M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-08-23
bat her heart was on tbe blue waters,

bst her heart was on the blue waters
end she needed it not.
i How she watched the days in lheil
passing. She noted how the summer
waned-how the field of waving grain
grew yellow in the sunlight-she heard
the glad voices of the reapers, and
when the leaves were falling, the chill
dren went nutgalhering in the woods ;
when the noiseless snow fell, and lay
on the hill side as in olda days, un-
til the genial spring-tide sun melted il
away, and the yiolets and harebelIs
dotted the fields Sopassed a year
She was growing fairer and more
beautiul--too brilliant lor anything
e rthly. Once she kneaIt at the altar
| 10 the little church, and liSteGed to the
words uniting her with the Saylor's
redeemed on earth; but it was only an
outward torn, for her heart had long
been in the keeping OF angels. Again
she watched the waning OF the summer
days, and when the soft wind swept
over the silvery rye fields, she thought
Of the ocean aiar, with its broad waves.
Alllhrough the winter day she grew
more spiritual in her beatty, and the
slender white hands were often folded
on her breast, and she prayed tor those
who would soon be lett deSolate, tor
she knew she was dying.
1t did not startle her; she had felt
long ago that the fair green earth would
hold her pulseess heart, ere 1t had lett
the cloister of grlhood. Lite was
, sweet and beautiful, yet, IN her sinlcss'
ness, death had no agony, save her
! sorrow for those lett in loneliness, 1t
was only a very little way to the land
of rest and her feet had never grown
+ weary; yet she longed to look once
more upon the flowers and have them
braided in her hair; and so she linger-
, ed till the voice oil spring was heard
a on the hill-tops,
e One morning, when viewless hands
! were gathering back the misty curtains
: of the night, and the stars grew dim IN
. the glory of early morn, sweet Alice
e stood on the threshold OF Paradise, aud
). the golden gates were opened TO the
n fair. meek girl. There trembIed ON heT
lips a prayer and blessing for Ben Bolt,
- and her mother giving radiance to the
" fair dead face. and they braided spfinS
flowers in her brown hair.
The church bell chimed softly TO the
IS few wears earth had claimed the stain
: Iess soul of Alice May, as they brought
It the coffin in the little old church. How
d beautiful she looked in her white hur,S
!, al robe-too fair aud sweet for DEATH
r too holy, had there not been a resurrec.
ton beyond. Close behind her stood
! the friends OF hel girlhood, gazing on
. that young face as if they would ialn
call her back TO life and its sweet love.
so they laid sweet Alice to sleep in the
4 old church.yard, and those who looked
, codly on her, took TO their sOrrowng
hearts a sweet memory OF the early dead.
, There was agony too deep for utter
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