Saint Mary's beacon., 1870-07-14

ant. bst hi: bs:ss found ou. his
His si.tsr ] ssss lin ssrsa near s6s r.
sranes N che star, H1ssa aid y ths Il
among shsesvhs had hsssshs tbsaps
th,ther e saf II. z' - .s-aagz -
y. W brother ssne, + 80. rr;- -
She Sas turniSs hopefully a1iy.I W
tho child sssetehed Gus his isrsas.sS<
cried. 20. sister. I An hsrs l. 8Aie -
and then she turned her beamipe e.
upon him and it was night and de 651S
was shinink lnt6 ths room, msk;as
rsys down asowsrds him - ~ Avn
through his sears. is-w - a .sako<&s
From that hour forth, The child loo,sd
out 7pon. the star as the home he Iwas 10
60 to. when his time should come and
be thought that he did not belong to the
earth alone. but to the star too, because
OF his sister angel gone before. 'r-s--
There w.s ssbaby born 70 be brother
to the child sDd.wbils he uas 90 listls
that no never yet had spoken . word, be-
stretched his tiny form on his bed and
died. e' t1s
Again the child dreamed Of the opened
star. and of the company ofangels, and
the train Of people. and the rows OF an
gels with their besmiag eyes ell turned
upon those peoples face.
Said his sisters angel to the leader:
Is my brother come ?'r 20 .ss.
And he said. v..Nos that one, but an.
other" q. -I.,
As the child beheld his brothers an
gel in her arms, he cried, 20, sister. !
am here! Take me - Aud she turned
and smiled upon him, and the star was
shining. '- r'r6' + + fg 2a -s.r
He grew to be a young man. and was
busy at his hooks when. On old servant
came to him aud said 1; .,.-
"Thy mother is no more. Ibring her
blessings on her darling son r
Again at nigh. be saw tho star. and
all that former company. Said his sis-
ter's angel to the leader:
''Is my brother come ?"
Aud b. said, "Thy mother I"
A mighty cry of joy went forth through
all the star. because the mother was re-
united to her own children. Aud stretch
I'd out his arms aud cried, go, my moth
er, sister and brother, am here! Take
me - Aud they answered him " Not
yet" and the star was shining.
He grew to be man whose hair was
turning gray. and he was sitting in his
chair by the 6reside. heavy with grief,
and his face bedewed with tears, when
the star opened once again.
Said his sisters angel to the leader,
sis my brother come"
And he said, Nay, but his maiden
daughter"
And the man who had been the chiN
saw his daughter, newly lost to him, a
celestial creature among those three, and
he said. "My daughters head is on my
sisters bosom. and her arm is around nv
mothers neck, and at her feet there is
the baby Of old time, aud can bear de
parting from her, God be praised I" ~ .,
Aud the star was shining. .r,
Thus the child came to be an old man,
and his once smooth face was wriukled,
and steps were slow aud feeble. and his
back was bent. And one night ax selsy
apon his bed. his children standing rousd,
ha cried. a. he had cried 90 long ago !.
81 SEQ the star" es,,-.
They whispered to one another. He
is dying" -. ,.......-..-.--.
And he said. II am. Ny, age is fall
ling from me like garment, and m,ve
towards the star as a child. And o. NV
Father, nov thank Thee that 4. IN, 80
often opened 10 receive those dear ldhes
who await met .,,..-.- ..--
And the star Was shining and it ,hhes
upon his grave.