Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-04-02

know what To- do. Invention cur stick, and
ho.e flew away as fast as she could spinit.
sMary was quicker witted than myself
Rousin' as quick as all wrath--'Ichabod,' says
She, Sthe beasts are sagacious animals Let
'em turn, and they'll work therway to their
home.' Round.l turned 'em, and oiIthcy went
al a spankin' pace, and spite ofthe depth ofthe
snow they. footedit like, a young gal at a com
mencement ball. We went into it like all ma
tur' and soon got into the right road There
we overlook several sleighs, who we're diggin'
along, and by and by we got to Sumpson's.---
They were all a wondern' what ia tile name d
natur' keptus so long, and when told EN-
of our narrow escape they setup laughin'-
The pesky critters, they had souls as tough
as cow-hide, and hearts like grindstones."
500 not be SO hard on them,n interposed |,
''they were housed, and could not conceive the
extent Of your danger.n
"Yes! their barn was shingled, and they
didn't care whose grain the wet spoiled How
ever, she changed her stockins' that had got
soaked through, and they set her shoes 10 dry;
for they hadn't a shoe that was little enough
for her foot. We spent about the cutest kind
ofan evenin', laughed at every thing and
every body, and was in great glee, as if I'd
found bag O di'monds. We got tohome that
might without any further accident and ne xt
morning went 10 see her She had bad
cold from havin' her feet wet, at which we both
laughed considerably. However, it proved to
be no laughin' matter. She grew worse daily,
and the doctors said she had gallopn' con-
sumption. | staid with her often, sittn' hull
days at time to read TO her At last when
she could sit up no longerI couldn't scarce
leave her bedside"
Here my father-in.law's voice grew husky,
and saw tear in his eye. He brushed it
away with his sleeve and proceeded. Sat last
she could scarcely move. fingered near her,
gain OH the eyes, that was destined 10 see
not great deal longer; until, with prayer
formy happines,lshe died" The old maubur-
led his face in his hands, and burst into
tears,
There is something painful inthe watery sor-
row of manhood. A woman may weep, week.
pect it, and scarcely heed it, live notice II, il
is to pity. But il requires iron thoughts 10
wiring tears lroma man. could say nothing,
astonished as | was by the unexpected ending
OF his tale, thought sympathised with his ago
ny. After pause of some minutes he look.
ed up
'Don't laughat these tears. They're ma
teral ieelin', and although nigh TO thirty year:
have gone by, since then, my old affections i,
easily awakened love the mother of your
wife, loved her when married her, but il
want the affection | had for the ministers
da'ter. All! there amt love like first love-.
lis green spot in ones life, like cedar bush
in the winter. named my only da'ter Mary,
and she looks leetle like my.old,gal that one
loved SO while living, and cry alter now she is
dead" ;,
He made some excuse for leaving, and de-
parted, without seeing his daughter. ] Won
dered at the depth Of feeling in one whom had
regarded as cold and calculating, and at The ro-
nance which is found in every day life, in
whichever direction we may turn our foot
steps.