The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-03-03
Chef lie.

Chef lie.
To Mrs. H nry Kingsley, upon the death Of her
tate Ghetto ". kingsley, Feb 2O,h 1874.
sweet bnbe so pure, so full of life,
With dark and beaming eye.
We weep to-day, in anguish weep.
That thou SO soon didst die.
blossom of Joyous innocence,
Embl. m of lie on high.
We dreamed that thou wouldst with us
But grieyed to soc thee lie
SO fade our hopes of earthly bliss
Its Joys soon blasted lie
The fAirest H. wers SO early drOop.
AID only bloom to die.
NJ, urning. well wipe our fearful eyes,
And trusting Turn tn, to The sky !;
The caskct's only IN the grave
The Jewel cannot die"
Fond mourning mother, Christ who
loves little children, has taken your jewel
TO hmsel! to love with more than moth
er's love, however iervent such love may
he--to love aud cherish longer than
rother could love aud cherish with a
love which will exist when the heavens
and earth shall pass awuy, and the angel
shall stand with one foot upon the
land md ono ,pu the SEA, and
declare time SHAH be no more. You
cannot avoid mourning for the beautiful
boy who has made sunshine in your home
life during nearly five months but he is
not dead, and sleepeth in his lowly bed !;
his happy spirit has gone to his Saviour.
who has said, Suffer little children to
come unto me. for Of such is the king.
dom OF heaven" Many days will you b,
sad from having your darling sbatched
from youi loving embrace. but you can
lot mourn as one without hope, when you
think u him nestled in Chri-,'s aims, Of
hun as enc Of the jewels il. which no
blemish can ever be iouI d. wh.n you
think II, is well with him" He won
every ones affections by his winaome
ways, his clingng atfrctiouate disposition,
making him duuby dear to all. But re.
member your babe has an added beauty
now, an immortal beauty which cannot
fade. Ho is ono Of the cberubs VIII
surround tho throne, smiling in periec,
happiness happiness never to be dis.
turted by pain or trouble; ever pure,
'onc of tho lambs Of the upper fold.
clothed 10 spotle.s white"
The child O; earth IL now the child ofheaven
Thy loved one, mother, is the loved of God.
And stl.i, forget not but when flowers are
signing,
And evening sunset fades along the west
hink OF thy child, yet, . not pale and dying
But living smiling. radiant amid the blest.
Yea rather let your hear, most thankful be.
hat he has reached the blissiul land
Where sin and death comes nol-where pure
ana iice
The inst made perfect, In Gods presence stand
Remember there Is II day OF sunny rest.
For every dark and stormy night.
And grief may hlde an evening guess.
But JOY snail come nj morning light.
Friends condo!e with US ut such au
hour, trying to assuage our sorrows. but
oftcntimes their efforts are useles. Ev.
cry heart knoweth its own grief. We
feel grateful for soothing words and car.
resses, but the way seems dark. Gu,
Universsl Father looks down, caring FOL
US; ever ready to sustain when woe.
around us sweep ever ready and willing
to give us needed strength if We cali upoI
Him, trusting His promises given in Hi,
mo-. holy word. for comfort and copsola
ton, Us guide through all sflictions.
Keeping these promises in view. We
can say when trouble comes. when death
takes our beloved ones, The Lord gave
the Lord has taken away, and blessed b.
the name OF the Lord" Aud again, Yes
though He smitc me. yet will l cling t.
Him, as one in whom | place my unehak
en- trust" Mourning mother thy God
and thy mothers God will give the'
strength in this time Of deep affection
because the Poalmist says. God is ou
refuge, and strength" u very present bel;
in time Of trouble