Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-10-22

der to see If papa was attending. Being Of
a very benevolent turn Of mind. he made
several efforts to teach Bose the catechisln.
! IN which he succeeded as we'll as could he
expected. In short, without further detail.
Master Edward babe fair to be literary
wonder. But alas for poor little Edward
his merry dance was soon over. A day
came when he sickened. Aunt Betsy tried
her whole herbarium but in vain he grew
rapidly worse and worse His father sick
ened in heart, but said nothing he STAYED
by his bedside day and night trying all
means to save with affecting pertinacity.-I
"Can't you think Of any thing more, doctor Yp
SAID he to the physician, when every thing
had been tried 10 vain Nothing ans
wered the physician. A slight convulsion
passed over my uncle's face. "Then the
Lords will be done y said he Just at
/ that momenta ray Of the setting sun pierced
the checked curtains, and cleaned like an
angels smile across the face of the little snf
ferer. He awoke from a disturbed sleep.
ooh, dear oh | am so sick p He easped
ieebly. His father raised him ia his arms
he breathed easier, and looked up with q
grateful smile.
just then bis old playment, the cat cross.
ed the Aoor "There goes pussy" said he
ooh dear, shall never play with pussy
any more" At that mUment deadly
change passed over his face, he looked in
his fathers face with an mporing expression.
aud put out his hands There was one mo-
ment Of agony and the sweet features with
a smile of peace, and mortality was swllow-
ed up 10 ife.' My uncle laid him downand
looked one moment at his beautiful face
it was too much for his principles, too much
for his pride, and he lifted up his voice and
wept
The next morning was the Sabbath, the
funeral day, and it rose with breath all in
cenSe, aud with cheek all bloom Uncle
Abel was calm and collected as ever but
IN his face there was sorrow stricken ex.
| preston that could not be mistaken. | re-
member him at family prayers bending over
the great bible, aud beginning the psalm,
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place
in all generations" Apparently he was
touched by the melancholy aud spIeudor of
the poetry for after reading few verses
he stopped. There was dead silence, in
ierrupted only by the tick of the clock
He cleared his voice repeatedly aud tried
to go on, but in vain. The energy of sor-
row broke through his usual formal rever-
ence, and his language flowed forth with
deep and sorrowfu pathos, whicu l have
never .orgotten. The God so much rever-
enced, so much feared, seemed to draw near
to him as friend and comfort er, 10 be his
refuge and strength " a very present help
in time of trouble" Ny uncle arose, l saw
him walk toward the room of the departed
one. | followed and stood with him over the
dead. He uncovered his face. 1t was set
with the seal Of death, but oh, how surpri-
Singly lovely was the expression The bril-
liancy Of life was touc he'd with the myster-
ions, triumphant brightness which seems
like the dawning of heaven, My uncle
looked long and steadily He felt the
beauty of what he gazed on his heart was
SOftened, but had 10 words for his feelings.
He left the room unconscionsly, and stood
at the front door. The bells were ringing
for church the morning wos bright, and
birds were singing merriIy, and the little
pet Squirrel of little Edward was froIicking
about the door.
My uncle watched him as he ran, first up
one tree, then another, then over the fence.
whisking his brush and chatterng as irI
nothing was the matter. With deep SIGH
Uncle ALle broke forth "How happy
that creature is well the Lords will be
done u That day the dust was committed
do the dust amid the lamentations of all who
had known little Edward. Years have
passed since then, and my uncle has long
been gathered to his fathers, but his just
and upright spirit has entered the liberty
of the Sons of God. Yes, the good man
may have opinions which the philosophers
scorn, weaknesses at which the thoughtless
smile, but death shall change him into all
that is enlightened, wise and re6ued. "He
shall shine as the brightness Of the firma-
meut, and the stars forever and ever"