Young, Willie 1875-1876

YOUNG

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/24/2010 at 14:22:52

Iowa Liberal
Wednesday, August 09, 1876
Le Mars, Iowa

YOUNG.—On the 7th inst., Willie, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Young, aged 13 months and 10 days. Dubuque papers please copy.

Never has love so swift a foot, so soft a touch, so tender a voice as when its ministry is bestowed on a wee creature, who is as beautiful as a rose bud and as fragile as a bubble. And when the angel of life enters any door, be it of palace or of hut, and bring with him freight from Baby-land, all hearts are glad.

So, when his brother of the veiled face and the dark wing glides over the threshold and takes the treasure back there is gloom and heartbreak, the light becomes darkness,
joy culminates into gloom, glad hearts change to sadness and fond hopes perish as a withering leaf. Our Willie has gone—an angel came and kissed his sweet life away to swell the angelic hosts in the children's heaven.