The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-28

seeing anything, until ~ last he came 60 |
middle. agsd gentleman So, he said
10 the gentleman, What sra you doing
here 2" And his answer was, 3 am al
ways busy. Come and be busy with
So, he hegia TO be very busy with the
gentleman, and they went on through the
wood together. The whole Journey was
through the wood, only il had been open
aud green az FIRST, like a wood ia spring;
and now began 70 be thick and dark, like
wood IN summer !, some Of the little
trees that had come out earliest were
even turning brown. The gentleman was
not alone, but had a lady of about the
same age with him, who was his wife;
and they had children, who were with
them too. So, they all weBt on together
through the wood, cutting down the trees,
and making path through the branches
and the fallen leaves and carrying bur-
dens and working hard.
Sometimes they came 70 long green
avenue that opened into deeper woods.
Then they would hear very little dis
tant voice, crying, "FAIher, father, am
another child Stop for mel" And pres
emily they would see very little figure,
growing larger as it came along, running
TO join them. When it came up they all
crowded around it, and kissed and well
coined it; and then they all went to-
gether. Er..t l.I-... sa-
Sometimes, they came to several ave-
nues at once, and then they all stood still,
and one of the children said, t''Father,
am going to sea- and another said
"Father, | am going TO India" aud an
other, "Father | am going to seek my
fortune where | can" and another, "Fa-
Their, | am going TO Heaven p 50, with
many tears. at parting tkey went, solitary,
down these avenues, each child upon its
way; and the child who went to Heaven,
rose into the golden air and vanished.
Whenever these partings happened the
traveller looked at the gentleman, and
saw MIN glance up at the sky above the
trees, where the day was beginning TO
decline, and the sunset TO come on. He
saw, too, that his hair was turning gray.
But they never could rest long, for they
had their journey to perform, and il was
necessary for them to be always busy
At last there had been so many part
ings that there was no children left, and
only the traveller, the gentleman, and
the lady went upon their way in COM
pany. And now the wood was yellow,
and now brown, and the leaves, even OF
the forest trees, began to fall.
So, they came TO an avenue that was
darker than the rest, and were pressing
forward on their journey without looking
down it, when the lady stopped.
MY husband" said the lady, " am
called" '"
They listened and they heard a voice
a long way down the avenue, say "Mother
mother p arjr.r ..r
1t was the voice of the first child who
had said, 81 am going to Heaven p and
the father said, I" | pray not yet Sun.
set is very near. Ipray not yotr
But, the voice cried, Mother, mother!'
f without minding him, though his hail
was now quite white, and tears were OF
r his face
r Then the mother, who was already
drawn into the shade of the dark aVenu,
. and moving away with her arms still
) round his neck, kissed him, and said
| "My dearest, | am summoned, and co.
3 And she was gone. And the travelIe
/ and he were left alone together. af5'
l And they went on and on together, UNI
7 til they came TO very near the end of tn
J, wood-so near that they IcouId see th
1 sunset shining red before them through
' the trees. 80 i.0E 80. COOS = eIfs
}. Yet once more, while he broke his wa,
J, among the branches, the traveller lost hi
e friend He called and called, but Their
4 was no reply, and when he passed out Q
e the wood, and saw the peaceful sun goin
Il down upon a wide purple prospect h
came TO an old man sitting on a falle
e tree So, he said TO the old man, "Wha
e do you do here ?" And the old mar
o said, with calm smile, az am Away
+ remembering. Come and remember wit
IL mel"' reaI'FaI ct.rfs...a PA
o So the traveller sat down by the sid
& Of that old man, face 70 face with ID
e serene sunset and all his friends cam
e. softly back and stood around him. III
beautiful child, the handsome boy, III
q young man in love, the father, mothe
IF and children, every one of them wa
: there and he had lost nothing. So B
d loved them all, and was kind and forbeal
Ie' ing with them all, and was always plea.
- ed 20 watch them, all, aud they all honor
ne ed and loved him. And think the IRA
IS weller must be yourself, dear Grandfath
st err, because this is what you do to us, an
v. what we do TO you. "a
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