The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-09
A cHILD's DREAM OF A STAR.
BIT CHARLES DIcKEss.

lhere was once child. and he stroll
go shout a good deal aud thought Of a
number Of things. He had a sister who
vas a cblld Ioo. and his cODttant com
panion. These two used 70 wonder all
DAY long, They wondered at tie beauty
OF the fowers; they wondered at the
height and blusness Of the sky: they won.
dered at the d'yth of the bright water;
they wondered a, The goodoess and the
power OF God. who made the lovely
world. 'stH
Ttey used to say 10 one anoller ,one
timcs, Surprising all the children on
earth we're TO die. would the flowers and
the water and the sky te, sorry?" They
believed they would be sorry. For. sad
they, the buds are the children Of the
flowers and Tie little playfalss,eams that
gambol Gown tbs bi'sides, are The chil.
dren Of the waler; and he smallest bright
spschs playing a, hide and seek in tbe
sky all night, must surely be the children
Of the stars; and they would all ba griev.
ed to see their 2lsymales, the children Of
men, no more,
There was one clear, shining star tba;
used to come out 10 ihe sky before the
rest near the church spire. above the
graves; it was larger and more beautiful,
hey thought, than all the others. aud
every night they watched for It, standing
hand in hand a, the window. WHO ever
saw ii first, cried our Il see the s:aI!p
And often they cried out both together
knowing so well Wien it would rise and
where. So they grew to be such friends
with it. that, before lying in their be s.
they always ! ok-d out once again, 10 bid
iit good night; and when hey turned round
to sleep they would say; God bless the
staE!" .i'..s. ~.
But whll1 he was very young, oh very,
very young, the sister drooped. and came
TO be so weak that she could no longer
stand in the window at night, aud the
child looked sadly out by himself. aud
when he saw the star, turned round and
said to tie patient pale face on ihe cd:
i see the star!' and then smile would
come upon the laco, and little weak voce
used TO say: God bless my brother and
the starl' .--. -.... ~.
And The Tina came all too soon! when
the child looked out alone, and when
there was no face on the bed: and t en
there was little grave among the graves,
not there before, and when the star made
long rays down toward him. as lie saw il
through his tears.
Now. these rays wsre so bright, ant
they seemed to make such q shining W ay
j from earth to heaven, a~d when the chilt
went TO his solitary bod he dreamed aDou
the star; and dreamed that lying tier
lie saw train of people taken up tha
sparkling road by angels. And th- STA
opening showed him grea. world 0
light. where many more such angels wait
ed 10 receive them.
All these angels, who were waitin!
nraed their beaming eyes upon the peo
PIE who were carried up into tile star; ant
some came out from Tho long rows ii
which they stood. and fell upon the peo
pies necks. and kissed them tenderly
and went away with them down svenue
Of light. and were so happy III their com
pany, that lying in his bed he wept 70
joy .-a.. =.
But there were many angels who d.
not 90 with them and among them one h
knew. The patient face that once ba
lain upon tho bed was plorifed and radi
ant hut his heart found out his siste
among all the hest , ssH .t
His sisters angel fingered near the en-
! trance OF the star, and said to the leade
among those who had brought the peopl
t ither-- ,... e. .t-.-T ...# ..t......
is my brother Gomez?
And he said mo- .g
"A She was then turning hopefully ava
when the child stretched out his arms an
cried %. sister, am here. Take me 7 an
then she turned hsr beaming eyes upo
him. and it WAS might, and the star wa
: shining into his room, making long ray
; down toward him us he oaw it throug
his tears. From that hour forth the chill
looked out upon the star as on the hon
. herwas TO 80 to, when his Time sh9ul
come, and he thought he did rot belon
to this earth alone, but 10 the star, to-
because Of bis sisters angel gone beior'
There was baby born to he bTothe
to the child; and while he wass litt
that he never yet had spoken VOID. J.
!, stretched his tiny form out on his bee
: and died. f. t.s. u. lT .s.s .-.a.
/ A gain the child dreamed of the opt
a star,and of he company ofangcls. and .
t. train of people, aud the rows Of Ange
: with their beaming eyes all turned uPo
/ those peoples faces.
I, Said bis sisters angel to the leader-
is my brnther GOMEZ? 4g. - ..2 p.
u And he said. ,'Not that one but anotl
e er." !.a ,.t..s.l. ..,......,..ss.,- d
As The child beheld his brothers al
IT ge, in her arms he cried. 20, sister. ! al
10 here Take mel" and she turned and smi
e ed upon him, and tie star was shining.
y Ho grew 10 be a young man and w
busy at his books when an old servar
y came to him and said F.
), Thy mother is no more, ! bring h'
a blessing on her darling son. -.
d Again at night he saw the star, ,and a
that former company. Said his sister
augel to the lealer-. ,, a, n..
{. rs my brother come%
s. And he said, Thy mothcrT
re A mighty cry Of Joy went through I
II the star, because the mother was reunl
ed 10 her two children And he stretc
D ed out his arms and cried, 'Oh. mothe
Z. ln;ntn. md hrnihnr | am hare take me