Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-12
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heat and happy one, 10 seek my little Pet
had not seen hrt 70: many uys, and knsw full well
that the little bunch Of llUwelS in my hand would
bring sweet smile 10 het pale, sad face.
but when came 10 het hon', could not see The
child, and liNgtGrd long while, watching In vain
tot her blue eyes and sunny hair. The boqueite
held in my hand dpl not smell SO sweet, nor tile
sun above me look halfSO cheering, Men and wo.
lnsn-heauliul women, passed nc by, and hard
~ taiSsd my eyes 10 greet thet brlgh! aud happy
faces. The noise aud bumOf busy life weEe up
0n the morning niE-lnl yet hentd them mol
And thus WANDERED on, .te long morning thFo,
with sad and thnking heart.
When look back 10 those days gone hy, can
not help wondering how this little thing wound
hrrself into my heat 50. Aud yet II was not
SlranEe! She wnSSo pure, So good, 50 gentle, 90
heavenly beautiful. Railways ielt when HeAF he!,
is il the Ol0r Of 'GopS great town wete about
le, and could almost hear the music Of angels
singing.
But fOut days could not see my 'litle pet,
and wondered wlere Sue could be, aOl Olle nighl
slooped dow II, as of I'd done belOle, 10 look IN
10 the room below. There was tie SINE tough
plank floor; tue same tough cnbi the sumo deli
cate woman, and the SAINT dark haired man. but
my little pcl-whete was SLel In tie cradle, PET
clancrl And YET could not tell, for the moth
er aud flhst hung so cljs.ly over II that my cve'
~ elliott 10 see tie clunl proved futile aud vain.
but still looked On, aud when al last the mother
turned het flee away from lhecEIb, saw no such
smile upon il, rs in other times. M, no, agony,
deep, aud blllel agony was tlttc And whenSle
dropped ION her knees and lifted leE thin, white
hauiS rs II seemingly 10 play, could nOt LUCK
upon her Streaming eyes, and cate wofn face, but
TUNED AWAY with sad and thiIhhng heart, 10
lie my Uwn fast falling tears from the trll'tals
stars above.
lGuew all now She was i'll, and perhars--ig.
ing, Looked up 10 The pale moon, AMI wOnllet'
I'll Il Il could he so. tanned 10 wheiU far We.
nus light SliORc 50 SOilIY down, and with iira.
yIlls lenrt prayed God the cup might pass Aud
then with one mote look into tie ChsrfleSS ICON,
wlgTe O weeping mother nni heatt hfJken father
wete beling oYCE aJylns child--l turned 10 seek
my home.
How dreaty everything around me seeMd! The
heavens above neYef lGOhvd So glOOnly Of moon.
lit night be(ue; ngEdil tneIuiut stats above ever
hide lhLii pale faces for 50 great while. The
BE, ZeS VI the night lad left theft sweetness IN
sOms Othet CLINE, and swept by unnOiCed alnl
unknown. Aud even my O%n CO2y tOOm that evet
before lJJkc'l 50 cheerful Nnl bright, now wore an
Nif Of sadness and gloom, And yri how could
know the esOlaliUn Ot my lIeatl, OF I'LL with SiN'
Shine grave!
lIErw myself upon bed and ltiel 10 deep
And then deans VI blended jIy aml so: came
thick and fast upon my fevered hril. al Ol
them remember not, tut one VI h''er", my hca'l
will never forget,
II seemed / was wandering II ir0m home, sal
and weary aud lonely. Nn?'are had ! 10 lay my
aching head, nor could fnI even btUok 10 wet
my nrched month. AnbSick al hear, Inelhcush
sought bed unnn IL; g:ccn aud lragTani gTOSS,
Yml looking nm 10 III calm, blue sly ABOVE, prdy.
ed the Stars for 1h 10 clvrt NY dark and giUOy
kratl, And 50 lay fOf llOnrS. At laSt--lt scented
IN nnsel inisht, and beauty clad, came S0Ar'
Il ny OIL nlppns blight, from heavens high hills,
down TO ~ lOwly couch. With anxious heat
watehp bet coming, lUt felt il must liz The Sprlt
/ r Il. "Iillg Cilll." Nearer, still nealel, she
rare, until cOHd feel her NaEm McVtl upon NJ
I'D, llLmp Clltek; aud then SliO kissed my fore.
head with her VAIN lips, AMI pushed with ksi
soft hands The ClaiImy haIr tom my aching hal,
aud babe lie R$c anl ~ with hrI 10 better land.
And then feat her white arms around my neCS
aud hrt kisses on my cheek, nS we ''aScelIdrd
from STAT 10 sluE'-hHl SHew NJ more till heaven
was iraclled. 'rhcre INJECTED long amid toSeS
nn,l peace, filled with "bliSi unntlcr0blG," TIL
reluctant soul Ia rallh again.
aiOSr with feeling VI sail Joy, 10 look upln
the morning sun once motel and hS ielt his y ann
lays streaming thtou.h tewmldnw shntv, could
moi but weep 10 think that two blue eyes had
looked thGit last upon his ClCeTlHs lays, lOfevrt.
Bnt when ! teme niD.let' my d'eum, knew TINT
size needed no sun in heaven, "fOr the LIMb is
tile litht thereof"
Aud thus wandered forth lhinkin! Of the lEnn.
lIful land saw IN htrahS. kRtp my "inic
pat" must be diad! 0uCe more sought lief home,
wondering how the world could ~ so light aud
gay, when anGc'S wEtIr lowering round. Chi.
dErnS' Voices aud tie music Uf lies cYtt playing,
though ji,cOrlart band, wcre fllim6 ny eats wIlh
theft CatGlrSS tones; and so ! shut my heart, aud
lInwnrl all the no am,I confusion Of busy life
~ ;he munJiyuG my heavenly dItanl, Aul thus
reached tie hOu-!
AL Looked t3teoty and Gcsoa,r there. Aud os
gil.,l 'lOSu The tough hrwn Steps, my htatl rEcw
lU1l 10 busting. AISLE pushed tire OaEvn dpVt,
aud with trembling footsteps entered the sacred
place, There was III rLrp7t un the floor; no pa.
per nn liz wali M itch inntule Hcn,irrcll IUul
-anl yet IL "hS = satrcd plarc.k Beside the Ctae
wcte knecIlur sui tue Sttic&tnuneS. They htHm
rOl my footsteps Oh the floor, nor ceased IL weep
and pray, rs came up with tluIveflI lips IL lOpS
STE MAS aS beautiful as before. Her sunny
cnils were clustering still aIOnnd her quiet face;
aud her blue eyes l0USrd 81 deep aud lailulnltSS,
GUnli STE heaven Ut lighI beyOnd. And US
laid my hand upon ltI head, AMI pushed back
het golden lair, mud ptessed my lips 10 lct in II
long, long Kiss. felt that tot On2e haltOuChud
ad NMSei'S face.
Ny movement awoke The muthCl from her leth.
aTEy Of we, aml SpnnFins np, she clasprti my
baud with mn non gasp, onl hntle me say some
VOID oil "hOpt." Size knew that had loved leT
Child with all my ltat, and felt that Wild aud
reckless rs wHS, might say some word Of cherE -
And so from my soul spOAe OF "anOIher uud bet.
lei wOrld'
al know, know it," she sail, "anl YET lllot
little thing was the light Of OUT humble home
We "cte pOof aud lURelH 0nJ llieaiIrs', til tiOd
from lis 'trelI white IhfOne' this SparR OF light,
on our IlTcary pathway 50 kindly cast. She was
our IIy, our tVPv, our clgcr in Inc S1lleSl h0ulS
OF or dEea:y lie; AMI we never knew in all out
winter time Of poverty aud want, 50 dark DAY as
this"
lint the spring time Is here.' | said, 'anl lis
light and beauties will wake yOut heart from gloom
10 The memory Ni child IN heaven
YES she answeted with streaming eyes, the
spring with its songs and flowers is hpte indeed,
hut the dei! rise not again: they bloom MU motel
sning CONES not 10 the stive.'
Ny heart was fill. tupk her thin, trembling
hands in mine, and said with q lalteTine voice,
-'oh! believe it not, believe Il moi! lrl you
The grHre is but dark, lOntl SOME BuD, from
which shall bloom into eternal freshness aud Leau.
" the flowers thut have failed on earth.
Reader, II you will wander with me, some
mOOnlit nisht, down yOnLeT slteet, Where you've
wnlkI1 ihnIynnI tnsV ftlI sboU, ON, :, ,I,tL
haired man sitting beside pale woman, looking
up With fearful eyes 10 The calm blue heavens a
bove And there they have sal TOT night after niSht,