The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-03-12
(From The Bristol (rean.) News.l
A Wreath upon the Tomb Of
LITTLE BEIRNE.
ny urs eAn.srs, !. G. . EIaaIE rowLEn.


In the beginning Of HE fourth year, the life Of our
boy was ended. On y beautiful sabbath morning, to-
ward the close Of April ISIS, q messenger, unexpected
and unsesn, slipped the bright link bstwsen soul and
hesh, and BElRSE was gone our beautiful boy wis
dead The great lranSit fon a life of trouble TO \ life
Vf bliss WAS quickly made. lie had been attired for
the day, aud M his Joy had ebns TO our knees and
claimed his morning kiss. Ia ten short minutes hS had
stirred the bright tnrung Of Heaven by his entrance
thera-wRs s0aring In the world OF saints, and we " ere
Wretchod IA the world below. Froul thatelvAr sky and
balmy air which had Just gladdene dns and him, tue
rain u sorrow came down In the aahen chambers Of
our hearts with all the loneliness Of woe. Our spot
less ehrrub had Ion u never TO rvtutns
on the 4th Df April, lsG6, during that awful eulmi-
nation OF fate, whieh for = while yelled from the eyes
OF our people the city Of Rich m0ndi he was given to
10 a. an only san He came like 4 beautiful eheTub
from the skies to relieve the niysieriUus dread Of that
dark day. For three years, while all else wAa doubt
and gloom, he was the bright being arOund whom the
generous aspirations OF our hearts knelt In gratitude
TO God. 10 was like a bright vision before which our
facilities read deeper laasons in the mystery Of Heav.
emily love. In his smiles our hopes bAsked and renewed
their elasticity before ~pioddin6 on IN The drudgery Of
life. When the Angel q death came among the opcu.
ing flowers of spring, He found him next 70 our Re.
dcpmer, treasured In the hottest temple Of our being,
and with unrelenting but iender arms, bore him, appa.
rOntly withou pain, back to the hslda Of bliss. II thSre
be those whose soals are not moved TO see hushsd the
sweet dialect Of childhood, and who can hnd IN q cold
and wicked world a pleasing substitute for eherubic
simplicity there 70. are many Of diviner would who
will know how 10 heliavs that BEtESB, with his bright
trio Of summers iuhb eyes, was 10 10 a source Of bliss
which She world cannot nturu. lie was a marvellous
union Of Affection and decision, of aftlossness and In
lelleet, q self-relianee and 1--we and An Individuality
thus strongly marked, has left Us impress on eur me.
NORRIS for time. He comes and goes across ths fhreths
hold Of or hearts AZ their every pulsation and viz.
ions Of his lovlinesa adorn our DREAMS IN the starry 81
lence q tbs night. Why tho storm messenger from
beyond the tomb chose this precious jewel Of our
hOuaeholdf We cannot know but He who sent him on
bis work Of death bade him IN mercy spare for yet =
while that nir.halfod angel Of our home, over whom
We have for eight yeats watched and praJ ed and loved
together The naertiian Of allotted life warns US that
he yin one Day return. and while We 60 toward the
have a cherubic circle IL that dellghtful land 10 which
their spirits call Dc. Through the shadowy enVirons
Of norial sen.e We SOC not that Air aand where peni'
Of the soui. Yet, In these moments ofdivine intuition,
when most the spirit longs for Heaven, we have thought
- eeeld heHf ne sngelie song ofJoy md see the HeNs-
enly thr0ug drink dcepest oils gioTiea At these pledges
Of our enmlng. when The lonl Of little BBIEsE had
sped from contact With our mortal senses, something
evil whispered that the world 70 us was one ~sreatruin
that the great object Of our IFS had persisted but
when we had carried bis beautiful tenement away AMI
IN the midst ofthe putiless rain, saw Il played beneath
The sod Of the %ssnietery, We remembered the stone
that was rolled awaJ from the tomb near Jefusaiam,
and vs cams home WITH heller and higher aspirations.
We would hin make tho brief transit Of earth W .
lowlier attitude, and trustlng 10 that Divine guidance
vhleh We ifei sat cannot tee eeunt AZ NE Tree. 81
and reinin him IN The land Of rcsf.
Dear boy, W would not forEst he roiden memories
That slus,er on ny pane on p Ne d.vy silence q
treasure Of Thy heart. Thera " plant me green hcf-
baEe o. Ne valhy and me sweet rose Of summer ard
mindful 81 that nortalily which time writes alike on
Leaf and marble, look forward 10 ne night when thag9
anemsuts o. ~ shAii cgumhie down. knf " shall ~
bElide thae IN lho tlloui empire 81 dlsaolriug nsah.
Tor there our loumay OF tho world nust end. There
must cstss Ola nfange alt5fnaliod Of pride md shane,
81 smiles and tears. ne morning ahaioW On ty ed
ahnll dp avaTi ne blooh, % near. shah hush M song
upon ne bmy az, whth 10 ~ iufn shall fold rs plu-
sage a tbs t6mb 10 naiurr'a hnal pause; he glodout
guh, A BE appointed ti1e, thiiiuke BIZ aual march
1d1Tn h4 ua1isfn puh u goIf 4nd leavs no sttrry
host n F4lI tnrlf falaf IN the yalloH mufn-all thefe
.haIl raT lhrir last hnulTs n ~ pI1nciary Fchens Or
0odiI h|fh hanfiunflr anf lnIn In that enlnlnaiifs
Hlcrte ahic1 tbnn D. ~ ed Of ~ hi1rg. n1tthon,
bright lpirii. shall sarar del Waahsi u cry nofial
ltunl thcu hall Uafio ne deep tolrce1 Of celestial
fsssJ has rsisss saosss Asp ngAsis sns p.lihfsAs