, 1870-03-20
IN hEM0RlAM,
! Sacred to the Memory Of a
Little Friend:
Some Thoughts ON Deafh.

g. SVAuc thoughts ON DNpsy1
cuc,oo w..
II tbs Eal4a If Tn cz.aao, 7Sts..ats 'o' March 1s
Onn ~ tbs ..da... ~.
,,tsars -, N;.s an.. saea IN those reraArkab1
1ossn s " a. aa mauofu - q; "only those VIII
,u.t ,use me- 0e' I"o years ago wrote you OF
A,tte ono who isft ns In that cruel summe.
month"; h,d passed Wv 49, 1el
.nsths. oue. vhmn vs - | ~, ~'oso 100 o
NL"N' oN.e' "Aola We nAo III learned to love
~" psss't'a away 3nse xa the birds and dorar
Hefo cosn1ng- And now, After anoth,r -,
months have down, sit down to Il. ~ ~,
Of writing you Of n, a.,ts -. ~ toe naa out.
of who.e f;rtt.Iar s:.., uaA1n "a OF that Little one
1..+ ern5.s. A''to 11e spoka to yoz
1"es
And soGna Of these lines 8rita Z, MN, =.
whfe away the time aitt;np bv ~ -: ~ =, -
1ittlo vhita slneoer ,b,r,,..9 ~ @ue hlae OF Inc
ct thu n{pht vh;1a ~ eoe solemn pulse<
~, au 1na -suao noW9 IN tho csseneuts: but m,
nste dead friend alecps THROUGH II III f,- ~.
nag reached haven Of rest wh;ct in n,1sr 5;. IL.
tut6ed by stot1nA- - Ao'o1 oa7'
This little giH ssleep here a1uon7 tba f,oz..s
which are not 30 fair Is she. ia ana 1ba9a
have learned to lore. In nv div VIZ TIoP T.,
bright face has often greeted ne. mat;nr ~. 1s
49, eHtS AANAV k4E&2&u4, IGt act 1{o
uy tnGi'e greeting. The trnf,cs n ssI.e
beautiful eyea, md tie hai1 ~ hsa .s ntsnt,
voice, were Ike the Welcome of aa,-.a .uesty
erecting Of b;sd-sonra. Drf - A..o M al'
ing missed her. The otber aus ch;Ia1.s Masn
we're al there, but this littla ons -, enen 1non
ing-one CLEAN ct snnahina fsdaA ~ IT, - :.
playground Of these Iittla ones ~ ~ ~
with It, first shadow. "-'' "
For txo or three dsys she 1.v u,,,,, ha. .,,,
giving no hint, however,. Of the fate that ~, 49,
coming, except that aho aau yisiona of tf,e hsts
tor country. md ouostionel tha -,otbe- r0 w W.
ccrning it, wban. auddenlys IA a.s' ~. coz =,
the clear heavens. m angel dew dovr thrr1+ u, ~
the air IN the solemn noon Of n;aht ~
pierced her brain with hia insidions srrsw
And the name Of that snenl VIA Dc,fh hrnt.o
Of that angel whose n1me is gleon Ind tba
seal which he placed upon her farahead ~
pas. removal by the most skilled nhys;ri.ns.
TIE little voice which hid 40 often flIed ths
house with music wns huahed forever. Tho
bright eyes were still open. but 1.vn no .jcy,
that they recognized the faIniliar ices arorni
her-pe9ther t6a mother. into Vhoaa aras H.
had first looked. Ehen al liar vor1d vas tbTs ~
and who now watched, In her arnny. for NINA
token Of recognition before thev tuain r,rtsd !.
nor those friends who as faithfully cared for
went itfn1lv, Il the dame OF \ csnfln fi;chcrs
in tho wind quicker aud ouicker. soft.r md
softer, day by day. hour b7 hour, minnt& h1
minute, until the little Iife went o,1t as sxxtiy
and as softly "a tho Petal OF ross drops rom
blossom and fluttera to the ground. Dad
Close the sweet eyes. for The lirht and ,fhc
darkness are alike to them now. Cross the
can caress no more. You need not speat eoftly
now. You vii not distnrb her. Ia
her ears hear other aud more naclodious scunds
than ourg. Put the little feet together foz
they will patter no more up the stairt, nor
dance through the rooms, in the glad ecstacy
Of childhood.
And now I sit in these solemn hours " tho
side Of my little friend. alccping heru & the
flowers, While the storm boass wildly out Of
doofs, And sometimes forget myself, and
expect that her eyes VIII open, or that abe viii
SPEAK 70 ne; h ths deata3 Can there be
such inenAble beauty in death - this before
MOI IL must be, for Life never weazs such
sanity sweetness - tins. When tho sngel came
ana e.oeea 1h9ee eyes forever, md earned 1"ay
Iae aMpeslshaole ADJ PAT winch We cal the sul.
~ .ea. upbn ba IT = 'ico s1e q toe 2.
has the soul returned and fs hIurined @ The tbefsce I'D
N;th lis eaIestis1 elow M that ths basnttu1 aesS ~
eh;id ts 1nsr taii - s anis ~ ~ az H.
h.nn;na:ss s ~ ~ an;a:n" Wy @ ~ sa1' y. tns az
n.pg.neos e - - - uon en1oykf r1r nesos olo
~ Al Wsdann. .no qlcna ~ 1 ;na VI % ~, nv, y,
M T.T.a,s n Ma'p .nnh '1o s.nnlad ipeo nua .;. -
Search th,oueh al ans and n IN al n,,cst 1a sus
Jon shall never ind such = rapt, sanity iace CO;
Geeaoee P;Sa Inc muaay n, impurities o. hfe prevent
.nI .p ao.t ~ uouS mGte ~ ~ oo nstcl
~ h3aM ~ ~ ~ TT IL e n Jue q
~ .t,,rs sssq. r~ r. - ..S;at ~
h,s ,;~ar ~ ~ 40 has,,t[ - 49, .4aa
1na.... ~ ~; !. ~ ~. 20 =, @ '41ee "uo
~ rpor lno1 - + ~ ~ nn1a ~ Ett1a h,nd,,1 y,
days 10 that she z.n to meet nc on Tie street
Sa; au sns- nau ezsae . - -nn;ns xnrs .nd hinni
1 pes eSsa ~ har rs;ns ~ !v r, tha hr;.i
oooie tao.. ~ ~. .hHJh,ns A. a. ~ taI na1
neo Au aus " i;atan n,1e ~ ~ so1.1a- So
~ nAne sGto, ~ 49, -9,s1, ~ IL s,nrn ts;.L.
s4lce "1'lnn o'1' ~D0 A0''4 ~ VAC S'>A 40 WALK
And - etand It the window 1or nomen
and look out into tho night, I think OF ths
sleepeIn under all the roofs zee, and then o1
those in tho house about me, al lying In tht
counterfeit Of tho sleep before me, silent, mo
tionlehe, voice1esa thouBhtless, held to thi!
life on BY thin thread Of breath. and ths
great sublime mystery Of death prasses ..o"t
OF this solemn uystory and Of this stranrf
uncarth1y beauty. hoH srna1l do "a III .eaIn
with our cotuiues and goines. our grand naa.
sions, and cur Htt1o pass;ons' our in.
finiteninal oert.;n.;e. mr. n;Cmv n..T.
ties our iio;n1s ani onr nndo;nrfp uov 80. e1s
SGQf 3EfO&6 Our uftiA Ht&QnA. n}fr,
ers thAt We are. and rant an]
rnvo for the sdiacation NJ tha
ioofers-onl How we conneI tbe Past md
present into the sarics nj a Fntnre measured
+, h,nd-Fnsn nr = hs,r. HnV W. nsrsnsdc
onr.eIYes thst VA sre heroe4 vben Esno1eon
n shc f7nvnr. r. -, ~ - h.d ~ aa.tss
nnscated Kin9,, ATter shs ferer ~ ~ ~ lixss n1.
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holds tTs vcrted tnrch - Sn ePm.. p,r ,orp
md onetiT fo,fov 3n.t ,s tR;s i;tt1e ~ nna % f.1
tures In tha nisvh9n,o nss1 ,na mi neIerore n
fsncy to nlsT "a ro9P ~ Tom,,,hn"I5 M, WI q
aver ro.r +h;s crs.+ >,a,rn- ..1ft ~, Iii
Il Fsta' cs11 \ Estnre c.,i :. shst 49, ssr 80
what In We but t. in.tnn,ant. 1a Ta,t;nr ~.
.iyely and bl;n;ilv ;ts v;1 r,nr;nc W. Wv = Icts
and eessne When it. It orie,z & b boWsvcr ~ :, ucb ~
msy fancy 3hat W. va oontrnl onrseives md . reme ~
Ia E onr mr. 14yes3 as4'' o'10''sos Aao ses4-
The rnvrter NJ this dc,th seeroa IN roa IN
impart itseif to thines which Isefora hare
Seemed ~ I;,t1e ,non,eJ, o Tho siecp 1 ..r.s to
twelve The n.naninGo
swings With stasdv nant;o, md ticEs rasnon.
r;ye fo eaeh heartbeat md W;th r.sh sPine
Of H. nendn1nrn so1nrwbe erc some hesst rssa.s
to thrnh nnt the nsndn,nTo r9 t;cIs nnie er ~
ma mt for hnr Ts,5a ~ i,or T. - s ~ .aa ~
~ 10 h.a nsaso5 ;,.ee ~ ~ % II ~ H.,
w. ali etsn;tS ho.-.d.d 1870 e'Sls, mMs
nor an md She l. NJ n15o, n",r ths1 ~ Wban shs
d;nd ann,o bonrs ."o sho LII Tloa ,5 sue
for her ch51dhnod I'm ~ .t.n.1 e. 20 GiGsi'
Wsx. i;vs n a. -cro;nr,,eS ~ - =. oun w a..
az .nS M ahon D W ni1sr ana, us ~ eseilasans
fch+;n[, ,x,r s,o,u uet ~, oaen, esop!ng .1o
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;nr Lro.n h,;r ~ h-a,t - w ".,us ca1t- 1
chsota ~ ~ h.pa 1yr;, - auu toss
for h.r 80 e.hs.a th.r - ~ ~; 49, a. ~ e.la GU
he m ch,nrc sn3 vhsra tbara il o,e-,.S e1 sa.t