St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-10-10

4 Land behind the Mountains

Nmes were Faoked with paln no morc.- -
Tho flush VA fading from histhin checks,
and the fsverthat mad been for weeks dry,
ing up his blood, was now cooling rapidly
under the touch Of the icy hand that Was
upon him. s sas ass
There wers sounds and tokens Of bitter
but suppressed grief in that dim chamber;
for the dying boy was one very dear to
many hearts. They knew he was depart
ing, and the thought was hard to bear ;
but they tried to command their feelings
that they might not disturb the last mo
ments Of their darling. ,..,,a -,.
The father and mother, and the kind
physician stood beside dear Eddyy's bed,
and watehed his heavy breathing. He
had been silent for sometime and appear.
ed to sleep. They thought it might bs
thus that he would pass away !; but sud
dcnly his blue eyes opened wide and clear,
aBdaa beautiful smile brok3 cycr his fcaas;.:
lures. I, He. looked upward and forward
6|rst, then turning his eyeslupon his moth
er's face, said - sweet voice: .,I,,.I
I ftMother, what is the name Of the beau.
tifal country that I see beyond the moan d n
taius-the hig6 rountains 1''a sas# .2a'
q car; sea nothing my child, {, laid the
mother; ...there, are mo- mountains in the
sight Of our: house" I'D s,D.. VIII, 30
.took there, dear mother" said, the
child, pointing upward, 'syonder are the
mountains. Can you zee them now :" he
asked in tones Of the greatest astonish.
ment, as big mother shook her head.--:
.Ihey, are near me now---so large and
high, and behind them tlio country looks
50 beautiful aud the people are Us t1pp,y
there arc no sick chill7es deere Is.
Pc, can: You not sesl behind the noun tains!
Tell me the name Of that land" g. !.
The parents glanced Ct each Other, and
with united voices replied: z ~ '+'so .
"1'he land you ses; Il heaven, is it not
my child Z" :tl4r d3is'a ra.as.is gez
Yes;, it is heaven, + thought thu,
must 30 the name. Oh! let me eo-bu,
how shall I oross thoss mountains En-.
ther, will you not carey me: 1t:.se me in
your arms and carry me, for they call re
from the. other side aud n,.e; TO-" i..sa .
There Was not dry eye in. that cham.
Der, and upon every heart there fel a col,
elnn awe, % If the curtain which conceal
ed its mysteries was about to be With
drawn. s1atnfH aTas9G 2n;g9afa Il /
|, ooh, mother-oh, father! do not CRY
but cotae With me and cross the noun
tains-oh, comet! and thus no entreated
With . strength and earnestness that Is
topished al. i. ~ .,,,gt;aaj, I.qs =
The chamber wss filed with wonder,
lug, avs-str:cken friends. AT length hi
turned to his mother, with . face beamine
with rapturons delight, aud stretching OIL
bis litls arms FOR: the ;sst embrace, h
/. Goodbye, mother, I am going; bul
dent you Be afraid-tts ztrong man -.
es1as % carry N, over the monntdns.''
i TAese were his parting woods. Upoz
dis ssother's ibrcs1. "a brcathed lis last
AMI, theys laid tks, I'D, f.ir body lovr
again upon tie pillows, and closed the i'd.
over tn, beautiful blue e;e., ., = which
ths mist Of death a.d . :tilered ,:. ..a III
and bos:ag 81 ~ t6sia!e sshey lp;rieyed
wite submissive, bptt ~ = sdiag .:.art;. sld
said, '"1hs Lord gave, ind the Lord t.
ksth aw1y; blessed be ele name Of th.
Lold. Nee C3vendnt. ~ '.'..3.- !,