Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-10-24

On his shoulder, drew in her breath. as /
G sharp pain passed through her and cree,
piry away, seated herself IN The shadow o
| ns door, for she would MT that they
should see the tears that gathered in he,
eyes.
"A burden 10 herself and Others Goi
only knows how deeply those bitter words
pierced her heart. They were not new to
| her. Careless, thcuehiless people repeated
them in whispers 10 each olher, as they
gazed on her wasted limbs. whispers which
/ she did not fail to catch and translate into
words (; and lips which should have OPEN
ed only 10 bless and pity het, had uttered
them again and again in tones Of queru-
Gus complaints; yet custom had moi dul!ed
their point. or taken from them aught OF
their bitterness. They brough, cloud
before her eyes and heart 80 dark and thick
that il cost the ch,d many weary strug-
gle before she could again see and gather
up the scattered sunbeams that came to
brighten even her torlorn way.
" Thank God bless God all ye who suffer no,
More grief than We can weep for.
SUSIE Danvers had spoken Of her early
home at WUturne, and in the midst of a
life Of pain and poverty her heart guarded
the memory of The hours passed there like
holy thing and since error and sin had
driven them from his shelter. and like the
Angel Of Wrath al the gate, Of Eden. bar
red the entrance, she had ba,hed II in the
light Of pure and loving nature until,
of all the beautiful pictures
1ha, hang in Memory's hail.
this seemed dearest, brightest, and best.
Her father had oeeu The village physi-
can, and though Inac of ha.ry, Impul.
sive disposition. was generally much re-
spected and beloved. His wife. rich.
genial nature was like sunshine and dew
to all that came within her influence.
There was one object towards which she
iel! drawn with more lhBn a woman's in
slinciive fendness. This was to little
Grorge, her husbands child by former
marriage but, unfortunately for both the
molher and the child, the strong prejudices
of bis mothers family we're brought 10
bear against her, and the child at length
Withdrew from her care for months TO.
&c her.
Sill her hear, followed him with lo,-
ing thoughts, and when God filed up the
measure Of her cup Of happiness, by send
ing her own ille Susie, she do not sell
fshiy forget the moIherIess boy, bot her
thoughts turned TO him with even more
tenderness than before and the first
word the hlt'e elrl was taught TO utter was
the name o; her brother. During the short
the boy could not, in spite OF the power ol
prejudice, resist her gentle Influence and !
as he listened to her sweet tones, ard |
looked into her sofi. dark eves,hls though,
grew troubled. and he wouda red how /, /.
could be ,ha, one 81 kind aud genle should |
be so thoroughly selfish as he had been
lausr, 20 believe her. The longest of
these visits was made lus, al he lime hen /
little Susie was recovering iroc' Il terrible .
Illness tina, had left her a cripple for life.
The hule girl was delighted wnh his com !
pany :; besides, she was so gentle and /
patient 10 her elplessness. thai he could /
not help feeling drawn towards her, and he
soon cas-, off his rough habits, and learned
20 sreak softly and step lightly as his no
her herself and when she was, al length, /
permitted TO 20 out in her IIle carriage.
and he saw her wholly committed 10 his
care, he was delighted with The response
b.Iiry. He felt that he was trusted for !
he frs, time in hi. life for the cold, |
suspicious temper Of his aun,s, and their
harsh judgments, were III calculated TO i
foster in The mind OF childhood either con-
fidence or self respect and not unfrequent-
w, in after years, wnen Welding TO the evil /
influences around HIM. his heart recalled |
these brief weeks of his childhood with bl. |
ter regret. When Susie was about eight /
wears old, DR.. Danvers became security |
for q disran. relative OF his wife, TO the
amount OF several thousand dollars. This
person soon becane bankrupt, and invol /
we'd the Doctor IN his rum. This unior'u
nate affair filled up the measure OF Mrs. Dan
vers' unpopularliy with his first "Iie's re'a.
lions lor though she had not laIled 10 re-
mons,rate gently and calmly with her hus
band, at the time, on the propriety of thus
risking his all The whole blame Of The affair
was thrown upon her, chiefly because she
refused TO Join in the bitter reproaches with
" hich they chaIed his impatient. irritable
spirit. Though intelligent, gen'a'' anu gen