The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02

him. And the sick bov looks up and say 81:
"He has lust come in tins for grand
daddy. What would granddadiy do
without boy" And ne puts his
moor E.tIe thin hand down beside the baby
then be looks up pitifully, but gladly, and
says: His legs are all right, gFGnddaddy /;
be can run and jump whom lie gets Ola
. enough and he viii be my Easter present TO
YOU And nobody said a word; but just
then the Easter tells began Co ring, the sick
/ boy raised himself a little, pointed 70 the
[ door. and in a weak, quGveTin2 voice sang,
/ "Lo! the white-robed ones stand by the
| door" And a minute after be was asleep,
aud granddGddy knelt beside the two boys,
/ the living one and the sleeping one, and be
/ took the living one as & gift from the sleep
/ ing one, and because he knew he was resur-
rected from the tomb Of vice; and be very
sure as all the angels sang they thought of
| granddaddy and both his boys.
SWEET FLOWERS AND RESURRECTION.
1t is at the altar of the chapel, and
womsnly fingers are putting lovely ttowers
all about 1t, to tell to the world at large that
Christ has arisen, and one woman as she
lays the fragrant blossoms down is careful
and exact, though she looks unhappy and
unf0rgiving aud Notwithstanding she has
given much to make Gods house beautiful,
a loving girl doubts in her heart whether
those gifts are acceptable And the church
is made bower of beauty. The lilies OF
peace and purity are rywhere, and the
little blue viOlets that blOssomed as Christ
went to Cavalry are sending forth their
fragrance and bowling their heads like gen.
tie nuns at prayer and the work is all done.
And everybody has knelt down to
say prayer, as the announce
ment Of Easter is made to waiting world.
Everybody but this one woman, who stands
alone and silent. When the bells finish
their chime the great organ takes up the
tune and there goes through the church such
music as the masters Of old wrote when
they were inspired by faith. For a minute
the woman stands, then quick as flash she
is in the organ loft, her arms about the
neck of a man, and she Is crying as did the
mother Of old. my son, o, my son." And
in the sight of the Almighty God all that
she has given is as nothing compared TO the
exquisite flower of forgiveness, which she
laid at the feet Of her newly risen Savior.
NATURES EASTER HALLELUJAH
You want to take flowers to show your
faith You want to put on the altar of love
the sweet white lilies that you may offer a
pure and immaculate life.
You want to put Ene gentle blue violets to
symbolic mOdestY and continual prayer.
You want to put the rich red roses to
symbolic the world Of love that you gladly
give.
You want to put the purple passion
flowers to symbolic what you would suffer
for the sake of right
You want to put the odorous orange
blooms to show how unseltish your love
can be.
You want to put the punches of fair
lilscs TO symbolic the greatness Of your
charity.
You want to put the stately hyacinths
and gorgeous tulips to symbolic the pomp
and majesty, that should surround the
King of Kings.
You want to put the green leaves and
grasses TO symbolic, that as they grow
everywhere, so is the grace of God omni-
present.
You want most of all to put your own
heart, purified by suffering, SCARED it may
be by contact with the world, but for that
very reason a thousand times more Valu-
able. Who is the soldier, who will be most
laudeds He who has gone through the war,
has fought close fight, and who, notwith~
standing his wounds, has come out viotori-
ous. And its the heart of soldier that
makes the best Easter present. And this is
what you and l want to give when the bells
are ringing the news all over the world
that wonderful news That death is no
more,n which means that to the soldier who
has faith, hope and charity death only comes
as a res5ful sleep, and that after i6 there is
an awakening Of love and joy and happiness
eternal. Bah.