The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-02-22
Passed Behind the Veil.

The serious illness of little Frank,
aged 20 months, only child Of Mr.. aud
Mrs. d. II. Mangum, was announced
in these columns last week. For two
weeks he had been sick with pneumonia
and from the first attack the symptoms
were alarming. Day by day the anx-
ious parents realized that he was grow
ing worse and although everything that
the skill of physicians could suggest
and careful nursing aud tender minis
trations of sympathetic friends could
devise was done to stay the progress
of disease. gradually he slipped from
their loving arms, and early Sunday
morning his pure, sweet spirit winged
its flight to realms beyond the skies.
This is the second time death has
darkended the home of the young par
ents and taken away the only child,
each time a bright and precious little
boy.
Frank was a sweet and lovely child g,
the idol of the household and the pet
of all who knew him. But he was too
pure for earth and God took him home
to be with Him ere he had trod life's
thorny path or been furnished by sin.
Sad though it is to give him up it is
better for the child. The loved one
will be sadly missed from his accus-
toned place, but in the midst of their
deep grief the parents may lift their
hearts with thanksgiving and praise to
the Heavenly Father who has shown
His great love for them by transplant
ing from their family circle two lovely
little flowers to adorn His home in
Paradise, to blossom and shed sweet
fragrance forever there. How glorious
the dawniug when his tiny angel feet
touched the sands of the other shore,
aud how joyous the greeting from the
little brother, Willie, who has been
watching to welcome him home!
Papa" and MAMA will miss
the lisping baby tongue; they will
miss the busy little hands and the
loving arms twined round their
necks in fond embrace; they will
miss the sweet little lips raised
so often to theirs for a kiss, which
was the soothing balm for all his
baby troubles. Painful, sorrowful
though the parting is, we should bow
in sweet submission to Him who doeth
all things well and forget our own self
ish desires in the feeling Of thankful
ness that He allowed us to enjoy the
sweet little flower for season, know
ing that his presence there will draw
their hearts and thoughts from worldly
things and fix them more steadfastly
upon the Celestial City above and the
hope of a happy remain hereafter.
"There is no death An angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent tread
He bears our best loved things away,
And then we call them dead
He leaves our hearts all desOlate
He pluckS our fairest, sweetest flowers
Transplanted into bliss, they now
AdOrn immortal bowers.
1.-The bird-like voice. whose joyous tones
Made glad these scenes of sin and strife,
Sings now an everlasting song
Around the Tree of Life.
Where'er he sees a smile too bright,
Or heart too pure for faint and vice,
He bears it to that World of Light,
To dwell in Paradise
The funernal was held from the
Baptist church at 10 O'Clock Tuesday
morning, Rev. II. VanDeventer con-
Quoting the service. The little body
was laid to rest in Elmwood Cemetery
in the presence of large number Of
sorrowing and sympathizing friends.