A Little Child's Death

N'o parante over tliink thcy can spare a duld, no matter hOW manv ilierc may be n the familj", nor what the age of the dead OM niay havo been. for the reason that cm U ebild lias cst&bliaheil lis uwn claita to their atïections, through gome mal trait, cither in its appearance or ch&racter. It is a lovely trait in human nature that paroati appreclate the chikl wliich death lias taken away from them above all othen tliat may be lel't to them. The knowlthat all their fond hopes concerning the lust chUd eau ncver be realized makes :ill hopes stand out the brighter, and render tlie twilight of the child's dead exUtMtoe far more spleudid to the imagination tlian the broad day of its living lite. The snrvlving children are connected witli evcry day life an its antics, but the silkcn-haired one has passed away in its dawn, and torn frora the heart the hopes "1 what it miglit have been. Ah ! the ileep grief and angniab of purting with that fair littlc face teat was our own, to break off all the dellghtfol ties of pratling tendertliat had so closely woven theniwlvts aroun'd uur hearU; to jrivc the tender little lorm tliut was so fair und beautiful to the reapér forever; to look upon tssweet face, soft hoeks and hands, and closed oyes lying so Mili, eold and marble-like in its offln. A sorrow like this cannot be qnenehed, bat will creep into the heart and molt us to teare like weepiiiKchiMrou, and dispol the stefner fecling fi-om our breust. Tlic iuaage of the little dead child lives always beforc us, in unchaiiging beauty and fnnocenoe. In memory we ever see it walking M bofiiro, and ajiaiü hear the gladtom laughter, and lonj; to follow after, that we may enjoy its pleasnre. There i lometlÜDg holy in a little child, so th.it when Qod Bende it from us our whole mental fabric is shattered. Death - Lore's twin brother, who, with a kiss upon lips that are fading, carries the soul or the dead one back to ite Otiver. At such a loe it is good to ehrystalize hope into a falth that "Twasan angel vlsited the green ea.th. And took the flowers away."