The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-25

"Wouldst thou descend to thy child2"
said a voice close by.
It sounded SO clear, SO deep, it's teE
went to her heart. She looked Us. nttf
near her stood man wrapped 81 afgei
mourning cloak, with a hood dasgn etsr;
the head; but she could see flsG <saun-l
tenance under this. 1T was and
yet epeolaraein his eyes were tzij AZ
j 's'l2ss sssasld & i NY, ai,s sspeatsa
and fsiis te apny of Adeaneir ils
Chou follow nle
figure. II am Death !,a 3
She bowed her assant. Il III
seemed oil at once as IL every star ilas
the heavens above shoile with tho H5llh
of the moons She saw the amy COLI,
ored flowers on the surface of The grave
| move like huttering garr1@nt. She
sank, and the figure threE his dklFk cloak
round her. 1t became night-ztlle night
of death She SINK deeper thaifs the
spade could reach. The churchyardi
lay like q roof above her head. NJ
The cloak that had eilxeloped her
aglided to one side. She stood in an inn
inense hail. whose extremities were lost
her but before her stood, and in one
moment was clasped to her heart, her
Child, who smiled on her in beauty far
Isarpassing what he had possessed be-
fore. She uttered a cry, though it was
scarcely audible, for close by, and then
far away, and afterwards near again,
came delightful music. Never before
had such glorious, such blessed sounds
reached her ears. They rang from the
other side of the thick curtain BLACK
as night-that separated the hall from
the boundless space of oternity.s
my sweet mother! my own mother!"
she heard her child exclaim. 1t was
his well-known, most beloved voice !;
and kiss followed kiss in raptuous joy.
At length the child pointed to the sable
curtain.
s'Thcre is nothing so charming up
yondcr on earth, mother. Look, mo-
ther look at them all That is
felicity
!: TIE mother saw nothing-notbing in
the disoetion to which the child pointed,
eS.ept darkness like that of night She
saw with. earthly eyes. She did not
see SIS did the child whomsGod had
called to himself. She heard, indeed,
sounds-music; but she did not. under
stana,the words thaS1were conveyed. in
these, exquisite tones. ~. .
4 can fy now, mother,' saidthe child.
l can fly, with all the other happy chill
dron, away, even into she presence of
God. LWish so much to go, but if you
cry on.as you are crying now, l cannot
leave you, and yet i should be so glad
to go. May I not :? :. You will come
back soon, viii you not, dear mothcrH
T. ~'Oh, stay oh, .stay!' she cried, only
one moment more. Let me gaze on you
ono momcnt longer; LET me kiss you,
and hold you moment longer iu,my
arms ,
| And she kissed him, and held him
{ fast. Then her name was called from
uboye-tho tones were those of piercing
grief. What could they be ? =.
I iIark = said the child, it is NY
father calling ON you. -
/ And again, i'll few seconds, dsep
-oDs were heard, as Of Children weep
! ing. -.
EThcse arc my Sisters voices,' said
tho child. Mother, you have surely
sot forgotten them 2
Thcn she remembered those who
were left behind. a deep feeling Of
anxiety P@rvaded her sga.9x s1S gozcd
intontiy before her, anfspecters soomod
to hover around her; she fancied that
shs. knew some Of them; they foated
tAr;Jugh the Hall OF Death, on towards
the dark curtain, and there they van
ished. Would her hushafid, her daugh-
teSs aspear there! No; their Iamcmta-
tons Fer2 still to be heard from
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