The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-09-29

prophetic eye of Judge Charles Dougher-
ty-clarum etvenerarbile enomeu--watch-
ed those beams and delighted in their
promise. Steadily it rose higher aud
higher. The bar, the forum, the husting
Legislature and Congressional halls, I'LL,
we're flooded with the illumination, and
when full orbed, it eliminated in the
zenith, when all eyes looked at Georgia's s
Senator in the American Senate-not
Crawford or Troup--not Forsyth or Ber-
1en-illurtrated Georgia with richer
I had almost said sir-with 81 rich a
radiance.
"There he shoue sun with no spot
upon its diskl But evening came, and
the sun set to rise no more on earthly
scenes. 1t is not the clear. tranquil sun
that is most beautifully grand. 1t is
when clouds encompass the king of day
that he draws the richest drapery around
his couchs and more beautiful than
mornings beams, grander than noontide
glory. is the light the sinking sun sheds
on the clouds which skirt the horizon he
has left.
MIR. Hill sank among clouds of deep
affiiction, and the twilight was long, but
OIL bow SURPRISINGLY beautiful the lin
gering glocyi God seems to have brought
the clouds around the dying chamber
.hat the glory of heaven might sweeten
the sorrows Of earth, that the
world might see as Addison wrote to his
young friend, how Christian could die.
Mr.. Chairman, it was my fortune to be
at Eureka Springs when Mr.. Hill was
there. Though in feeble health myself
it was pleasure as we'll as duty TO
visit him often. There he sat afflicted.
yet patient and lamb-like. There was
the wife whose widowed heart now is
groaning IN that residence on Peachtree
street, and there the noble son, who laid
all he had--time, property, business,
home, everything at his fathers feet.
Wellmight the great sufferer say, as be
said to me never had husband better
Whenever father better son.
looked from the outward to the inner
man, and asked how was all within. 81
should like to live for my family and my
country, but l make no prayer to Goo
without saying to Him. from my heart
Thy will be done know he is wiser
and better than am, and will do besl
| fer me and mine.b
That was his reply, and every time ]
saw him, thus trustingIy, humbly, con.
fidently he talked.
On my return saw HIM again at bis
home, and when he could rot talk he
wrote again in reply to question as Il
the inner man, whilst his body was vast.
ing away and death before him.
"The growth Of grace is constant, in
dubitable."
To Gen. Evans he SAID, laying hi,
hand on his breast and pointing to HEAVIER
"All is right here; all is right there,
and to him, when no longer able to write
or talk. when almost gone, with a super
natural effort his dying whisper mutter
ed out the words 'salmost home, . while
smile lighted up his emaciated face.
Mr.. Chairman, death like this il
worth mere to Geotgia's youth than al
the triumphs of MI. Hills genius. Ma,
they profit by the wonderous exampleI
Would that could add a word of com
fort to yonder withered and Widowed
heart-and know you, sir, and all her
respond to that prayer. believe it i
Washington Trying who compared tn
man TO the strong, MASSIVE oak, his wifi
TO the sinnous and tender vine tha
clasps all the tendrils Of her love aroun,
him. The higher this great oak grew
the higher clinging to him still. gre,
this loving vine. and when lie fell sh
fell too. And still the tendrils claspe
the dead trunk. a poor broken, bruls
ed bleeding vinel Unclasp that embrace
The noble tree is not there. A diyin
hand has transplanted him to richie
soil, purer atmosphere. Lift thos
tendrils upward. Ere long the sam
divine, gentle. loving hand will NOV
thee again to bis side, and be, who pre-
, nounccd you one here will re-nn,te 70
there, to grow together forever in th
beauty of holiness in the garden of I'll
Lord.
THE ORIGINAL CENT.
Or &. r Corcheron an old res;da,