In Memoriam. - Herbert Foss,

Only son of SAMUEL S. FOSS, Esq., died May 23d, 1859, aged three years and three months.     "Read more, Papa," the loving infant cried,--     And meekly bow'd the listening ear, and fix'd     The ardent eye, devouring every word     Of his dear picture book. And then he spread     His arms, and folded thrice the father's neck.     --The mother came from church, and lull'd her boy     To quiet sleep, and laid him in his crib;     And as they watch'd the smile of innocence     That sometimes lightly floated o'er his brow     That Sabbath eve, they to each other said,     "How beautiful."                         There was another scene,--     The child lay compass'd round with Spring's white flowers,     Yet heav'd no breath to stir their lightest leaf.     And many a one who on that coffin look'd     And went their way, in tender whisper said     "How beautiful!"                         Oh parents, ye who sit     Mourning for HERBERT, in your empty room,     What if the darling of your fondest care     Scarce woke from his brief dream and went to Heaven?     --Our dream is longer, but 'tis mixed with tears.     For we are dreamers all, and only those     Fully awake, who dwell where naught deceives.     So, when time's vision o'er, you reach the land     Which hath no need of sun, or waning moon     To give it light, how sweet to hear your child     Bid you "good morning" with his cherub tongue.         His last words to his father, who was reading to him in a favorite book, were, "Read, more, papa, please read more." Soon after, and almost without warning, he died.