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THn LONE w1now.
ANgEN7T

the tympsthy Of cold, hesrIless, unpity.
ing world :: The oak tree NAV spare The
ivy, s0d the elm the vine, Vet is not their
sirensih diminished, though they have
Lost The duc,ile foliage, and the Iieh and
purple grape. But you may not seveTse
The case. or the fragile plants are shofn oil
their eoneliue,s; they anguish. they
drooP, they are troddeu on The cold earth.
She was lone widow. Her stsG. her
support. on whom she had leaned 50 lsuS
aud 50 constantly. in storm aud 10 sun.
shine. was taken away. aud she WAS LETT
TO battle With The worlds sorrows, and De.
eeiis. and vaniiies-alone Her 'Rudrman'
vas her elder. by score Of summers
He was not made OF iron, though sore
folks might have thought it He had hi.
own troubles, and be :snk beneath them
al good old aga. 1t was q sad scene
pfeSeated at his death bed Not a child
looked on 10 witness the last moments. or
to receive the last blessing Of a parent.
Bat she alone. the Vjfe OF his bosom hung
over his pillow. conyulsed aud sobbing.
lie gTssped her hand-he raised his ewes
implorrngiy-his lips moved-lhey utter
ed few words almost northumberland
they were buTdened With a REoUEsr-
that she never would be married 10 anotL,-
er. He essayed yet again TO speak. To
her he gave all bis worldly goods, aud
they were many TO her has possessions,
without division or reserve aud the COZ.
dillon MAS, that she should never be mar.
ied 10 another.
She consented with besiianey ocea.
sioned only by choaking subs For the
last time, be looked up iuquiringly, and
he asked. ,NeXer! Add she answered.
NEVER So she closed her good man 5
eyes in peace. Aud s6o srrsyed herself
ia the deepest mourning. followed him
decentIy to he grave, and having watered
II With a food Of the biiterest tears, 10.
turned TO her desolaie house, LoNE
WIDOW.
Il was the winter time: but not more
cold is the earthly clod, than The heart be.
ref OF lie beloved, She rene INBRED often
the words which her good man had spo-
ken, and oh. she thought il was 3 crying
sin, that widows should be prevailed on
TO depart from widow hood, forgetting Who
hes cold 10 the sepulehTe, and 10 whom
they had pledged their early love; tia,
they should exchange their weeds for The
gorgeous colorS and butterfly robes Of
vanity, aud 90 forth brides-ye t not brides
"A spectacle to the world. Il VAS IN
seeuly, {. Was immodesi. But she would
never, never iay aside HER robes o.
mourniug; she would 60 down weeping
TO the gave LONE WIDOW.
Her nsighbors lelt for her fohorn stats.
They cane 10 console her. and TO Fningis
their tears with hers. Their efforts ers
well meant. but unagailiag. They could
| not stay The torrent OF her grief. They
said that time would do wonders. 90 they
let IT have foil sway. Bot they spoke u
ell The good deeds Of her good man. Pleas
! iog. yet melancholy "Reminiscences She
loved 10 allude 10 the words which be
spake, aud TO all the dear works Of bil
hands. There be first eourlsd her, be.
meath the shade Of The old elm tree there
I they frst walked ia the 6Weet season o.
youth there be used 10 sil when be play.
ed on The viol. oh bow sxeet wer,
The tunes which lie played on the ,iOl
But be Was gone, The best Of n.en, and 81,
Was--A LOSE WIDOW
when he msn Of God spats Of TIE be-
reaved 10 the sacred desA. or VIXEN ia
social intercourse be eiAsped her hsad
add besoughi her to forget Der torroWs
| Tor he sss kind and afseiionsis ia hil
nature. middle sged AID uamarFied ) Whet
be Told her that lie who fed the ravens
and dad DOT let . splrToW fall 10 The gSouht
without his kuosledge, would take Ger,
II the fblhehess and The lone widow, -,
Nspt Wiib fedoubled violence, and ia %,
midst Of quick eoming sobs you nigh
( have heard The echo Of those words ol BIT
i ierness---A LoEE WIDOW.
She lived ia Der dsroIsis house. uiih
ost Trend 10 fll up the blank which be-
good MAS death bad oecssioned. {
~as pleasaut house snd looked upon
I pleasant gsrden. There herbs. sslubn
ous plsnts sad 1ower grew 10 pfolusioB
but what b. 81 ihe lakury of sseeis q
ihoaF 81 DO mouin foT DE departed - Wtl
kept those beds 90 cleah that not svea
weed iutfadsd' iisl good msn Nos
sbe bad oaly Jeff Der aseieht cat. abiCI
u followed her steps when she walked Il
that pisasahi FaFden. There eefe ihos
sbo tboushi she needed protector CO.
fnsna; sud When hey ean 10 ibei
I lul4aa tsa We"F Nto could ENnNlW Dc
need they cosid ngi foIbesr a issi 2.
unrking among ihsmsrises. that d 20
vey qassF che sh0uid femtin LoE
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neYoifnt. asd SIS Dot anumdfu - 30
ppoT ED insadiass. ncf dia sho ttt
sead ihs asaiy ifom bsF deer unia fbs
eafied aith them ske mile ~ ione I'D
on. She uas nat paIiimohi0us 10 say
beg taYA Hef caps acre H.aas ~ rps.'
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