Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-05-16

All day the glory ofthe autumn had
been veiled with clouds and mist. Now
and then the wind sobbed among the
branches, but the leaves in the hollows
were still-and all day the rain had drop
ed monotonously against the window.
running down the panes little globes of
light. Alice sat watching them, not
thinking of them, while she lis, tened to
the short, quick breath of the dy G one.
The old man satbeside. looking at the
sunken face with the half wondering
glance of child, then up to Alice with
an appealing, questioning gaze. while
sometimes, as the confused thoughts
shased themselves in his poor brain, and
he knew he was to be left alone the tears
ran down his withered cheeks--ana he
took the poor, pale hand in his, shaking
his head mournfully. 4ga sr ss1w aa
70 Alice the sense of loss had not come
On her mother, she knew, eternal happa
+ ness was about to dawn. For hersel
there was to be one less care, one less com
fort on earth-one more treasure in heav
en- 1t was not strange that her life s.
: closely connected with the one al lmost ex
J tinc4, passed in review before her. T
her it was straight and qniet way sh
). had trod to the angels it was a gloriou
o triumphal march
e "Alice, her mother spoke-"Alict
Won have been a GOOD child. | see it a.
now. God will bless you and He alway
h has. Goodbye"
+ The old man, seeing her lips move, stoo
40 ~ close beside her. Alice was forgotte
again. The dying one clasped the han
Of him, her best beloved through all tt
u weary years of her life, smiled and die
Va m The old light flashed into the dim eye
~ and lifting his hands he said solemn
H. H. BLESSED are the dead who die in tt
4 Lord " r.-, ...s..i..a.. ..s,.
al al For the first time, a feeling of pain al
GU desolation came to Alice. AS she turn
man m sadly, Mr., Herbert entered the room, ri
NV after the first clasp of sympathy, knelt,
-, while his words of peace and thanksgl
'he 'ho ing brought peace to her.. AS they arc
~, Inc the sun burst through the cloud foodi
VII the room with light, and bathing the +;
o Of the dead with an almost celestial ra
"a as, ance Alice looked away to the Gle
'h' calm, infinite space. She had been to
banks of the river with one; and
you saw her own life, stretching on, on, !
'''- eternity while the dark river seemed
az shining thread in her way.
Wv Wv The evening after the funeral, Mr. /
,aa a"o bert called to say goodbye. Alice
~ 'e,, her father we're alone in the still twillbg
,J'S ~ !, the old man sitting close beside her "
~, "a his mournful, questioning face III
"n aao was little said, but once Mr. HERBERT le
'D' ed around the lonley room, and the'
40. Alice with pleading look. She glar
NV : at her father and back to him with
ing 'ass expression he could not misundersts
~ ~ He bowed his head silently, and at
'' Alice was alone. .'
=, The Autumn of Alice Lansings life
nosu . come. There was ho shouting OF
;uto ioA harvest home, no singing, joyous tes
inst NV, DAYS, but there were peaceful ingather
Ike a iu'i "n' t'1n' - H.. -.adothors
' and in the hereafter. r'15Eg H1
! 40 If ever Winter comes to such
ID in there viii. gentlenss and purity-a W
has ness and Transparency over the seel
cried oafrenhess wnion p', ; n;u.s 81 n.nth I '1~
titled er' richer more s'0i 'ou' e''"