Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-11-21

uous she "au so'"Seu ueTse'I and even ,,v.
thanks that her beloved soa had not died n ,"sa
was transientas the morning dew. Habit, of;, ,Iu'
try, which had begun to spring up, uru,ed ,h.u
selves to be without root. The dead. md ::
cruelty to the dead. were alike forgotten m. ny
lection to the chastened being, who AGAIN., i'
still hoped for bis salvation, resumed IT'S do .Te
ion. The friends WIN had allernatel, r.Dr'ra,
and encouraged him, were convinced ,b,, ,s.'i
efforts had been of no avail. In,.mos,,""'s'"
81 like the strong man armed" took po,,s,,',
Of soul that lifted no cry for aid to the T,, .
spirit. and girded on no weapon to rests, n.
destroyer. VIZ
Summer passed away, and the anniv.rs,,v =,
their arrival at the colony returned. Lv,.
Jane HARDWOOD period Of sad and solemn ..
trosprction. The JOYS Of early DAYS and ~.
sorro~s OF maturity, passed 10 review before 10,
and while she wept she questioned her hs,r
what had been its gain from fathers d,einIn.
or whether it had sustained that creates, Of IL
lossra-the loss Of its affections. "
She was alone at tins season of self Comm
Mon. The absence Of her husband had be,a..
more frequent and protracted. A storm, vb;,s
feeIingty reminded her of those which had ,g
ten beat upon them when homeless and S,,,
travellers, had been raging for nearly two d,n
To this cause she imputed the unusually I'm,
stav Of her husband. Through the third rI,s,
Of his absence she lay sIeepess. listening for bn
steps. Sometimes she fancied she heard shout,
Of laughter, for The mood 10 which he returned
from his revels WAS various. But It was only
the Shrek Of the tempest Then she thou,t:
some ebuliiion Of his frenzled anger rang in i,r
ears. II was the roar Of the hoarse wind lhrOupt
the forest All night long she lislend to thew
sounds, and hu,hed and sang to her aHrIsh,et
babe. Unrefreshed she arose and resumed be,
morning labors.
Suddenly her eye was attracted by group o.
neighbors, coming up slowly from the rner.
dark and terrible foreboding oppressed her 81,
FASTENED out to meet them. Coming toSut,
her house was female friend, agita,ed and Isu.
full, who. passing her arm around her, would
have spoken.
"Oh, you come TO bring me evil ldIng
pray you let me know the worst"
The object was, indeed, to prepare her mind
for fearful calamity. The body Of her husband |
had been found drowned, as was supposed, dgl.
ing the darkness Of the preceding night, IN At. |
tempting to cross the bridge Of logs, which had
been partially broken by the swollen waters
Utter prostralion Of spirit came over the desOl,r
mourner. Her energies were broken, and hs
heart witbered She had sustained the priv
ton. OF poverty and emigration, and the burd,a
Of unceasing labor and unrequited care, wlihog'
murmuring. She had lain her frst.born 10 ID
grave Yitb resignation. for faith had heard be-
Saviour saying. Suffer the little child to Goa.
unto me- She had seen him, 10 whom he
hearts young affections were garnered up h
come persecution and Injurious a prey Um'
the most disgusting and destructive. fea
bod borne up under all. One hope remain,
with her.as an anchor Of the soul'-the hop
that he might yet repent and be reclaimed ~
had persevered in her complicated and seItd.
nying duties with that charity which 'beanA
all things. --beIleveth all things, endureth al
things But now, he had died in his sin. The
deadly Ieprosy which had stolen over he hs.f
could no more be "purged by sacrifice or 0h'f'
ing forever" She knew that not single prayer
for mercy had preceded the soul On It's passage
to the High Judges bar. There were Ht'r
dress 10 this grief, which she had never 'sls'
wrung out. -,
Again the sad Hearted community s''eu0'n
in their humble cemetery. A funeral in 'n 10
FAINT colony awakens sympathes OF an almost
elusive character. 1t is as # large 'am'! I"
fered. One Is smitten down whom every y
knew, every voice saluted. To bear along u'
corpse of the strong man, through tue n's'
which he had sOwn, and to cover mohohle"
tho grav. that arm which trusted TO have fesps