The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-12-07

The same altar. and took the symbols Of
the saviors dying love from The same
pastors hand. Nay. more than this. Mrs.
Bell, IN her own soul. believed Mrs. Wal
tor pbe Q pious, humble, christian, Truly.
evil speaking is the sin which, in social
life, requires our constant walcbfuIness.-
Let US pray each morning not TO be led
into this temptation, but that we may
have our hearts filed with that charity
"hich sufiereth long and IS kind, which
beleyeiGno evil, aud giveIb tongue 10 no
slanderous report -5 ...-....
AZ the very time when this conyersa-
iion between the Conams aud Mrs. Bell
occurred, scene was passing al the cot
iage, which, could they have known,
would have read them lesson never to
have been forgotten.
Mrs. Walton IVES sitting by her work
table, ~hiclt stood moi far from the open
window that overlooked the river, called
in poetic lore, the "snfl flowing Connect.
icul," (bul which here. compressed in its
channel, was deep and rapid, } and the
green hills beyond. II was soft June
evening; the sun had disappeared behind
the western mountains, but his beams yel
rested on the heads of the iall cliffs that
boidered The river, and frightened the
old evergreens that clothed the broken
hills on the eastern shore. The fow cr'
that surrounded The cottage, we're filled
with fresh fragrance as the evening drew
on; aud the birds that thronged, unmo.
ested, in the sanctuary Of peace, were
pruring forth their sweetest songs oi
thdnkfulness and love.
But all these beauties and perfec,ions
Of nature were lost Oh Mrs. Walton. Hel
thoughts were busy with the past. while
her heart yearned towarIs her daughter
She felt that the time had come when the
deep lessons, which errors and suffering,
had engrayen on herown heart, must be
told TO Clara. The sweet girl was lean
! ing beside the open window, the pale
lose that dropped over her head was no
as white as her check YET she shed IL
tear, heayed no sigh; her eyes were il
truth, bright, as though she had nervct
her soul for some deep sacrifice Of self a
the shrine ofduly.
She had That day, received the reitera
ted aud urgent offer Of marriage from Nj
Palmer, with a pledge rhatif she woul,
become his wife, her mother and brothe
should be amply provided frr-shoul'
have Woodbne Cottage. ifit could be oh
tanned. or one equally as good, and
yearly allowance, besides, Of thousan,
dollars.
'"Clara, my darling child, come here t
me; want TO see you smile once NOR,
You have not smiled of late. Come an
sit here close beside me-" said Mr.
Walton
Clara obeyed, and seated herself on
cushion at her mothers feet; but sue d
not look up-Her mother took her hat
it was cold and trembling.
CLARA, said Mrs. WALTON, impressiv
liy, "you must not accept this offer"
"Mother!'
mo, you must not. you do not 10,
| Mr.. Palmer, and without you can gi,
him your heart, you must not become h
wife"
"But what will you do! What wi
become ofyou and poor Henryl Yu
have no longer strength 10 work-na.
hear me, dear mother-we must lea,
this cottage Immediately. Mr. Fores,t
will come soon, and | would not, fi
the world, he should fndme here.
She spoke hnrrieily, for there was
rus,ling among the shrubbery near ii
window, which opened to the grouu'
and she thought some one was coming il
They listened
at is ouly Henry, gathering his ever
ing Offering offlowers," said Mrs. Wulio
and Clara resumed:
ii have thought ,f every plan, but | 4
not find anything | can do will suppo
you in comfort. And then, poor Henr
he 50 loves these trees aud flowers, th
he will droop aud die if we take him in
: close room to boarding again. But d
not fear that | shall deceive Mr.. Paine
/ have told him that do not love hin
and if | married him, ii would be for III
sake of my mother and brother. To.mo
4 row shall tell him-"
"That you love another, said Mrs. Wa
ton.
'"No--but that | have loved. I,hink
continued this heroic girl, 81 hope, l hay
overcome the weakness fought never
have indulgedl'
40! it is my fault I ought never
have permitted you to pass so much Tin
with the Foresters. The excellencies
THAT Young mans character seemed TO n
I then, guarantee ihathe should not bu
my 'cnnfide would not seek 10 "
the heart of my child, and then cast it
Hike a worthless weed!' said Mrs. Va
ton, in a tone of deep anguish. .ast.
He did no,-he did not, D! mother,y,
wrong him." said Clara, weeping. tor Il
, first time. "He never attempted 10 W
my affections. He never paid me a col
lpliment or said a word which a go
brother might not have said 10 a you
/, sister, whom he wished toguitle in 1
way of everything pure aud holy.
: gave him my love unsonght, unknown
I him--unkuown even To myself. Till \
Palmer addressed me, To whom exec
: that he is net a religious man, cou
L haye'no reasonable objections, / knt
I not that ] bad no healt 10 give. But