Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-08-02
7 @- FREHIONF sANDUsKY c0UNTY AUG0sF

passed the stream where we lfisbed on that
day many years before qand ! thoughtithat
now since she had grown to womanhood, L
should never sit with her there again, and
surely neFerodragsheF as Idid out of The ffVer,
andznever gehafe her htileohands, Gnd never
perhaps kiss her. as | did, when she sas upon
my mothers lap-oh, 4no--no. an a,,.s.,s t,s
Saw where she buried Tray, but the old
slab was gone; there was no ribbon tlteFe
now. i thought that at least Isabel w6Efa
have replaced the slab; shut,i Was awrOE19
thought | trembled when l went upto tig
door-for it flashed upon me that, perhaps
Isabel was married. could not tell why slid
shoald;i bdtI knew that it would make me
uncomfortable erto hearlthat she had npss9q o
There was a tall woman whpoepenedlthe
door: she did not know, me; but l recognized
her as one of the, servants. l asked after the
ho6Se-keeper frst, thinking Would surprise
Isabel 10 Ms heart hlfttered somewhat, ,tf7ink
ing she might istep in suddenly lyaihersels4+or
perhaps that she might have sesnIIpei coming
up the hill But, even then, thought, she
she would hardly know me-
Presently the hoastkeePe efacanie ii, looking
very grass she askodGf 1heigeutleman wish
ed 10 see hera s..Na9a4sdo .aaijui1g y5auo9 d
{ The gentleman did wish it and she sat
down on one side Of the FIRE; for twas au-
tdinn, and the leaves were failing, and the
November Winds were veryscAilly. ly.1oii1oI Ani'
Shall j tell herz- thought In Who'll am.and
ask at; once for Isabel, I tried to.ask, but
it was hard for me to call her name; it was
very strange-but I could NOT pronounce ii
alLosTsq r16to FEH % Asa blDoW s1 iBGl smI
rtWho, sir2' said The ehousekeeper,in aHoice
so earnest, that |, rose, at once and crossed the
room and took her hand; You know: me, :
said !, you surely remember PauI,?' -
She Started with stirpfiSe, but recovered her
sell, and resumed the ssame grave mahner<L
i thopghts i bad cqmmittelhlsome srnistake. ior
been ip s9pe way g cause Of offence. Il call
ed for Madame, and asked for Isabel. "a -.
She turned pale terribly pale = 'Blla q
said sfe.W daiA " ,i1ia Ipi aulDto2 $50 iiT-'o@q
aYts. Bella 9laa 5iooas ea ss1aaps 5t ,got
\ 'Sir-IBellais dead 10 .s1aggs s szynAlab C
/ | dropped into my chair. ] said net a word.
The 'hUusekeeptf- BLESS her Kind heartt-
pas sed neisfes5Iy out 'hA My hands We're over
my .eyess " Thelwinds were 'sigAihg n0utside,
and .he leekltiekieg meurnful y7wilhinadi hi
dig DID u, not SOB Or Yeep nor utler any s9qnd-
The clock ticked mournfully, and the birds
were singing; but did not hear them any
longer; thefeawas a tempest RAP ing within
me, that would have drowned thebEoice Of
i broke at length in Il q long deep sigh
toh, God p said l. II may have been prayer
lit Vas not an inipreeatiori. 'lfo@ s'4'i9' .
3 Bela,-=sweet Bella-Awas dead !sjlt seemed
sas7fgwith lter halt the world7was dead -reecry
bright face darkened d4--eyerg sunshine plotted
out-cvcry flower withered-every hope cx-
'tinguished,
p INalked outiato the air, and stood under
,lhe lEses= where " eahad played together with
poor Tfay-7- where TFay & lay buriedss But it
was not Tray ! thought Of. as | stood there
with The cold wind playing through my hair,
and my Eyes filling With tears How could
she die :? Why was she gone 2 d Was it 4eal4
ly true?s WAS lsabel indeed, In her .coffin--
bprisd 2 Then why lshqpld any body lige 2--
was gone !? ?'''. a. ''''-.7' - No.
aI AipaeR#t gap is madclin the world by
the death of those we loselli ItiislenoslongeF
whole, but a, poor half world that swings un-
easy on its own axis, and makes you dizzy
'withlthe ciatter Of its wreck. 81, SOD .,odsl 4go
@ The ,hoQsekeeper told me allU--littlel by
little-as | found calmness to ljsten. . She
had been dead a month; Lilly had been with
her through it all --sbe died sweetly WITHOUT
pain, and Yithoutfear-what can angels fear?
She bad spoken often of Cousin PAUL. she
had lsfta little packet for him but twas moi
there-she had girensit into. Lilly's keeping,
/. Her graye-the housekeeper told me+--7was
only a lAtle way off from her home, beside the
grave of a brother who had died long years
before. !, went there that evening. The
mound was high and fresh, The .sods had
not closed togetheEand the.dry lcaEes caught
Iih the creyices, and gaYe.a Eagyier and mere
tprrible look to the grare. The next day
laid them smooth-as we had once llid them
on the grate Of 4'f4fy + clipped the long
grass, andEset tuft of bluevi6iets at thelfoot
and watered it all vith-rtearsss Tile home
Istcad-the trees-the felds--lhe meadows
in the windy November looked dismally.--
[ could not like them again. I'liked nothing
but the little mound, that had dressed over
'Bela's graveaooThere she sleeps w-tbe
sleep OF deathr7u ana ,auanO 10 astlnuoo
Il ayo5 uoj--- u -tHon'-7 U ----7 J6 liz .y5
The HONE. AND, GRAyE.oE TIE, AUTHOR QI
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENcE-Aco cor
respondent of the Unionlown Democrat who
has recently visited Monticello, the residence
| Of Jefferson, thus deseribesit; ,es7 aaT ~
I The interior of the house is Just as Jeffer
son left it, except the furniture WHICH is al
gone. save some paintings, mirrors, DC. The
house, both outside and inside, bears alF tht
evidences ofheglees and decay but it still re
tlins albits fair proportions, and itso venerable
outline grown gray and messy BY q time ane
-neglecb perhaps adds, rather than olherwis ise
TO It's appearance, particularly to Stranger
And the venerable aspen trees growing arount
Illrow askind of melancholy over everything
that seems toswhispcrdin your ear Rndspoin
you about three hundred yards down in the
woods, tothe grave Of him, who planted then
to the humblest grave in appearance tha
lever Held the ashes Of human greatness.
made sketch over IT, ,2l2ilEg la7l guasidu'
lie ,oalnsa li.lo 6-o,,,.l