The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-12-14


with him on her marriage. from The
home which had been that Of her whole
lire-f,r Mr.. Wllmol possessing an in
dependent fortune, and true christian
humanity, had neither been impelled by
his necessities nor tempted by his ambl-
ton from the simple flock to whom he
had first broken the bread Of life, and
who so loved him, that to them truth
came welcome from his lips. The
country round the parsonage, tor it was
in the country, was beautiful and picIu.
rescue and one of Mr., Wimol's recrea-
ious had been 10 bestow on its grounds
hose adornments which his lasle sug
.ested and his health permitted. Walks
mad been opened to points Of peculiar
beauty. Some of these walks were
grayeled and kept by the gardener as
carefully as those which see ned hi
more Immediate charge. To one Of rhes'
| it was that Gsace now invited her sister.
| Taking a basket on her arm Ellen sald
''we will gather some flowers as we g.
for your hoquel." Linked arm in arm
he sisters proceeded through the gar
den, and passing through its gate in the
ear, entered grove in which naur'
had been left uncontrolled the ws!L
winding hiher and lhiher, wherever il
Icoldd hnd unobsrucled space. Th'
ees were irst opening their lealy hul'
o the balmy breath Of May. SOM
scarce venured TO peep corh from thei
covering Of russell brown, aud Other
wearing their frs, delicate iinge Of gre,
| From this grove the walk soon en-, rg
ed into the clear sunlight. In this opo
, space, he sisters had bordered il viii
heir fsvorre flowers Here were III
, bright Crocus, the modest Snow-dro
and the Lily of The valley, emblem G
! purity with very slender petal gemm
ed with the dews Of morning.
= Ellen stopped 10 il her baske'-Grac
o cast look Of lingering love al seen
= linked with mlny dear remembraoc
o If her happy childhood, and her Hou'F
q Beside her, from green knoll toward
ofIy oak beneath whose shadow sh
t nad spored with companions as joyou
, rs herself, through many a suzanne
-vening Before her lay The small lax
pr pond al which the walk terminated
j. Never had il looked evelier, than nov
Il IS its waters lay sparkling in the SUI
J leams, ,excep, al is eastern shore, e,WheT
he verdan, hills which almost encircIt
, t cast their darkening shadow on
} clear Tide.
y, From these most distant ohjrc
- Grace turned TO The flowers OF her fee
, md stopped 10 search among them for
9 treasure---a violet, she had scarcely h'
I'd to fnd. 1t was Elen's favor
& flower aud from her childhood Gr't
n mad watched The opening of The first v
lei, that she might bear il TO her sister
!. an offering OF love. And This year, Il
:, hat pleasures shall be hers-for see 81
,, nolds The little purple Anwer which h
lust begun TO unfold It's petals and bin
ing lis delicate stem TO cluster of iIll
3 !, Of !he valley, she off-rS it 10 Ellen. e.
n claiming, See, dear Ellen; your ow
A)wer? is il not an omen Of good Va
:. | should have found it lhis morning
:, does it not tell va that we cannot
:. wholly parted while we have The mem
~ OF the past and even simple few
!. can awake so macy thoughts Of love-
,, Wear this to-day deai Ellen, and The
PIT ii carefully by, aud promise me
look al it once every day, and lh'
:, hat am with yor, though you do u
;" see me-
y Nay my own Grace, dwelling in Il
home OF our childhood, where every o.
- ecl is associated with you and talk
q, you-wlll season every meal ne'
)" no such memeno-bul in The new hon
!" o which you 90 who will speak 10 y
y # Ellen what tree or flower whl
a. we have loved and nursed together sb'
~ awaken tender memories of her in yo
=" heart? Do you take those flowers, n
v beloved Grace-hiing emblems are th'
~ Of The simple and pure affections of 20
:" early home, look at them ofsu, aud o
" my treasured sister, may the memori
:, with which they are linked preserve y
w from the influence of the false, The hea
" less and III vain"
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