Demoine courier., 1856-09-25

OUT hill oil the desd,' Eighty ninei-
There she lies now IN the coffin. cold
and stll-she makes no trouble now
demands no love, no soft words, no ten.
der lille Offices. A look Of patient ec.
DURANGO, we fancied all, an expression
Of grief for unrequited love, sat or hel
marble features. Her children were
there, clad 10 weeds OF woe, and in irony
We remembered HE strong mans words,
"She was a good mother in her day"
When the bell ceased tolling, the
strange minister rose in the pulpit. His
form was very erect, and his voice strong,
bu. his hair was silsery white. He
read several passages OF Scripture ex-
pressive of Gods composition 10 feeble
man, and especially Of his Tenderness
when grey hairs are on him, and his
strength laileth. He then made some
touching remarks on human frailty, and
Of dependence on God. urging all present
to make their peace with their Maker
while in health, tina, they might claim
his promises when heart and flesh should
fail them. "Ihen," said he 'the eier-
Eal God shall be thy refuge, and beneath
thee shall be the everlasting arms.''-
Leaning over the desk, and gazing in.
'enty on the cof6ned form before him,
he then said reverently, "From . lille
child ! have honored the aged, but never
till gray hairs covered my own head. die
| know truly how much love and ~ M
patty this class have a right 70 demand
Of their fellow creatures. Now | feel il.
Our molher." he added most ,enderlv,
"who now lies in death before US, was a
stranger TO me, as are all these, her des-
cendan,s. All / know OF her is what
her son had told me io-day-,hat she
was brough 10 this town from afar, sixty.
nine years sgo. q happy bride-thal here
she has passed mos, OF her life, ,oillns,
as only mothers ever have strength 10
toll, until she had reared a large family
Of soAs and dau Rhlers-,hat she lef, her
home here, clad in the weeds of wldow-
hood. 10 dwell among her children; and
that till health and vigor left her, she
lived for you her descendants. You,
who together have ahared her love and
her care. know how we'll you have
reqnited her. God forbid lha, conscience
should accuse any Of you Of ingra,i.ude,
or mnrmuring on account Of the care
she has been TO you of late. When you
go back to your homes, be careful Of
your words and your example before
your own children, for the fruit Of your
own doing you will surely reap from
them when you yourselves toiter on the
brink Of the grave. entrsat you 40 a
friend, as one whe has himself entered
the ~'eveiing Of life,' that you may never
say. in the presence OF your familie. nor
Of Heaven, Our mother had on,lived
her usefulness-she wal q burden 10 u.s.
Never. never! A mother connoi live so
long as hat! No; when she ear no longer
labor Tor her children. mol yet care for
herself, she can fall like a precious
weight upon their bosoms, and call forth
by her Lelplessness all the noble, geneI-
Gus feelings OF their natures.
''Adieu, then POOR, toll worn mother;
there are no more slespless nights, no
more days VI pain for thee. Undving
vigor and everlasting usefulness are par,
Of the inheritance Of The redeemed
Feeble a. thou vert on earth, thou viii,
be no burden on the bosom Of Infinite
Love; but there shal. thou find Thy long
ed for rest. and receive glorious sympa-
thy from Jesus and his ransomed fold"
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