Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-02-13
., SIOUX CITY, IOWA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1854


LOVE BEYOND THE GRAVE.
She came from his funeral back to her
desolass home because nov hers only
no longer theirs. The strength ,h.t IL
born Of suffering and manifested in s,ill.
ness was on her face, and it became her
we'll. Out Of the depths her prayers had
been heard and answered Tin the shad.
ow Of His wings she had made her refuge"
In His strength she triumphed over it,
Not murmur came from her lips-not a
doubt fingered in her heart.
The evening came in silence aud cold
stars looked down from the colder heavens.
She sat alone now. Brown haired Effie
baby Willie, were hushed in sleep. Lit.
tie innoce"ts thought papa would come
back from Heaven to. morrow. They we're
too young to long
"-for The touch Of . vanished hand
And the sound Of . voice that is stiIl.''
Alone she sat amid the gathering gloom
the deepening silence and meditated.
Slowly Thought gathered up those pearls
Of price-her precious memories, and
strung them upon the thread Of an undy.
ing affec'ioa-a rosary to be worn while
life should last. She remembered The love
that had never failed from the frst mo-
ment of their welded life, till Death had
s,iIled the heart, beat and closed the eye; ;
the untiring care. the quie. ws,bfulness
surrounding her with an atmosphere SO
sweet aud pure, that she had almost
seemed to draw in happiness with every
breath. Bitter was the thoug gh. that these
were gone-forever gone. Gone, too, the
.rus heart that had never betrayed her
,rust-.be strong arm on which she had
leaned with unfaiIing confidence. Life
was such blank without him. If she
too could die But even IN its utterance
the rebelious thought Was checked. The
Lord gave, aud the Lord hath taken away
Again Thought was busy, and while
this tide Of teLder memories flowed in
upon her heart It was comfor. sweet,
though sad, 10 recollect that she Who had
won such wealth of love had endeavored
to be worthy Of it. Day by day she had
faithfully tried to adapt herself to him.
She had sought to become in deed as we'll
as in name his other half-s,eadfastIy do.
ing her part to make Of the two the per
fec, one Of the Creators design; and if
she had At times "gone out weeping bear
Jog her precious seed, she had come again
with JOY bringing her sheaves With her.
She was accomplishing her work when he
was called home. lie was ,reading the
heaven~ard path--waging with her earn
est warfare agains, spiritual enemies A
strong intellect, loving heart, an unsel>
fish disposi,ion-.hese were his by nature !;
bu. the crowning grace Of Christian dis
cipleship had been added to them since his
marriage. But he vas not; and the world
seemed emp,ied Of its Inhabitants, aud
the light Was gone out of her lite. "Oh,
heart Of gold. SO true in trial, cold art
thou now and the heavy earth presses
down thy coffin lid. Give, 0. Heavenly
Father. give me thy peace to still this
Wild, in.olerable yesrning for that which
can never moro be mins.' She sank upon
her knees and prayed long and earnestly.
She rose up with the peace Of Heaven on
her brow. Softly she entered the adjoin.
ing room and s.ood BY her sleeping child.
ren. These were yet hers. She had still
work to do, and silently she prayed for
strength aud wisdom to do it we'll Leav.
ing them. she sought her coucb, and when
the irs. gray of dawn began to steal over
earth, she too slept quietly.
Years rolled silently onward. She
whom her husbands death bad made q
young widow Vas growing old, yet still
her faithful soul chung to bis memory
He vas beyond the grave, and where
her treasure Was there had her heart Leen
Also Sha had lived SCARCE twenty five
years when her sorrow came upon her 4,
aud her swee.ly serious face, witnessing
OF = nature though suffering attaining
unto perfection, was iedeed fair to Look
upon. Vesy beao,ifuI,- ton, WAS her lifs
With onremi,sins perseverance, she sought
to promote the true welfare Of her child
rem. They grew up uuder her mild yet
steady rule to be her comfort and her
pride. ....p -..."t ..E' Ill
In the dwelling places VI poverty her
gentle presence vas we'll bnown. Quietly
-unos'e".A'iousIy-hsr charitable deeds
done, Only her Heavenly Father knew
al the good sba. shs .hns accomplished.
Early. too, shs "grew in grace" Clad
in the Christian armor. she fought con-
| tinuslly againss sel6shness and pride and
wosldlinsss, those besettiua sins Of hu.
msnity. Thaa, fair Of sce. thus lovely