, 1879-01-11

n the Editor ot The Tribune.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Jan. s.--Througi, The hhlf-
drawn curtains by tho palo moonlight rec tho
world tying stark Ia lts winding-sheet Of snuw.
The merr,,Eg IL nt t20 betow,n whllc Ktttlc auil
1T rtori1cd in tho warmth and golden glow Of
tho oycrhowtng open gratc.
Klttic and ware married long nEo, and are
thus fat on our way to that great change whsct,
10 ulc eud Of tlIs mud the beginning Of that
great aiter-life which Is the unknown open sen
beson1 the pale Of death.
IfavtnH done this evening a. re have often
6ono btiorc,-liycd o'or again tho sunny years
scout leagues away, nnd ut tho last dropped
from thn full dow Of our quiet talk Into tho
broken quest md anawor. and thence Into this
comfortable Silence, ,-kitte Nv slts lost In far.
away roaming in the Jairy.lantl OF the almost
molten l4ackhWnnna in whose gentle radiance
NC hare held sweet communion these nIauy
years; and while eno Is thus preoccupic1 l
loo. Ut her, sitting there IN taint.bluo silk
and *orsted Allgree. tbs very essence Of dear
love on earth.
Kitto i. no Longer Of The youngest, hut shc
Ii still young. and her iinrerslps glfstcn like
pearl and have the ttnts Of tho foses. anl her
large violet eyes seem more glorious than ever
10 me, who ldoked upon them in The fresh hours
Of tile morning, for life Is at htgh.noon With lii
NOW.
As NO hare come along tho wny of life NO
hare bad to bear branches Of cypress ak well as
those Of laurel and the palm, aud 10 sometimes
recall the slunhcranR rccollect!ons OF our som-
ono thenc that involves and oyersladows all
others. And this il why turned to Ki.t!e and
said; ".My dear, what do you really think Of
dcathl"
me, and replied: "More thoughts i,ayc had
than eycr we're entombca iu any book, Of ttat
tecnc we call death. and that something after
death" ehe proceeded, "Do you not fsmetn-
hrf fHn Y3tf1o NJ nj %--t,~ At.~
died, and tho scenc rs pictured it to you,-low
Ehe really came back to the ID q dream rs slo
sald she would, how bright abe looked, and how
happy va wefe n the 9ood long talk we hadl"
eonmoniE-sccepted term, but l keen the say
iu9a Of the Scripture in my heart, and all tile
world cannot sfiake my faith. DO Jou not know
bow the intsll,9enscs Of tho spirit werlu around
tcsus was the Christ, and how, allied with tlfs
tremendous fact, She warned her husband not to
lit finger aEalast that 'Just Man't
spi sps Sa q IL ns.5s sss' e' ss ss
that reponsetn,' thus declaring tho sympathy.
Wide md deep as tho universe 0f God-
u the nnaela for no poor. waEts
and firmly belIcyc u guardian angel for easl
one Of ue. We feel utll know tic truth ot hIauy
thtngs Te cannot demonstrate By tic rusus III
evidence, and | know full wo'I that mani, tlmo
nj difficulty By the help Of iflht unseen hand
omnipo,eut ri the strength ot Its hclpfulnosst
but too iuapalpatfo fur tho cya Of scuee."
'.As aroT u'dcr," K'tt1o went on to sa}. ~
great n,5stery that lies across tho future OF each
one Of u.s." You rcn,cmber." sao said finally,
s'thn funny little cones and c9ar-shapcd cyln-
llt.ic bruwn bues which wo used To
find 80 plcntlfutly whch We wcrs cll-
dren. In thcao furtns oncp lived
nmyrtad insect Iife. At tho louF appointed fur
prestoi the winged sprItcs Ut tho tnilnttesin,
world, like tho tabled phtznlx, literally rtso out
Of their own ashes, and wing their way Into
e&llrr. How very like all this will 1t be With yum
and when in tho tuilncss Ut time nc shall cnvu
theso bodies behind for n,oro glorsous body,
fitted for tho tfRht which Ia not ot tho sun etcr-
mi In the AoAyenE,H will tell YOU iuore aomc
other tins about what Klttle sald. Pir.