The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-06-10
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BY cHARLEslDIcRE ELS.

+ child. too, and bis constant companion
These two were used to wonder all day
long They wondered at the beauty oil
the'fowers;s they wondered at the height
and biueness of the sky; they wondered
e@ at the depth of the blue water they
wondered at the goodness and power of
God, who made the lovely world.
aa They used to say to one another, some
times, supposing all the children Eupop
earth were to die would the flowers, and
let water, and the sky be sorry They
.l4-3 ~ - believed they would be sorry For, said
8 A.- they. the buds are the children of the.
.ee flowers, and the little playful streams
q that gambol down the hillsides, are the
go children of the water and the smallest
brightspecks playing at hide and seek in
the sky at night must be the children Of
the stars and they would all be grieved
to see their playmates, the children Of men,
rs 81 no more. 5.ta IGoa aHE sf8H
aa @ There was one clear, shining star, that
Ga. used to come out in the sky before the
rest, near the church spire above the
graves 1t was largerand more beautiful,
#8g they thought, than all the others, and
every nigh5lth watched for it, standing
- !. hand in hand at the window Whoever
saw it first, cried out II see the star!
ea And often they cried out, both togetheT,
knowing so we'll w henit would rise and
where So they grew to be such friends
sr-t. with it, that before lying down in their
beds, they always looked out once again,
to bid it good night and when they were
turning round to sleep they USED to say,
"God bless the staFP'
But while she was still very young, oh,
very, very young, the sister dropped, and
came to be so weak that she could no
longer stand in the W n1ow at night; and
5sz then the child locked sadly out by
gsra himself, and when he saw the star, turned
round and said to the patient pale face on
the bed, 81 see the star !" andthena smile
would come upon the face, and little
weak voice used to say "God bless my
brother and the star =
Ald ST. the time came all too soon
when the child looked out aloneand when
there was pale face on the bed and
when there was little grave among the
+ s. IA graves, not there before and when the
star made long rays down toward him. he
saw it through his silent tears. rrts
Now, these rays were 50 bright, and
they seemed TO make such shinin ~ way
go from earth to heaven, that when he Went
to his solitary bed, he dreamed that lying
where he was, he sawa train Of people
taken up that sparkling road by angels.
And the star opening, showed him great
world of light where many more such
angels waited to receive them.
All these angels. who were waitingi
turned their beaming eyes upon the
people who were carried up into thestar
which they stood, and fell uponr the
peoples necks, and kissed them tenderly,
and went away with them down avenues
Of light, and We're so happy in their
company that lying in his bed, hewept
for 10y.
But there were many angels who did
not go with Them and among them one
he knew The patient face thot. once had
laid npon the bed was gloriied and ra-
faa sc diant, but his heart found out his sister
s r 4 among all the host Vi amlsbaa
His sisters angel fingered near the en-
trance Of the star and said to the leader
among those who had brought people
thifher - ~ - btaa % g :,
as my brother come :" and he said
''no" aa9 aas aaio
She was turning hopefully away, when
the child stretched out his arms, and
cried, "O,my sister, lam here Take nlel
and then she turned her beaming eyes
upon him, and it was night; and the
star was shining into the room making
long rays down towards him as he saw it
through his tears .ss ~r~
From this hour forth, the child looked
fasE out upon the starlas, the home he was to
ast SIS go to, when his time should come; and he
thought that he did notabelong to- the,
earth alone, but the star too because of
his sisters angel gone before. 1s. ofgr
There was baby born to be a brother
to the child; and while he was so little
that he never yet had spoken word, he
a. stretched his tiny form upon. the bed and
died. ssa bss sae-a aa sTsEsa4q
Again the child dreamed of the open
star, and of the company of angels, and
the train of people, and the row of angels
with their beaming eyes all turned upon
those peoples faces. gnta $3.50
Said his sisters angel to the leader
as my brother come % 6&5
And hesaid, "Not that one but another"
As the child beheld his brothers angel
in her arms, he cried 80, sister I am
here Take me! And she turned and
smiled upon him,and the star was shining
He grew to be young man, and was
busy at his study when an old servant
came to him and said
THY mother is no. more, I bring her
blessing on her darling son" 49,
aet Again at night he saw the star, and all
the former company. -
Said his sisters angel to the leader--x
"Is my brother come ?" gsAA
And he said, Thy mother p q
And a mighty cry of Joy went forth
through all the star, because the mother
was reunited to her two children. And