Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-29


down; and put my garments hy' read; 10
.;;iye mysel when should awake IN tie
fair.morning' Will YOU 'eil those who
cali to see me never to shrink from SPEAK
iry-vto me of death VIII You 90 this
my mothcrl" 2" e'
The matron promised. and retired to
her chamber, 10 shed sae tears of anguish
horn er his request. She. too, bad 'f;'g
felt ,ha. her child must die, hut eaa put aAs s'
Of. .s,he evil day.". And in strength OF
God, she performed her duly. ..,,.7
styel: months had passed, and still gem
/ tie ANY lived. TIE is'a! crimson 'rfn's
it's death fire into her cheek, and her eyes
! cleaned with the f,E.l fash o, disease
bu. about her sweet lips lowered a coH'ast
smile: she had conpneged E"r fear OF Tie
+! kinr OF terrors, and dive: upon Ter d"par-
ture with almost cxu'ting JOY. Il knew
there were slories in tie bright world
above. iha, The inag.nat'n canno. honceive
! Of; vet | have snuddered from my ia:an-
cy al death. The thought OF d:sseln''on'
with its icy chi!s and vuivering breath
made me cold 10 my heart, and strive 70
forget il bu; cannot. Yet, since you, since
nv mether, since all who know me nave
I maee i, a familiar and household word
clothed it in bsautfu! thoughts. aud sur
rounded it with heavenly images has
become less aud less terrible Ill! na,Ti
. can hold my hand to him who aniocss the.
ispirit, and say, "Death where is thy
sting - -.
D As she spoke tins, ray from 'ae sitting
sun i,naged crown oi glor;T upon her
,,fair brow. Her mo,heri,nd ftiends a, that
+ lmoment entered. :. +
"iIush p said the pastor. will! dpIi'ed
lhands. aud they stood transfzed. With
/, that last holy smile he had marked an in
i lstantaneot.s change and, as he bent for.
= ward throag Il the Kps,s'sc beautifully wreath
oj ed. there came 10 Dsua'n.
"Well might s.e claim. "Dea:h, where
,|isthy stin,,!" ssis the pastor. turniag' with
= tear-fiIed eyrs, s'nevcr saw the kirg OF
10 iterrors in 80 lovely grab. How sweet-
Ilvlshe sleeps "7!.isns sssigia5 lo soa~5n~
Ave! swoetly still, in, a grave yard
T. upon the hill side; and on the write shaft
IL that bears her naa,e some loving hand has
s!I ehissied, 5j;. rfl
att Al raft5s'sn is no. har2fo de- eW
:. .ssasiNnw York PEoPIE's OseAs.qr
nsi o. Few readers can bo aware, until
they have had orcasion TO test the fact,
"i bow much labor OF research is often saved
ed BY such atabe as the. .foilcwins--.he, work
"A Of one now in his grave. If History is
aeI Poetry as one Who is a true poet himself
), f3rcibly remarss,h then here is 'Poetry
: personifed.' a--tt tt'aspcr.s ae7o1q s9sa ,'nA'
:" 1901 Nirsi,iia settled blythe English.
'p- sl6I4 New York settled by the Dutch,
de 1920 Massachusetts settled blythe Pu,
resi- ritans.
.T i6s3 New Hampshire settled by Puri
itarsat ri aadi 5oi 9har n5isiYoEq yise1t
me 1924 New Jersey settled he the E:ach
ere slG27. delaware settled b thc STedes
8 1 1885 Maryland settled by The, Catholics
VT e.1635 Connecticut settled by I'll. rdri
s,7eI tanss. sdi dguosdi ssiilm6i 1ot gnibreo7g
.sl6s6s R. Island settled by Roge.o vii
= liams. ,.,. incomes, 80, s.,,s s1ar, rn;o,,
girl 1850 Il. Carolina settled by the Eng
Y.Ilish, '''3 's'"'! ~ . % . PC '"' = ~
2 -of 1910 s. 'Carolipa set,Iedby the Huse
~ nots.odi SO ggams aa5d .a7a ld Essr
5 Il > 1852 Pennsylvania settled by Wn
'uio Penn ,t...f.,f IA 10 ,,aza. s.st .,t .,
by 1888 Georgia cor ia settled by Gen. Ogl;
Il b thrope. si'ih M" '5'''' ''''7'''''s 80
4 il oi l79I Ne rmont admitted cshe Unio'
,,,;,, - 1902 Kentucky admitted intotae oai~
"sir :, 1895 Iemessee ad,ni;eo .4to Il
Union, ,...4i,,s
my 1902 Ohio admitted into the Union.
tie dllsil Louisiana admitted into d
The Union. !m7ai aoGn i1's5ai 1in'
-. 1916, Indiana Admitted ipto the Unie
'"'' 1917 Mississippi admitted into |,
d IT Union. ~ r" ~
avn iilo 1919 Illiaoi. admitted into the Un!,
l,s.,x ,n,x 8 l529Alana,ia admitted into the y.