The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-06-27

trough green lane among muimuring
brooks and singing birds.
Good bye, 10 you, Frank replied his
friend, you ARE welcome to your books and
birds and shady l4ie like the turnpike
best, and don't mind getlinga little gold
dust in my eyes, providing the res. settles
in my pockets.
Though Charles spoke SO gaily as he
turned away, there was still small voice
which whispered 10 his heart and told him
Frank was right and he was wreng. But
as this monitor had not been listened 10
when its tones were low. was it to be ex-
pected that il would be heard now!
Among the poor neighbols who shared
Franks kind attentions, was cne, whose
peculiar lonely and desolate condition, gave
her strong claim to sympathy and kind
ness. The widow Green,as she was com.
monty called had seen better days; but she
had lost her husband, her children, and her
property. One, after another, she had laid
her IItIe ones in the grave, ill only two re-
NAMED, SON and daughter. All the
generous sympathies of Franks nature
were moved, when, the only son was cut
down just as he had reached an age at
which his poor mother might begin 10 lean
upon hm. He resolved, in the fullness
OF his heart, TO make this widow his espe-
clal care, and to do all in bis power to sup
ply The place OF her lost son. He was un-
wearied in his attentions, and though time
was money with him, he gave it freely TO
provide fer her comfort. The widow
GIeen had, as have said, an only daugh.
ter, this was all that had been saved from
the wreck. Of he. earthly happiness. A
rich treasure was t!lls daughter-at least
go thought the widow--and so though, an
OMEr.
Now beg the reader not to call in ques-
| ton the disinterestedness Of Franks atten.
tons to the widow; for DO assure you, that
when he resolved to be a son to her, he had
| no ldea,o Hterm fullillment. But benev-
olence sometimes meets with unexpected
rewards.
Mary Green wa5 at This tim,fet fh-tlie vn
teeG years old. ! su'sz4tSaSSs szl4taS s%erc We're DOZEN
as pretty, perhaps pretlier; bat don't be-
! iieye one who had kinder heart, or more
sweet and gentle :, inners. Though, while
her features were at rest,you would not say
she was handsome, but, if they were light
ed up with thought and feeling, as they
ALWAYS were in conversation, you would
acknowledge there was beauty theie.5-
And the very best kind of beauty, too
that which will not fade. This was Jus
the sort Of beauty to take with Frank. lie
found too that her views of duty, oil tae
great end of life, accorded with his own
That the afilctions of her family had ma
tured her character, and produced chaslen
ed and elevated spirit, which emlnen'lN
, Gued her for the compantonship OF on
whose great desire was to be good and d
i good. -,
! One evening Frank and Mary had beef
4 taking long walk, lit was bright moon
), light evening, of course, and they reache
home Just as the village clock struck mne
. They stopped before the little ga'e' Wh!c
= was fastened with string.
,r Mary said Frank, as he reached over
q undo the string,
- Well
~ u have been thinking, Mayhem d
n here he stopped, and worked away for son
d seconds on the string. 1t had got INTO
ii hard knot, suppose.
g, " Il have been thinking he began agal
- and then he waited SO long, that Ma
!. wondered what he had beon thinking abor
- y, and whether he would ever be done thin
is ing.
he i have been thinking, Mary. that, =
- he had now advanced one word further
ne would probably have got out the whole sc
Ii. tence, but just then widow Green, who Il
nt been sitting at the window, and seel
EST Frank working so long over the ga'e'
Of kind ohicious old lady must needs col
,er out, 10 SEQ what waS the matter with u
ic- are string So Mary was lefl 10 finish
n. sentence according to the dictates ot
nv own feelings or imaginatons. But IRA
so took the more satisfactory method oI hhi'
lid ing it on paper.
led How the sentence really ended, may
Cor iaferred from the fact that the next we
ip- Frank was busting about, with an e1
,ct. CLEAN of satisfaction on his fine coun
vii nance, making preparations for bulldin
but house. A light heart makes light work
!. In an incredible short time he had hnisl
i'm one of the preltiest lille cottages you
saw. Il was painted white, with gr
nv blinds, and porlieo all around. II ST
4 is far enough from the road to allow la
igh garden, which was enclosed white lei