Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-05-01
"Bury Me in the Garden"


There was sorrow there, and tears were
in every eye, and there were low, haii
suppressed sobbiugs heard from every cor
ner of the room; but the liile siieref was
snIl; lis young spirit was just on The verge
of departure. The mother was bending
over in all the speechIess ycarnIngs OF ma
ternal love, with one arm under It's piilow'
and with the other unconsciously drawing
The little dying girl closer 10 her ooso'''
Poor thing! in The bright and dewy morn
ing il had followed out behind Its laiher 10
the field and while he was there engaged
IN his labor, it had palled around among
the meadow flowers, and had stuck lis boS-
ON full, all It's FURNISHED iresses, WIN car
mine and lily tinted things, aud returning
tired to lis fathers side, he had lifted u
upon the loaded cart; bu. stone IN the
road had shaken il from It's seat, and Tho
ponderous iron wheel had ground II down
in the very cow path, ana 'he Ii''e
crushed creature was dying. We had ali
Ayalhered up closely 10 It's bedside. ana
we're hanging over the loved little one 10
see ilit breathed, when slight, Gcyemen'
came over its lips, and lis eyes were part
y opened. There was no voice, out nero
was something beneath lis eyei'ds which
a mother only could interpret. lis lips
trembled again, and we all held our brfa'i'
its eyes opened further; and then we
heard the departing spirit whisper in tia,
ear which touched those lips, "MolheIt
don't let Them clrrv me away down TO
he dark, cold graveyard, but bury me III
the gardcn--in the garden mother
A lille sister, whose eyes were running
down with the melting Of the heart, had
crept UP TO the bedside, and taking up the
hand Of he dy ing girl, sobbed aloud IN lls
ear, Julia, can't you speak to Anioineih'
The last Guuering pulsoiion OF expire
ing nature struggled hard 10 enable mat
little spirii Ia utter one more wish, ana
word of Election; its soul was on iis lips
as it whispered again; Bury me IN Tho
garden, mother! bury me III ihc--."ani
a quivering came over lls Ilmbs--one lee
bic struggle, and AL wa, snll.
l INES an ! Ub". rdN > ~ 'NNi''E
they used Ia was. Folks d.n'r 90 TO bed
nova doy they feIIre. Nob"dy eats
their dinner people take some refresh
ment Nobody goes 10 church-bu' Peo'
pie attend divine service. There Is no
Sabbalh-il is Sunday. No one gets his
tooth pulIed--it is extracted. Instead oi
drinking his Tea OF coffee, the fashionable
only sip little. No one tears hole IN
his panlaIoons--but IL is no rare thing
that be laeerstes them. The ladies don
90 visiting only make calls. Young
men don't 60 courling- only step ~
TO pass the evening. Our grand mas used
hard.backed clsirs--bui our bellies bave
stuffed backs 10 hdr seOfs! r.s.
The Flood ~ THE NIssIssIPPI.--A
gentleman who arrived in New York di-
recl from New Orleans, Via Memphis.
gives eplorable account oithedeslfuclon
Of properly by the food in thai river. He
stated lHst the river had pretty much, with
few xctpIOns. covered the cgupUy on
both sides OF ii all the way from The mouth
Of Lake Providence TO Mrmphis--a DIS
lance OF several hundred miles. People
were seen in The upper stories Of houses.
while tie lower roOms were filled with
water. Csule were standing bali submer-
ged, while dogs were resting on logs. In
villages people were passing IN boats, aud
moving their effects 10 places OF greater
safety. Even deer had been dlslodged
from their cOverls, and were seen swim
ming in the Mississippi. One 6ne spec
lmen was taken while swimming across
the river in front Of the how oi The boat.
This food is said 10 he iihoUi Preeedeft
since The year 1871. and at many points
it is said 10 he greater Than u. The ex'
tent Of its damage and destruction ol prop
eriy cannot probably be known until tho
inunda,ion has partially subsided. .eommu-
nicslions With many points having been
interrupted or entirely cut Oh.