Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-04-06

"OUR MOTHER. :.

Oh, many lipg are saying this
Md falling tears, to-day,
And mary hearts Grc achiuy sore,
O'c' mother, passed away:
Wa watched her fading day by day,
A. they went slowly by,
But cast FAR from us o'ou the fear
That she could ever die.
She seemed go good, 20 pure, 50 trlO,
To our adu.ring eyes,
We never dreamed this e'orour frui.
Was ripening for tho skies;
And when, at last the death stroke came
SO swift, 50 sure, SO true.
Tho hearts that held her here so fast;
We're almost broken, too.
We robCi her in pure white dress,
We LmoohCd her soft black hair,
Aud thSre cur last fond kiss impressed
Then laid her in tho s lent grave
We each took mp tho broken thread
Of life and all its cares.
How sad the heart mid daily tasks,
We miss our Mothers prayers.
We ne'cr shall know from what dark paths
They may have kept our feet;
Yet holy will thoir influence be
While each fond heart shall beat;
And rs we tread the thorny way,
Which her dear feet have trod,
Ever shall feel our mothers prayer,
Leading US up to God.
Ard for the ones still left to US
Our father, and friends so dear;-
Who hears perhaps by night and day
Tho old familiar prayer.
WoIl gather closer round them now,
To guard from every IN,
As nCur the dsrksomo river side,
They wait higher will.
And when tho storms of sorrow riso
To each bereavsd heart;
Let faith glance upward to the SHES,
Where wo shall nsver part;
Nnere one awaits with loving eyes
IL see her children come;
A. ono BY one we cross the food
And reach our heavenly home.
hlLn=-lu Bell township, on tho o5l. o.
March last, Sarah Elizabeth Irwin, daughter
OF fIamrton and Matilda Bell, aged years s
months aud e dsya
TO THE MEMORY OF LIZZIE BELL.
ny mrs. y. c, LEE.
I stood Gonde tho sufferers bed, tboarl her fec.
l ulsd to ease her aching head, while watch.
ms hor alone,
The fever ragged, she auherod en-, no hand could
etay The pain,
But angels watched sweet Lisies cou,h-;heir
master Lad a claim.
stood beside the couch Of pain felt no earth.
ly hand
Could save that sweet, that darling child, from
deaths destructive band
W eep rot then parents trust in God breath not
amurmuring sigh
Remember your sweet LiIio's death tho death
that never dies.
''u' 'ly you'll gtve me ur, Papa, you know We
III end place for you and Ma, when get
home on high"
)b, glorious thought n child has como md
bids you follow on
She II find place for you de1r friend hard by
her Fathers throne.
When next stood by Lirsies bed, heard her
breathing low;
But then alas her speech had 6sd-she was
dying shdre but slow.
now had seized her frame. Dear
Lizzie, she must die,
Yes, Jesus claimed heras his own TO reign with
him on high.
stood beside tho sufferers bod-I watched her
day by day 49,
The parents lowered near their child they
could not stay away;
o patiently she bore her pain complaint was
never heard
Methinl- that angels hovered near to carry
home the word.
stood beside the couch Of death I saw her
breathe her last;
Her parents kissed their loved ones brow,
while tears wero falling fast;
ust then bright angelic smile lit up her dying,
face,
And angels winged her spirit home up to hat
heavenly place.
stood beside her coffin, aud kissed her marble
brow
30 beautiful in death you'd think her only
sleeping now
ear Lizzie, she has left the earth the angelic host
70 swell,
ph, haste to meet your child, dear friends. and
ID Heaven With her dwell.