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


passage, and The children Of the neighbor.
hood hung round the door. and 2azed shy
ly and curiously al The little rough coffin
that was borne away 10 the Potier's Field,
and placed beneath its scan'y covering of
earth. And well il was that Susie's lame
ness and the mothers failing strength pre-.
vented them following to his grave for
'hus they were happily spared knowledge
Of the revolving features Of the crowded bu-
rial places Of the poor. And when they
though, Of little W ilie's grave. memory
recalled the green grave yard OF Woburne,
With its hower..,arred lurl and mossy wall,
aud il comfortsd their hearts to think that
he slept in such qusr' ptace. THIS thought
OF her boys ias, home grew very dear to
The widows heart, ID proportion as the love
which she had borue HIN seemed to be
drawing her slowly aud surely 70 lie down
b, h. r. o. her dead child she cou d
,rui, say. at is well." tui Q! the living
tie suffering and he -rring-there csme
..ouG- Ia which even her strong faith il
Goo wa, hoi .,.i.;,.ien, to ,are ,i-s i!.o"oh,
oi leaving them hours which ~e vii n"
suer,pj TO describe, tornone but a mothers
heart could s0unG her d-rrhs vi misery.
Bu, a, her footsteps drew nearer aud near
~ he spirit land. ray OF lis blessed light
seemed to fall upon her troubled hear, ,and
hJsh II 10 ,e~t. An orphan herself, she
had ~ relations bearer lhan COUSINS, 10
! tte.e She wrote, coniiiins both her child
ren 10 their care. and, ri, 'ng much upon
the promise OF The kui Ir;>h.onsn, .,ho.
| WOO by LII. Su,ie's resemblance 10 her
los, darling, had sought lhesn oui. and pro-
.rd her lreLd,hip by macy a .rlf-ienyi ~ ;
ieed, ghal lie l,uIs iri >huni mot suffer a :
| ong as crust or potato WAS TO w. shared
die, ~h'ch her ,r~mhlins hnsfis c"u'd ~
onecr held, and a~aied her release. Oac
bought only seemed 10 weigh ufon her
niud-Georee and his 'iulur, is'e. M,rrns
N elapsed s:nce hs footsteps he'd cru-srd
hrlr threshold, and II seemed IS II the hope
,i se-.irs h:m once more had sept alive the
iics.ring fame of lite through he drears
lays of winter. BIi dav a'er day passed
.nd she could OILY ~s,ch aGo prav. She
Knew not that through her death he was IT.
re qiick.ued nlo spiritual life.
"S,sc,' SAID 'h- m n1lher, ,one night ,sfler
etnsins r"isf,,oF's "''er 10 pnss the nigh
v her, 'cr-r s>ljr i,a curtain, Gsar,aH
et the fnurr-llutt INTO the room. II seems
IS II there raj :-l.n neither mnon-lisbt no,
.1n-hEh, IL thIs dEeary CITY, snd would
ain 'ooa on it orcN more"
Mo her 8" s,d The ch,ld enyiousIv.
"Dun'I be snxious. my child. feel NJ
worse TO nyhl, and I'D wrong To speak
n thai impatient tone; but WAS thinking
4 the moon-l- hi OF wohurnc. Help no
. move nv p,tIpw a i'f'ie. tariing, aad
hen slug. I vii, as you often say, ease
his ~enrsoms yau in my head"
The chi'i arranged the rllo~s, and was
,bour 10 place her stool clos. by her ma'h
r. SIDE, u hsn tse later, porj,ng t. spol
where the moonlight slept On the aoor,
,aid-
moi here, my child. 10. in the moon
.ghi ,onder. ! csn see your face better
thrre"
Susie obey.d. and @ih herbifd-i.e,roe5,
,ub-u.d and dr'f.n,d - emotion, be..n .
: Schubert's "Av, N4ra' As hose plain |
I'VE nrIes, ST. i.'i ., re.riu, earnest rn'r.c-
Y, fell upon tie n.:her's hrar', she cast
me loug, loving glance a lie childish fs- !
Ife s.,..,s in he ulno"-ng'.', then chasing |
her = ,'', a> Il s!eep,hrr soul passed wi,h !
hal b,au;Ilgl maiady from earth 70 hes-
,rn.
Ru. the child new i rot. The nsrrow
"TRIP of ,noou-Ish, CT, = s'c.llhiy nr.rer T.
I'D nerr.r III wall - II conscious oi IN, !
,hado,y terror there 5nt he s,pyer s.lii ,
'ou'iuued to breathe iosln ,ho-e touching |
notes al supflicalon for tia, aid and pro
ecrInn she now So much Eee1pd. The
n""a-l .sh' stole quite away. and IN the
- hcrIGg i,rsne.s she C.I no, sec TIE bDy
h ti-ure that stood IN tha dark u,i door
, sv, nor the sx arcssIon OF del gh,ed SUI
,rl-e that in up ms face as he listened to
er tones. Sic did not hehr his low steps
IS he stole across the floor, nor see the
tur;ied look ol horror aud remorse that
roSssd his face, rs HE pa!e ghaslv feat
Tres OF his mother met hIs gaze. but his
reclamation Of surprise aroused her, and
he drew near 10 his side.
% mother. mother" he sroaned,
liking her hand IL h's, and ia ns it Up
q tha, pale. cold lcreheai That fearful
lil ~as not TO be mistaken. Il seemed
, .'rike 10 the chii', heart. She sunk