Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-03-20


Cane ia ssesi mu,is shat Ia words Il said
sTo ygn far sparkle ofthe earth depart,
That bdlgc ghsrcon the ssnefaii0us tread.
And will give il the, to guard and tend
A human soul, aud b IL guide and friend.
cor guide, or friend, iruih-whiapersr. q
gard,
Be each, and al in one, to keep il truei
Yet, lift long neglecis thee. and makes hard
And wcarisome this duty thine to dc.
Then turn again, nor strive against lis sin,
But, at the gates upIiftei, enter in"
swif, are the rays, the arrows Of the morn.
That pierce the dark and shoot Geross th'
sky
sWiner the angel who, through ether lO'n,
Priced en- displayed, wide wings, until or
high
Gods joy-payed city dWiudled to a star,
Aud The orbed earth, pale moon, shone afar.
Thither, in tireless fight, he took his way,
And found at noon, beside a shady stream,
A youth asleep, and DER him, where he lay,
The angel lowered, mfnglng with his dream;
And in the dream, cloud-land ofdelght,
Was seen with wings, and robes of shining
white
Here, while the youths soul viewed the vision
fair,
The soothing fingers Of the unseen breeze
Lifted the bonsc-dark clusters Of his hair.
Warm, drowsy gold was scattered through
the trees,
And near the sleeper grew, or flashed along,
Meek lives of fragrance and winged lives If
song,
Thcnccforth, around Hfe's wildering, strange
maze,
The angel followed with the eager youth,
And jeweed with large joys his ring of days, |
Aud was to him the strong, still voice of
truth,
That, in the hearts of all men, deepest down,
No lie can silence, no excuse can drown.
Oft dreamed the youth his angel was mate
Whom he had loved and lest in boyhood
hours.
His thought dropped balm. The pale and shun-
less fate
Seemed cold wind which somte the purcst
flowers.
All who can tell Pcrchance, to all, God sends,
As guardian angels, their departed friends.
Perchance, to all the loved and lost come back 3
From out the faith-seen mansions built on B
high, O
To comfort US when trouble, wild and black, a
Glooms in the heart and oyerclouds its sky G
Coming to teach and guide us through the years,
And share ourjoys and sorrows, hopes and fears,
But as, with gradual growth, the headlong i
brook
Into a river broadcns, sitting down, :"
90 changed the youth to manhood. and forsook u
The simple cottage for the world-wise town ii
And met the many shapes of vice and sin fe
mat, clad with all enticement, walk therein. Il
Long fought the man 'gainst their misleading 70
charms,
Helped by the angels whisper in his breast,
lhere rose no peal of war, no noise of arms. VI
let there was giant conflict, wild unrest, Gu
Within the soul; and Virtue citadel tn
etormed by the baser passions, crashing fell. wi
The angel wept. The soul grew dark and dreor to
ana gentle friends, who saw with inner ewes ap
Deheld the man debased, yet, ever near, ha
An angel following with griefTul cries. no
beseeching him his erring steps to cease,
10 turn ana rest upon the heart of Peace. w.
IT, ,,.o. bu
10 angels there is ever joy in pain
Their pain is bronze for love, and love is low ~
NOT yet this angel would go hence to gain 10
The gates of heaven, but here would faip pr
employ
n sweet selt-sacrifce, his patient heart, mo
10 ieaa soul to choose "that better part, h.;
And long he strove the hurrying days flew
past, Ia,
The months deceased, the seasons came and b.
went, o'
ne rounded years their needed harvests cast e'e
lheh DEATH the stiller of all voices, sent ian
INTO the man its CALL yet ere he died Ev
lie worshipped Him whom he had cruci6ed hay
men, bearing in his arms the soul set free Nc
The angel with Gods glory on his face viii
lounted on wings outspread exutipplv. dol
trailing his lily robes, and filed with grace. Al
ma hasting upward to the central star. H.,
aW heaven, built in splender, CLEAN afar.
ENRY ABBEY'-h APpletOn's Journal.