The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-09-02
.is WOoDsFIELR onIo SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER :, ls4s.

YOU could have seen that boys eyes.
They were like sunshine, though as
black as death. Well, Jerry and lgot
along pretty well for nearly three years,
when one day | received q letter from
my poor wife, saying that Lusher,omy
eldest boy, and the two babies were in
their graves-two were drowned in
each Others arms-the other died Of a
broken heart; a mere baby, but il pined
itselfto death after disappeared; she
told me SO, and believed her; asking
for poor father hundred times day,
and whenever it awoke, in the night--
and dying, literal y dying, with thatup-
on his lips. My wife added that she
was coming home. What could say?
| knew that | had wronged her; that !
was fool and lnadman; but what
could lsay! yo hiaoa-4si
Well, our arrangements were made,
and sat offto meet her--ieaving my
poor little boy at home, with hired
man TO take care OF him, until ! got
back. To be sure that he would not
go astray had tieda young Newfound-
land puppy, OF which he was very
fond, TO ihe post OF his trundle bed
telling him to remain until | returned
with his mother, which might be in the
course Of that afternoon or towards
night.falI." z 'I" iis's
He had stopped and his breath chang
ed, but after few minutes, began anew
in lower and steadier, though much
altered tone. s..o n ~ Z ~
swell sir, we met once more, and she
torgave me; and we were happy. And
so / took her, into my arms, lifted her
into the saddle, and we started togeth-
er--two as happy creatures as there
were on the !ace Of the earth--notwith-
standing the self reproach and llcavi-
ness | ielt on hearing the particulars oi
what | cannot bear to speak Of yet, or
even think of-the death Of Luther and
bis two elder sisters. Poor Luther
poor baby!-WelI, we were already
more than half way back to the place
where she was prepared to see her lit.
tie nesting asleep, and dreaming OF its
mother.--his dear new mother, as ne
| called, and persisted in calling her from
the moment | told him she was coming
| 10 live with us. Poor little fellow !!
suddenly, as we were descending the
top of the hill. our horses began to
snrort-my wife caught my arm, and as
| turned toward her, saw the whole
western sky in partial glow. The
woods were on FIRE! Before ! could
speak, a strange darkness swept by,
and | felt as il the hand OF death were
upon me. i tried to speak, but could
not. ! could only urge my wife to fol.
low, and cIapping spurs to my horse, ]
rode straightway to the fire. Once
only did / turn--and then only to look
back and forbid her to, follow me any
further. eaJ ' gaaisa7 40
"Well, arrived at the place, and there
found--bear with me patiently--first
the hired girl, half frightened out Of her
senses, and hiding under afence. l
asked her Of my. boy. She stood a.
ghast at the inquiry. Her only reply
was . wandering Of the eyes as il in
search Of something. AT last, with
grea, difficulty, she recolIected herself
enough to say, that size had seen the fire
in time to escape with my boy--that
being dreadlully fatigued, though she
had not run far, she sat down TO rest
herself, looked towards the path by
which we were expected--and some.
how or other she fell asleep-and that
| the last she remembered was something
little Jerry had said about flying back
10 unite poor Carlo. My yheart had
died away within me. knew thatil !
was childless-Llknew it--don't talk to
fme-l knew il. 1t was so.' When |
arrived at my house. found itnearly
destroyed by fire; and little way off
tlay my poor boy, with Carlo watching
over him. The child was dead--that
| is Carlo you see here. My wife is in
the madhouse at Philadelphia, and here
am |, God forgive me. ,s,.'s ''g,
Great Cornfield and Great Country.