Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-07-27

Satirszins ser despair
With the esablem woven there.
- r.. r. LOWELL
Tie clock ltruck .nidnir,.. yet still the
seamst re:s toi ed on, though her fingers were
long sance wet.ry. and her heart almost unto
death. sIer o9ude flickered low in its sock
ct. ard ne last ilared up rs if ABBOTT to go out
she rose and liz another aud toiled on. The
s s.. aro.e as1Gsf the window pane rafting
OF thc:slenpy tatchman without was the sole
souud:that eatoed il the street; the whole
city lay dun]b.syet still she toiled on. She
had apiece af,work which it was necessary
to finish :y rhs next day, and SO, though hun
cry a;al sick, 5.nd spritless, she was forced TO
toll on,
The trend e the Waterman grew fainter :;
the tempest deepened; and ~ last the hour
of onc.stI.acE. The scanty fire which had
warmed That miserable apartment, had expi
red two -Four before and cold chlis began to
steal ove5 the ,hiniy clad inhabtants She
cast wishfulg lance at the dead embers on
the hearth, tuned over her work to see how
mucbsreraair'et, and signing heavily, resumed
her needle. end thus hour after hour that
lonely and fr:e.ldess orphan toed on.
Left faherlcss and motherlees, she tried
10 keep tsp a brave heart; and, as long as her
health. Iaased< had succeeded. But her in
cessaEt aabo4.s gradually undermined her
strength Bes constitution, overtasked, gave
way. She became thin and pale; and some
times AVIS tr1lsbled with a hectic cough
The severe winter, finally, had brought on
temporary Illness, during which her last pen
ny had ,b1en exhausted and it was not with
out great.. exerlions. for w rk was scarce, that
she had u her recovery, obtained something
TO do. chat which she had in hand was TO
be fnlshJ j IN an incredible short time but
any thing was better than starvation, aud she
had thankfully undertaken the task.
The night wore on. The storm ragged
6ercer arii nicge icy; and the poor girl shiv
cred extraordinarily. Still the piece of work
was far itom finished. At last tears began
10 fall on.heT lap, at first slowly ard heavily
like the l.rst drops OF n thunder shower, then
faster an. faster. Finally she sobbed con
vuswsjyS She could no longer sew; hei e
motion was toe great, SO she laid down her
work, AMI. gave free vent to weeping.
"Oh, Father in Heaven ~ she cried, III
ting her alasped hands above, and looking up
ward v.i,, streaming eyes, lis there no re
lief from .his.! Must | still suffer and strug-
Gle. in bo::lv and soul? Better were dead.
But ne! ihat is a sinful wish. Teach me to
say 'thy .vill be DONE"
Renewed eohs choked her utterance, and
buryiug lter (ace in her hands, she wept with
a violence: that shook the frail chair IN which
she was sittiGc. AT last the tempest of her
grief graaual:y.died away; her sobs became
less and less fveAuent and, finally. were heard
only at II: erraks, like those OF a chiid which
had cried. itsalfro sleep. Exhausted nature
had glYei: way She siumbered.
As sheslept she dreamed. Oh! bless God
for dreams. they come to the bed of care,
and poreety, RJd anguish soothing the worn
out strilg<,ler, and stringing the soul anew
for the st.Ie: OF the morrow. The rich and
prosperous know not what the luxury of
dreamiuolis. But in dreams the furnished
beggar \. he full board the bankrupt
forgets b! Shame, and surrounds his wife ana
children auce more with wealth; aud the
mouruer oehDlsls again the smile OF the loved
one, and clasp, the wife or daughter to his
throbbtnf heart.
She d.eatn6d. At first, however, her
dream WIS not pleasant one. The actual
wove itself toD much into the ideal and her
thoughtstwera still Of cold, and hunger, aud
WEAKNESS. Size fancied herself wandering
over wife CO .lmon, which was covered with
snow - saeer that at every step, she drew
her brHnfh WIZ more and more difficulty
Yet struggled on. At last she could stem
the drEe,ng s!rst and wade through the gath
erlng dsil:s bos longer; and completely eN-
lausted, she SINK down against a bank.
As she:thIis sireamed, her head, which had
rested beiweeg her hands on the back Of her
chair, :fel. oyeE against the wall, and in this
easier position she slept more peacefully. 4
smile srjk5ua3I5 stole over her mild features.
She slnrtSd slightly occasionally, and muir
/ INJURED ioTF wosds. like child calling is moth
er in il 5 slunElers. The storm mean time,
had ceased without. aud the wind lately so
& IL. -. L.
while tht: mns1cal chaunt of the watchman.
crying ,'tslree O'Clock and starlight moring,
sounded sweet and cheerful after the roar OF
the spent, tempest.
She y IS dreaming IS she smiled. The
waste of sno'y had disappeared, and the icy
bank an s-hiea she leaned and in their place
a field ofsraSran: spring flowers opened he
fore her s:gha, and she sat on a soft seat. The
gurglIng waters, hurry ing over pebbles, the
I morning song Of birds were IN her ears. The
/ dew glittsri,g among the grass, trembled on
i the LEST Of tlte rose, or patterng to the earth
/ with a low, nusical sound the breeze stir
/ cd the tries around her. 4 pleasant but sub
dued radsence. was over the whole landscape;
and Oh ! he'd lightly and happy her heart
Mornia g began to dawn. but still she slept
YES blessed be God she slept. The gray
dawn stole iAso the room, at first timidly. lin
gerIns ~ The window and nesting close around
her form but finally ventured further into
her c1jnber, exploring every corner, nnC
penetrating 3n,o each crevice as the morning
advap:ce1. / was now broad day Bitter
bitters cold was II. even 10 that room; but tn,
over .earie9 sumberer still slept on. Sht
had dreamed again, and now she was happie
than ever.
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