfhcr's srpulrhrc lit
tic William WIS sitting NJ the head ~ lhc now
rrIrFru TrUvu iuDl1mg inIouily al tuue green
rho0sr that had tumc forth with warmth Of
spring from the coil that covered his mother
coffin, lillian started ~ my approach, aud
would have lclt the place IL was long before
| could induce him 10 larry, aud, indeed, !
cuild not via his conGdonco until told him
that ! was prrsont when they buried his
mother and had marked bis tc1u at the
time
Then you heard the minister say my moth,
or would come ont Of thir grave = said VII
liam.
Il did.
1t =. truo-is it notT asked he, In touc
of confidence,
4 most firmly believe H. said l.
Believe IL g said the child, 'bclicyc IT, |
thought YOU knew a. iynoW IT,"
'llow do you know H. my dear
THE minister said, that 49, true ~ the grass
grew up, and the flowers hloomcd IN spring,
20 true would mother rise, came a few DAYS
i'crwlul, aud planted ilpwrr seeds ON the
grave, The grass came grcon la the bury
inc ground long ago, aud | watched every
dny for the flowers, aul to-day they come up
too SEQ them breaking through the ground
Bvc nnl bye mother will come again
smile of cNulting hope played upon the
feature of the boy, aud felt panied NJ DIS
turiug the faith and confidence with which
ho was animated. hut my little child said
lit Is not here your mother will rise
'lca, here said Ice with emphasis, there
they placed her, aud here have come over
since tho first blade of gpss was soon this
year.
looked around, and saw the tiny foot Of
the child bad troll ont the hcrlagc 20 the
grave side, so constant had lc been IN nttou-
dance. What q taitlIul watch keeper, What
mother would desire richer monument
than the iurm of her son bcndiug in fearful
bat hoping trust over her grave
but, William, said Lit is in another world
a.ni ia" ,giu -o", '- ""d | attrmptcd 60 nv-
plain Ia him the nature of that promise which
ilc had mistlIon lhv child was confused
aud ho appeared noithur pleased nor slds-
feed.
lrmothor Is not coming back to mo, it she
is not to come up here, what shall do.
cannot stay without her.
You shalt go 20 her said /, adopting tn,
language Of the scripture, You shall 20 10 her
but shc shall not coHc again 20 YOU
lot me 20 thun, said William, let me 20
that may rise with mother
William said !, pointing down to the
plants Just breaking thrnn.h Tho gral,l4l- ~.
Fcct Wi l-@.ls Gown tbore would not have
come M, iii lad no, been ripe, 50 YOU must
await ~ your appointed time, until your end
comcth,'
Then ] shall see her =
surely t0TC 80.
Il will wait then said The child ,b,,
-t,rUu-irr- I Should see Ter soon, / Thought
should meet her here
In month, William ceased 10 wait. lie
died, and they opened his mOThers grave.
and placcd'his LITTLE coffin on hers II Wa,
the only wish the child expressed when dy-
ing BettcrtcWhcrs tlim l. had instructed
him in the way 10 meet his mother. and youno