In Loving Remembrance of

Florence Mabel,

THE  BELOVED  CHILD  OF

JOHN     AND    ANNIE     BLADES,

Who Fell Asleep November 30th,  1900,

AGED 3 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS.

Interred in   Rushden  Cemetery,   No. 838.

Father, Mother, are you weeping,
Are you grieving day by day—
For your tender little loved one,
Whom the Shepherd bore away ?

Ah ! you would not mourn one moment,
Could you see me as I am,
Pure and bright and singing praises,
As I stand before the Lamb.
"He gathereth the Lambs in His arms."

In love He withdrew our treasure,
We know not the reason why;
Perchance He may tell us softly,
When none but Himself is nigh.

" Until the day break and the shadows flee away,"