The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13
By MISS MAGGIE A. DOWNING.

By MISS MAGGIE A. DOWNING.
'Oh, Bonnie, wake up for q moment
Our Joy forever has past!
Poor Father is CHASTITY and rigid
And mother is breathing her last.
We only, we two are remaining
Unsealed by death on the brow go
Alone in the world are we Bonnie;
Oh, who will take care Of US now?"
First Willie, so good and so noble,
Came home with the fever you know
That he caught as Howard In nursing
The sick on the levee below;
Then Mary went next, you remember
Our lovely grown sister SO true
Who always was smiling and gentle
Doing something for me and for you.
ooh, Bonnie, twas awful to see them,
Hauled away I'm a rafting carts.
ToShear the clods fall on the collins,
It fairly tore open my heart:
| felt that the worldewas so cold, Ben.
ME,
So lonely for you and for me,
That other misfortunes Detailing :.
For moment never could see. p"
"But oh, here is father and mother,
Here's azure-eyed Bessie so fair,
And Harry the pet OF the household
All dead with no one to care.
don't hear the carts coming, Bonnie,
l wonder who'll bury onr dead p
Oh, who will take care of us, Bonnie,
Oh, who will. now give US some
bread?"
"My temples are aching SO badly,
I'm feeling as IL l would sink,
I'm starving for something to eat,
Bonnie,
But there's nothing to eat or to drink.
So FIJI lay me down closely to you,
Bonnie,
And trying my hardest to sleep,
I'll try MOTTO think OF tomorrow, :,
Or thoseigraves so. lonely and deep
"I wonder what makes you so still
Bonnie,
And why, pray, do you not speak
Your handssare like Ice In their cold
ness,
And 80 is your beautiful cheek.
Speak 4 Bonnie, dear Bonnie, It's me
love,
In agony now am crying
Alas, nil is over, see now,
Poor Bennie Is dead, and Fms dying
eyes, the angels are gathering aroun'
ua,
And the beautiful breaking Of da.
Will find us in Heaven, SO happy,
United In pLrest array.
There's willie, and Mary and Bessie
All gone just a little before, :.
| While the rest Of our band have scarcei
Set sail sor Eternity's shore"
$50 III,nestlos right:close to you, Ben
! ME,
1 That the wavelets may carry me tot
For the first that meet there In Heave
Dear Ben,ie, want to be you.
I'm so hot, and so 'thirsty l cannot
| Lie still In this comfortless bed.
Yet my arms must encircle you, Bel
ME,
Though here you lie rigid and dead
ooh, who will not give me some waite
Do mother drink If you please,
NV head is all whirling and dizzy,
I'm hungry and cannot find ease.
Father will come to his pet then
And give her morsel OF bread,
And Bennie will bring her some wat
And.tenderly soo,he hersto bed"
aOut no, they cannot come to me-.
For cold In death here are they lynn
No hands of a loved one are near II
No voice do hear while I'm dyin
J I thought you would stay with q
Bonnie,
And thus we together would moul
Rut alas. in this cottage OF horrors,
Pm dying here shaddering alone
The morning dawned slowly and sat
Nn scenes of woe and despair,
In the city of wailings and sorrow,
al From hearts DER burdened withea
= But the saddest, most pitiful see
there,
n Amid the weeping bereft,
Was the sight in that cottage OF u
rOrs,
q OF the twins embracing in death.
The angels had softly descended
And stolen the links all above
:; To unite them again there In HeaV
In chain OF sanctified love.
oh, It is sweet indeed to rememI
n u,, .,,,.1, ay;nr G1psarted below,