Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-01-10
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JEFFERSON.
0Re OF the most successful gather
ings ever witnessed in this town, was
the meeting of the two churches at the
tvestry last night. The two beautiful
trees could contain oaly fraction of
who gifts of the good saints for all
Tere remembered and III were happy.
leho music, declamatiohs and tab
ofauX were excellent. The "reward
m the dutflA child" deserves especial
benton. The descent of the angel,
gearing the crown, was graceful and
hood. There is much nStura talent
sere and the children AMI pupils dc
erve the care and culture which they
are receiving.
1t is Christmas eve and ms fair and
beautiful rs when the angels sang "on
earth peace, good will toward men. "
1t is citing time to drop for u mo-
ment the burden of daily toll, to let
the hands be idle for the time being
and toilet the heart and mind pay
tribute to other days and old friends
Old friends Where a,c they? /
have before me an old book, Clowns
Fourth Reader" page 2lG. On a bit
of paper, now old and yellow, is the
name of one written there years age
in boyish hand, long before the sa-
BILE wing of the dark angel bad touch
ed her blooming cheek. 1t is an
acrostic. y
nrobed in light an angel came and touch
! ed this world of ours
ID eight to give to all mankind she de 3keC
the earth with flowers
or is there one that doth surpass the"Hlly
pure and fair
y nd taicer than the lilly is, whose name is
| written here.
L lightly may fall the rod Of care, and grie
ne'er once be known,
| Honored thy name 9mOHg thy friends til
life itself has flown.
may you happy ever be till You find {
home on high;
| d leighttul angels guatI yeur way and lcat
6 Oh grant You ne'er may know care no
| one unhappy hour:
ID eScending love from heaven protect anC
shield thee with its power
0 may you know that God is good and low
his holy way
Nor tHltGr till you reach that land where nj
is bliSsful day.
There arc many OF your readers
Nho will recognize the name ant
cherish her memory. The teacher j
/ w, Cole, too, is gone, but his infu
encc lives and there are those wht
will not forget the last day" nor hi
parting words in Tie social meeting
that quiet Sabbath eve. Helen, too
rests beneath the flowers by her faith
cr's side, Death loves q shinin!
malk" and Carries sleep WAS not dis
turbed when they laid Ter mothc
and her father down to rest. NJ,
tears. too, silent and still, have fallei
over the dust Of her who was q no
bile woman, a devoted wife, q Chris
tian mother and a consistent widow
| have seen her in my dreams and sil
met me with Il smile. | have return
ed to my childhood home and tender
~ placed the green turf over those VIII
gave me birth. The old house is gont
The tangled briAr grows where the oil
portal was, aud the hearth stone
cold. The brook murmurs its sad II
QUEEN, but the rose her hand plaptc
blooms upon its bank and her spirit i
ut rest beyond the river. And th
young men, companions Of other days
I viii tie hungry wolves of the ives
en plain, will the deep rivers Of Ca
: iGornia, will the CORY field Of Antil
tam, will they give them back? Ye.
, when the sea gives up the dead the
; will give them back They will Ii,
: again. Death is overcome Ivy Hi
, whose birth we celebrate and lie love
us and lie is God. Some of thel
. still live and the world is better #
them. They are as energetic in II
battle Of life as
when read OF friend and foe
How Hereby did Il battle rage
V With bullets made of snow.
: And then how Dave" and Ezekiel" tried
u All want the sport most rare
o When going to Shelburne for ride
TO pass j. r. P.'s mare"
y All, Old Boy! May your SoutI
u ern skies be far and if this meet YOU
: eye, remember that up in old Coo
5 near the crags and peaks you love
} so well, one heart remembers YOU al
that, if we meet not before, when VI
are called from labor to rcfreshmcl
), we will join hands again.
Dnran bnr Oath ~