The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-30

i THE man is ever ready to do good:
order and peace. smile around and
4 s|Isin5 and sorrow are almost unknown =
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Il caaa't go TO Siecn y
The child who was so sensitive,
50 like that little shrinking plant,
\ that cnrls at a breath, and shuts its
heart from the light. M
The only beauties she possessed,
were an exceedingly transparent
skin, and the most Irournfnl, large
blue eyes.
I had been trained by very
stern, strict, conscientious mother
but / was a hardy plant, rebounding
attcrevery shock Misfortune could
not daunt, though discipline tanned
me. l fahciea, alas; that ! must 60
through the same routine with this
delicate creature. so, one day, when
she had displeased mo exceedingly,
by repeating an offence, 4 Twas deter
mined to punish her severely, / was
very serious all day, and upon send
Ing her to her little couch, I said.
now my daughter, to punish you
and show you how very, y ERY naugh.
| ty you have BEEN I SHALL not kiss
YOU tonight
She stood looking atme, astcnisl.-
ment personiied-wiih her great
monrnful eyes wide open. i suppos.
ed she had forgotten her misconduct
ltillthen; and left her, with the big
tears dropping down her cars aud
her littler lips uuivcltEg
Presently / was sent fy5,.
s0h.fnamma, you WILL kiss me;
/ can't 80 to sleep Tif you don't
SHE sobbed-cvcry tone other voice
trembling, and sic held out her r.it.le
hands.
Now came the struggle between
love and what ] falsely termed duty.
My heart said give her tile kiss of
peace; my stern nature urged Inc to
persist INN correction, that might
sssssf I iiiast sylbi,eEE lStttlF:
a most submissive Child;
and / remembered how often / had
thanked my mothor&sinee, for 8her
straightforward course.
| knclt by her bedside. AIolber
can't kiss you, Ellen | Whispered,
though every word cloked me. Ilel,
hand touched mine; it vas very hot,
but attributed it to her excitement.
She turned herlittlc gricvins face to
the wall. | blamed myself as the
fragile form shook with halt:surpress.
ed sobs. and saying, mother hopes
her little Ellen will learn to mind her
after this. left the room for tie night.
! t might have been about twelve,
when was awakened by my nurso.
Apprehcnsive, l ran eagerly to the
child's chamber. l had had a fear
full dream.
Ellen did not know me; she was
sitting up: crimsoned from the fore.
head to the tilroat her eyes so bright
that | aln1oSs Grew back ayhast at
their glarces
From that ligllt a raging fever
drank up her life; and what think
you was the mcessant plaint poured
into my anyuisbed heart r. oh, kiss
me, mother-do do kiss me-I can't 30
to sleep. 1 won't be naughty il
you'll only kiss me. Oh! kiss me,
dear mamma. ] can't SO to slecp!'
Holy little angel! she did 60 to
sleep one grey morning, and she nev,
er woke again-nevcr.- Her hand
was locked in mire, and my veins
grew icy with its gradual chill. ~
Family the light faded out in her
beautiful cyes-whitcr and winter
grew the trcmulous lips. She never
knew me; but with her last breath
she whispered, Il will be good, if
you'll only kiss me.
Kiss her! God Knows low passion.
ate, but unavailing, were my Kisses
upon her cheek after that fatal night.
God knows how wild were my
prayers that she might know, if but
once, that l kissed her. God knows
how | would have yielded up my ye
ry life, could | have asked forgiv
ness of that sweet child.
Well! griefis all unavailing now
She lies in her little tomb, there is 4
! marble urn at her head, aud a rose
bush at her feet; there grow sweet
flowers; there waves the gentle
grass; there birds sing their ,na,in:
and vcspers; there tie blue sky
smiles down today, and there lies bu
ried the freshness Of my heart.
Parents, yon should have heart
the rathos in the voice Of that strick
en- mother, as she said, There arr
plants that spring into greater yigo
| if the heavy pressure OF a/footstel
crush them; but, oh! there are other
that even the pcrils offle night de,
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