American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-11-24

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VISION unueOaeos $40 " never IAiis 70 -
Wsken In me, . train Of feelings and re.
hsstiOns. at oBeS nslaneboly aud agrssa-
blsg And I can truly sly. it hes been
profitable 20 ne e ihyitsssd satsTtsia oom-
muniOn with the memory Of the dead. /
seek occasion 70 &dodef and hsdita.s 90.
mOnes. the iombs. even when 10 strange
places. and surrounded BY names and
scenes new to me. 'Tis the common Esst-
ingplace ofallthe living. And the thought
always intrudes itself. as you are walking
above the deeaying, forms. making your
self acquainted With the particulars cf
their names. ages. and time Of their dssths
50 win others shortly be- reading the rsc-
ord Of your last resting place. while the
restless thrOpg viii be swaying oyer the
surface Of the green earth; and sun and
cloud. and wind. and storm, and heat, and
cold will bO as nothing to you. and your
place now so humbly filed, win be filed
BY others and yourself scarcely missed
These are hallowsd reflections. that GIL
my soul. as I here and there stoop to read
the INSCRIPTION, upon the stone Of some re-
membsred one, who was dear to me in life
and now seems douSly dear BECAUSE taken
from my sight. IT'S real blessing con-
nectsd with the memory ofthe dead, that
their virtues and all their agreeable quali-
ties only. are prominent. And in looking
upon their epitah. am at once carried
back to the social honrs when. | could
count them amongst my living companions
when their joys were my joys; their sor-
rows, my SORROWS. Aud when the sun
shine Of prosperity Illuminated our path
or The clouds Of adveraisy carkensd the wsy
how we laughed or shed tears together, OIL
how our mutual sympAthiss were callet
Iont in anxious efforts TO relieve each 9th
ers sutfsrings or wants. How In Aicknes
the midnight lamp was consumed in pa
tisnt vigil. listening to the disturbed breath
ling; counting the unsteady pulse: hov
hope and despair altsrnated With the chan
Iging features Of my friends case; and hoy
IjOy..Sr iGsipressibls anguish, absorbed
all other feelings. ..whsn the crisis decide
whether we should longer be companion
on earth. or be separated for season.
Sometimes I review each separate me
mente of my dear. departed ones. Tn
wardrobe; the favotite book; l rphssrs
the songs they were pleased with: on on
side I see some upGn:sbed piece of vorl
on The other. the carefully stored ARTICLE
which were to serve some useful purpos
10 after life. Ivisit their iavorite retres
, %sndssigh for the, friends who can me-
; me no more" The tender plants. wh
were made dear to me, by their Innocence
my beloved daughter, my son. the pra
> Ting coppaniou Of my childhood. thOug
D their places about me are vacant, and ST
: their smiles and hear their welcome voic
no more; yet in my fond fancy ! Eea!i
their. presence. and feel that I am mat
better by my communion with the dea
I tell you dear reader, there are real bic
y sings copnsced with our recOlections Of o
!. departed friends.
'e The time. the place. the associations b
long ing to the imagined presence Of the de-
are hallowed; no unholy thought or pu
pose, can enter there. The wors, passio
, are calmed; and the sharp aspsrities Of t
y evil parts OF our bsing are smocthed: Al
the time thus spent is not only not 10
- but returns to us incalculable profit. Su
10 thoughts. are no, always with us, but tb
a, are a blissful refuge in time Of sorrow;
= should all the world frown upon us. a
10 every earthly friend forsake us, we turn
n- the pleasing anticipation Of meeting il
!, , happier sphere. those, whom We eonid
4 ~ while living. HI. ~ ATHENS
no y lIrrEREsTING Dis1NTERMENTs. "A corn
nd t,ondent Of the GIN. Commercial. from [
4 bans, o., relates the following: - :,
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