Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-23

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reposed that dear child, in whom, in loneliness
and sorrow, they had bur a short time since sadly
laid in its last earthly dwelling.
0Dea- mother" said Edward, "There is Que
spot which | knew you would like to visit before
YOU left this part of the country, and as we go
this afternoon, this is our only opportunity. |
would not sadden poor Rose on her,bridal morning,
and therefore gave her no hint of our walk. And
| should have felt some hesitation in taking you to
so sad a place, but | saw by the mourn(ul abstrac-
lion of your manner that your thoughts were al
ready there"
"You were right, Edward" replied the mother
with a grateful tear, 81 was indeed musing on the
melancholy past, and mediiating how l should
contrive to visit our little Sidney's grave, without
casting a shadow over the bright sunshine of hap
piness we have left behind us. And | thank you
for the affectionate consideration which has made
the task so easy"
They had by this time reached the church yard,
and the sexton, who was already waiting for them,
respectfully opened the gate and hade them enter.
They directed their steps toward the we'll remeln-
bered spot, which was consecrated in the hearts
of the aged pair as the resting place oftheir child;
but what was their surprise, as they drew near, to
perceive that Il plain white marble obeIisk had
been erected over the grave. 1t was surrounded
by a neat iron railing, and fresh green sods cover
ed the little mound. With beating hearts aud
overlooking eyes they approached it, and though
the tear drops almost blinded their vision, read
The following inscriptions
Erected by n Brother, to the Memory of
Agnes Mcintyre, a Native of Scotland, who
died at Sea, Dec. 49,, 1888, aged % years.
And to their Infant Son, who departed this
life, April 6, 1889, and is now resting beneath
this stone.
Their bodies are separated on earth, but their
spirits are united in heaven.
The hearts of the long tried mourners were too
full for utterance. They turned n look of graft
tude upon their son, and sinking on their knees by
the side of the little grave, poured out a tribute
of thanksgiving to God for the many blessings yet
spared to them; then pressing their lips to the
smooth and verdant mound they rose, and with
one sad farewell to its slumbering tenant, turned
away and left the spot forever.
CHAPTER VII.
1t was a sorrOwful hour for many hearts, the
one which witnessed the departure Of the Camp
bells for the city of the west, which was destined
to bo their future home. And there were many
who would fain have deferred the evil hour, and
have detained them altogether; for thong h their
acquaintance with their new friends had been but
Of brief duration, and formed under circumstances,
which, to the worldly minded would have seem
ed any thing but favorable, and would in all prob
ability have presented an inseparabIe barrier to
the intimacy of friendship, yet there were those
around the fbers Of whose hearts they had so
closely entwined themselves, that separation
seemed limos too painful to be borne.
Among them was the daughter of the good
physician-the fair girl who had oiiciuted as
bridesmaid on the occasion of the marriage Of
Rose Campbell.
Mary Grafton was affeGtionate and kind
hearted, with just romance Of character enough to
incline her to an admiration of every person OF
thing which was u little out of the usual order Of
common, every day life. When, therefore, her
father related to her his call to visit the poor
Scotch girl, and the interest she and her parents
had excited in him, the Imagination Of Mary was
instantly and powerfully aroused, and she was
seized with II strong desire to visit and befriend
the suffering invalid. This desire she was soon
resolved on gratifying. Accordingly, a few days
+ after, she accompanied her father on one of his
morning visits to the poor girl, and finding in her
a being exactly suited to her own tastes and feel
ings she had given her all her warm heart, ana
loved and treated her with the affection of il sister.
As may be supposed Rose was not backward in
returning the affection of her new, disint6fested
friend, ard next to her own family and Maurice,
she loved her better than any being in the world.
During her long and daily visits to Rose, Mary
had constant opportunities for observing the anna
BILE and aflectionate disposition of Edward. She
witnessed his unceasing devotion to his sister, and
admired the cheerful tenderness with which, hour
after hour, and day after day, he watched ovel
and tended her 1t was not in the nature of SC
young and susceptible a creature to behold such
virtues unmoved, and when admiration for the
manly beauty of his person was united with tina
of his other qualities, what wonder that a feeling
5 stronger than the warmes friendship stole into
her youthful heart. But such was the case, anC
!, long before the day which was to witness thu
marriage and departue of Rose, the idea of Ed
ward Campbell had assumed an ascendancy in thu
= mind of Mary over every thought and feeling o
her existence.
The time for their departure at length arrived
: and as the geutle hearted girl hung on the neck o
Rose, entreating her TO write often and not to for
i get her, who shall say how many of the bite
tears which were poured out on the bosom of tht
sister, were she'd for the uffectionate and mani,
brothers? Rose was as much overcome at parting
S as her friends, and many were her assurances Of
Interchangeable affection, and her promises OF con
slant remembrance and frequent correspondence.
Mary had taken leave of all her other friends
o and turned to say farewell to Edward. But a
she took his hand to speak the parting wishes, tht
Y color Faded from her cheek and the words died a
way upon her lips. After a momentary and una
vailing struggle to overcome her emotions, SHIT
raised her eyes to his, and saw that his lips were
quivering also with a vain attempt to speak, anC
that his eyes were suffused with tears. But Other
eyes were upon them and while his more yielding
y companion finished by bursting into tears, thC
young man, by a strong effort, succeeded in mas
e tering his emotion, and wringing the little trem
bling hand, he still held with one that trenlblet
c with equal violence, he faltered out, "Mary, d,
not forget mep' and pressing a kiss upon lips tina
r were not Withdrawn, he darted from the house
assembled the carriage in which his friends were
already seated, and was in another moment gone.
/ When the excitement Of the departure of heI
friends was over, Mary once more returned tt
: her customary 6vocations, but not with her accus
e toned Zeal and cheerlulness. 1t was not long be
fore her father observed a change in his once live
e ly daughter. He saw that, when busy with he
: needle, her hand would often fall listIessly on he
b lap; and she would sit gazing on vacancy until hi
e heart was panied at the length of her evidently SAT
revery. frequently, too, when occupied with
: book, the leaves would remain unturned, and th'
+ tears would fall fast and unconsciously upon it
r pages.
e But he forbore to notice this change by any re