The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-27
LIFE AND DEATH.


the pale purple eyentide. Running
through the softly unslulaiing valors 1
is silver stream. AT its source
stands Two spiriis. One robed in
puresi white, has golden hal" around
her brow. The other is drsped IN
black. Both aresveiled.
The spirit In white moves along the
margin OF HE silver stream. M she
reaches u small mound, having q
single seed living on lie surface
Sioopinq. she Touches the seed, and
s,raighway il grows into an Easter
lily. whi,e, ben ii iinlaud fragrant.
Sill wandering by the silver stream.
she passes through, \ whitening wheat
field. The golden grain grows JOYOUS
in her presence, AMI the sunlight
kisses ii into spleudor. Leaving the
gently swaying wheat, tar from y,
she enters dark and lonely room
There. on couch. lies n dying child
rhe fever fiusi.es his cheeks, aud lends
4 wild light to his eyes. Coming 10.
The pallet. she strelch's forth her
hand. aud Immediately the rich blood
of health flaws through his veins. lie
grows 10 rnanhootps glorious prime.
| A noble purpose claims him tor her
n =.
own. Years pass, aud he stands IN
strength aud hopeiumess upon 'hr
battle field of life. lsgsi
/ Tie White robed phantom leaves
him in his struggles and goes into MI
!. humble cottage Again she IL ,het by
fell disease. sorrow aud sickness are
:. crushing a fragile little girl. The
, Iauy.l smiles upnn the child. The SUR
Erow and the sickness vanish, and The
lille girl blossoms into w"man''"oa'
j She becomes exceedingly beautiful
: and wins the homage Ut mel' Ihe
sof, ideals Of purity aud Joy are ever
before her One happy night shs
stands in brillian, theatre. lle'
magnetism is The sun that as,racis :
1, The souls of the vas, nssemblage.
The white robed figure leaves lie'
!. in her irlumpa, aid the ou' line Of he'
!, form grows faint rs she hears the ens
Of the stream.
The lin,s Of The, evening become
| dim. Shaduwy and indis;inct appear
the figure Of The dark phantom as SIN
glide. along tile margin Ut the giim
r mering stream.
s Presently, she reaches tall fiowe'
: an Eastern lily but as she appr"scl'e
) the mound on which il grows, IN
blossom fades and wiihers away
S,ooping, -iIr picks the bruised Stall
= from the earth.
:, Afterwards, she reaches the gol.ie
, IS hea, field; but the gtaili cesses
mavc, the sun light i hidden ard
!. furious wind Irampler the yellow ha'
yes, 10 the ground. The dark robe
). figure carries witt, her sineir seed.
She then eniers n grea, baltic nell
on which men tigii, against .pr'nc
!, palities aud the rulers OF darkness
i,his wor.d.r In The midst Of Tie mu
l,itudr. stands brave solder. 81
~ touches his forehead and the hg'
IS fades from his eye aud the color iro
his cheek.
She bears written upon the palm
10 her hand. the hast thougit OF his niin
be The evening shadows grow 81,
III deeper, aud the black ROBBED fign
is glide. into briliian, ihralrc. Her CHI
err breath tuucaes the face Of his
nj snuied actress, aid the jnyo'Isne
ng ices from her eyes. The angel bea
re f,om her The las, feeling Of her hra
~ The stream, becomes dim, aud \
re- clou.iIapd dark. The Two figures Ia
or FROM view, when 10! great VIII
Oh liynt flashc. across the heavens.
throne with III. Rad. cf STATS above
rises from oui the da,kness.
Upon The throne sis Figure
dazzling that Il blinds the sight
,-e mortal nirH.
ny In front Of the throne kneel y
'ur angrl- one III white and one III bia'
a' lie white veil IS Removed, AMI
,cb beautiful but cad lace. looks ia al
RS, ul,un n, The throne.
.ch Ii is Lille that holds out empty l'al
We TOWARDS the greai Creator.
-, Tie bi OK veil is drawn from
an. o,he, s,.lrl; and disc.ose. a lace OF ra
for an, happiness aud peace. One Ia
al thuI,is y pure white lily and a spray
you rh.. oti,rr Traces
ard so'"e"
.hr c,ler these words: -osiugs'e
The end" aud .slrise - elevate ~
,.,.. kind
81. LIE tries 10 read the sentences,
rs size LOOKS The words are iiisde ~p
~, and there stand b. fee her, she st