The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-12
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JUVENILE COLUMN

ORLEANS SUNDAY, oCToHER = iss
80 JUVENILE COLUMN 4'G p 'I ri.
Il a-~aa:ota THE ANGEL. aeass 'a--s.L
Inns Christian Anderson says
Whenever q good child dies, an angel
Tod comes down to the earth, takes the
r child in his arms, and spreading out
large white wings, Aes with him over
the places that were dear to him. AND
angel gathersa handful of flowers, AND
es them TO the good God, that they
: bloom vet moro beautiful In Heaven
a they did on earth. And the flower
oh n,oss pleases the Creator receives
e, and, supremeiy happy, joins in the
rus Of the blassed angels.
o spoke. says he, an angel Of God while
al listened as though In dream, and
bther they Few over sill those places
Ire the child had formerly played, and
passed over gardens full Of lovely
8ers. (which flower ehau We take
! us aud plant in Heaven r. asked the
81. And there stood fair, delicate
tree, but an evil hand had broken the
/, 90 that all the branches, with large
opeued buds, hung faded down to the
Ind. "Poor tree !" said the child "let
Ike it, that 1t may bloom again with 1
Ri the angel took il, and kissed the
/, and the little one half opened his
They plucked many q splendid gar
Hover but they also toUk the meek
daley and the wild hearts, ease.
Tow We have flowers enough" said
d:cbild, and the angel seemed to as
but he did not fly mp to Heaven.
was night; it was very still ,rthey
: led near town they lowered over one
3 narrowest streets, where straw, ashes
rubbish Of all kinds were scattered;
e had been removal that day lying on
ground we're broken glass, bits OF p'as-
rags, fragments. of old hats. in short,
hing but things unseemly. ,.-.ss.l.i.
midst this confusion the angel pointed
*he broken pieces Of o flower pot, and o
5p Of earth fallen out Of it they were
held together by the roots OF q large
"a field flower, which was no longer,
th looking ut, aud had, therefore, been
wn ont into the street. -
I'VE will take this flower with Us"
) the angel: 81 win tell thee about it
Ana thsy dew away, and the angel
#There once lived in a low cellar dewu
#hat little narrow street, . poor sick boy;
&had been confined to his bed from his
#lieet years perhaps now and then be
Is able to take q few turns up and down
- little room ON his clutches, but that
- all he could do. Sometimes, during
3 summer, tho sunbeams would stream
&ough his little cellar window, and then,
he child sat mp, the warm sun shining
Da him, and could zee the crimson blood
~ slight, transparent Singers. as be
10 oxne balm ont ~ He only knew
s p,easaIE woods and the bright, verna
zen by the peighbor's SON bringing him
8 frss fresh bonghs Of the beech tree
&ich he would kDid over His head, an6
. fancy he was under the shade Of tbs
Fl ch trees, with the birds warbling ant
.E sun aiming around him.
FOne day in spring the neighbor's4 BOZ
nght him some Geld fowers, and among
a was one with root, 80 IT swas pu
the foWer-pot, aud placed at the win
close By the bed. And being careful
planted, fonrished and put forth hesl
like ., beautiful garden to the boy
little treasure upon earth /; he watere'
nd tended ie, taking care that ever.
beam, from the Aret 70 the last whicl
etrated his little window, should fal
. the plant. And its flowers, with thei
colors and fragence, mingled in hi
Ams, and toward them he turned whel
/ was dying when our Lord called him e.
aeelf. The child has now been q yea
ID che blessed--for year the plant ha
I'd by the window. faded and forgotten
to-day 1t was thrown out among th
Sbish into the street. And this Is tn
yer which We have just now taken-fo
b poor faded aeld- flower has given NOR
hsure than the most splendid blossom
The garden Of q queen, 80
And how do you know this !" asket
child whom the angel was bearing t
ven." "aa>-f 7-ss NJ. e.=~. ',
How do know it Z" said the angel
was myself that little sick boy VIII
ht upon crutches. Ought not to kno,
Rowers ." And the child opened wild
res, aud looked into the angelic fail
It countenance-and in the same mo
they were in heaven. rr.
id the dead child received wings lik
Dsel's and few with him hand in hand
voice was given to the poor fade,
noWer, and 1t sang with the angel
tnndipg the great God, some very nea
and others forming larger circles
er and further away extending int
~ but all equally blessed.
nd they all sang together, the angels
good child, and the poor, faded field
er which had lain among the rubbis
vac dark, narrow street. - ri
Tho Decline Of eraia-P Farming in theEast.
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