Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-09-17
HHroN the American and Gazette.
tAMOTHER's GRAVE. =
BY A. LADY

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positCry of the cherished dead!
There repose in everlasting sleep tn,
remains of her, whose voice breatheC
nothing but loEessweetest music, and tn,
very touch of her hand manifested love
purest movements. At twilight she in
stilea in the minds of her young chill
dren, those holy prcccpts, and th~atinstruc
ton which none other save a Mothe,
could impart.W Why are mother tender an(
soothing cares extended to us now.-
Because yoRdor grave has closed be
tween ourheartsa and hers, and we can on
ly love her image. embalmed in memory.
shrine. Yes, death has taken her from
us, and we are left with the conscious.
ness that we must pursue hopes path.
way without the guidance of our best. and
tcnderest earthly friend. Would Moth
err, that thou couldst read the hearts o.
those thou has left; thou wouldst see that
often in their brief career, the free repent
ant tear hath fallen for the sins and fol-
les theyhave thoughtlessly committed in
the unguardedness of. youth. The pure
thoughts which thou hast cultivated in
their young minds, have caused them to
entertain contempt for falsehoodandleve
for truth.
All is dark without hy smile, which
so often reflected sunlight upon their
paths, but now they have no one to wills
per love and hope in their ears. phey
arc exiles from their homes which they
so fondly loved, and are wandering neg
lectcd and homeless, while strangers are
sheltered beneath their patcrnal roof.
oh all their hopes of earthly happi-
ness have been, with their dear Mother.
inferred in that grave. o They mayIoft=
en- pass the little cottage, linger by the
garden wall, and bring scenes of past
DAYS wildly to their minds, and recall
the time when their Mother was lying
upon her dying bed, and when she com
mitted them to the care of Him "who can
drythe orphans tears and calm the or
phan's woe" 81
They have no glad hearth around
which they can kneel, or no maternal
eye to.beam upon them in tenderness and
pride, put they never fail to meet at this
spot, and pour out the grief of their
hearts to the orphans Friend.
What subject impress the mind with
mere soiemnity than the thought of
death and the Craze? oh, the grave !
with what horror do the timid shrink as
the gloomy prospect is presented to their
imagination, while the more reflective
mind meditates upon it calmly, as those
appointed for all living. These are
Retrospective thoughts which carry
US back with fondness to u youth
full homes and to those scenes Of
childhood which are pictured all beauti-
full andfair to our visions. How, endear-
- -. 1e oonh enaf WHARF in EfnSa
fowery spring VIC straycd with our loved
companions. Imagination loves to lin
ger on the meadows, the grassy hillock,
and the daisey lawn, and follow the muir
muuring streamlet to it's source, beneath
the messy rock. But, oh more hallow-
ed<thou all of these, is that one conse-
Grated, where tho yew tree waves, and
where. lone orphans have repaired to
weep, beside q l[0ther'S Craze.
&AFhen they had wandered in other
lands, upon their return their footsteps
would still lead to the churchyard to
tho tomb of her they loved, and in sad
remembrance they would heave many a
sigh. How precious to them every lit
tie flower that sweetly bloomed over the
mound, and yet how pensive and solita-
ry was every shadow. When in after
years they wander there, and muse on
childhood's- buried years, her form will
still appear to their Imagination, and her
voice will soundi in their cars, intoxicating
these precepts which fell from her lips
while glowing with life.i' Like agudrdi-
qa qngeI she impressedt them deeply upon
the young hearts committed to her care,
and sealed them with virtues hottest in
fuence. ri eLr.sr .
DIR! she was to their souls as Bcthle-
hem star, guiding their pathway, and
shielding them from temptations, and
opening Heaven through life's dark,
b~eBildering maze. And now, although
far from their native home, aud harrassed
with cares, affection will frequently watt
them back to childhood,s scenes, and
theywill heavve manysig TO view again
dsAIothefs Ga1rc.u.f gH55i.sE 81 , ia
B1~The Frenchman proposed to XIII
heas by tickling them until they opened
their mouths, and then choking them to
death With 'brick-dust, has found a ri
val, who proposes to e3terminate crows.
Take, a horse hair two inches long, tie a
knot at one end, run it thro' a grain of
corn and throw'the grains broadcast over
your farm. The crow will swallow the
grain, the hair sticks out at the mouth,
and produces irritation and inflammation,
which causes the crow to commit suicide
by clearing his throat, for relief.
Acotemporary says:-"Thereisam man
up in our country who always pays for
his paper in advance. He has never had
a sick dayi in his life-ncver. had any
corns or toothachc-his potatoes never
rotAthc wecviI never eats his wheat
the frost never kills his corn or beans
his babies never cry in the night, and his
wife never scolds. Reader have you paid
the printer in advance.
BGg,A teacher in one of the Sunday
Schools, was lecturing a slass of little
girls, on the influence Of pious parents
in the formation of youthful character.
|" All, Miss Carolina" said he to one of
the class, " what do you think you would
have been without your father and pious
mother? ?" CT suppose, sir" answered
Miss eCarolipa," L should havo been an