The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-05-18

lOOk MS iiltlt inuu III uCiSs tiltlN
came sudden hope he was not
lead. "His flesh Is not cold
enough for death she said--pIease
don't put HIM in the coffin yet,
please don't-maybe he is in a
trance fof lie died so sudden.
Maybe the good Lord will spare
him to us, and She felt his flesh
and looked into his eyes aud sigh
ed while seeking some sign Of life
to hang hope upon.
Lonely and sad | wandered 10
the deity Of the dead-tie beauti-
ful cemetery hill that overlooks
the rivers of Rome-our own lit
tie boy was buried there and
now The sexton was digging an
other grave close by. Child aud
grandchlld were to sleep together
until tho resurrection mora My
parents are there too, and a
brother aud his children. -Four
generations, all nestled together
and waiting. Numerous kindred
are scattered around, kindred
who share the blood of the same
grand sire. How like Il patriarch
will my aged father rlse among
them and call the flock and mar
shall them the way to judgment.
"What becomes of these chill
dren after deatlF' SAID father
TO me. .'Where is that litle BOYS
spirit now?" The Lord only
knoweth, and He has not seen fiji
TO tell us. Revelation stops right
there. There is enough revealed
20 guide us IN all our conduct /;
enough 10 make us strive for
aeaycn and shun despair;c ;cn5ugh to
prove our immortality. Beyond
that is speculation aud faith. But
l believe thas child is in heaven
ana Is stIil n child without the
hesh--the flesh is all that is in the
casket | believe that angels nm
isiemng spirits received its spirit.
and with tender iuve will tram ii
and expand il, and give it hcayen-
" 1mploymcnts, and 1t wilt grow
and increase in knowledge as
time rolls on, just as children do
here. ! belieye there are gradrs
or degrees III the spirit world, a
seventh heaven and a heaven OF
heavens, aud the spirits Of the
good are always approaching but
never reachlpg the iufinite.
believe there are occupations IN
tellecfual, refining and progressive
iur all; architecture, music. paints
ing, botany astronomy and other
sciences, and we will lealn how i
beautiful fragrant flower can come
from i little seed ii nnfragrant
s,nl, and what arc Ihc boundaries
of the universe and all the mys-
terlss of life and evolution.
1t Is good for nan or woman
to VISIT the city Of the dead AMI
Il annd 81 boso,,,o aco,,.,;nt.d u;sb
,,s nl,.o ,vh.,a 80 ,,,,,.tsoo,, i,
w;th tho ;n,,,r,or,,hle ,brono IN,
s,v,. gcne hcforo Il 4 nood Z,
roa,l ~ nan,ea and en;,nnSs ,,oor
tho n,arhIe ,be ,,..,,as ~ ,,f sr;a,.as M
sIaos, foryot,on f,;ands oe ~,
vontl / ,ac.,llod tbo,y h,,s,, j,fo
,he,y homes ma tba,,. sgd,lon
deaths anl + ren,en,her. j nv
or,sf of ,hosa - ,vhon ,bev ee-e
9csr Isaw so,,,o svnn,e,, .lad q
Is ,,nrn;no ana ,l.cv MI. nlsr,na
fresh tloyers mon ,be graves u
,las., thev loveJ M n.v,,, y..,,
M @,1,,,;,',, Il. s.,,,o I,','., J, ~
| A river scnarates these two cite.
the city Of life aud tie city q
death. as our Chief justice BIecl.
lLy 80 aptly expresses 1t III hi.
beautiful poem Every one wh,
| dies must cross over the river An,
rest under the shade Of The t,ces
lIf they could only breathe \ wins
per TO those ia the CITY of iif,