New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-18
The Broken Flower.


A 1carvel Of beauty and brightness was
'Little A." To those accu stoned to OH
serve mysterious course OF things in this
world there had been many miseivi"g,
many painful apprehension that the lit.
tie lie unfolding with SD much OF prom
Use before their eyes every day develop
ing some newer charms. some rarer per
1ection-might come to a sudden end
"Too sweet for EARTH was felt b.t not
spoken, lest the harmless words should
prove dreadful prophecy, or in some in
defnable way hasten their oSn 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, think, who has spent an hour
of the last half year in his society but
has laid away in memory something to
60 with him through his natural life.
something to come back at unexpcct' d
times ard places, producing a mingled
joy and pain-joy that such rare sweet
ness ever existed, pain that its existence
was so brief. It may have been only a
little act, the repetition of VOID 'r ges
ture Of welcome which he had been
tanught, but it was done so graceiousiy |!
the granting Of an asked. for kiss, but you
would never have gu ssed the pleasure
was not half his own from the ca ser ad.
vance with approaching face, the sweet
face, the sweet lips wleathed IN smiles
aud the soft violet eyes beaming with de-
light. Had he cnsered Vi on life two
years ago with mature intelligence and
the one purpose to win in that shor. time
III ho ho1
been materially different.
His lovelipess of form and featu e NAV
have Jeen-though rarely-equalIed, bu:
the beauty of his character, l am conf
dent could not have been surpassed.
There are no words with which to define
1t any more than to describe the aroma
of flower, the tint of its petals. Do W.
attempt to outline with words bit of
sublime scenery, magnificent cloud
cluster transformed by the suns rays in
to thin Of life and light until the ina
asination rcv,ls IN unknown worlds2
Much more the mysterious something
essence or spirit which surrounds little
child fresh from the hand Of its Maker,
land like him more than any other Of his
created works, or than 1t will ever be in
dltSt cdtSJ ucuSS US. VI q po"o''u''y
magnetic temperament the touch OF his
waxen baby hand thrilled you; something
in his shiny golden hair aided the fame!
that lambent hight played about it and
you thought without pro'anation OF the
infant head haloud and hallowed, which
The masters have brought down 10 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.
0 child OF prOrMise rare!
Shall We not know thee there
BY the strangely subtle charm that round thee
lies?
All felt its mystic power,
AZ, watching hour by hour,
New beauties opened to our wondering eyes.
And when that lovely form
Bent t., he furious storm
OF Death: and low the precious head vas laid,
We brought the rarest blooms
Laden with rich perfumes;
''Sweets to the s*eeC'-a fitting tribute paid.
\ fair sweet human flower
Lent for Il leeting hour,
To cheer and bless us on our earthly way;
Then Ivy Gnd's kindly hand,
Transferred to that fair land,
Where blight comes not; but flowers bloom
for aye
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