The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-06-12
MOTHER IN PARADISE.

! through all the nara, ollLcI yeas
An angel met the Mother at the gate
way and put her arms about the droop-
inc figure and spoke gracious, tender
words.
"Whom seekest thou?" asked the an
gel.
II seek my dear ones who came hither
before me-" answered the Mother
'They are very many-my father, my
mother, my husband, my children-they
are all here together, and for many weary
wears have lived in my loneliness with
no other thing to cheer me but the
thought that 1 should follow them in
good time"
Eyes, they are here and they await
thee said the angel. clean upon me,
dear mother, and l will lead thee to
them"
Then the angel led the way through
the garden of paradise and the angel and
the mother talked as they walked to-
gether.
~ am not weary now," the Mother
said. "and my heart is not troubled"
"It is the grace of heaven that restor-
eth thee, dear mother" quoth the angel.
"Presently thou shalt be filled with
the new life and tLou shalt be young
again. and thou shalt sing with rapture
and thv soul shall know the endless &C.
stacy of heaven"
"Alas, 1 care not to be young again"
saith the mother. II care only to find
and to be forever with my beloved ones"
'But my baba-my own lost little one,
whom have not held in these arms for
so many weary years-shall she not still
be nv little babe, and shall not cradle
her in my bosom?" asked the mother.
"Thy child shall be restored to thee"
said the angel, "for she yearneth for thee
even as thou yearnest for her. Only with
this difference. dear mother: Thy child
hath known, in the grace of heavenly
wisdom, that at the last thy earthly sor-
row should be rewarded with the joys of
the endless reunion in paradise"'
"Then she hath thought of me and
longed for me to Gomez ccied the moth
er. "And my lost babe shall be restored
and shall know her mother again.!
cave, she loveth thee fondly," said the
angel, ''and she hath awaited thy COM
ing, 10, these many years. Presently
thine eyes shall be opened and thou shalt
see her standing before thee in her heav-
emily raiment, winter than snow, and
about her neck thou shalt see her wear
ing most precious pearls-the tears
which thou hast shed, oh, lonely mother,
and which are the pearls the Titles ones
in heaven gather up and cherish as an
adornment most pleasing unto God and
Them
AS they iourneyed on their way COM
pany came to meet them. Then the moth
err saw and knew her dear ones-even
though the heavenly life had glorified
their coUntenances the mother knew
them, and she ran to greet them, and
there was great JOY to her and to them.
Meanwhile the angel kept steadfastly at
her side.
Now the mother, when she had en-
braced her dear ones, looked at each one
of them separately once more and the n
she said ''Ye are indeed my beloved
my father, my mother, my husband and
my children! Bat there is one who
should be of your company whom do
not see-my babe, my little helpless
babe, that came hither so many, many
years ago. My heaat fainteth, my breast
yearneth for that dear little lamb of
mine Come, let us G together and search
for her, or await me here under these
pleasant trees while | search and call in
thus garden for my dear lostlittle babe"'
The others answered never a word.
But the angel said II will so with thee,
mother, and together we shall find thy
child"
AS they went on their way the angel
said: tShall 1 tell thee of myself? For
1 was little helpless babe when came
hither to this fair garden and into this
heavenly life"
"Perchance thou knowest her, my pre-
cious lam Dkinw cried the mother.
II was a babe when l came hither,"
said the angel. "See how l am grown,
and what happiness hath been mine?
The compassion of divinity hath pro-