Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-06-03
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A CHILD's DREAMOF STAR.
BIZ DICKENS.

There was once child, and he stroll
ed about good deal, and thought of q
humber OF things. He had a sister,
who was a child, too, and his constant
companion. They wondered at the
beauty Of fiexers;. they wondered
at the height aud blueness of the sky;
they wondered at the depth of the
bright waters; they wondered at the
goodness and power of God, who made
the world lovely. ,IftTl ~ -.-
They used to say to one another
sometimes: .'Supposing all the chill
dren on the earth were to die, would
the flowers, and the water, and the sky
he sorry?" They believed the would
be sorry.
For" said they, THE buds are the
children of the flowers, and the little
playful streams that gambol down the
hillside, are the children of the wa
tiers, and |, the smallest bright specks,
play ing at hide-and seek, in the sky,
ali night, must surely be the children
of the stars, and they would all be
grieved to see their playmates, the chill
dren of men, no more.p FzsEEs So
There was one clear star that used to
come out in the sky before the rest near
knC oPAlO, doONS SIdttc. IL
was larger and more beautiful, they
thought, thaa all the Others, and eve
ry night they watched for it,, standiifg
hand and hand at the window. Who
ever saw it first cried out, 81 see the
STAR" And often they cried out both
together, knowing so we'll when it wO'd
rise and where. SO they grewSto be
such friends, that, before lying down in
lnolynI
10 bid it good night, and when they
were turning round to sleep, they
would say: .God bless the star."-
But when she was still very young.
Oh, very, very, young, the sister
drooped, and came to be SO weak that
she could no longer stand in the win
dow at night, and then the child look
ed sadly out by himself, and when he
saw the star, turned round to the pa
TENTS pale face on the bed, 81 see the
star!' And then smile would Come
upon her face, and little weak voice
used to say: God bless my brother
and the star!'' 4-
And so the time cana, all too soon,
when the child looked outalone, and
when there Was no face on the bed, and
when there was little grave among
the graves, not there before, and when
the star made long rays down towards
him, he saw it through his tears.
Now these rays were so bright, and
they seemed to make such beautiful.
shining way from earth to heaven, that
when the child went TO his solitary
bed he dreamed that lying where he
was he saw train OF people taken up
that shining road 10y angels. And the
star opening showed him great world
of light, where many ;loIe such angels
waited to receive them.
All these angels, who were waiting
turned their bealning eyes upon the
people who were carried up into the
star; and some came out from the long
rows i'm which they stood, and fell upon
the peoples neck and kissed them tsn-
derIy, and went away with them down
avenues of light, 1hd were SO happy in
their company that lying in the bed he
wept for joy.
But there were many adgels who did
not go with them, and among them
one he knew.
The patien. face that had once lain
upon the bed was glOrIfied and radiant,
but his heart found out his sister among
all the hust.
His sisters angel fingered near the
entrance of the star, and said to the
leader among those who had brought
the people thither: .
is my brother come?' -
And he said, Mo- .lo
She was turning hopefully away,
when the child stretched out its arms |
and said:
oh, sister, am here! Take me!'
And then she turned her beaIning
eyes upon him, and it was night, and
the star was shining into his room,
making long rays down toward him
as he saw it through bis tears.
From that hour forth the child look
ed out upon the star as on the home
he was to go to when his time should
come, sud he thought he did not be.