The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-05-28

had been planted By q fortunate hand,
and it grew, throwing out new shoots,
and bore flowers every year. II be
came q splendid flower garden 20 the
sickly boy, hts one little treasure here
on earth
He watered and tended il and took
good care that It got the benefit Of each
nav Of sunlight down 20 the latest that
struggled In through the little narrow
window il grew for him, and glad
dened his heart, and spread its fra
GRANGE about him and toward Il he
turned i'm death when the Father
called him. He has been with the
Almighty for a year. For q year tht
flower has stood forgotten In the win.
window and Is Withered and thus, n
the removal &c has been thrown into
the dust Of the street. And this Is the
Door flower which We have taken into
our nOsegay, for this has caused more
10y than the richest In the quesn's
garden"
"Bul how do you know all this %
asked the child. Il know IT," said
the angel, "fOr 1, myself was the boy
who walked ON crutches / know
my flower we'll"
And the chih 0pened bis eyes and looked int
The giorioua, happy face q the angel apd a. u,
sane moment they entered the place where lhere
4 peace and Joy And the father pressed IN
vim ike the angel AID lee hand in hand viii
him And The Almighty kissed the dry, witheree
fed hSueFs. aai it ruceired q voice and sant
With al the angels horrriug Iound. soma near
and some 10 wider eiFrlrs, and nome IN inhnii.
distance, bat al equally happy. Aud they al
Gang. the little aad grea., Abe god and happy
boy and the poor fsh hoUeF that hsd bees
thrown Out inio the dusi u the street. and had
lain there uiiherei In the dark and narrow lane
Nov tel me noi that this Il emily fancy story
told merely 70 amuse the shildish fancy of liii'
ones before the dauu Of reason. True. Il hu
fancy In i bat u has more. II Il . story also foi
the fnlaeinaiion af children of q larEsT grouth
that faculty which alone peTceigea some oi tbs
higheli and niasi reliable truths that eve
great truths thai he doHn deep IN the uneCnsrioli
depths Of the human heaTt-that inner dread o.
annihilatiou-that longing after personal iInInof
tality, that instiEeiiEe and universal belief q
humanity in 3 coaiiaued and Immortal Persona
existence bcyon1 The gave "it eannot b tha
this earth l. mans only abiding place.
70 esunot Be that cur he Is bubble east upon
The ocean of eternity ~ ncat moment upon -
waves and sink int8 n0thingneas. Else Why thesi
high aud glsrious aspiratlOns which leap like an
gels frum The tenpie Of our heara, forever van
aering unsatizfrds Why h IL that the rain-bou
and clouds enuir ever ~ gith beauty a at Il nol
OF earth aud then pass od 10 leave us 10 muse "a
their iuyeineas- Why is Il that staru, which
hold their festival round the midnight throne, ar,
set above the grasp Of our limited faculties, for
ever mocking us with their unHpproac liable glory
And finally Hhy is a that the bright forms % bu
man beauty aIe presented 20 our SieH aBd iakeI
IRON Us, leaFihg the thou,and streams OF cur AZ
faciion u noW hsrk in AlDine torrents upon oul
heads VIZ Because ~ Werr boru for bigh
er destiny than earth. There h realm uher,
The rainbow never fades. where ths star1 ail
spread out before Us Ike isiands that anatbtr o.
h nd hemuNNNrN nstuwn
passed before like shadows, will stay forever In
our presence" This last Argument c0nViueei
srun When there Is . lingering doubt beneath al
The others In that beautiful drsma Of Ion, ths
hope Of immortaiity 20 eloquently uttered By thl
deith-devoted Greek. hnds q deep Response ID
every thoughtful soul.
When shout 70 yield his life . sacrifice 70 fate
as We may imagine our dead soldiers yielding
theirs-his Clemanthe asks II they shall meel
again " which be responds Il have askrt
that drss,lful question of hills that hook eternal
Of the clear streams that Zoe iuruTer-of staT'
among whose fields Of azure nv raised spirit,
haye walked in glory an arc dgub. But, as
psEe upon Thy living face, ! teei that there
sOmething ~ lore that maatles through 10 beauiy
that cannot wholly perish. We SAah meet again,
Gdd 70 this the brighter light ofthis GLORIOUS
Gospel of the blessed God wherein life and immor
tahty are brought 10 light" In elearest efnlgence
and can any doubt fHfurr. p.rseaai, iuaulorin
eT.zieHos ~ aGnf Fioseu are eIn6isms Of thai
immortalliy
hnldierH OF he ttrand array - ou repair 70 IN
remetsry 10 lay your tribute Of hOHeu upon the
rraFes Of your sleeping eomrades go With this
picture Ia your minds and NO shadow OF sadnes'
cda creep unhidden over IT, Thiuk Of themt not
A. ialien upon q sad, persOnal disaster IL diving
hot think Of our s0Liter dead, Who sleep Ia
Jesus. ~Blessed sleep irOm which none ever
wakes 20 weep" as only the stem broken oQ IN
detd hy the hands Of 4 wicked rebellion, bui
transplantrd also hy invis' ble angel hands u
heaFenly soil q bloom forever there In lal
heanty-iu richer graees Of moral shararter and :
no5ler inauha0l than i possible on earth. Il Il
pot q sad misfortune, bat glorious privilege, IL
God wills e. % BE- thus tTansplanted from the
battle aelds of earth 10 the geld Oi glory yOuder.