The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-28

Three long and weary wears ban @y aol...
since little Henry used to sit in ~ gone By
The marks of his fee: are on it nj, ny I'D:
90 l remember, now, sometimes ri Wei
had climbed into it for MS won,ed "aen be
would stop, and with voice s.oa.. Deal 10
BIRDS break forth into tina, dss. ~ @'n
childhood Song ]f
z" want TO De an aug.i
And with the angrI, &c.,.
crown upon my forehead "'
~ hArP within my hand
How often have paused and s,.
seemed to hear that gentle vo,.a ,b. ,o4 AZ
turned aside to weep as remon,t '1'D nave
he Was gone. But peace comes ans; ,'u hat
heart, whsn / think that bis wish !. The
pushed, ANA .lthough We are ,orrov;, s'''n'
his loss, he is IN the midst o; yIor;aGs ''1
pans that are worshiping God sl,bon, " ''n'
ness or mperfsction. 'aH'
On one Of the shelves of my library.
his p.aythiugs and rude little nic,n. "A
he tried to paint. A stranger mich, .n, ;pa
SEES them, but they are very dear to ma '
more precious than the most costly adorpn.. a.
OF art sit in my study, and tb;nt ~''a
look upon them, OF the dear bow ,b,, -
called them his own, and who. tired -, 'p's
them, would climb upon my Ian ,,J ing .g
asleep in my arms. But those DAYS A., w. ~, M
There is stone amid the quiet sceDs a''y y
Greenwood that bears his name, and ~.
mis- brother, who passed awa7 before H.;
One simple but blessed sentence il in..,;; 'a
beneath their names OF such i tna l.,
dom OF heaven And when | recall ,h's
words, which he uttered, who laid don, ,''
life that we might not perish ; wheo ,,;a%
OF the rich provisions OF grace and o.,.
which he has made, cannot donbt ,b.,
great multitude of those who surrn,l .
throne aud sing his praise, are little cbii,-
aud that among them are two whom Nina,
called niue, and who will never know 81. =.
sorsow more. ! have tried sometimes to ,b,,,
how they appear, and what are their eurjo,
ments
But when [ read the wondrous descrD,i,,.
OF heaven which the Spirit has left On record
the mind becomes lost 10 the theme, and m,
aglnatlon fails to comprehend the g.orie, q:
those scenes with which they have become IA.
miIlar. only know they are Infinitely na,.
py and perfectly holy.
Children IN hearen, ., how few W,
read these lines, bat can recall some dear M,
who once made music tor thir hearts and
who passed away 10 the first bI0s.omings d.
childhood i! How few but thlk with blry-
grief OF some little grave over waico The
chill winds Of winter are nov blowing. and
where the sun shines and the stoam beats and
as flowers bloom and die.
Yet methlnks God sends upon Us suon sor.
rows III love and mercy, to draw our sou.
sway from earth, and TO attract us hsaveo.
ward.
Children in heaven. Noces are there
which oucc rang through our dwellings, but
are now joining in the loud chorusses OF toe
redeemed. Hearts are there which once bea,
against cur omn. Loved ones, over who's.
graves We are yet weeping, are With sOge,
and glorlhed SANS aud never know sorroE,
Aud shall never, nrvst weep again"
They are safe from all hat III, and beyond tns
reach o. siu or suffering. We need not Hep
for them but We may permit the thought
that they are with Jesus TO be stimuu: to
our faith and affections, anu to draw nrn
out alter him. We may use our tHlc'ions a
blessed means Of healping Us onward t0wafI
the rest that remains tor the people OF GoI
Children tn heapen. They are not deaf
The graves over which our tears have la'ca
hold but the broken baskets OF Jewels when
now shine in heaven. We saw them dres>e
for their last resting pace they looked a
if they had lain down to sleep. tired OF pay
with their tiny hands folded upon their breast
and sweet smile still playing upon their 'i9'
We laid them down gently into their SeD
graves. and know that they viii a wake aeaN
and that we shall meet them in the M0Fal05
They are not dead, but have gone oe'0'
US to that happy land where all IS peas
and JOY. ,
| Around the throne OF God, IN heaven
! Thousands OF children STAND
| Chiieren whose sins are all forgiven
A holy, happy band 49,.
There amid the angels OF God +; t'er',
the presence of Christ there win ~'D
whom We have known and loved. they 81
joining in the worship of the upper ana ls
tor sanctuary. 1t was the hand OF Nv Vt.
Father that removed them from US ne I'd.
donelwhat be would with his own ana WIZ -
say,o him, Why doest thou so : hs5a, .,
and he hath taken away. lbey arc 80
from u, and from those blessed res'OO'
light and JOY they are beckoning US nonls lev ~
o, for grace to break the letters OF S S't'I bsr
sin, aud to e, us for the service oil 1Ou ~
and his presence hereafter. be WIN , w.
blessed Savior, in the temptation anu 'O' = :,
in hours of darkness and gloom W '