Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-04-07

pluck them the bright pluma ged'birds sent
forth one long note Of glad greeting, and the
| face of the angel girl in tn bower shone like
| the morning star.
The angel that led h. little child was vrrv
4beantiful; bur in her sountenance there WIS
a s.rous sweetness, as though she had 2 zed
/ on the SORROWS Of others until il hal east
shadow on her angelic bcatitudc.
..Her dress seemed wove Of lily leaves,
| 1t was 50 pure and fine az
| and all about her there was 5 range white
ness. She was the angel OF death. As she
drew near, recognizable little grit was
Clara! My little friend Clara, whom | bad
! seen lying on her oucll, so wan and i'll, thai
Christmas morning. Clara, as she entered
the garden, looked AROUND joyfully, and her
step grew quicker and lighter. The Apge, OF
Death led her to the lister angel, sitting in
the bower. She folded her arms around
1Ilara and pressed her to her fosom with 4
low ing welcome, and Clara felt as honet she
knew her, and her kiss seemed just like the
fond Kiss OF her own mother.
Then Clara turned TO the group Of hairy
children, who received her rs a companion.--
They embraced her in turn, and il seem d to
her as though she had long known and loved
her, AMI she caressed it and stroked its snowy
wool Soon the children led her away TO
show her heir garden. could not hear what
| they said, bur the sound if their Joyous lauyh-
ter came to me, and | knew Clara's voice
above The others she never laug ed so hap
PLY upon the earth. / Saw her compan ons
take rto a 10y " lake. Upon it's crystal
wat.r gnew lilies even larger than the Tcto-
RIA Reyia, of which you have heard tina. upon
it's leaves Y child Can stand securely.
AS the children came TO the edge Of the
lake The lilies .ioated towards them and touch
ed the shor,. Then some If the little ones
put out their ny, white fe It into the lily cups,
All among the qiivering yellow stamenS, and
sat down IN the snowy bowls, and III. inner
leaves seemed 10 told around them to hol
them safely, AMI The Outer leaves spread
themselves Ike sails; and SO they iIoated
about the lake, clapping their hands with
gle ful shnnts.
| cannot tell how long time passed. for
IN that world there Is 10 time that is count ID
with u--but it seemed only a short erod,
when The angel-girl gathered he child en-
around h.r aain and said: SHARK! anoth-
er young Id is coming from the "a tn !''-
Aud the angel at the gate threw open the
go portals, and az in they gave 10 tn he
mclo iious sound and IN the d,stsnee was
s. the angel of ID 'ath, leading Little cir!
through Ia dark wy, and, rs tn entered
the gate, again the h)wers dashed wi b new
brightness aud se.lt forth heir sweet s. odors. /
and he light grsw more golden, aad the
IN nbow- huei BIRDS lew about with SONGS If
10y, and the trees bent their boughs, laden
with lus .ious fruit.
Ihe gaze Closed, and could see that the
little glrl bore something IN her h ,nl--it was
lliy-br nch. A she drew near tin bow r.
little Tiara sud itny bounded forward an / !
caught her in her arm. crying out, at is
L ! my SIS r Lily.' l. ly claspei h ms
tlohtA, as.0ut Clara, and no longer looked
fr shtencd and Clsra took her to the ane i
ami to her own young companions, and tn y
ali welcomed her W til deli4ht. TA5j
The time was very short when there came
again the musical sound of the op ming of
the golden gata: the lowers, the b rds. the
air, The trees, all save her greeting.
n, Angel of Dearh passed through the |
dark valley into the heavenly gardep, carry I
ing an infaat very carefully anI teuderiy ON
her bosom. She drew ne II Clara. ana laid /
IN infant IN her arms. The baby opened
her'cy as if ON Il sweet sleep, and kne,c /
Cara, nd laughed out right incrriy-ani |
she saw Lily and stretched out her little arms |
TO twIhe them round her neck, and Glars and
Lily REQ ced over the com NJ Of baby Anna.
inaeed, there was more joy amongst all the |
children az her arrival than they had felt |
beiore, for she had passed through thai col |
den gate SO yoan,, that she ha4 fewer earth |
staifs about her.
'Let US crown Ter with aauers!' said one. |
Let her play with our white lambl.' sad !
another, 'Let US take her to sail il the liiJ-
boats 7 ciied another, let Us ask our dear
guardiaa t. sing to her = Littl. Anna was
nd .rly laid on The lip of the GUARDIAN an
gal, aud the hearts Of the three sisters over
flowed W tn perfect Joy.
That angel WAS once on this earth, a heav- /
emily minded grl. She had loved young ehl- /
dren very dearly, when she died, her occupa-
ton in heaven was TO instruct aud watch
over the Chi .dren and infats who came from
earth to that ptrad seal garden. Ii the .
mother, WHO mourn d SO deeply over her
three lost treasures, could have seen hem
there, would she not have EXCHANGED }f L
"-Concnt 1s..5
Cur 1--we was yell divided; - ai'H1
is sweetness ioilowHs wAere they went,
y halisA stfyct where l did.
ni 'a ,ll dom. &C Gui IL hu lyelthe lot,
s6i AID riscihcn II the Sweetness;
= Il 70 Us ne enipiy in5sn and ca1t-- -ad al
L. th "a the iasen's competeno<s ..s a
81 ITO u .th,se .gr,y,s--to them the rows
The mystic Piim-tites sprfg in; i1t
Ta To u the III nee IN tbs hvus -
u tlssaohe t9ral .insi,,ag!i' = ,...#..a
PRINCETON COLLEGE ID esTRoyRD. tele-
erap2ie lisp itch from Primo ton, anpounc s
that Nassau Hall the college build ng in
that borough, was entirely, destroyed on
Sltuiday evening, having iaken frs from
some uaknnwn cause. The students lost
their clothes, books &C., the loss is estima.