The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-07-23

they intended TO place the old woman so as
TO remove her comfortably. The landlords
agents, in this apparently most unfeeing
proceedings seemed resolved not 10 desisl
until the roof was entirely removed.
4 wish, a lannan, ye'd be said and led
by u.s. urged one TO Mrs. Larkius who
was rocking herself, as the wind rocks
free that has been more than half upros,ed.
What good can staying here do you, dear!
Sure yen stop with us as long as ye like
before ye 60 into the close town and yer
breathing SO bad and ye so weak.
IF they had only lie, me die in it, an.
swered the young mother, whose weak
trembling voice recalled her child's opinion
so (eelngly expressed few minutes before
that death was printed in her face'-'It
wouldn't have been long. Where's the
children!'
Sure ye sent them away, they were
crying so.'
And where's joint
is the sight leaving your eyes that you
can'tsee him forenit you, dear?' aswered
the woman, at the same time looking anx-
iously in her face.
John, darling!' she exclaimed ferven,ly.
In moment her husband was by her
side.
There's change over her!' whispered
the woman to the young MAJ who had pro
fered 10 take the law i'd his own hands
There's change over her-run for the
priest ye love your own soul.
Even the man who had been so busy
with the roof paused, and the silence wa.
only disturbed by the prolonged whistle o
distartdblackbird.
John my blessing-my pride--,he only
lover l ever had-you'Il forgive any hasty
word l spoke, woun't ye, my jewel!'s
..Ye never did, darlin,' answered the
poor fellow; but what's over dear! wha
ails you! What ails her, neighbors? Grea,
Quen of Heaven, what als my wife!
'Whisht dear! she said and raising her
hand to his face she pressed his cheek still
closer TO her own. ''ve been sickly a
long time John, and was going fast, better
| should die bofore we got into the town.
must have died you know. Hour face is
oery thin darlin ulreudy. oh mag
the holy saints lase ye as ye are that
may hnow ye in heauen! But l would
any way-spake 10 me my bird of blessings!
kiss me dear and let me lay my
head on yer bare breast. Neighbors, ye'll
ook 10 him and the poor motherIess chill
dren. Oh then has any Christian sent for
priest. that may not die in my sins!'
Its only faintness my jewell said
the husband; 'is's nothing else--fech her
a drop of water.'
She drank eagerly, and then nestled
her head as child would in its mothers
arms.
'Oh was sinful, murmured the man 'to
rebel while my angel was left me-I'll
never say word again If the Lord spares
her--pray for her, good friends
There was no! to use honestly phrase
"a dry eye in the circle that formed round
them; even the minister of law as cruel
as its eniorcers sympathized with the poor
mans agony'Suddenly the old woman, who
had been forgotten in the fresh excitement
pushed the little crowd to the right and left
with her long lean arms, stood like a spec
Ire in the midst her white hair streaming
from beneath her black hood aud the
wrinkles in her sharp face thickened by a
mariac smile-'I ask her pardon she
said couresying as deeply as the n6rmities
of extreme age would permit ask yer
pardon but don't rightly understand this
is it wedding-or berr'ing.
Look! look!' exlaimed Larkins. Some
one look in Mary's FACET feel as if her
breath passed righ, into my heart
She was dead upon his bosom.
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