Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-08
The Broken Flower.

A marvel of beauty and brightness was
"Little A." To those accustomed to OBJ
serve mysterious course of things in this
world there had been many misgivisg,
many painful apprehension that the lit
tie life unfolding with SO much Of prom
Use before their eyes---every day develop
ing some newer charms, some rarer per-
1ection-might come to sudden end.
''Too sweet for earth was felt bat not
spoken, lest the harmless words should
prove dreadful prophecy, or in some in
definable way hasten their own fulfilling.
1t is admitted now. however, with tear
full eyes and quivering lips by those VINO
were to him little more than strangers.
No one, l think, who has spent an hour
of the last half year in his society but
has laid away in memory something to
go with him through his natural life,
something to come back at unexpected
times ard places, producing mingled
JOY and pain-joy that such rare sweet
ness ever existed, pain that it's existence
was so brief. 1t may have been only
little act, the repetition Of void nr ges-
ture of welcome which he had been
tanught, but it was done so graceiously!
the granting Of an asked for kiss, but you
would never have GU, ssed the pleasure
was not half his own from the eager adj
vance with approaching face, the sweet
face, the sweet lips wleathed in smiles
and the soft violet eyes beaming with de-
light. Had he entered upon life two
years ago with mature intelligence and
the one purpose to win in that short time
all hearts to himself he would not have
been materially different.
His loneliness of form aud feature NAV
have been-though rarcly-equalled, but
the beauty Of his character, l am conf
dent could not have been surpassed.
There are no words with which to define
it any more than to describe the aroma
of a flower, the tint of its petals. Do we
attempt to outline with words bit of
sublime scenery, a magnificent cloud
cluster transformed by the suns rays in
to thinqs of life and light until the ina
agination rcvels in unknown worldsf
Much more the mysterious something
essence or spirit which surrounds little
child fresh from the hand Of it's Maker,
(and like him more than any other of his
created works, or than 1T will ever be in
after years. deties us. OF powerfully
magnetic temperament the touch of his
waxen baby hand thrilled you; something
In his shiny golden hair aided the fancy
that lambert hight played about it and
you thought without PROCLAMATION of the
infant head, halood and hallowed, which
the masters have brought down to US
from eighteen hundred years ago. Sure
ly, 'of such is the kingdom of heaven"
and to the hearts wrung with anguish for
the loss of Little A. this thought alone
has power to bring healing, comfort.
O child OF promise rare.
Shall we not know thee there
BY the strangely subtle charm that round thee
lies?
All felt its mystic power,
AS, watching hour by hour,
New beauties opened to our wondering eyes.
And when that lovely form
Bent to the furious storm
Ut Death; and low the precious head was laid,
We brought the rarest blooms
Laden with rich perfumes;
Sweets to the sweet''-a fitting tribute paid.
A fair sweet human flower
Lent for fleeing hour,
10 cheer and bless US on our earthly way;
Then by Gods kindly hand,
Transferred to that fair land,
Where blight comes not; but flowers bloom
for aye