, 1874-10-25

| 70 l1nyuago knows, a. is mothers iu7o
Iho sweetest And tie tenerest known 10 Garth.
| All else is selfish! In what's, er K,lsa
| sfs c1o:t4e affection, true ..tatesual lOys
Aloio II God-11s IN it, purity:
Aud, At the spel1 Of that hh=st nauae tho pss4 Q
| Estses upon tbs soul. Again VIZ o1k
Up into those desr eyes. thxt tende,;y
NAtcld, glaEtleti. and Preserved heedess Youth
Once MoFe, L5 that ior'd AIDE wo hear tia tou.s-
Tne ead, sweet tones-of ons whose suffering.
| Through long aud dseary years. had te4uunsd
| A spirit unto whom the soil Of earth
And earthly beings foreign ses1ae4s aud xtrauaa
Az And on. ot tospins ~'sh The priceless sold
| Of rich nature. CAa4tenfd, calm. ueif- t,otsed
| Sosens. hcnlguAnt! Ah once moro see
The face We loyd 70 wedl, who@e tancs 70 kind
I Shall never Enuse on earth refay tho gaze
| OF s,ese sad eye1 With ios1ng sweat Trspouas
@! sJ1npathy, and sylnpnthy W de4z!
r. thon hast psss'd from earth, h1est rptrt po!
Oh high and holy WAS Tho love thu garas
| 10 lis, thy children III the by- -guoe yexrs,
No" buried IN ihs Eaat- Deviation trun.
Ala Alsepleas care, 4ud tcDdefest regard,
And hourly pEayers,-the uuiuag7n.i pain
0f tho ttce matfon- -heast,-tha or'fsdins ears.
Thu tn 1ie' thsoabiag~, and th. Ions unrest, -
Tho unseldeh s2cTtace that daily lalu
Thy heart n{son the altar at thy lore
Df thy lnateFnal iore, 70 ssue and deep
Fof us who n1ouru thee gune!
This IA her grave!--
Eer low. sEe.n ara..y sra,s yes her Il. .lsep~t
Hers. fo:'e "n'iuTance Of = weary he.
4 bitter surr'w. nufn Through GzrHy ypAzx
IT brave, nttis hc4xt.
This Is Ghs end
or that dear lie! This IS the hl,s&f1l end
% sll thy Ersef and care, thy wo4 anei pam!
fnr. though thy mortal lsrt zI-~rs in ths DUR,
We Anow-Ne Enate-that It il well u..s taee.
And that Thy spirit, Ill th.t glorious land,
bmells with ths pure and bust luz svaruoso-
Ara how'd in sorrow Ger thy lowsy tomb,
We would not wish theu back to earth again
Enough that thou art b!est! T:s our1 10 oear
This Isiu for thea Is thou 20 much hast burps
For u, Thy children. In our braet u heAet4
'Tls oura TO wear thy memory fresh AMI green,
Enahrlned in tna touls hottest sanctuary.
And q t1oso words Of lore, that ever cx,ro
With ktntliest sympathy from those dear Hp&
Now hush'd in the cold to,nb, 'tis to kea3
And PONDER In our hearts thor lzupurt sFue
OF huky f4itn. But, oh! to hear moro
Those accents awers, and nevexnlore tu SEQ
The snaiie If fond affection lighting up
ExFression's : tenderess gaze! 'r1s bard to besr!-
r., r., h.rL a to give thee up, although to Hum
Thy lifelong ft5eud.-she graas Hlsh-Pz,est II
Ruler ., Earth, our Maker and cur Lotd.~
His will te done on earth a. IFS IN Heaven!
We ouw tne knce, though Sadly must bear,
Through tue long years, tune aoseuce from onf Ads.
And, ~ VIC Asten tor the wci-knrwn yulce,
Misd9ub.ing Of our loss, how tElc1 viii p<uE
Tne hood OF feeling. and the CONSCIOUSNESS
OF our bereavement tA-t haa snat:hd AWAY
Tho crown and joy Of our m:a:uzer }eAr1t
Thou vert our pride: 1ore than ou- 1oEa ~a4 th.as
Tuon best Of mothers! Brhyrr. t1usr heart
Ss'er ilv'd, and in the by-gone days of Old,
That have been ausiens caliu, thy Spartan soui
u. gu. wgu hasc wun 1or thee prus4lt ns11e
AZ tuoso We read upon the living Ingo
OF Las historic past. Upon our lives
TIE mantle Of thiuc iE.iGeu:c tuso7n.
And liz lrutn thce the colN- of each thought
Aiming It auSb: ot nohlc O. Of h,sh
Atlannent. that wa have III 01aF past years,
E's1 :tyss-it4'd 20 actinu, liza tcs.a .ss;
Well WAS it said that, 1t tie mothers knee,
Tuo b4sis q trte c2aracter is lai1.
And, II LeE soul Ec great, tAe stamps ups1
TIE v1-g1a-w41 Of tbs 3ouny u:nt: the seal
OF uoLie purpose. 1haA t4e tW1ss oe1t,
Aod thus the II se inc.nu, By tic ds7l t8ud
Tn2; tr1os and fosssts N tts e1riy ytaf11
Greatly aud noblJ dds. thou liro thy 3ss
Ono long .elf-aacs1nce at Duty'a 6h1ine.
Tu!4 was tho motto Of thy soul. and strong
Tue drnuess Of thy nzture, still to cncuss
Tho psth where Duty called, Eor swerre s.ida
Forge11ui Of Ter stern aud warning Tulcs i
And Of. the tenderness Of th.t t.nd h.azt
FRAT felt for al tile Of al uaaux.n.l.
Aud slard with al Gods creatures tyl2 l2pathyt
SO quick and sensitive, that not tile pin
Fen Of the woru but cara responsive psas
Aud kindred wound! Becauto that ihoa at goua,
rhe very Light Of day seena paid aud lin.
I be touuerest heart Of earth has sscd 10 hesti
lus Aadltess sou1 has wing'd IL hight to Heaven!
low shall speak Of thee! So gently strong
70 tender, get 50 drm! si'ch moral forro
That sway d ue a1l quiescent 10 will
5eE3ias a;one 10 Right such purpose high
'uch Intellect Such s~ift, fz=~seein9 gaze,
)inaecting motive and detecting wrs,ug
10 dear to us, that, tzen . for IL In all
70 shall not LOOK upon Thy like ag7in !"
'ut the proud anthem Ct thy nobIs life
$ onrs for aye, and to its music sweet
II listen with the ear at Memory.
icheE bequest could never h1vo been thtns
o Ii, thy children! Record Of II It hfo
fithin our heart Of heart shali be eush-indi
eek NC to emulate thosa virtues rafu
hat tr7t we're thine So ehsu thJ memory bS
o us Perfume sweet around our r&tn-
Iratefu fragrance. rising on tho sense,
ik< wsfto1 !" odorA from TIN spicy shores
AslV tina Blsst!"
CHICAGO. J. II. DlcxusoB.~