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The s'I'.s a iis-sss lLysp. a. sasOsss<y.
have seen ~ ancient and very beautifsl
painting admirably representing aa angel
carrying child to Paradise Oae from the
eternal throne has opened the tomb OF IN
noeeEee aud ioveiiSsss, claiming ~ k>r ot1a
the beautiful little iumsts of . nee made
grave, aud pointing sP'eayd in triumph ant
hope, bears it Ell gently aud sfsctionateiy to
that glorious land of aever ending bliss be.
yond the uarrou cGn6scs OF the grave
What . spiendid and animated subject
ior The genius Of the artist, aud what q daz
Ihng aud instructive theme for the burning
thoughts OF the poet
ln the Stiffness aud ealmness Of the mid.
night hour. amid the silence of solitude (:
sAso tue eyes OF mortality we're sealed in
the deep slum bers Of unconscious sleep, end
s'en natare reposiBg Ikea tried sentioeI.-
Ay ~ such time, descended FROM on high
WITH noiselsss uiugs-doubiless at the man.
eAte OF Hin Who nov draws round his couch
tue curtain OF reposs.-one clad ia celestial
robes OF spo'iess purity, TO claim aHotA<r
angel for the skies. AS the messenger from
Cos. .piiloued the sweet child on her bosom.
abe sAng IN delightful strains Of harmony her
angelic song
"os cor dia asS dst.at .Aor.,
AehtAg love % f-It no more.
We have fured vrh sarth's snrrss-
P.st 4" sSw thai w<sris-.st
We have usPt that vssp aos SOW
Ssln % sses 0as's tbrOssssg bro~i
We sars tsSUs ne jr-ss.Ss's uoss-
All - s". Oss bright r.po-s!
co~s! Ce~sg Coass-
Here, reader, pause, aud contemplate the
wisdom aud beauty, the mercy and goodness
OF that ordinance Of the creator, which has
given Immortality to the frail aud dependent
beings OF bis formation. Death, when he
whispers into the ear OF those Who have run
their allotted race, 'NStc ensn ns1, fAv career
on eartA tS eaded, eousigns the esskcS 20 the
silent chambers Of the tomb, until the Goal
trump be sounded but the JetceI the vital
spark lives on and on in pristine purity and
sParkles uithTenov.ted briliiauoy uutil time
shall BE- 20 more
The truthful aud beautiful sentirne eut. sof
Ssch IL the Kingdom Of Heaven has often
elected my attention, aud commanded nv
admiration, As ever an aBOs I've wandered
by The diminu utiTs tomb Of childhood. aud tue
crowded city nf the dead oh how sppro-
pirate to the harmless life Of the littIe slau
berer beicw, aud boW consoling 70 the feel
ing of the parents who have wept At tho early
death Of a fayorits child
9 Ay I that spirit-land Of bliss m rs. be tbick
ly populated with tsns Of thousands Of .,DeR
ehildren, gathered 10 early harvest By The
great reaper Death Tor The eoogeuial soil
where 'tis slways sammer. UheSs, 10 Iuxuriant
sWestasss, flowers ever bloom, for there no
bhghtiug frosts OF Niptry SHOWS can strip
The trees Of their foliage, or mar the beauty
ofthosS garden WslkG have seen ths dos
log mother reluctantly yield her krst and
ouly born 60 the cold aud pinchise grasp of
death, 20 impress bis sigoet on the beautifui
aud snow Gs= brow Of childhood I have be.
held the ruthless invader Snatch from her
bosom her darling babe aud her bright eyes
have grown red and swollen With eootinned
weeping then sgsin I've sitnesssd the liz
tie esssmsut Of dus, sbroudsd in infast beaa.
~ Tor its Tranquil repo.s, and the narrow
mound elose thereon forever and in regard
ing these Oatbrsaks Of sorrow aud these sv
idsbcs, Of affection. it occurred 20 me At the
momeut Of ss,estiuE the pAreBis grisf has the
parents cries Of agoBy, that although