Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-17

TTceFbUrE C3TefpoRdsnce Cisena4u gaEBttsl
Il was On > SsbbstA ring, the lass II De-
ssbeF, .ho blaghbHes aud bias, whs had ict
yen Is ths Pppcoseh Of winter 10 gladden. Ihs1
n the Southern san, we're eaagtsTing ia the
groves, Ti'ls She queen Of sogg, the noebiog-
bird, as "a aioae, IS th0aeh cORscjoEs Of her
| regal tsle, while tha Iittls thr5as Was ~troruIcua
WITH EeleSy. Dee Saturday it had EEins5, sad
tEis meraiuE vas FRESH CO 0n8 Of June's sweet
st ] was 5troiling al3UE after breskiast, when
/ I net 2 frerd who asked moi I Would 20 with
| hIu 10 8 fuueFsl. New, / have a dread Of IN
nsTsls-H6s0f dsstb. Esr Of the grave, bat Of
he funeral They are % ne hcFUblo shiBg',
Fashion, which regulates even the cut Of STE
| ~eisrgynan's eoat, the form Of his prayer, uUst
step 10 hsfo and regulate oil save he mashef Of
oas g 6yieg.
l ssid hey were horibls-tkst is the word
&c OF nsiyo 70 tsste, % SIT, to AL that Is high
in sensitive, iapTsssiozzbie EatuTes. First.
1~tangsJs, vho feel no interest IN tho sleeper,
cUuClse ks biz dress aHd co~fsEae8ts; thsE the
lsaTt broken xcEIssrs, the EtTisken cHes, are
BETsdsd bsfoJs tie 8BeetSseIs; Ps9r hearts TEN
8sEHdeE, grot uluitsTsbie, Is abeWH to stranger;
.Ss0 the ckeorlasa RzG laasiy ri3s 70 the last rest.
iug place, perhaps niles away, IS 10 be suG red
Il gke grave the moaTneFs are Bgain made to
sh5w the bleeding hasTf 50 the nulEsude. This
IS \ wrong; its in bad Taste. 10 say nothing OF
is iRhumsHisY. Gsse Of this grisi sheald be
se5n except BY those who are IN bends Of leFe
with tboso Th0 weep Lat the farewell be taken
ssjors the EDiatads oo2e.
asked who is dead7" asd this was bis
sloryI
"a wife Wis dveA 10 the Wcsi, beyond the
lakes, wbgge husband Is sn ef5csr IA the army,
had not heard froEl lin tor some weeks. Two
small boys were with hira, their only ones.
While she sat 1t home, reading a paper, her
a-.. fla r-.v, d. .rE-,-.cE ~ G.a.h - - L..
baad ALI the tenderness OF a mothers love, 81.
the stEgsEth Of c wiis's devotion, psTvsG Ger %
start Immediately fer her children, snd clasu
them to a widowed heart Day sftsr day passed
How slowly, let a mother tel; koW tedioas. lst
q widow speak who knows her idol broken in a
distant lsnd. Two weeks we're past ere she
rssessd V~elubzrg. Three days o. q sand bar
What torture! At last she reached the hoped
ior city. As the boat naSTed tie wharf, ahs
looked az tie crowd, ard saw heT two boys upsa
peH;es, su3 beside thsn the hthsr and Husband.
0ne long, piercing cTy Of joy filed ske air, the
husband dew, rather thsH run, Rud tcok the life
loss fern il his arms II was too much of Joy
for 8 heart o'erekaTged with grief. Ths 5trings
snapped, aRd reason totteTed for a time, 70 fat,
il two days, 20 the sleep OF death. This Il The
funeral / would have yea attend"
This was his story. Iweat.
The Essemblage was sYDAll-enly five wo.
msn-snd they net jewellers hsre-sciouFners
Gay uDifesms filed Tie Tsem; The birds sang 80
swVetly; the sun shore 30 brightly, and the fra
gTeuee Of the 1889 and bgnsys9ckie swept
thsaUE' the widow over ths face Of The slssper,
10 Kiss the cheeks Of The liyiog. The old chsp-
lain, with silver hsif, and ainsst tue sBreols Of
the eTow2 that is lad uPi might b seen upon
his brow, arose and read that sweetest OF all
hyEus ard bTestestoi al poetry;
SIworid rot I've aireys, ssk not say,
Where . ora after storm rises csrk O er tbs way;
The fsw luriS unERiEg7 that dawn oulus here.
Are followed By Soom Or beaicHisa vita iesr"
Alter a request thas s,ns ons would ssaIt .hs
bys.us and deem ~silsHCa, orc gho ass 8 sinner,
2a4 siOsd in acefneL IS ta5nEh be wausd get
G.eay tram tho tsTOsg, BegaE shs Eeicdy il a
ifsuculens voice, 10 Nbiea oil too Yzst asse6
hsirs, uutl tka sEeet anthem 6tla5 shs rosr,
sud sagiad wi,a tie ifsgrsnea Of the f5vers.
Tbs stricken one WAS una. 70 leave ha bed, aHs
he two mothsTless boys steod sngUg "a, w
esntciezs Of yhaT gTesse5t ef ell Losses
molhoI,s tsadsr CAFE. alter a prayer, ia which
tse AGED teaches, with fearful eyes and fremblisg
v<ice, inpForea he Giver OF eli good to eve Us
rescs, % laks frsn rs TIE vices ssas follow war
aEd glYe rs shs blessings thAt follow peace. His
Rrsysr was heastlinl
Tae- solemn and true words, "Man, hat il /
b0rn q xysKlsR, il CT tow dsps end Is fan %
uaab,e. He esnsih forth IS = flower ec1 iscu
dswns be aeeth 60 q EhsdoW cad canfaasik Z
Rot'' "Eof what is Lief Is is even Is a vapar."
Maa walkefb 10 q vain shadow ? Re
kaaps.b no fiekss AID osnros ten who ehap
eathsr them . = -
All we're e.Tzsgsrs. Ma Eesidsnt Of ths place
VISA there ts h9iiog ere ,sko Rsye evidence Ct
tsess gushde5 winch make tho name OF Glry
more Es0Fsa aHd Rath a sweet hsusahaid wctd;
tRAi n.Ske Hsnash > WeFd Of uaBsie 10 obadisat
soss, and 5Ac Js-ish mother with bar lAiE Eors
in tbs loaaly watch cay aftse day hat fesis
ROT tear then, and night alter night that
ths heesss rsight Rat Feed upon tkem, one ct tia
picnres Of human love. 4
IN sileacs cssFsSe sitsF sairisga left tho deer
fr tie grave, unta 81 save me and a few con
were leis alohs on ths lawn whore the
shons 90 bE2htiy ane the h.r3s snng 50
in the perfume that swept tom ths cow
sTs.