The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-11
ssLITTLE LuLU."
~ T. W. PyrrHAN.

She was bright, brautiful little creature
Her eyes we're large. dreamy and blue, and
the delicate lids were fringed with las.,e. :.
black, long and silken; and her little face
was 50 round. plump and fair, and her "a,
little chin and her cheeks ever dimpIing in
smiles; and her sweet, rosy mouth, when
ever It was our wont to impress fond
kiss, WAS shapes: in so perfect ''Cupid's
bow" and the little, quick words that were
lisped from 1t were So pert and intelligent;
| a"d st'en he' tssi': il wss 40 soidru, ~
glossy and curly: and her skin. so soft
white and warm. Oh! she was indeed too
tair to dwell long on earth. W. missed
her in the ,norning-snd in the cool, early
evening, when the iull, crimson sun was
gong down behind the far, green hills in
the west, Furnishing with his golden, red
light, all the trees and bright window
psnes. the church spir, and smooth walh s;
when everything was SO quiet and calm,
and SO mellow, her little baby companions.
with whom she played, came to the door,
for they too had missed her, to inquire Tor
Lulu TO come and play" We ielt. sad
when We heard this, and then the little peo
pie moved slowly away with disappointed
looks. And when dark and silent midnight
came, and We heard quick footsteps come
down the stairs. and hurry out Of the door
and down the lone street, we knew that
Lulu soas Gerry iN, and that the doctor
would soon come. The doctor did come.
and went up the stsirs-not rapidly, but
slowly and stately, as doctors always do.
BY and by We heard deep, deep sobs, and
long painful sighs, then door softly open
ed and closed, and then heavy footsteps
came down the stairs, and the doctor soon
went his way; and then We felt sadder,
much, much ssdder than We cid in the eve
ming. When the morning came, and the
sun was up and warm-not hot-and we
sat by our window, inssaIing the fresh balmy
sir the same lit,t people Of the ev, ming
came agsn to ask for their fair little play
mate, and the answer came to them in a
deeper and ssdder voice than before; Lulu
u dead!' and each little chld.voics tremu.
lously and tenderly repeated it, sadder
still; "Lula u dsod!' and then they moved
slowly, very slowly, and mournfully away.
Yes, Lulu was dead! Like . fair, fragrant
rosebud when exposed to chill night, she
folded her sweetness within herself, and
perished ere she had bloowed. No more
shall We listen t. her lisping prattle, or
watch her tiny steps, No mure catch her
in our arms, and kiss her warm rosy lips!
Like shadow that has fingered with the
sunshine. she has faded from view; her
spirit has gone from earth, but her little
body Is yet here. though cold in death
There It repOses; not in her warm and cosy
little crib, but there in that little rose wood
coffin, with bright silver handles and satin
lining. Her snow.white !:ock, was s!::!!ded
in 50 many neat tucks, which she SO loved
to wear; her tight.6tting little stockings
and her fairy like shoes. are oil on her
now; and her delicate, waxen little hands
p'sced eomplaceallv over her breast, with
fresh, fragrant and beautiful q ,wers, gym
bills Of her pure little self, claspsd between
her tiny, taper fingers.
Death has not fixed his terribly rigid
stamp upon those baby limbs and features.
She lies there as though in deep, sweet
sleep; the red blush Of life has Aed from
her che.ks, and left the sea shells pale
pink in its stead, and the azure Of her
dreamy eyes has only faded to fsiater
blue, n seen through those closed, transps.
rent lids. the lashes Of which lie calmly now
over her marbled cheeks. and the hair
seems as golden and glossy ~ in life. and
those sweet bow.hps retain the coral's lint,
and seem parted with smile, but alas!
they can make no answer now. She WAS
indeed she wss-too bright. too pure. too
beautiful thing for earth; and 80 she has
gone homo to Heaven! She came only to
teach how innocent and pure We, too, must
become ere We can join the holy throng.
She came to teach that great lesson Of our
Saviour's to bis disciples, when they went
unto Him, saying. "Who 10 the greatest in
the kingdom Of hsaven?'' And he called
. little child to Him and placed him in the
mi list of them. and said. "Verily, l say
unto you, except ye be converted and be-
come a. little children, ye shall not enter
into the kingd"m Of Heaven. Whosoever,
therefore, shall humble himself as this
little child, the same is the greatest in the
kingdom Of Heaven; and he who shall
receive one such little child. in my name,
me-" Is there not solemn and
. holy teaching in this baby life and tlea,hs
deeply, dcliciously mournful
which strikes tender chord in the soul,
deeper and stronger than all the poetry the