The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Ghost OF 4 Wife.


When in the bitter agony of feeling that
was about to be torn from you, said that
if departed souls were ever permitted to re.
visit the earth again, Ewould hover near
you; dreamt not that by the fruition Of this
wish should entail on myself pangs sharp>
er even than those experienced when an
ticipating our separation, or when gazing on
you for the last time. Whether it be &C
corded to othel departed souls to return to
earth, or that to me alone the fuIfilment of
this longing desire was granted, / know not;
but that, which in my mortal weakness
believed was to prove my consolation in
death, has been SO heavy punishment, tina.
bow my spirit before the throne of the
Almighty. and pray. % be henceforth ex@
tempted rom this privilege. Il was not grant
ed 10 me to revisit this earth. for many
months after my disease. Oh, how intermi>
; nably long did these months appear At
length it was accorded to me 10 visit the
; cath again, and fastened to the scene Of
our past happiness-that happiness Of which
not death itself had brought oblivion; for in
, that world, the dread secrets of which none
may reveal 70 mortal, the thought Of your
: grief troubled my repOse. At the midnight
hour when the graves yield up their dead,
] glided into your chamber, and there saw
another flI my place, bask in your smiles,
:, and listen with pleased attention to those
vows Of love that had so often delighted my
r. ears. heard your fondly remembered ac-
: cents address to her those expressions oil
:, tenderness once familiar to my ear, and saw
those arms passiOnately encircle her form,
= which had been wont to encircle mine.
r, = \
E, And such is mortal Iovel the love of man
y, which oulliyes not the loss Of the object
but hastens to lavish on successor all thOs,
y endearments, those nameless proofs of affec
u ton once sacred to another-to one VIA,
II. found that the bitterness Of death consisted
1. in leaving him. Your brow was smooth a
Is ever; your eyes bore no trace Of tears; healt
~ marked your cheeks with its own hue, al
pr your laugh was joyous as that Of childhood
81 / saw that was forgotten, that the object
ep which ought to have recalled me TO you
- mind awakened no "reminiscences, and IA:
'ss the blooming creature whom your arms er
ST. eircled, alone occupied your thoughts. An
Sep was il for this refused TO taste the Lethea
or or cup prepafed Tor the dead-refused 10 enjc
Or the Ieposs allotted to souls uns:ained /
'S,r gnila Oh, pardon me, Almighty, that
Sep should dare to carry into another world Il
pep love that had but 100 much engrosaed q
/, heart 10 this. glided nom your chanb
to that Of my children, ana bent oyer 4
slnmbering innocents with all tie meltil
d, Gondness which not even death itself {
par. conquer il 4 mOlhers heart While
p watched the peaceful sleepsrs. shs MOO
par. beams played On their faces. one invoke !
. 8 called e the Other. saying, IL istime 70
!" Up; for dear mamma told he She would 4
dol rs with her to-day, and that We must
p. ready early.' Yes replied tie Other 4
70. one, mamma is 50 good and dear, We q
e. not keep her waiting. The husband i
:. more than death e pa from had 4oun
500 successor fcr me IN biz home and bear
500 the children 4 had idol iged 90 longer reml
s.00 beTed me- & ne keepa0 Sc,
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