The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-04

] NNlll iNlilVUhAi lN was Nu luNFfN lNH NflHlli
sleeping oHhia mothers knees lao walked ~
lonu Ia tho gnrdeni he rode 0n horseback
/ with nae, and accompanied mo IN my distant
I visits ~ hllon lba bird, although WiHglaFH,
lelt lle nest, Ills misfortune WIS In 80 way
HhocAing ~ palnillId UgfHtr tito WINS 81
exceeding banuiy, silent ununiurnlly chni--
llia eyes expressing n0lhng bul repOEe, hlr
mouth ignornul Of uniile' 10 was not nwk-
/ ward ~ disagreGnlle, or imponunnlel IL MS
] a niind sleeping brsido You're asking no ques-
/ Jim, making no reply. THE iHcrHsaHt ana
iernal care which had served 10 necuIy Mr.,
/ Meredith, and IN divert her 6,lHd from dwell
/ Ing ~ her sorrows, became unnecessary, md
slr resumed her seat AZ ths window, whence
she beheld The village aud tho church steople
at lint same window whare ria Ind 20 Long
welt her husband Hops aud occupation
successiyely fnled her and nothing was LOFT
| her hat 20 whlI and watch, 10y day aud hy
night, like the lamp ilIni ever burns beneath
cathedral yauls.
/ Bul her forces were exhausted. ~ HE
ndst Of This grief which hal rrturued 10 IL
-'+F'''.f-Palai, "a sllenee and imnnhillty, AFTER
having ~ vain sssnyod oXarlion, courage, hope
| Eva Meredith foil into decline. IN spite Of
all il'o resources Of nay nri, hrhcld her grow
weak HBd ll,iR, law apply remedy, when
the sickucss h oi The soul2
The poor GireigneE she needed her nntve
suh pnd LITTLE happiness t. warm hoE but
llie ray Df tie HtEn aud tho ray Of Joy were o.
Ike wanting, II WINS long hrfi,fc shc per.
criycd her danger, bocauso sho thought not
of herself tut whrn NJ last rhe WIS unul-
| 90 leave her nru.cnif, she was com cllc'l ~
understand. ] will not dpscrihe IN Son MI
her anguish nj fhc thought at having VII.
IHui Willioutu guide, without friend az pro.
Joriur- at lrnvinR him alone ~ tie niulsl of
al
led lay lln hnnd Ike a child.
! Oh, how rie struggled for lilrl With whit n.
vidlty slic swallowed la t'"'4''trS-i pruUHrUd
how uHny tunes sTc-Igicd "a believe ~
cure, whil., oil the time the disease progress.
rd! Then shr KEPT william more ~ hnii,r,
she could go luusor hear Ia lese sight of him,
'RcuHir oilI me-" she said; mud William
always cuUtuut near Lis m0thrF. seated hni-
self nj her feet. She looked NJ him long. IN.
III fool of leurs prevented he- Distinguish.
ing hhs gentle cOuuicnuucr; then she drew
him siil nearer to her, aud pressed him to
her heart. "Oi." she rVririf1rtl ii q kind
ofdrliruu, "ifmy soul, ou leaving ny body,
might become ihg soul of my rhi!d.how hap.
rs should ! lee ~ die" No amount al suffer.
ing could make her wholly despair of dvtNc
mercy mud when all human pnsSlhily die
appeared, Ibis lnning henn had gcnlln iltsiinlz
nui Of which II reconstructed hopes. Bm
hnw snd IL wns, Mas, 20 see tie poor mother
slowly prriShiug hrii,rc tho ewes of her son,
Of n sou WIN understood moi death, aud who
snIllrd whrn shc embraced hlni.
"lfc will not regret ue,' slc shid; che will
not wrrpi ho will not reiucm ber" Aud she
rruained motiuulcss, in niue contemplation
Of her Chiif Tier hHud thru spuirtirii,. -,,ttit,
minc; t"lou love him, dear doclor;n she mar.
mured. .
Il with never quit him replied !, go lnug
ms he hns no better friends Than MYSELF God
IN heaven, md the poor vilnge doctor upon
earth were tho two guardIGus to whom shu
confded her sou.
Faith is great tIine' This woman, wild.
owed, disiuhcriird, diving, M idiot child at
her side,wns yet saved from that utter despair
which brings bosphemy To the lips ofdeaih,
An invisible friend was near her, on whom
shO seemed 10 rest listening, sometimes To
holy words, which she alone could hear.
Onc morning she rent for me early. She
had been unable to get up With her wan,
unnsparcuthnn she showed mo n sheet of
pnpcr on which few lines were written.
"Docior," she said, in her genllcst lones"l I
have NOT srcngiIflo continues finish the irl-
teri"
| rcnd as G,lluws:-
"My Lord, -Lwrilc 10 you lnr The last time /
Willis; health ~ restored 10 your old nce, ~
suffer and am about TO die. leave your
grandson, William kysiugton without n pro-
iector My Lord, this last letter ia to recall |
hun To ynllr LcnnEl, aS$-f..r lrt--r II TTru-Tut
your heart rather thnn share of your for
tune. OF all The things of this world, he has
understood hat ope--his mothers love; and
now she must leave him for ever. Love him,
my Lor'l,-love Is the only sentiment, he Gun
She could write no more, added
a. L.. h..l
days TO live. What are Lord James kysing-
TOMS orders wfh respect to the child who
bears his name?
"T'he Doctor Bnrnuby.r
This letter was sent to London, aud we
waited Eva kept her bed William seated i
near her. held her hand in his: his mother
smiled sadly upon him, whilst !, al the other
side of the bed, prepared poiions to assuage
her pains. Again she began TO talk to her
sou, ms il no longer despairing that, after her
death, some of her words might recur To- his
memory. She gave the child all the advice,
an IfG instructions sire wouirt trHvr givrr, 10
ma intelligent being. Then sse turned 10 me
-"Who knows, doctor" she said, zone day,
perhaps lac will find my words at the bottom
of his heasi"
Three moro weeks elapsed. Death ap-
preached, aud Submissive as was the Chris
Iiau soul Of EyD, she vel fGtJ the anguish of
se SEPARATION aud the solemn awe Of the future.
The viiinge priest calne To soc her,nnh when
he left her | met him aud took hisiiund.
"You will pray for her." said.
81 have entreated her TO prny for me" was
his reply.
Ii was Eva Meredith's last day. The sun
had set. the window, near Which she 40 long
had sal, was opcn:she could see from her bed
the landscape she had loved. She held her
son IN lfer nrrns and kissed his taee and hair.
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