Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-10-23
SvILLE, TENN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER %, 1868.

bereaved widow burned herself on
the funeral pile other husband, so that
she might rejoin him in the halls of
Brahma, and enjoy n still happier
life with him. Socrates, after drink
ing the deadly poison, consoled him
self with the fond hope Of meeting
and conversing with the illustrious
dead. "Ts it nothing" he said, ITO
converse with Orpheus, and Homer,
and Hesiod? Believe me, / would
cheerfully suffer many n death on
condition of realizing such privilege.
With that pleasure could I leave the
world to hold communion with Pal
medes, Ajax, and Others who, like
me, have had an unjust sentence pro-
nounced against them?p
Cicero, the Roman orator, who
lived q hundred years before Christ,
said with regard to this subject: "For
my own part, / feel myself transported
with the most ardent impatience
tojoin the society of my two depart
ed friends, your illustrious faith
ers, whose characters ] greatly res
pccted, and whose persons / sim
cerely loved. Nor Is this, my earnst
desire, confided to those excellent
persons alone with whom 1 was for
merly connected; ardently wish to
visit those celebrated worthless of
whose honorable conduct l have
heard and read much, or whose vir-
tues l have myself commcmorated in
some of my writings. To thisglofious
assembly | am speedily advancing (;
and | would not be turned back in
my journey, even on the assured con-
dition that my youth like that of
Pelias, should be again restored. y
And speaking of Cato, whom he calls
the chest of sons and the most valua-
bic of men," he says, "If seemed to
bear his death with fortitude, 1t was
by no means that / did not most
scnsibly feel the loss had sustained.
1t was because 1 supported myself
with the consOling reflection that we
could not be long separated"
Does 1t seem possible that these are
the sentiments of mere pagan hearts?
And how much more cheering the
thought of the heavenly recognition
to us, to whom life and Immortality
have been brought to light by the
blessed gospel of Christ. Rev. Rich
ard Baxter said, "The expectation OF
loving my friends in heaven princi-
pally kindles my love to them on
earth. III thoughtthat / should new
er know them, and, consequently,
never love them after this life Is en-
dcd, should in reason number them
with temporal things, and love them
as much. But now delight to con-
verse with my pious friends, in firm
persuation that shall converse with
them forever; and take comfort in
those of them that are dead, or absent,
as believing that / shall meet them
In heaven, and love them with Il
heavenly love that shall there be per.
fected." Then let us look up and Joy
fully anticipate blessed reunion with
our sainted dead. Let us cherish oul
love for them, for it is eternal, and
must increase to all eternity; and il
we weep let it be not for those who
sweetly sleep in Jesus, but for the
wretched ones of earth who arc dead
while they live, "dead in trespasscs
and in SIM"
40 weep not for the dead!
Rather, D rather give the tear
TO those who darlSly lingcr here
When all besides are fled.
Weep for the spirit whitening
In Its cold, cherries sorrowing;
Weep for the young and lovely one
That ruin darkly revels on;
But never he teardrop shed
Forthen, the pure enffanchised dead!