The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-27
HOPES CoNsoLATIoN--C. 5. EBY.

Editor Of Daily Eagle
Touched with legand and blended with
truth, literature abounds in examples Of
such fraternal sympathy and sweet tender
ness, that we are almost won to the belief
that ideal brotherhood and tenderness Of
heart are only 10 be found IN men and
times of the past. The story of Damon
and Pythias. and of AdmeUus and AlcesJe,
are full of tenderness and love, and so
glow in the attributes of angels, that they
stand out as the choicest flowers and the
richest gems that love or literature can
dictate to the unfading charms of a splen-
did life. But this charming heroism, I'M
selfish love, and melting tenderness, which
so wins and moves US, IS verify sometimes
found in lives about us. All Is here but
the ornament of legend and the charm Of
tradition How sweet it is to find such
purity of purpose and beauty of charac-
ter is adorable in our eyes, let Us be both
frank and just in regard to these virtues
and their possessor lest by our silence
we seem TO bedim the shining splendor of
these glorious traits. For this We speak.
And because we loved the kind and gentle
spirit of our brother, that soon as the silver
cord was broken, took its flight. out of the
frail flesh tent that a while restrained it,
far up and off through wide and glorious
prospects, and starry plains, through Eden
and through Paradise Free and uutram-
eIed he now has learned life's greatest
secret and Gods infinite wonder. For him
the vail is rent, and his enfranchised spirit
can well explore and full enjoy those fields
reserved for spirit flights. The sights he
saw before were but fragments of a vision.
Now the heavens are opened, and he knows
what light there Is beyond our broken
lamps. He knows what splendid joys there
are where lie the starry fefds, where rest
the silvery lakes, where flow the healing
streams, where bloom immortal flowers,
where throng blissful. swiftest, and sweet
est hours. He knows brighter. lovelier
verities. He passed the sunlet SHOWS. into
the fields of paradise, where bloom the
lilies of the Lord
He stood on the shores of time and meas
ured, a. manhood IS won TO do, the signs
around him. He looked at the sky, and
there saw the host Of heaven marshalled Is
a mighty army for battle-and stars and
consultations, suns and systems, in their
marvellous splendOr-and he exclaimed,
surely now | know that the desting of
man. yea of the race of men. i not in the
dust, but IN the sky; and that the soul
that loves the true, the beautiful and the
good, shall never die but live forever with
its God. Thus there came streaming into
his life that food OF hope. and life, and
light and sunshine, and bird music. and
flowers. and sweetness. and fragrance, and
beauty that so endeared him TO MS friends
With Burns he could look into the daisy's
cup and explain, surely, surely a thing
so sweet and fair must be from heaven and
not Of earth. And surely the angels must
be guarding it night and day, and ever be
whispering sweet things 70 it So he
looked at live and there saw beauty on
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world. aud the survey satisfied and pleased
him we'll He was entranced and spell
bound with the prospects before him.
He saw a busy world. spinning and buZ-
zing with life. All things were full of
promise. Business and trade went on
their noisy way, and patriotism FURNISHED
her helmet, sword and shield, until they
shOne like stars Literature well trimmed
its lamp. and love whispered Of oranges, (
flowers and citron groves, when suddenly.
like fash of black destruction. death
rushed upon the scene. and sGraightway
life and motion ceased. his tongue grew
dumb, his lips grew pale and palsied-and
he was dead
Like vines that cling 10 the broken wall /
with many a tendril hand, % the teudrils
of the soul cling TO the body. But when
once the tendril clasps are broken, away Il /
flies; the dew-dFOp slips into the shining
sea What now remains - but an empty
she'll, a frall-buIlt house, It's tenant gone, +
the house left cold and desolate, piteOus /
wreck, But now the agony OF farewell. Of
breaking bands and bleeding, broken /
i over: and there i a perfect (
calm. sweet. serene repose. calm and peace /
ful sleep Warnings nor care can now IN /
wade his safe, eternal peace
Why should he let LIES flower falls
That beauties. fragrant plant. - loving
and 80 loved. God understands. though I.
We may ask no answer CONES Death has /
no language, and silence cannot SPEAK /
50 we must be content. For, when the /.
silver cord l. broken. the house left tenant I
less. then then the glorious fight begins (
Then barriers fade away. and walls. and 4
clouds. and phantOms fly. and vision = IN 4
dimued and infinite. and knowledge knows +
DO bounds. and ali i light, and truth. and 1
life He lived and died, but lived again 4
intensely. joyously, and eternslly, where /
flow rivers OF pure water around the 4
throne. where birds Of Paradise are carol 4
ing their heavenly anthems. where gardens 4
q roses. azalia, and amsrz1th bloom for
ever. where peace and happiness hover f.
Ike wings
he drinks OF deeper JOYS and sweeter 4
peace than earthly drafts can give Drlnk 4
1u. sweet spirit. OF this supernal 10Y. until 4
Celestial echoes rinE thy notes q glzduess i
through the gardens OF GOd-
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