Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-11-07
A; Ghild's Dream.
BY oHAREEs DICKENS.

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) There was;aones child and ne
stfollsd aboatagp DEAL and thought
of a number of things. He had 3
|; sister, who. was q child. too. and his
constant. companion. These two used
to. wonder all day long. They WON
dered at the beauty of flowers they
wondered at the goodness and power
of God, whemade the, lovely, world
They used TO say' to one another
sometimes; Composing all the chill
dtren' On the earth wers TO aie, would
the flowers, and the water, and the
SLY be sorry pr They believed they
would be sorry. For" said. they,
sthe buds care, the children of the
flowers, and the playful little streams
that gambel down the hillsides are,
the children of waters; and the
smallest bright speeks playing ct
hide andiseek i9 the sky all night
must surely be the children of the
stars; and the j would be grieyea to
see their playmates; the children Of
;men, no more:
There wasa star that used to come
ION the sky before. the rest, near the
church spire, aboye the graves, i
was larger and more beautiful they
thought than all the others, and eve
ry night they. watched for it, standing
hand by the window whoever say
it first. cried out:
=" fsee- the star:I'
And. often they cried, out toeether,
knowing so well when it Would rise
and where: So they grewsto,be such
friends with.it thatbefore lying. down
in their beds they looked ost once
bid-it goodnight and when
they were turning around to sleep,
they, said
"God bless that star !"
But while she was still very young,
oh, very young. the'. sister 'aroopea
aad came to be so weak that she
could no longer stand in the window
at night, and then the child looked
sadly by himself, and when he saw,
the star, turned round to the patient,
pale face on the bed, and said. I" see
the star!" and then a smile would
come upon her face, and the weak
little voice used to say
"God bless my brother and the
star!"
And SO tho time came all too soon,
when there was no face on the bed ;
and there was little grave among
the graves not there before. and when
the Star made long rays towards him
who saw it through his tears.
Now, these riys were SO bright,
and they seemed to makesuch'a beau
tiful' way from earth to heaven, that
when the child went to his solitary
bed, he dreamed of the star; and
dreamed That lying where he wasf he
say a train Of people taken up the
shining road by angels. And the
star opening, showed him a great
world of light, where many moresuch
angels waited to receive them.
An the angels who were waiting
turned their beaming eyes upon the
people who were carried up into the
6 star; and soon came out from the
long rows in which they stood, and
fell upon the people'snecks and kiss
ed them tenderly, ANA went away
with them down avenues Of light,
and were so happy in their company,
that lying in bed he wept forjoy.
His sisters angel fingered near the
entrance Of the star, and said 70 the
leader among those who had brought
the people thither )" 9A
HAS my brother Gomez,
She was turning hopefully away,
when the,'ohild stretched out his
arms, and said-"O, sister T am
here / take eme!'' and then she turn
led her beaming eyes upon him, and
then it was night, and the star was
shining into his room, making rays
! down toward him es he saw them
through his'tears, :
From that moment Il % child aook-
ed out upon the ata4 as one of the
homes lie was to 90 to, when the
l,time should come, and hethought he
did not belong 70 earth alone, but to
the star, too, because Of his sister's
angel gone before.
There was baby born TO be q
brother Of the child: and while he
was yet so little that he had never
spoken word. he stretched his tiny
form out upon the bed, and died..
| Again tie child dreamed Of the
open star, and thecompany Of angels,
and the train.o peoples faces.
Said his sisters angel tothe leader :
Has my brother come q
And he said: =.
aNot that one, but another.
! AS the child beheldS his brother 8
tangel in her arms; he cried:
.'HQ sister, / am herel take mel"
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