The weekly American banner., 1855-10-05

-nfih8 hOWctss pdle nOWefS D er the Dier 10 eheu /
a crown for the brow Of the early dead,
For this through It's leaves hath tho white rose
burst
For this in the woods was the violet nursed,
Though they smile in vain DER what once was
ours,
They are loves last gift bring flowers, pale
flowers" -
'DIED--On Friday the 2lstult., at Vernon,
madison Co., PAULINE SaAcKEIEoRD, eldest
daughter Of Judge Thomas and Sarah t.
Shackclford ofCsnton, aged thirteen years and
/ months.
We have never mourned a, death cut of
our own immediate family, more deeply than
we do the loss Of this dear child. We have
known her and loved her from her birth. We
held her in our arms before she was day
old, and though our way OF life has been cast
away from the dear friends under whose hospi-
table roofwe have spent some of the happiest
days Of our life, from time to time when
we have met them, we have noted the expand
ing beauties of mind and person, of this dea.
frstling of the flock, with almost moth
er's pride. Pauline, was a girl OF pncom-
mon promise, with mind highly gifted and
carefully cultivated by the best of advantages
Beautiful and graceful as she was, she seemed
perfectly unconscious Of her attractions, and on
ly anxious to excel in mental requirements.
She knew, and 1t is now sweet consolation
tous that she did, that we loved her and was
proud Of her. Bat few weeks ago, at Coop
er's Well dancing with her little baby feet 50
Light and gaywith her sweet face lighted up
loyousness. we said to her "Pauline, darling.
5opmay have a dozen sisters, but to me you
will always be the prettiest, the dearest" And
what said the dear childi "You are the only
one that thinks 50, but am going to be
good and smart, 50 you will have cause to be
proud OF me-" Andnow she has gone away to
Join that bright angelic band when there is no
grief or pain OF DEATH. And we weep for her
with her broken hearted Father and Mother and
their fitst earthly sorrow. We know too well
when death nvades the freside and takes away
dear child to his cold embrace, that words Of
consolation fall powerless upon the crushed
lIesrts Of the bereaved ones, yet thefe will come
after awhile when the cares of life crowd thick
upon US and our way is dark and our poor
eyrs blinded with tears and the mists Of earth
that we cannot see it clear, there will come a
chastened thankiulness that they the loved, the
lost, the ever wept, have escaped such sorrow
as ours!-that they are safe in the Saviour's
keeping while we still battle with the rough
.surges oflfe. To them can come no disap
pointment-no death of early hopes-they go
the early dead, with no memories of affliction
to-. cloud, il that were possible, the perfec
bliss OF Heaven. Poor little Pauline! She has
carried pohing but pleasant memories with her
for her brief life was happy one. She ha
escaped all the penalties Of the first transgres
ion except death
"The death Of friends, and, that which slay
even more
The death of friendship, lcve, youth, a
Except mere breath: an, since the slen
shore,
Awaits at last even those who ionges
miss,
THE old archer's shafts. perhaps the earl
grave,
Which men weep Ger may be meant to saw,
There is.a German proverb which has give
us great consolation, and we recommend th
beautiful thoughts it suggests, to those wh
have lost children. "Hethat hath lost child hc
oluags cIildP Our children may be spare
they may grow up not to bless us-thel
have been Gonerils and Regans--there has
been sons and daughters that have been VI
grateful and parents have said in bitterness
Hwould to God he haddiedwhen child"-bl
for those buds Of promise early trsnsplanted
the fair Garden that borders the River ofLif
there is no change--they bloom in an etern
youth of beauty and innocence. The death
children after all, though hard indeed to bear
a necessary arrangement in Gods policy z
Heayen-for Heaven would not be perfect wit
out them and the good shepherd to make It q
that his ransomed Saints can desire, has strsw
1t with these fair human flowers. This why
the fairesf, the brigh.est, and best die fra
God wants them to complete Heaven. Al
shall we, whose families have been, drafted
Sin that great army Of elorIded beings, cor
plaini Il Is IN vain if we dol the consol
zion Of the PsaImist be ours. 4 shall 50
.nThere IS no dock, however watched and tend
But one dead lamb Il therc
There Is 40 6reside howso'er defended
Bur hath one Eacant chair
The air Is fuITof farewells Tor the dyns, &
Aud mourninQs for the dead, ~ 81 X
AThe heart Of Rachel for her children crpirr
Will not be comforted:
She Is not dend4 The child n our affection,
But gone unto tnat scho<l Is
Where she no longer needs our protection
And Christ himself d5|h rule. rs
In the ureat cloister's stilIness and seclusio
BY Guardian angels led,
Sef6 from fempfotion, safe from sin's poll uti
She lives whon We can dead.
sa .t< A. tsf a
w will Be patient and assusge the feeling.
We cannot wholly stay,
BY sile1co.saac,i11iRG, rot eoRcsaIinr,