Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-08

Before1this hoy there's stretches out future,
| bbnghter5t r5thandweeysrslooked on in oar romantic
time, Sbut ghtrwith honor and with truthet A
round hislitflds head on which The sunny cprls
Ne hsaped the tgtaeess sport, prettily, kairy
Easwheh there iwaseno scythe within the reach of
timeto shear away the curls of our first love. Up
ontanothsr girl face placides but smiling
bright-+a aquiet aud Lcontented little face, wessee
lIhome fairlyiwritten .bH1V3 "a ls.@ seq
eaiShining from the word, as rays shine from
star, we seehows wlenIour graves are old. other
Iopes than ours are goungS other hearts than ours
are moved; how other happiness blooms ripens
and decays met decays for other homes and
Iother bantlso children yet ubeings norfond
lagesYet to be,arissand bloom and rpent to- the end
\ of allni bnuei ygsgpgla3Iq sie - ,sezes5
tolNelcome aeSerythingt3 Welcome, alike what
hns ibeenp and dsehati neverwas, and what We hope
may,bes stolyour shelter underneath the holly. to
Eyour placeground the Christmas; frej where what
EistsitS Slopeniheartedl 1aTn iyonder shadow do
sees 6btrading furtiSelyupon blaze an enemy's
,face.1 ByI0hrstmas day; we do forgive him!i If
lthe injury he,has done lismay admit of such COM
panionship, let him come here and take his place.
II otherwise, nnhappily, let him go hence sassured
thatwe will neveTi Tipiurecr accuse him:
! nthisdayrwe shut out nothing. ss7
|! 80 Rause,, ilsdYs a low. voice. HNothins3-
Think"
81 con Ghristnassday weawilt shut out from our
freside Nothingl'a s; saW sIsit eils 6. .7a1
H..Not shadows of aSast:G City wheEe The with
lyesed leavesare dying deepa' the VOICE rePliss.
t93Not5eYen tha,. Of ali days in The year, we
agill turn our faces towards that City upon Christ
masD and from its silent hosts bring thvsewe
|loved Cityof the Dead, in,the blessed
inamemherein setare gathered together at this
time, and diddhel Presence that is here among us
aeGordtng tothe promiseIWe will receive, sad:n
dismiss Thy people who dfe dear tousl e 1iss
j YES. W 3 canlouk upon these children angels
that alight 50 solemnlys so beautifully, among the
living children by the fire, and can bearto think
how they departed from among lis. Entertaining
anselsa as the Ratrtarchs did, the play
tful children are unconscious of their guests; but
I've can see theblSAcan see a radiant arm around
one fagoffte heek9 asif they were tempting that
! child away. nol;o1ss Hai.
70 oAmongthe celestial figures there is one, poor
nis.shapei boy oniearth, Of aglorious beauty now.
of fwhonl his dying1notfef said it grieyed hermuch
Ito leave hitgKere alone. for so many years, as It
was likely Would aelapse before he came to her
being stich, little child But he went quickly.
and was laid upon her breast. aud in her hands she
Iile4ds him. ,s1EsI ~ ~ ~ s+
4 There wasta gallant boy who fell far away up
Eon burning sand. beneath burning sun. and said.
Tell them at home with my last love. how much
lIIcould have wished t6kiss them once, bht that l
died conterted and had done my dutyi" Or there
lhWsS another o7es y h5in they read the words.
sThefeEore we commit his body to the dark r. and
4 IsocohSghe t6ths lonely oeeanand sailed on.
4 or there " as another who lay down to his rest in
4heddrk Shadow of great forests. and on earth no
more an shall they not from sand aud Hea
and ttofest, be brought home at such time: =
'3edFhteffss was was 4 deaf woanat-neyer
to be who made 4 MOURNING Christmas 2
sEhoase of Joy, an4 Went her trachless way to- the
Silent CITY: D5we 'rssollect her, worn amt
whisneriRg what could not be heard. and falling
fiHfttto iHfttto that last sep for weadness2 70 look upon
ihgr Bgauty ist serenity, her chaDgeiess yonth het
It habpiness The daughter of Jarius was recalled
itoiife, Is die: but she more blest, has heard The
same voice, saying INTO her, "Arise foreveta''s
We had a. friend, who was our friend from easly
DAYS, with whom we often pictured the ehonEe'
tthat Were to come upon our lives, and nertiy IND
aLeiiaes bow We would speak aud walk, and think
,tSafhd talk, when we came to be old. His destined
Fbabitaiio in the City Of the Dead received him in
his prime. -. -. ..sss;s Il
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