Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-03-14
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her mp to his henrt, and kissed hrr with
moro than the warmth If d bridegroom.
'Tnta, dcarest. IT.. worry trdo. For Whit
ever happens, wg must 30 prepared and
provided
And ihan too. donr Charles. %copfjp,.
ed the wife sobbiog. what is the nssJ Of
aoyhody i]nsuripg with your especlations7'
We cannot hope to do together, inv
| love-
No ChnfIes"b nt happen wiat may, wa
shafi he provided for, md so..and So r,I.
tefing, and hiding ~ racs IN her hng-
bands bosom, and Whispering hst above
her breath, aud 50 WI our dear chiIfren.
if ii should pio'so our Heavenly Father 10
| grant us Children
'Perhlp5 ,
Perhaps, Charles. Your uncle 10 rich,
and so is my father
True. But both arc in business. and
business mon, you know, arc AWAY in the
way Of terrible viclsgitudes.
But you are young and healthy. and
oh, | cannot but b0lieye, with d long lifo
before you.
'Tears Nay, my doqr eib think m
more Of it be chtctfd and trusting, and
whether | live Or die, il shall not 6n nv
fault is 10 The bitterness. of death and Tho
bereagsments Of wldowhood lh-re should
be added the trials and temptations, the
sorrow and abasement Of poverty
What do you noun, Charles 2. vonYl
break my heart if yon keep talking 30.
A plague on This life insurance.. say
| shall never hear tho last orit; I nm
sure, now that uncle Joe has taken it IN.
As rance. my lovo not insurancs''
'Assntahegl Wei it never entered
my head bsf,re, that you WAITED assar.
nueo.'
Not 40 bad / kis' me AMI then, If
YOU have no other engagement and no.
thing bettcr to DO, and viii pro MISC 10
bohAso wei, you may 90 10 bel With me-
'Impertin4ncer
Five years after this, Charles Hardy
went into business with bis father in.lav,
and within eight years both failed. u.
Gle Joe married the mistress Of Il boards
ing houoe, with a large family, AMI died,
eloavlng bis whole property TO her and
not enough 10 his nephew to pay for the
china he btoks on tie evening he spout
there Iaboring with him to g3t his life
| ensured.
Ch,fIes could neither cat nor sIcep ;
and after a long, patient, uhcomPiainlbg
struggle with the cares and miseries that
beset him, a struggle Of which his poor
wife knew nothing till long afterwards.
his constitution gave way a at once, and
ne fell from his chair at the desk of "a
wealthy merchant, who knowing his
worth and deceived by tho resignation
AMI c1eetfnlness Of tho poor fellow, bo.
Icyed ho was preparing him with Ger.
taiuty for a sphere Of great usefIiness4
while he was dying by inches in his very
| presence.
The poor wife met the bearor Of her
husband at the door, without a cry Or a
tear. The children gathered about him.
but even heir willing did not disturb him.
and for many a long and weary day there
was no hope non Whatever; but ono even.
ing, late in The summer, as BIO lay there
with his lighted eyes fixed upon the open
window grasping for breath and evident
Iy struggling with sne great change at
work wahln him be turned suddenly to.
wards his wife, and knew her, and press.
ed her hand between both Of his, and
then while hor heart was briming with
terror and joy, fearing that every breath
would be his last, and full Of thapkfalness
that reason had been youchsafed 10 him
to know his dear children and their mo-
Their once more-he lifted his thin hand
towards the Western sky, aud whispered
'oh, that We might all go togethcrP
And fhsre was no;hlng to be heard in
reply, bat the humble b~reaIhing3 Of a bro
ken hearted wife, repeating the same
player /; and sobbings Of litllo child on
waiting to take leave Of their dying ia.
thor.
If | could only be certain, my dear
wife, he added af er a short pause, could
| only be satisfied that you and the chill.
dren were provided for-thqt you we're
beyond The reach Of want | should die
happy
Happy oh CharIesl +
As happy, mean as you could be, af4
ter We htd been separated by death-at
any rate your loss would not have been
trebled to you as it must be now but [
declare | drn't know what was going
to say, an il was this, had | done my
duty. love, when ii was very easy 10 do
it should not only die happy now, but
gs lam a living man. | do believe it
would have Iengthened my " life res
tored me TO health perhaps, Al why
leave me ata moment like this 1! Merci.
fUl Heaven what's The matter with her /
Run, children, run Z
The poor wife. who had been sitting BY
the side other dying husband, with his
head gathered to her bosom. smoothing
his damp hair, and s0hbing over his thin
transparent hands. started up and spraDg
through the half opened door: and after a
few moments, they heard a draw open
and shut violently in the next room, the
sharp rustIiog of papers hurried footsteps
an cries-and before they knew which
way TO turn, she cams back trembling
and weeping to the bedside of the poor
sufferer, and pressing her damp lips to his
forehead she whispered to him 10 be- Of
good cheer to be co1Ifofted-.and vhenhs
started up and gazeJ into her eyes with
speeches. terror she told him that God
had heard his prayer, and that bis little
ones and their mother wore all provided
for.
Provided for l.-when where -
what has haprened Z criai The husband,
trying 10 lift himself up, and gazing ar
her with a bewilder'd look, and gasping
c,r breath s0h soaaE M mel lat mo ~