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Ne. = sir.tg IS When ysu were here
yesterday, snsNsrsd, with faint snils.
She is Siakmg hsurlJ
But esatinnss in the same trasoail,
Heavenly stassl'
o, yss There was i sweet, Jst tsush-
ing earnastnsss in she msther4 1.iosl-
Dear child Her life las bssn p1fs and
ssssl6sh and rev, Nhsl her charge is 4.
bout to ssns, aliis peace, and kepe, and pa
tient rafting Ter shs tims whea she will be
elsthsd upsn With ilamsrtality'
IL she ssrsHg enough to see any enc y
iasksa Mira Bell e.
s The presence 81 ethsra in no way dis,
tnrhs Der. WniyvuH.lk up izss her sh.s-
Der, friendsp
The tive ladies ascended the narrsu
stairs. aad Mrs Ellis fsuud herself, fer the
frsi time in many years, in the presence Of
enc about to die, Asleader girl, with large,
mild eyes, and faes almost As white as the
pillow il pressed, was before her The I'm,
mistakeable signs Of speedy dissolution were
on the pale, shrunken features; net beauti-
full, in the ordinary aseoptation Of beauty,
but from the pure e7irit within. Radiant
with Heavenly light Was the smile that in
stantly played about her lips.
Hsu are you today, Aanaq kindly in
quirsd Mrs Bell IS she tesk the shadswy
hand of the dying girl
Weaker in body than when ysu we're
here yesterday was answered, but stronger
in spirit
i have breught Mrs. Ellis to see ysu.-
You remember Mrs, Ellis
Anna lifted her bright eyes 10 the face 81
Mrs. Ellis, and said
20, yes, very WE'LL and she feebly ex-
tended her hand. The lady touched her
hsnd with an emotion akin to awe. As yet,
the scene oppressed and bewilisred her
There was solnethiag about it that was dream
like and unreal Death death she
questioned With herself, can this 30 dying =
Your day will sosn clsse, Anna, said
Mrs Bell, il . cheerful tone.
Or, as We say quickly replied Anna,
smiling, my morning win soon break. 1t
is only kind of twilight here. ! am wait
ing for the day dawn
Ny Dear young lady said Mrs. Ellis,
with much esrnestness, bending ever the dy-
ing girl AZ chs speke-the newRsss and
strangeness Of the scene had 50 wrought up.
On her feelings that she could net repress
their utterance-sI Il all indeed as ysu say :
Are ysu inWardly SO calm, So hepefal, SO
confident Of HE msfRiHg7 Forgive me such
. question, at such . moment. But the
thought Of Aeath has ever been terrible to
me and new, to see fcllow-mertal stand
ing, as yea are, 50 near the grave, and yet
speakiug in cheerful tenes Of the last agony,
fills me with wonder Is it all reall Are
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IN .. AZ. ID, Air.ssa "a - A-..-..-A-Aa h.
thsughts tee rsaliEing upon the last agony
0, nol Even in the waning hours Of life
her quickest impulse was to render service to
another. Earnest, therefore, was her desire
to remeve frsn the ladys mind this fear Of
death, even though she felt the waters d
Jordan already tsaching her ewn descending
feet.
'Ged is love- she said, and with an en-
phasis that gave to the mind Of Mrs. Ellis Q
new appreciation Of the words. In His love
He made US. that He might bless as with
Infinite and eternal blessings, and these avail
US in Heaven Ard aeu that He sends an
angel to take me by the hand and lead me
up to my Heavenly home, shall tremble
and fear to accompany the celestial messen-
CERT Docs thu child, long separated from a
loving parent, shrink al the thought Of &C.
ing home, or ask The hours to lingsr2 q,
nep
But all SO uncertain, said Mrs. Ellis,
eager to penetrate farther iats the mystery.
Uncertain + There was something Of
surprise in the veice Of Anna May. Ged
il truth as we'll al love and beth in His
leve and truth, he is uachangsabls. When,
as Divine Truth, He cane to cur earth, and
spake as never man spake, He said, In my
Fathers house are many mansions. g to
prepare place fer ysu.' The beGysns and
the earth may pass away, Mrs. Ellis, but nst
. Jet or tittls Of the Divine Wsrd can fail
All, but the preparation fer those Heav-
emily nansions2 said Mra Ellis. The
preparation, Anna Who may be certain Of
this 2
The eyes Of The sick girl closed, the long
lashes resting like a dark fringe On her snowy
cheek. For more than moment she lay ii
lent and neiiealy. Then losking up, she
answered
ICED Is Iowa II We would be with Hin,
Ne must be like Him.
HsW are We 10 be like Him, Anna p ask
q Mrs. Ellis.
He Is lsTe; bat not lave Of Himself
He loves aud seeks " bless others. We
must do the same
sAad have ysu, Anna
Hut the words disd On the lips Of The
speaker. Again had the arsePing lashes fal-
len, and he pale lids closed ever she beauti-
ful syss. Ard nsw . sudden light shons
through the transparent tissue Of that wan
fscs light lie rays Of which nsss who
isw them needed TO be tsla we're but CLEANS
Of The hsavssly msrping just breaking for
the msrtal slseper.
How hushel the reom-how notisnless
the Rrexp that beat forward towards the
one just passise sway Was il Tie rustic
Of angels garments that penetrated the il.
ward ssnss sf hsaring1
lis ever Tie pure spirit Of that hun
BE girl; who, ip ksr sphere, Vas lsying, and
true an4 faithfal, had assended y the Gsd,
II uhsssl infnise lave she rspssed asehild-
like ana unuavering ssHfdsnes Calmly
aad swSaslT she went 10 sleep, like An infnnt
On ms nisther's bsssm, kRsuiag that the Ev-
I erlastisk arms we're beneath and around her.
kna thrs, in she by-uays and obscure
riscss n life, IRE ddiy pEsling away the
humble. Loving, true-hesrtsd cses The
WsrId s.sssms tHsm lightly bat tksy ere
plsciouB n the sigkn q Gsd. Wkcn ths
time II fheif departure osmss, tAey ihfinh
net bscE ID fear, but lift their ksnls srust
inrIy ii The angsl msissBgsf, Hh5m theii
FStler sends . lead them up t. their hem.
IN Heaven. With them i The trao Euthan
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