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The devil himself may tempt and try one in the winter, but away he goes in the spring, when every bit o' this blessed earth is preaching the resurrection to us!' THE DEVIL HIMSELF MAY TEMPT AND TRY ONE IN THE WINTER BUT AWAY HE GOES IN THE SPRING WHEN EVERY BIT OF THIS BLESSED EARTH IS PREACHING THE RESURRECTION TO US
ler pots. This one is Bessie's, that one is Nellie's, and the others are just Bob's and Harry's. Well, all that winter I goes to my graves in the churchyard, and comes back to these pots, and I shakes my head over them all, and couldn't get no comfort nohow. But shall I ever forget a-comin' into my kitchen on Easter Sunday, and seein' the sun shine in upon five pure white lilies! I just fell a-sobbin' on my knees beside them. "Lord," I says, "I knows as certain sure as I sees these lilies now, and remembers all the silence and darkness that came upon them from the time they were put in the earth, that Thou wilt give me back my dear ones ten thousand times more beautiful than ever I saw 'em here! And if their Easter will come a little later, 'tis just as sure!" Ay, little ones, and for three years the Lord has delighted my soul by bringin' up these lilies at Easter time, just to tell me that my graves is goin' to be opened like the Lord's Himself, and I'm a-goin' to see my family again.  BULB AND PLANTED THEM IN THESE SMALLER POTS THIS ONE IS BESSIE THAT ONE IS NELLIE'S AND THE OTHERS ARE JUST BOBS AND HARRY'S WELL ALL THAT WINTER I GOES TO MY GRAVES IN THE CHURCHYARD AND COMES BACK TO THESE POTS AND I SHAKES MY HEAD OVER THEM ALL AND COULDN'T GET NO COMFORT NO HOW BUT SHALL I EVER FORGET A COMING INTO MY KITCHEN ON EASTER SUNDAY AND SEEING THE SUN SHININ ON FIVE PURE WHITE LILIES I JUST FELL A SOBBING ON MY KNEES BESIDE THEM LORD I SAYS I KNOWS AS CERTAIN SURE AS I SEES THESE LILIES NOW AND REMEMBERS ALL THE SILENCE DARKNESS THAT CAME UPON THEM FROM THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE PUT IN THE EARTH THAT THOU WILT GIVE ME BACK MY DEAR ONES TEN THOUSAND TIMES MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER I SAW HIM HERE AND IF THEIR EASTER WILL COME A LITTLE LATER TIS JUST AS SURE AYE LITTLE ONES AND FOR THREE YEARS THE LORD HAS DELIGHTED MY SOUL BY BRINGING UP THESE LILIES AT EASTER TIME JUST TELL ME THAT MY GRAVES IS GOING TO BE OPENED LIKE THE LORDS HIMSELF AND I AM A GOING TO SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN
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