The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-02-11

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rsIt wAs . lovely dayj ths bllmy breath Of
Jun6 waited the rich iftagranes Of The sum.
ner flowers. whileths wsrbliag songsters
'of the grove ehsnted sweetest mefsdies to
their creator, God--and 10 their most msIo.
dious strains, with all SFested nature in rem.
defing praise to the Fodntain Of Siesslngss
The golden orb Of Day was Just sinking be-.
bind lhe %eSieFn wave. ind i,s last linger.
ing rays, as though 10th tpJeavs the scene.
still shed their halo Of shellow Hight upon
the arch Of heaven. and gliding the aeecy
ciouts with the tints Or Paradise. The
whole scene is one Of surpassing love liness.
But, kind readsf,H while syour heart is filed
with praise andslovs1 to the bountifui Giver
Of good, gowith me and learn to adore His
richer love-. s.S,. r,s
Little Ella was dying. 5PaH no longer
racked her weary limbs. Under she touch
Of the icy hand of death, the fever that had
for days been drying the blood in her veins,
was rapidly cooling, nhdlthe flush was fad
ing from her thin cheek ! The dying little
one was dear to many 9hearts-theirs was
the grief too deep for utterance, and in the
silence OF bitter, fearless agony, the5 stood
around her dying couch, lOr they knew that
she was departing. The father and moth.
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er and the hind physician stood bending
over The form Of thd the lovely child,
watching her labored breathing. In appur.
ent sleep. she had for some time been 81.
lent, and they thought tllat it might be thus
that she would pass away. Blu, suddenly her
blue eyes opened, and s,smile Of heavenly
sweetness rested upon her features. She
looked eugerly forward !, FIRST, then turning
her eyes upon her mothers face, said in q
sweet voice: .,.a .4,f e4sassr 81
Mother, see that beautiful country beyond
those dark, rushing Writer'S. Oh. how beau,
tiful What is the name Of that country
mother!' ~. ......, ...... ,...ol-
Il can see nothing, my child said the
mother. .gaat5s Il .7'A ess@ a7'
Look there. dear mother said the child
pointing again, can yo,lnot see ii now!-
See how those angry waves dash against
those rocks--aHd, oh, what beautiful coun
try beyond-the sun shines go pleasantly
and in see such beautiful flowers, and the
birds sing SO. sweetly-Oh! they are so neal
to me now, can almost touch them witt
my hand, and the people all look so happy
there. Oh! papa. can you not see beyond
the river! Tell me the name Of that land.
. The parents exchanged glances, and re
piled together: 'TheslsAd you see is Heav
en-; is 1t not, my chiidP' 90 - III
'Oh yes, that is its name; thought i
must be Heaven Oh, let me go, Blu
how shallI cross that deep, dark river!-
Father, carry me, will you not! See. tht
angels are waiting for me on the other side
--they are holding out their arms for me-
Oh, father take me in your arms and carry
me across the river. ! must go.' ]trs
Solemn awe pervaded the room. as il the!
stood upon the very verge Of e,ernity-as il
the curtain was about to be withdrawn tha
concealed the unknown glories Of the eter
nal world. ai
my child, will you wait with US it'll
loDger1' said the fathYr; stronger arms thar
mine will soon bear you across the r,ver.--
Stay with your mother a little longer; see
how she weeps at the thought Of losing you
Dear mother, do not cry, but come witt
me and cross the stream. Come, father
come--angels are; whispering in my ears
and / see ii being standing upon the othe
shore who is smiling upon me and stretchi, {,
out his arms to take me. Now he is comm
down into the river t. carry me across.
must go-come with me! and stretching
out her little arms for alast embrace, sh
said Goodbye, mother; don't be afraid, h
has come to carry me safely acress tn
river .3s y H sir - &''se afF 7-sa
And these were her last words. Cent
did they lay the fair form back again upo
the pillow. and, kneeling at the bedside
those grief stricken hearts thanked God fo
bis lesson'cf love, and prayed for rssigna
ton, saying. '1'he L rd gave and the Lor
hath taken away, blessed be the name
the Lord.' sag- s@ga aat&~