The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-01

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balr jas b.enaaug 50 top he cbdsvaia
aa,l muulma. would room be len an
pl.ge
NJ csc kueN auehf ,f ilieir h'stFy.
ssy iisia ,i'y ~! iessnerl' irsi - ~
New lak buf wh, they l'ud wandered
iar ,rom ll,eir rady hon wa, a secret
a~ IA 7, guAtd i fnm all.
A. ihr l.u.: er'i z slis'low. proclaimed
tl,c appfu.ah y evening, , Villages be-
san .,1,el5 - di.lel-, % illeir several
Iaso e. md v,tqilius iuousho,ll the lii-
tie ,iIagr WIS ln.hri and still ~ II i
hai t.ren Stti ath evening
Even :, ,ui,es f H. biris. chanting
heir e,enus l,ma o. praise. sounded
u3arr .ad and taa,ut,r q an usual, a''d
hr pastor dos. n,-tead " e, lickiug vii,
tae children on ihr smoo T. grassy lawn.
as was his ao.l, lny qaietiy by b. mrs
,rrs cIuif. as Il be. TOO iri' fai sOme
great torrow lad suddenly lriailen lbe
iilagers.
Preparation. Tor the funeral we're made
by tic many i,ieids Of the dee a-rd Amy
and on the next holy sabbath she was u
be laid ~ org Tie flowers, by the ide oi
her s,inted mother ,low swiftly tiew
the hours TO ih,se who bad known aud
lav, 4 her. An hour before that appoint.
ri Tor tie service lie little church was
flel and 4, the monrnful procession came
,lnwh ia, bearing all HAT e, mained oi one
they had s., murA los j. the whole cont
grcgalinn rose, anu not an eye IA ali thT
assembly Was undimned i, tears.
Old men, whose heads were whiienri
With the suo@. Of eighty winters lecame
as children, aad wrpt - il the cold clay
enclosed ia tie silent coffin lad crn an
own clii.d instead afoac whom they had
k own Ut two .hort years.
Tie bier va PLACED u on the liltle IA.
BIZ ele ,tl tAe altar, when tie old pastor
,loAly arose. and With a voice. usually
: calm aud steady. tut now II, muIous with
emo io,,, said, -
: Let Il, pray"
= Q, the words Of that prayer, not Of
} stud ed PHRASES. bat simple, and from The
= heart. How eIcq e,ly he prayed that
Z the hand OF Go might be recognized in
Z ills great aliciian. That the happy
5 death oi thj. Young Christian might be The
: ~ a., of awakening many from The duwn-
Il ward paits Of ,in and disobrd.ene. That
q ih.y migltl lvr. a, She had ltsrd aud ~hn
< deth sfutd ail them fiom earth. they
q 2ht b prepared 10 meet the angrl 6iul
= il that hight wu,d whittier Amy had
4 gonr--whcre pain o. paftng Is unknown.
t How a1e>tIy b. prayed tor the tfr'ii'g
talt. thu. lei alone. when must a mothers
watchfui csne i, needed that It's ilII
e nligln be- ~ purr aid happy and IL death
g as glor.ou- a. that OF IT. siaIcl m'lher.
n Ilcn was sung tle beautiful hymn:
q Jesus can make dying bel
It Feel s,ft rs d,shy pillows arc =
v The pas 81 tIirl invited all who desired
t. 10 come forward and bld final farewell
10 ih remains.
5 Siowly passed. tho congregation. Oh
I. men. Just tottrriug an the lriuk OF iht
= grave, eli III en-. TOO young to reaize The
n solemn ,ccue they we're now witnessing
t. zach nnpr nrd kiss npon the martlt
10 brow Of the silent sleeper,
I How eau ilul she Ieoktd as she Ia,
:, thtrr. 4. il nst fallen asleep, with Tie
W raln. sWeet smile she ALWAYS wore IN lite
/, [ 'pon her breast some tender hand ba'
r. l,ccd {. white lies, an emblem Q
The purity Of he / MT d al; while nrn'
:. the bier ", re wrcaihs OF fOwer, IN ey
! greens, the simple offering, OF o'ipl
to learts.
4. Can it e that she is dead Shall "
ut never see h,rmtre; Such tho gifts i,,le'
10 tie breasts of the w,t ping Inourners. Z
the servant Of God sad, " Tile service
ID will be- concluded tn" grave" Sitentl
vs. they lifted tie bier aud lore il from ih
Il church, placing it upon the ground besid
ID the open grave. What a sl,uder con
yulsed attendants, rs they gazed down III
Nv 10 the harrow led which wa. 20 son 4
I'd receive and cuver from their sight lorete
one 50 much eioved but as Il diylnn
of their thoughts, the pastor sad: Eartl
H. 10 eirih, ashes 10 ashes, daat to due
id She is not here
At ihs IN meut a young man came luli
lc. ryng through the Thong Of villagers, cry
ar ng, ~liold, hold, let me see her orc
II more
ho Who ART thou?' said the pastor
a. Let tue see her, Isl me see ker, 80
tbe only re>pnusr.
hr The a tend ,nis opened the eotIin, an
~ the Young stranger exclaimed. 20. Am.
ty Why dad sou die.
a For q uunn ni he bent over the COLL
Az and pressed upon her lip- oae Kiss ih''
burst forth n Wild. u. eAih.y Iaaah. Ie
ar ror se.zed un ali around. tor hiry kne
eu i.y his tailrs aud mapner that reason ~
he drtiinned.
~ -Comc away. sir Stranger sad III
pastor. geu.ly IA, IN III. land upon N
is yo4bg mats -hou5tler; "cot sec with me
cd iiut b. Ella still more con,ul,isels
Il il,r coiliH, auiserins belNepn ii. wl
r mania al iai,gliie :. Amy, Amy. vii. d
saa Is 4.