Saint Mary's beacon., 1870-07-14
DREAM OF A STAR.

There was once a child, and he strolled
/ about good deal, and thought of a num-
Der of things. He had a sister, who was
child too, and his cons tant companion
These two used to wonder all day long,
They wondered at the beauty of the flow
crs they wondered at the heighth and
b!ueness Of the sky they wondered a.
depth Of the bright waters they wonder
ed a, the goodness and the power Of God
who made the lovely world.
They used to say to one another, some-
times supposing all the children upon
earth were to die. would the flowers and
the water, and the sky be sorry They
believed they would be sorry. For, said
they. the buds are the children Of the
flowers. and the little playful streame
that gambci down the hillside are the
children Of the water aud the smallest
bright speeks playing at hide-snd-seek in
the sky all night must surely be the chill
dren Of ,be, stars /; and they. would all BE-
grieved 70 see their playmases. the chill
drcn Of men, no more.
There vas one clear shining star chat
used to come out in the sky before the
rest, near the church spiPe, shove the
graves. It was larger and more beausi-
full. they thought, than all the others. and
every night they watched for it, standing
hand in hand al the window. VIII oever
sac il 6rss cried out. Il SEQ the star !"-
And often they cried out bath to gether
knowing so we'll when it would arise and
where. So they grew to be such friends
with it. that before lying down ia thei,
beds. they always looked out once again
to bid i. goodnight and when shey we're
turning round to sleep. they used to say
God bless the star 7"
But while she was still very young, oh
very young. the sister dropped and came
10 be 80 weak that she could no longer
tseand in the window at might !; aad Oh.
child locked sadly out BY hinsplf,, ant
when he saw tho star, turned round aud
said to the patien. pale face, on the bed
f"I see the star !" and then smile wot,ld
ieome upon the fsees and aTalistles wssl
voice used to cay, "God bless my bcoshel
ana me star !,-aa q ~ ga io roi:
L. And so the time came all too soou whel
the child looked out alope. and when sher,
was no face on the bed and when sher
Vas little grave among che graves, no
there before and when the star mad
long rsys dosn toward him % he saw j
through his tears. . 49, -. :,
Nov. these rays were e so bright, an,
THEY seemed TO make such shining va,
from earth to Heaven, and when the chils
vent 10 his solitary bed. he dreamed abou
the star aud dreamed that. lying wher,
he was. he saw train Of people taken o.
tha. sparkling road BY angels. And tht
star opening, showed him . great worl
fef lighs. where many more such angel
waited 10 feeaive them. - l "a --z
\ Az these angels who we're vsiting turn
cd their be.ming, eyes. unon the .peopl
who were carried up into tho stars an,
some came out from the long rows i
tsshah sheF Stood. and hall upsa the peo
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and ven, away With them down avenue
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