Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-29

done us uas admit Of such compnnion.hip, let
him com, here nnd take his place If other
"i.c unhappv, lei him go henee,assured that
we Will never injurc or accuse hun.
On this 1ey. Ne shul out nothing
Pause" slys low voice. "Nntmngi-
Ithnk!"
"Ou Christmas Day, We will shut out from
our Fl ,1e nothing.
Not The shado~ Of a vast ciiv, where the
- tIrcd taye. a e l>ns deep the voice re-
Plies N Il thc s., ID dpN thai da k u the whole
plobl Nol The shndoA of the Guy of the
Drad;"
Not even that OF all days in The year. we
will turn our faces towards the City upon
Christmas Dny, aud from It's silent hosts bring
those we 10, ell amoug US. City of the Dead,
IN The blessed name wherein W. are gathered
Itopch,1 At the lime and in the Presence that
/. here among ns, according 1 the promise.
we " Ill receive. and not dismiss thy people
vino are d.ar to ns!
Yes We can look upon these children
angels thai aliehr 81 solemnly so beautifully
among the living children by the fire and can
bear to think how they departed from us. En-
teptniuiup angels unawares, as the Patrlarchs
did, the playful child en- unconscious t1eir
gu, sis; but We can SEQ them--cnn see radi'
ant arm around one iavorlte neck as II there
" ore tempting of that child away.
Among the celestial fgores there Is one,
poor nissbapen boy on enrtI,ofa glorious beau
ty now. OF whom his lying mother sad 1t
gricvrd her much to leave him he~c alone. fof
so rnanV years as Il vas likely would ela%pe
before he came 10 her-belng such little
child. But he went quickly, and was lald up.
on her breast and in her hand she lead him.
That was gallant boy who fell far away
upon a burning sand beneath n burning sun.
and snid Tell them at home wlrh my last
love, how much could have wished to kiss
them once but that | died conlentcd and had
done my dutyl' Or there was another, over
" hom they reud the words. ''Iherctnre we
com.nit his bolyto the dcrpf and 50 consigned
hun to the lonely ocean and salled on. Or
there was another who lay down to his rest
in the da k sha low Of II, at forests; and on
earth, au okc no more. o sh Ill they not from
sand and ,ca and forest, be- brought home at
such rimel
I here WIS dear gr-almost woman
never TO be one-" ho made morning Christ
mas IN house of JOY, anl went her trackless
way TO the -l'rnt city. DO we recolect her,
worn Uut, lainrlv whispering what could not
he heard, aud falling into that lisi sleep for
wcaIine,sl . look upon her beauty her seren-
tv her changel,'ss youth, and her happiness!
The daul hler Of Jairus was recalled to lille,
10 die; but she, more hlest, his heard the same
, Dice saving unto her, ARISE forever.
We had lend who was our friend tom
early days, with whom We Often pictured the
changes lhat Were 10 come upon our hVes'aha
mrrrilv ineg.ncd how We would speak, aud
" ak, and rhn,k aud talk. when we came to
he old. lis destined hal,itatlon In the city Of
i his inn, I'm bn he
cut Our from our christmas rmemhrhncel-
! Would hi. love have so excluded u,2 Lost
lrr,rI. losr eli i lost parent lost sl-ter. brother.
lhn-b,nI. wIie. we " III n 4 So dlscnrd you'll
! Yo shall hold your chershod places IN our
Christmas hearts and by our Christmas hres;
and in the season ofimmota hope hni on the
Lirthday Of immortal mercy,we Will shut out
nothing.
The winter sun GOES down over town and
yillapr on The sea I makes II rosy path, as II
the sacred tread " ere fresh upon The water.
A few more moments, and 1t slnks. ana nIght
comes on and llght begins 10 sparkle IN the
pro,urct. On the hill side beNond the shape.
iessIy-dffu.ed town, aud the quiet keeping OF
the trees that glrd The village streple rcmem-
brancrs are cuiin stone, planted III common
flow crs. growing IN grass, nt"ined win low
" hrarnbles around many mound ol earth.
In town and village, there are doors and
windows closed again the weather, there are
flaming logs hraped hieh,there are Joyt"i faces
there is healthiul music of voices Be all un.
prptcncss aud harm excluded from the
tcmplrs of the household gods. but be those
remcmbrances admitted with tender enc'ur-
agcmont. They oI the time ana al IT'S
comf,rtirg and peaceful reassnfanceS; ano ol
rh. history thai re.unted even Pon eaftn e eae
living and the dead; and OF the broau 0e''e"-
cence and goodness that too many me" "a'o
tried 10 lear TO narrow shreds'
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