The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-27

are old, other hopes than ours are young;
other hearts than ours are moved; how
other waves are smothered; how other
happiness blooms, ripens and decays
no, not decays, for other homes and other
bands of children not yet in being, nor
for ages yet to be, arise and bloom and
rpen to the end OF all!
Welcome everything ! Welcome alike
what has been, and what never was and
what We hope may be, to your shelter
underneath the holly, to your places
round the Christmas fire, where what is,
sits open. heartedl In yonder shadow do
we see, obtruding iurtively upon the
blaze, an cncmy's fac? By Christmas
day we do forgive him If the injury he
has done us may admit OF such compan
ionship, let him come here and take his
place. If otherwise, unhappily, let him
90 hence, assured that we will never in
jure or accuse him.
On this day we shut out nothing!
Pause" says.a low voice. Nothing?
Think
"On Christmas day we will shut out
from our tireside nothing"
Not the shadow of u vast city, where
the withered leaves are lying deep?' the
voice replies. "Not the shadow that
earkeus the whole globe? Not the
shadow of the City OF the Dead?"
Not even that OF all the DAYS in the
wear, we will turn our faces toward
that city upon Christmas day, and from
its silent hosts bring those We loved
among us. City of the dead, in the
blessed name wherein we are gathered
together at this time, and in the Presence
that is here among us according to the
promise, we will receive and not dismiss
thy people who are dear to us
Yes. We can look upon these child
rem angels that allght, SO solcmnly, So
beautifully, among the living children by
the fire, and can bear to think how they
departed from US. Entertaining angels
unuwarcs, rs the patriarchs did, the play
ful children are unconscious of their
guests; but we can see them-can see II
radiant arm around one favoritc neck, rs
If there were II tempting Of that child
away.
Among the celestial figures there is
ono, poor, mis.shapcd boy on earth, of
"a glorious beauty now, of whom his
dying mother said it gricved her much
to leave him here alone, for so many
years rs it wss likely would elapse before
he came to her-bcng such u little child.
But he went quickly and was laid upon
her breast, and in her hand she leads
HIM.
There was Il gallant boy who fell, far
away, upon burning sand beneath Il
burning sun, ana said, Tell them at
home with my last love, how much |
could have wished to kiss them once, but
that | died contented and had done my
duty Or there was another over whom
they read the words, therefore we com
init his body to the dark and so con-
signed him 10 the lonely ocean and sailed
on. Or there was another who lay down
to his rest in the dark shadow OF great
forests; and, on earth, woke no more.
shall they not, from land and sen and
forest, be brought home Al such time?
There was dear girl-almOst II wo-
man never to be one-who made a
mourning Christmas in house of joy,
auC went her trachlcss way 10 the silent
Guy. DO We rCuollect her, worn out,
family whispering wkat could not be
heard, and falling into that last sleep Tor
WEAKNESS? 0 look upon her now! o
look upon her beauty, her serenity, her
changc.css you'll, her happiness! The
daughter of Jairus was recalled to lite,
to die; but she, more best, has heard the
same voice, saying unto her, arise for
ever"
We had a friend vino Was our friend
from early days, with whom we often
pictured the changes that were come upon
our lives, and mcrrily imagined how ""
would speak, and walk, and think and
tulk. when we came to be old. His dos
tined hubitaton in the City of the Dead
received him in ms prime. Shall ne be
smut out from our Christmas rcmcm-
| brancc? Would his love so exclude Us!
Lost friend, lost child, lost parent, sister,
brother, husband, wife, We will not 50
discard YOU. YOU shall hold your cher
ished place in our Christmas hearts and
bv our Christmas fires; and in the season
Of immortal hope and on the birthday OF
immortal mercy we will shut out nothing.
/ ne WIHlcT sun SOSH H'"H o'S' Wv"
and village; on the sea 1t makes rosy
path, rs if The sacred thread WAS fresh
upon the water. \ few more moments
and it sinks and night comes on, and
night begins to sparkle in the prospect
On the hillside beyond the shapclcssly
dinusci town and the quiet keeping of
the trees that grid the village stecple,
| rcmcmbrunCcs arc Gu, in stone, planted
in common flowers growing in grass,
cutwincd with lowly bramblcs around
many mound of earth.
+ Bn town and village there are doors
and windows closed against the weather,
there are flaming logs hcupcd high, there
are joyful faces, there Is healthy music of
voices. BE all ungcnllcness and harm
excluded from the temples OF household
! gods. but be those rcmcmbrances admit
ted with tender encouragement. They
are of the time and all its comforting
and peaceful rcassurances, and of history
! that reunited even upon earth the living
and the dead; and Of the broad benif-
ccncc and goodness that too many men
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