Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-03
ritten for the GasseS,
OUR CHARLIE.
~ EMMA MAY.

IT EMMA MAI.
Close the eyes-fo:d the hands across the
breast imprint one last kiss upon the cold
lips-shut the coffin lid. and lower gently in.
to the grave our darling boy! One more
sweet angel in Heaven-one less for our
hearts to idolize and crown with every earth.
ly perfection! We are wont to say when we
bury child, that there was more Of Heaven
than earth about the blessed lamb SO early
transplanted to a better home. We forget
all the childish faults Of the dead-we for.
get all save one deep and abiding love for the
one whom God has made an angel 10. l'za
But we miss the joy, gladness and love
with which his presence always blest us.
Other love may soften one sorrow, /" but Ben
jamin is not'' is written in sad charac-
ters upon our homes and hearts. The
crowning joy Of our lives has been taken
from off the throne where never mortals
should reign, and VIC are alone. Alone with
all the past sacred happiness, its sweet mem
ories, its ha1cyon days; and alone with all
of'our present anguish. The step which has
been between US and the gravcis perceptibiy
shortened since our boy entered its shadows.
This little grave has cast gloom over our
future, and has changed the bright sunshine
Of day into clouds ard storms. No,c, our
strength is not equal to our day. and we do
not resignedly suffer this terrible be,eave-
ment. In the days that arc past, we reme,n-
Der to have longed for rest and quiet-for
the grave ecen-.if rest and peace might
there be found; but what good we have Gag
erly wished for ourselves, We would fain de-
ny our beloved child. We know that he Is
at rest-that the Savior has taken him home
to His own Fathcrly care. No more our
child, but an angel! And yet, by and by
when We 60 to him, we viii claim himas one
who shared our love and tenderness. No
more shall we listen to his childish prattle-
no more will his light footsteps be heard en-
tering our door, or atraversing the cid fam,il-
lar rooms-no more shall we be the recibi-
ents Of his sweet caresses, or hear from his
lips the oft repeated words, 'sT viii never
leave you. will take care Of you when you
are old" Words that filled our hearts with
gladness; but words which car, ,,eper be re.
allied. We had thought, "tho' all others
desert home and home love, this child will be
flial and true to those who Have been more
than Father and Mother" But God sees not
with our blinded visions, nor judges with our
weak understanding. 5Our little darling lies
under the sod with hands folded as when he
lisped "Our Father at bis mothers knee.
. The tired feet will roam never again
through our pleasant gardens and fields !;
but, at times with m eye Of faith we look
beyond the tomb and seem to see the child
wandering " in the green pastures and beside
the still waters" Of Paradise. And vAy
should our unreconcled hearts refuse com
fort whom we are sure that Chsrlie is safe
with Being whose love exceeds parental If.
fection = We say "not one Of, the flock
would be 50 sadly missed-not one has tho
goodness, grace and beauty Of the buried
one" We forget the faults over, which We
50 often moufned while Charlie lived, Thus
it is in life. We call our bitterest foes brave,
honest and christian like after death has
set its seal upon their forms and why should
we treasure up in our hearts any but sweet
thoughts Of little child who has passed
away! God will decide in that day when
He maketh up his jewels" what is pure and
what is impure. The gulf which separates
US from those who have gone before will be
bridged in, Gods own good time; and until
then we will pray for, strength to support
US through all lifes conflicts and sorrows.
A NEw USE FOR GARrERs.--A lady ~ has
displayed new method Of shoplifting.-
She went into one Of the great silk -mercers
on 1.-THE Boulevard des Italiens, and going up
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