Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-05
Continued from 18th Pagt.)
1, Cor something to awake her.

For any slsht, UT a"un''
All nm tender recollcctions to brain
on Gre! for any gentle images OF the
mast 10 raise before her! :,
was her father! ! was her father
cried the old man stretching out his
hands 10 the dark shadows flying on
hove Have mercy on her and on
MI Where does she 60! Turn her
lack, was her father!
But they only pointed to her as she
hurried on, and said, ITO desParatlon'
learn it from the creature dearest to
your heart m
A hundred voices echoed it, ne
air was made Of breath expanded IN
tbesc words. lie seemed to take them
in at every breath he drew. They
we're everywhere and not TO be esca-
ned. Aud still she hurried on-thc
sam, words. in her mouth: ike LII
ian! 70 be changed like Lillian
All atoncc she stopped.
Now turn her back exclaimed the
old man tearing his white hair. My
cbild, Meg! Turn her back-Grcat
Father. turn her back!
In her own scanty shawl she wrap
ned the baby warm. , With her fever
ed hand she smoothed its limbs, comPo-
scd its face, arranged its mean attire.
In her wasted arms she folded it, as
though she never would resign it more.
And with her parchcd lips klsscd it IN
a final parg, and last long agony OF
LoVcl.
Putting its tinny hand up TO her
neck, and holding it there within her
dress. next to her distracted heart, she
sat its sleeping face against her--close-
~ steadily against her: and sped on
ward to the river.
To the rolling river, swift and dim,
where winter night sat broodlng Ike
the last dark thoughts OF many who
had sought refuge there before her
Where scattered lights upon the banks
cleaned sullen, red and dull as torches
that were burning there to show the
wav to death. =.
TO the river. To thai portal Of etcr-
nifty her desperate footsteps tended with
the swiftness Of lis rapid waters run
ming 10 the sea.
lie followed her. She paused a
moment on the brink, before the dread
full plunge. lie fell down on his knees
and in a shrek addressed the figures
in the bells, now lowering over and a.
round them -.
i have learned it, cried the old
man, and from the creature dearest to
nv heart. oh, save her, save her"
lie could wind his fingers in her
dres,-hold il As the words esca-
ped his lips, he felt his sense oil touch
return and knew that he detained and
held her.
The figures looked stoadiastly upon
him,
Il have learned il cried the old man,
Oh, have mercy on me in this hour, II
in nv love for her, so young and good,
| slandercd nature in the breasts OF
mothers rendered despraie! PITY my
presumption, wickcdnes, ignorance and
save heIn
lie felt his hold relaxing. They
were silent still.
Have mercy on herv he exclaimed,
. rs one in whom this dreadful crime
has sprung from love p2rverted-irom
the strongest, deepest love, we fallen
creatures know!-Think what her
misery must have been, when such
seed bears such fruit Heaven meant
her to be good. There is no loving
mother on earth who might not come
TO this, if such life had gone BEFORE
Oh! have mercy on my child, who c.
ven at this pass means mercy to her
own, and dies herself, aud perlls her
immorta! soul TO save it!
She was in his arms. lie held her
His strength was like giants.
Isce the spirit of the Chimes among
you, cried the old man singing out the
clild, and speaking in some insplra-
ton which their looks conveyed to hum.
Il know that our inheritcnee IS held
in store forus by time. know there
is sea of time to rise one day, before
which all who wrong us or Cypress us,
will be swept away like leaves. l see
il on the flow! know that we must
trust and hope, and neither doubt our
selves, nor doubt the good in another.
haze learned il from the creature dear