The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-12-30
DIED.
COLE-Dec. 81, 1881. Blanche Cole, aged
years and months.

COLE-Dec. 81, 1881, Blanche Cole, aged 8
years and months.
Again has the angel of death passed over
our beautiful city and snatched from our
midst one whom we all loved. Many time
In the past year has there been places made
vacant In our household, many q time has
shis Reaper of Death gathered a beautiful
blossom from of our earth to transplant in
1.-THE fields of light above" tut seldom has he
taken bud of so much promise and seldom
have friends mournsd more over the depart
ure OF little one than they have for little
Blanche. Every place she went she cast a
sweet influence aronnd her, and her lovely
actions and words carried with them signI.
canoe that can not soon be forgotten. Little
Blanche was the pet of the ncighborhood and
the idol OF her parents. But now she has
passed from their sight and has winged her
way to beautiful and celestial city, whose
maker and keeper is God. Well may her
parents exclaim with our nOblest bard:
"Grief fills the room up of my absent child,
Lies In her bed, walks up and down with me |:
Puts on her pretty looks, repeats her words,
remembers me OF all her gracious parts,
Stuns out her garments with her form.
Still while she is no more visible present
at the same they cannot but know that their
child has passed to more beautiful and safer
cline, and that her angel form still hovers
over them. The room she left will always be
filled with her presence, and in every sweet
word and act they boar uttered by ano... !.
child they cannot fail to recognize the spirit
Of their departed.
hat inyc itt
In that golden city. Free from all care and
sin they pass up and down those beautiful
streets and their lovely anthems of praise to
our Redecmcr cannot but make heaven q
place to be desired by all. Who can watch
one Of those little ones rs its pale form is laid
low I'm the grave, and doubt an Eternityi
What hope or consolation could u mother
have If she thought that as soon as the earth
had covered, II should wants us u thing IMAM
imatcl and she should mover see II more; No,
down deep in the heart of every parent there
is II feeling that they shall join those bright
examples who have gone before. Though
encircled and tempted by the cares of life
still we can hear wee small voice calling to
us from over the river OF life. Yes We can
know that our child Is asking tho God to let
mamma and papa come soon. And as we
pass to the shore of this stream, we can hear
the Savior's voice US He approaches the other
side, We can see our bud OF promise EMBODIED
I'm His warm embrace. As the waters grow
colder and colder and rs we become more and
doubtful we can hear the pattering OF
anxious feet waiting to welcome us on the
Heavenly shore; what u joyful moment when
we land ON tho other side of JOrdon, to be
thus met by our loved ones. All the trials
and cares of life past, and only glorious
eternity before us; Then surely we can thank
God that he sent children to as; They shall
be our stars of rejoicing.
'Therc is no death, the stars go down
To rise upon some fairer shore,
And bright i'm Heavens jeweled crown
They shine forever more"