Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-12

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heaven.
"Alas, l care not to he young again."
saith the mother. Il caro- only to find and
to be forever with my beloved ones.
AS they journeyed in their way COM
puny came to meet them The iYother saw
and know her dear ones. Even though ti,v
heavenly life had gluriilcd their counte-
nGnccs the mother knew them, and she ran
to greet them, and there was great joy TO
her and to them. Meanwhile the angel
kept stgadinstly by her side,
Now the mother, when she had embraced
her dear ones, looked at each of them sgpl-
ratCly once more, and thun she said; "Ne
are indeed my boloycd-my mother, my
father, my husband and my children! But
there is one who should he of your compa-
ms whom do not scc-nly babe, my littlo
helpless babe that came hither alone so
many many years ago. My heart faintoth,
my breast yearnulh for thntdoar little lamb
of mincl Come, let US go together and
search for her, or await mo here under
these pleasant trees while search and call
in this fair garden for my dear, lost littlo
babe"
The others answered mover aword. But
the angel said, Il will 90 with thee, moth
er, anu together we shall find thy child"
AS they went ON thuir way the angel said:
"Shall i tell theo OF myself? For l was
little helpless babe when came hither to
this fair garden and into this heavenly
lifcn
"Perchance thou knowcst her, my pre-
cious lambkinl" cried the mother.
~ was babe when l came hither," said
the angel. "Sce how am grown and
what happiness hath been minel The com
passion Of divinity hath protected and fos-
lsaY Ia 1fa.I nj in
the peace that passeth all human under
standing. God hath instructed mo In wis
dom, and he shall instruct thee, too, for
all who come hither are as children IN his
sight and they shall grow in wisdom and
in grace oternally."
But my bahe-my own lost little one,
whom l have not held in these arms for SO
many years--shnll she not still be my little
babe, and shall l not cradle her in my
bOsumY' 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 the heavenly
wisdom, that at the last thy earthly SCR
row should surely be rewarded with the
joys Of the endless reunion in-paradise"
"Ihen she hath thought of me and
longod for me to come, cried the mother,
land my lost babe shall be restored and
shall know her mother aRalng'
AYE, she loyeth thee iondly," said tho
angel, "nnd she hath awaited thy coming,
10, these many years, Presently thine eyes
shall be opened, and thou shalt sec her
standing before thee in her heavenly raj.
ment, whittier than SNOW, and about her
neck thou shalt see her wearing most pre-.
| rious pcarls--thc tears which thou hast
shed, O lonely mother and which are
the pearls the little ones in heaven gatho,
| up and cherish as an adornment most
| pleasing unto God and them"
Then the mother felt that her eyes were
| opened, and she turned and looked upon
the angel, and the mother saw that angel
was her lost beloved child whom she was
scokng-not the helpless babe that she
had thought 70 find, but maiden Of such
I heavenly beauty and gontlenoss as only
the jewellers in paradise behold and know.
| And the mother spread hcf arms and gave
| great cry of Joy and folded her very dear
one to her bosom.
Then presently they returned together
| to the others And there was rnpturous
acclaim in rarntiisU, mud it was to Gods
sweet rlcasancc that 10 was so, for moth
! or and her beloved communod in the holy
compenionship Of love everlasting TX
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