The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-04-07

myself as | looked upon her, and wishct
that ! was as young and innocent, a
she was.
Sand then what horrid horrid thoughts
came growing in upon my feyerish brain
All, how I'd struggle and fight with them
and would weep and moan aloud.
For, oh II thought---yes the though
would come, what if death should rob m,
ofher---her, my Mary--all, all loved OF
the wide earth--she in whom were cen
tered all my axections, the only one Undue
ing me to still drag on my weary life: wha
if the cold, strong, sure arm of death shoull
smite her down in all her purity and love-
liness True, she would die, would die
some time, as did her mother, as must all
Of US, but should that moment be while
remained on earth! Oh, how prayed to
God to arrest deaths dart till | was in the
skies.
''Yes, will you believe it, the clown.
mark me the clown prayed! The one
who, in fanciful attire, leaped and rode,
joking merry in the rng---he, the one
who wept beside the grave of his dear wife
prayed beside the little cot Of his sweet
child----he prayed for her =!
And then again another and more dread
full vision came to me to which she thought
of death was nothing: shold she die,
growing more beautiful and lovely every
hour should she still continue ,fe Object
Of my entire thought and fall to sin oh
God the thought was sickening, then how
bent down and prayed-then how | irem
bled for the fate of my dear child.
"London's no place for a young, moth,
erless and beautiful girl for temptation ant
every alluremcnt 10 sin and vice existed
upon each turn and should she fall
Would that ere that moment could set
her corpse before me
Well, as I'd set, and gaze and muse or
all of this, as my thick coming tancles pas
sed before me, sometimes she would awake
at first she was surprised to find me there
in tears, and fought 10 know the cause
and then she would say, dear father, do G
TO rest, foryour own little Mary asks you
then I'd kiss, and bid her good night, wish
ing her pleasant dreams, and leave her til
thought she was asleep again, and then e
softly creeping back again 10 watch til
morning.
Each day, each moment, found mt
craving weaker and weaker. And as sht
grew more and more fair and beautiful, the
more ! failed in strength and every thing
but love for her, no abatement could there
be in that while the life.blood coursec
through my veins.
"Sometimes took her to her mother
grave, where she was always sure to brin!
some simple flower, aud would tell her o
the one who laid beneath, SO good, ST
gentle and so kind, telling her ,hatsho mus
try and be like her: and then she'd asl
me many artless questions, if she was il
Heaven then, and if she loved me as tend
crly as did she, ard then spell, the only
word upon the head stone, simply Mary
she said, why that is my name too!
MY salary became inadequate 10 my
wants, pinched myself sadly to allow m!
daughter education, and enable her to dress
| prettlly, and that she might not suffer for ;
thing. So applied for more and tolc
them that ! could not live with what had
But alas they answered that my requs
could not be complied with, said the,
would retain me paving me what ! was
then receiving or that ! might 20. 70
though | was favorite, was grown weak
and old and many a Younger one wa
waiting for the chance and situation ,hcr
held.
Il demurred, but it was Of no avail -
pleaded poverty. but it was of no help, an,
was turning to leave when once again th
manager spoke to me-
"lf you are poor and wanting as you 50,
] can name a way by which you can ge
money.
Name it, eagerly criedI.
Your daughter, she is young and hand
some she----'
What mean YOU by these words,
shouted as stood painting before him.
why not train her for the arena p