Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-03-03

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though the band of sporting children with one
accord they turned their faces towards her,
flew to the bower, and gathered themselves close
ly about her knees. The white lamb followed
them and laid down softly at the angel-girl's feet.
As her fingers ran through the silyory strings,
she sang the hymn of the angels, when the Sa-
yiour was born-when the star shone in the East,
and the shepherds watched their Hocks by night
GLORY to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will towards men ~ Her voice was so
softly, LOUDLY melodious that it seemed but the
speaking tone of the golden and silver strings.
! As she sang, birds, with gorgeous plumage, lit
upon the trees that formed her bower-and when
she paused. they warbled a chorus. When she
resumed her hymn of praise, they %joyfully futter-
c ed their brilliant wings, it seemed as though a
sparkling shower of gems was rained into the
balmy air.
Then the angel laid down her harp and the chill
dren caressed her, and resumed their sports with
greater ~gladness than ever. She sat still in her
bower, but watched them with loving ewes. Very
soon they returned to her, as though they were
weary of feeling her so distant from them. Then
she spoke to them tenderly-but it was an angelic
language, which has a softer. more flowing sound
than any human tongue. She told them of the
Savior upon arth-the earth from which they
came-and that he was once a little child on that
earth himself-and that he had taken little children
in his arms and blessed them, and said to his dis
ciples, Suffer little children to come unto me,
and forbid them not, for such is the kingdom of
heaven"
As she spoke, the children looked up, and saw a
rainbow arching itself over the garden, and their
hearts were filled with delight-they appeared to
understand something as they gazed on that heav-
emily bow, that cannot explain.
Suddenly the angel paused and said, clark ~
then turned her face thowards one side of the gar
den, where l beheld a golden gate. Beside the
gate stood an angel Of wondrous loveliness-she
seemed to be watching. And now she opened the
gate, and, as it flew back, it gave forth a sound of
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dense mist, and in the distance, through the dark
way, appeared Il third angel, leading q child-a
timid, bewildered little girl.
AS they passed the gate, the flowers all flashed
with new brightness, and breathed out a sweeter
fragrance--the garden was was flooded with a
more golden light--the trees seemed to bend their
bou ghs, hung with j~ewel-like fruit, as though they
invited the new guest to pluck them-the brigi'
~plumaged birds sent forth one long note of glad
greeting, and the face of the angel-girl in the bow.
er shone like the morning-star.
The angel that led the little child was very beau
tiful but in her countenance there was a serious
sweetness, as though she had gazed on the sorrows
of others until it ha cast q shadow on her angelic
beautitude.
. "Her dress seemed wove of lily leaves,
1t was so pure and fine"
and all about her there was q strange whiteness
She was the Angel of Death. As she drew .near,
[ recognised the little grit was Clara! My lit.
tie friend Clara whom l had seen lying on her
couch, so wan and i'll, that christmas morning.
> Clara, as she entered the garden, looked around
I~ioyfully, and her step grew quicker and lighter.
The Angel of Death led her to her sister angel, sit
ting in the bower. She folded her arms around
Clara and pressed her to her bosom with "a loving
welcome, and Clara felt as though she knew her,
and Ter kiss seemed just like the fond kiss of her
own mother.
Then Clara turned to the group of happy chill
], dren who received her as a companion. They en-
braced her in turn, and it seemed to her as though
she had long known and loved them all. Then
the little lamb leaped up against her, and she ca
ressed it and stroked it's snowy wool. Soon the
children led her away to show her their garden.
could not hear what they said, but the sound Of
their joyous laughter came to me, and l knew
Clara's voice above the others-she never laughed
. so happily upon the earth. saw her new compan
ions take her to a lovely lake. Upon its crysta
ut waters grew lilies even larger than the VictOriC
Regia, of which you have heard that upon it,
leaves n child can stand securely.
As the children came to the edge OF the lake, thu
lilies foated towards them and touched the shore
: Then some of the little ones put out their tiny
white feet into the lily-cups, all among the culver
ing yellow stamens, and sat down in the snow
: bowls, and the inner leaves seemed to fold arounC
them to hold them safely, and the outer Leaves
spread themselves like sails and so they fioateC
about the lake, ~clapping their hands with gleefu
o. shouts.
l cannot tell how long a time passed, for in tina
world there is no time that is counted as with u
Sut it seemed only a short period, when the ange
girl gathered the children around her again ant
g, said clark another young child is coming from
the earth!' And the angelat the gate threw opel
the golden portals, and again they gave forth tn
IN melodious sound--and in the distance was seel
the Angel of Death, leading a little girl through
er the dark way, and, as they entered the gate, agail
the flowers flashed with new brightness and sen
~ |, forth their sweetest odors, and the light grew NOR
Is golden, and the rain-bowed-hu birds flew abou
with songs of joy, and the trees bent their boughs
VI laden with luxurious fruit.
" The gate closed, and | could see that the littl
re girl bore something in her bandit was q lily
branch. As she drew near the bower, little Clarj
suddenly bounded forward and caught her in he
arms, crying out, st is Lily my sister Lily !!
Lily clasped her arms tightly about Clara, and n
longer looked frightened-and Clara took her t
the angel and to her own companions, and the
a all welcomed her with delight.
IUe The time was very short when there came agail
the musical sound of the opening of the COLDER
n gate the flowers, the birds, the air, the trees, al
p gave their greeting.
The Angel of Death passed through the dar
valley into the heavenly garden, carrying an in
SO FAINT very carefully and tenderly on her bosom
0e She drew near Clara, and laid the infant in he
arms. The baby opened her eyes as though iron
ke a sweet sleep, and knew Clara, and laughed GU
" right merrily-and she saw Lily and stretche
! out her little arms to Irvine them round her necl
and Clara and Lily rejoiced over the coming c
baby Anna. Indeed, there was more joy among.
% all the children at her arrival than they had fe
Is' before. for she had passed through that golde
gate so young that she had fewer earthly stain
IL about her.
~ "Let as crown her with flowers! !" said one. "Le
IL her play with our white lamb !" said another
"Let us take her to sail in the lily-boatsl' cne,
another. "Let us ask our dear guardian to sim
a to her p Little Anna was ternderly land on til
lap of the guardian-angel, and the hearts of tn
three sisters overlooked with perfect JOY.
That angel was once on this earth, n heavenly
minded girl. She had loved young children yer.
n dearly, aud, when she died, her occupation il
N heaven was to instruct and watch over the children
= and infants who came from earth to that paradisia
cal garden. If the mother, who mourned S
d deeply over her three lost treasures, could blu
have seen them there, would she not have lex
claimed
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