Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-11-19
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Collection OF thoughts III Emory 81 sweet litt,,
liMMiE,' son OF JAMES and S>LLiE SiO,S
who died in Ptndeton I D.schlery, on the
lALI oil July, 1860.
ltwns on the l2tE Of ESmber 1868. we re.
| celved onr hrst horn from Lord. Il heautrolls
boy. not only lovely III the r$,0t hs pirents. nut
all who shw him were DRAW irres,siibl, by his
smiles. Ills snowy torn adAandr MO match
less symmetry and from the III hs of his heavenly
oue eyes. oenihrua genie spa. AhU't his lofty
brow lay solt golden looks. III tormul an image
Of raro low illness! Tenderlyb cherished MIN.
Iondly WAS he beloved. BrigS we picture nis
future. when we should see !, W ikur In III.
paths Of the righteous. luringhe,s on to Guu.
But q IN sterious Providence u u sore ,r,ui 10,
our faith. Disease ragged III tHlan,l among ,h,
victims was this holy child. u how his suffer
ings smoic our hearts. piercingke a. sword our
very souls. What bit crncss til is in recalling
those hours OF his agonizing pail
Precious Lamb! we can neebrpc, when YOU
wildly looked Tor help nml n9,ip could ynur
father give--all had been done Itch man could
do. AMI IN despair he turned awaAlnabl. to bear
the dying gaze TINT followed u where'cr he
moved about the room. CEaspina,ose ,iuy arms
about my neck I felt the i.,nt (ttcr,nu heart
heaving its last pusntions." Arid TINT couch
were the bowed forms OF to,ir hcnaul mnidens--
two that loved him we'll Mother / been to MIN
u mother In tender care and deyolI In.c,iun. and
one shook in every nerve us she hre|ed in suppl.
cation--asking that when the lid spirit he'd,
bearing their prayers Oh light Wis 10 lny nj
Jesus feet. mercy ~"uid not be dcAi, Oh me.
thinks Jehovah heard nnd a"sw.reetlose PRAYERS
30 full OF penuence nnd ErleI--iUlln OF these
girls tho last Que OF whom spoke. h},lf in three
short weeks. ..paseI through the vuR anI sbad.
w OF denth," snyinR to IL compan,olr this self
same group. '.Oh! Sep, nm go,ng-,ust die
must 90 home" And sl Mould IN 4r,lm IAN
cy over ami over this death bed seed ask,nv !,
those arouul ''did not see httr Jimm\ tn. sweet
little hnhy beside her"-l believe 1t ! oven sn
and rs he had 80 aie, borne Ia hcavrnly pr,,, .r,
VI 'heSe '"ir h'A'"e"s II "ia! he Nou @fr,rl hiui
!" oe"r '"e'r spiri's 10 e'erhal resi- ''olny ANGEL
Doy--We u'pl"re zee moi MS los Tor hor.ls
that unite nS shall exist when the wlcd limo
',"ho sun hcrc ""s vacant pa III the
enctuo ohhu anu " Wesse ger MAS stni bout the
VI "h'9"' lot our D'rl'hg. bohe OF ourbae n
flesh Oi our flesh, we gave INN up wili,Uln ,u,,r
mir. 10 him who said: ''Sutf.r iittie cAlr.u IA
come un'o 'he F" !" '"ro " theh hht, tor okucli is
the Kingdom Of Heaven" yet ngan wgore TO
told him to our bosonls. and will siry. To Iii The
promise made IN hia dying ears. To ir,} meet
him beyond the vile OF lemrs Oh wuuG, no,
take away the sting ot denIh aud rob the Ave of
victory. to know that we we're Tnng hpy uS Jur.
dan anu ierelve in uuI uIstr-tctd arms odlu,l.
hahe coming TO welcome ny 10 t,s hlissiulIo,n.
"A voice seems calling us ever NOT To lord nur
promise- to forget the form ia tliMlul.
'o"eS RraFe'-ho NY sun mol III ionrllnesS u huu
sumbering. for Thy Inthers heart and mid M
aid with thee in the tomb
oh. thoughts Of tint little grave
Beneath the green-true smdc,
Comes over rs W u anguish new,
As when il first M.s Ina,te
For there. ii hin. our only son,
Mas lai,l in 81 mher lair.
80 lie like MI aid mstr,lsi
That death was i'm aged iiie,e
Tney hemped the dark mould o'tr his head
Aud said hoy prHer.
And there he sleeps OH wonder moi
That thus onr tears will tuw
While lar nwny from thai little mound,
We must forever go.