The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-23
From the Buffalo Express.
A DesOlate Home,

The charm Of home depends upon the per(cc-
ton of its circle-break the circle and the
charm is broken also.
Death is fearful vis:tor,no matter when and
now he may come. His advent, even when his
face is most thickly yelled, and his footstep is
most cautious. is terrible-but when he uses
his power as if he loved to use it. and sur.
rounds his mission with superfluous and pecu-
| liar horrors. then the hcartstrings must snap
and the blood curdle in the veins.
Many and many time we have written for
others what we are now writing for ourselves.
Now we can see how tame were our descrp-
tons. how Indifferent were our expressions of
sympathy. how cold and passonless were our
words. Forgive us, We who have mourned and
nave suffered. nor fear lest our future words
and deeds shall not be fervent and tender.
Our darling has indeed departed. For the
few hours that her little form remained with us.
we felt that we had her still-but now we know
that she is gone. 1t was bright morning when
we followed her to her rest but we brought
back with us only darkness. The home which
she summed and made musical, was as gloomy
as cavern. and so it remains. A few DAYS AFRO
1t seemed like lleaven--but now the stars have
,aded out. and the lark that sung at the gate
has fallen with an arrow in its breast,
And when the night came on. how it brought
new measure-fully heaped-of lonely agony.
How we sought to sleep. and were awakened
by her blessed Voucher pattering footballs
her thrilling touch! 1t did indeed seem as if
She was there! But when we looked around
and saw her not, then the truth returned. like
sudden blow, and we sank again in the bitter
waters.
She lies in her little coffin. There are.,rose-
buds in her hand and wreath of myrtle encir
Giles her brow of alabaster The leaves fail
solcmniy, the winds moaned like chained
beast about her dismal bed. 1t is hard to
leave her there-it seems so cold and drearv
for the child ! and yet we know it must be-onI
because it must be- it is.
Yet why not talk what we know as VOL DC
what we feel? Our bird now sings amid tho
eternal branches-our bud now blooms in the
garden OF God-our darling reposes upon the
bosom of the Crucifed. 1t is we'll Cod Iornd
the child-and loved her most when Iie toei.
her up where Rachel's children are. We will
cat this sweet morsel of consolation. and IL
shall strengthen us.
Bear with us while, good friends, until this
shadow passes. '"''
Iowa LEGIsIATuRE.-1he Iowa Legislature
commenced its session last Monday. The cor
respondent OF the Dubuque Express and Her.
aid writes from Iowa City, that Mr.. BRYAN a
Democratic Senator elect, has resigned b;s co..
and that another Senator a Democrat fron,
Lee county. will not be present on acconnt 'n nf
Illness. If this be so, the Republicans if ali
Pr sent VIII have clear majority in that bo.
ny rom the commencement. Their majority in
tne house is decided. We learn from the same
source, that FitZ Henry Warren. Cook Da";s
and Grimes are talked offor T.. s Senato. Wis
presume that Timothy Davis of El RAIDER ;s ~
man here referred to- The West has few ablar
or more substantial men.-GaL .4dr "''ei