Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-19


and more than once a tear rose to the eye Of
Mabel. when she thought how soon she might
he called upon TO follow the cold form Of the
loved one TO her resting.place.
The invalid was thoughtful, but not gloomy.
Already the spirit had reached forward TO
the glories Of that better world where there
is no death, no sorrow. The grave had no
terror TO her; it was place Of rest. Death
was not hideous, quakng skeleton 10 her
Imagination, but white-winged angel, who
would fold her upon his bosom. and bear her !
across the dark valley to the house with |
many mansions eternal in the heavens"
With iutruverted thoughts, she gazed upon |
the memorials Of the slumbering dead. The
funereal fir, the pendent willow that swept
over the green graves, dilfused heavenly
calm in her heart, and she felt ready 10 Join
the great company that slept beneath them.
There is new-madc grave" said she, as
the carriage turned the angle of one of the
avenues.
1t is the grave OF poor Ellen LAWSON"
replied Mabel.
Mary requested the driver to stop.
On the grave, over which no marble had
yet been reared, were several bouquets of
| fresh flowers. Some little white blossoms,
which had been transplanted near the head,
were opening their tiny buds
" Still remembered. Mabel" said Mary. as
she pointed TO the flowers.
They place fresh flowers upon her grave
every day."
And do you think they did not love her,
Mabel ?"
90, sister, know they did"
And wore no black at her funeral 2"
d" was wrong Mary"
These arc meet emblems Of the hearts
| remembrance. When ! 70 hence, may the
/ flowers of spring blossom upon my grave
| MAY some loving hand place flowers upon
! the sod that hides me from those ! loved on
earth"
You are sad, sister do not speak so
| gloomily."
Nay. Mabel. anu not sad, am happy"
Mabel shed flood of tears upon the bosom
| Of her sister.
DO not weep, Mabel we shall meet in
heaven, and be happy there forever"
You are better dear sister; do not speak
80 heplessly."
! "Only little while longer, and | shall
rest beneath this sod. But do not be sad
am happy. | am not afraid to die. feel
as though the angels were with me now,
waiting TO bear me to my home in the skies"
Mabel cast another glance at the flower
decked grave of Ellen Lawson, as the carriage
drove on. aud she felt that the heart could
more eloquently express its remembrance
of the loved aud lost, than by display of
the sable weeds of the mourner
cgAprERyJL
Mary Grant wont ont of tho bouse no
more, In another week her WAITING snirit
| bade farewell IN earth and winged 7ts wav
! 10 its native skies Calmly and trnstinrlv
wbile a heavenly smiIs nlaved mon 6sr
I
| Mahel
She was oorai IJar yyosted form, from
which tbs nndv;pc sonl bad i,st tatan he
6igbt law in r;gid silence heforc ber She
wes beoH,if,l IL doatL ., haautif,l tba,
! Mahej couId bardIv hai;sve she yras dead
that those l;ns nsrte1 in n nIacid smiIe
conld no mora mail c.ntIs counsel IN ber
hot ,boso eyes ,o,y ,S,o,;onless ,nd SCALED
could NO moro reaect the love of Tho, ,ffec'
,;ona,a baa,, ,,ro,, bar
INT a ,,on,e,,t hafor. sho had iidJor bar
f,roneII ConIJ sLa ho Jaad9 W.. /, in
dead trne tbat ,hose sn,iI;nr l;rs ,yera fnr.
aver seoled d. ,hat a,o,her 5ata ~ s;sterlv
lovs couid NOT nroceed from then >
Kind f,iends ,ysra y,,;tin,, 10 ,ranara tho
hoJ,, for ,hs Ssnnlchra anJa ,,sn,i, hand
led ber oaav from the inanimate form
Then ,bSn' She -sai;,ad ,hat bsr sistar was
! ip1aaI 1aa1 and inrraut If xna ewar,f
Willy into bar heart
Flyin@ To Lar cbamhsr sbe ,,ve fro. vent
"a ber r,r;ef
D." She ia conei She Is couel,, sobbed she
as sbs hnrie3 her face beneath ber hands
and trsmhleJ in tbe aoonv of her e,notion
MARY lied as the s9n Vas sinking behind
tho westsrn hills JIsr nurs snirit had tled
viii the dav, INT the cban,,a hnre nor to an
an,Ilass dav ,vbarn thore - no ni,,bt and tbe
ann meyer sets.
Mabel nassed a slaenless nigbt. Her nil.
Low was ,yet viii ber tears Sbe rose in tbe
morning and hostened IN gaze mon tbe
Torn, ~ Marv Shs yas aSrnved for The
grave. nud aS Mabel bent over her and
9rint,d =, IT, uron tho nalIid cola Iins ths
memories Of tbe mast rushed vividly into
her heart. IIer ewes rained tears unon the
, morhle baautv of The cornse
, And ,hore sbs stood for an bonr co,,,,,,.
ina, with tb,. Jsvs which were no,r mo- more
Which conId nsy.r he agoin bac,nse tbs
No., ,b,t ,,,J, ,hsr, ,,iad ,,,s mas, st;u In
, dsath
m. f,rwolity NJ tbe ,,orn;,c msal ,vas
d;snosed of IL vas no,hing more than 4
: fnrn N tbn ,voaning bomseheId d~ond Mabel
! r,t,,rned IN ,Ls sids of bnr danorted sister
p She kis.ed the cold lins again. and gave her
' self nm to the 0ood Of irresistible prief whict
D faithful ne,oorv forced mon nor
Evcnse me- Miss Grant" /" said one nj
a., .;,,l,bo,, Oh, h,d o,,,,, II, ~, o.s;s, ~,
y fan,;l, an, Ai;ss R,rnos tbe dre,smaLar
I il waiting IN fit vonr dress
liar Jress There vaa sometbino, hear,
I Iass crneIIv rennlsive In the word Ue
Jrsss NJ snch a ti,ne az that Must sbe leav,
,he hisr of her de,d sistar IN converse nnor
tha Ja,ails af a r,a,,nn,,t9 AJns, bcr minl
n abandon tbe tbonght of The dend IN dwel
| mon the fashion of n dress ,
without n word She want to the sitting
4 r,or, I, zoos a hnsv scene for tba bonsa n
|. n,onr,ino and sbe jearned that m. mantna
. n,oInr Ia hsen there ali NIGHT for th,
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n ,oi,s ,l,es ma ,l,. f,Ilovving dav
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d lo,,hsn,n, m har n WINS moi Of her dea,
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