The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-11

'Vu' SUI the pious resignation with whicl
pe 'ney met death, nor repeat their last words no
,ted cali back the look they wore in the coffin oonc,ud
the Ing with an exhortaton on the duty of Reasoned
} to ness to the will Of God She does not scrurn
l'usly avoid all mention of suffering or Of death
~ out she makes not these the burden Of all Son,o
for times she sends bowl of sweet milk some,ims.
for loaf OF bread or cake sometimes the ,sst n..
i'h paper, and sometimes even sample Of her nev
.ne dress These are little things. bur no. vi,h.n,
Ia meaning = hey have humanizing tendency
Of 'OOn0ne US 10 i've yet in the world, and stimu.
ste la'e US to do good deeds in return.
=, In the by-ways of life, there are great monv
p~J sueh good women as Aunt Jane. It is NOT aha
'na' Cay fears, as she turns eagerly to the door,
'le anu yet she would be no happar for her eom;n,
ret .o-h,ght it Was only the wind-there was mo
De- on tue ateh, nor does she hear the approach
lat OF any footsteps. There is only the sound 80 =
re team crushing through the snow along the hiab
1t, y' Ibe clock Strikes; she will not look around
ry O"' counts every stroke Seven ONLY savent I,
lg was la'er last night, and the night before and
ze isibg' sue lays the embers thsi have fallen 10
TX selner Sgaln and resumes her work IL has been
10 dark 30 long that she scarcely can think II % t
y later. Z" have resolvedD she saws Gand 49,, !
"c as have resolved, and what matters il wbstb
~ ne comes tonight or motif he comes il must |
oe 'ne last Time " aud glancing az the clock she |
s'8hel, TOT II Was In the very hope that he would
come that she gathered the resolve 0. how lone
TUG moments were, another, and another. and
another And yet no step disturbs the silence
One minute her hahds lie idle in her lsn 81
g'zing steadily in the fire, she tries 10 cont 20
images out Of the burning coals-in v.in r.
eaSNSHt see rs SSsi 90" Dlep;-- ~. ~, -
church with its slender spire, nor the old man
:. XXX Il pa = eel'l ,R9z ape dog wA,obiss. 29S
ddtks ny they swim gracefully away%sbs Sees T
hothlng but burning Goals, though all these were
here last night Another minute and she reonens
the clio ed book, and turns leaf after leaf In ouick
succession, but IL will not do she had AS well
turn blank leaves as those printed enes. whether
they be romance or history, or the divine INSANITY
Of dreams Presently this truth becomes ouits !
cear 10 her, and closing the volume she rises and
walks to and fro across the floor every now and
then pressing her face to the window, and seeing
but the cold blank reach of snow, turns awaS
ana walks more hurriedy than before
The clock strikes. This time il is eight The
Tears will be restrained no longer, and freely thew
now forth until her sobs quite drown the footstep
mat rings on the threshold. The visiter seems
consciously welcome, and after a slight ran onens ~
the door himself, saying gaily, as he enters W
ANA 30 you are not pleased TO see me TONIGHT W
or your hre would be less dim, and your welcome TO
less slow !" h,
And Caty, turning quickly, betrays all her of
emotion, and in the anguish Of the moment il not Oh
! ashamed that she betrays il. an
o, you are come at last. am so glad you are NJ
comet" a.
These were not the words Caty had intended 10 An
speak to Richard, for the reader knows well tn
enough that II was he whom she expected he who Al
came but the heart spoke in spite of the prohbi mt
ton laid on the lips Nor did she shrink from the an
forbidden kiss rs
She had been SO alone so desolate in the world cir
duty had seemed 30 hard, and the world 30 dark hb
Richard had come and her low. rooted cabin grew ey
paradise How pleasant it was to teach the lii ella
tie village school, and how all the children loved IN,
He had been sacoessfoN Oey ond all his hopes, me
snu han this the great purifier and rehner OF "a,
iis. "a taken IN its abode in his heart-aii inc A.
ha,,ar oualities of his nature were expandngi ~,
hlooming hack TO the light OF smile ne was IN
not the selfish, respondent Richard he was OF olu
mo, AZ ALL but full Of sunny cheeriuneSs anu NJ
IT, ,hare was something Of the old leaven IN ms ~
liue oou,sthino of sefshness; and he still ~
-, % the fatal delusou that be could 40 no H.
ether wise than he did .,,.uo .La IA
Curiosity perhaps, and desire 70 rsiieVe 'uo IN
annui which oppressed him, promP"u no n.o' of
v;si,s 70 the cabin. He presently saw, howe'e, m
the tendency Of things yet deiayeu - Ia a, La III
feeling to the mastery OF judgment III ,hing ed
n,e IL No, impossible at least very haru mn" %
49, 6 Catv must be very Lonesome to-h,gn1 h,
W w. .oy don't you think So Aunt Jane "
Even |. perhaps, will be some renei ~ '"' ''' AT
place" ~ L;rdrsss and innocency Of W
her nature would say, yes ouI uyu ,I,is.d hy M
I %ng onJ 40 feeling in some sort ioruneu ny is
49, .,;on he would 90, saying II we DC 'he Il
her ~ 80 beno together tonight let the NOR :;
n"pl -, .oro of itselfp Then, too, ne "oulu Wy :;
TOW ~ himself that he was doing purely A
AZ S;sfin,rrested and benevolent act .---.. &
Ca,y naturally OF melancholy IeInper S.n,laS +,
III 10 sad to-niQht for that the vino whistler -
"oull " dism,l way-ese II was cloudy ana =
III and such gloomy weather ahec'ea 'ne r
- essneclally Of one recently oeres'eu 8
Ill, became his duty at such timesl 70 prgu'" n
| - sS,cshine "a much az possiole' Houi 49, a
.Ls.a was full moon and such nignts were 'ne
IorsIiest in the world worse IMAM o,ouus anas
~ la neither read nor seep-he ",snsu Dous /,
DC oou'. I'D call him Il would be archer, put Nv
p"u.ns ;dsa thew would it would be OF no use 70
hi :. 80 an that account 10 20 10 inc "'iRo .
s1ay ~ Nv" o. and Caty lived right across the
was w ne believed he would 90 there TOT part
Of the evening data binself and believed
s1cn apO ~ relieve them. though II he had per-
OF s.nS orv searching Of his heart, be Wouo nave
ma ,ha motive and the prompter tnere
iounu VIZ Jobn Gilpin took the famous roe, nc
" neu his horse would co. and when hich-
va cIoyerel went TO the cabin ne "en' peoauIs
L;s thoughts would 90. NOT u'u ~ ks.d |
n'o them In the least Sefslorlnee 70 = natu
VI u 70 climb the iced mountain, 70 IRON. .no
,',r snushine Of the desert, or 10 isce .soI
I &c. n there he the remotest posSioiity OF Ut
=. ,sn,a,s success, were, In comparison au '"''
thing .. a. ma Ioyeable IL human |
he .o,nre and 10 loving, 70 desire INC io'' VI '"'
w loyeable ia nature still
aw.o .sn view the rpened rose nor seek
tuho nan curiOuslY behold
~ IN, ,mootbnsss and the theen oil beauty sos'''
Is ~, ,s.i the heart never all grow eod'
= NJ, the mighty bard whose life was made sor'
ng 81 nv the one great need, and VINO wen. pun
. - iiSe because soft hands held him oacN,
Ins ~, the humble and unheard-of Vliiiger,
=" boveycr much he may seem
III, aTo ksep the even tenor Of hh way
or 49, me cool, ssquestersd vale Of life
ed u iii not suffer my heart TO be touched" oaid
Va" hnt n his heart had not already been
n.uaS he uould have felt no need 10 say II ana
49, a, l,st he could longer conceal the ruin
mt w. h;mself he said alone will be the suner
nee re hall never know my love, nor will ask her "
her love me In return l.,d1 And Il
Ala mot II was only that he might have so"le
nlu ~ ,non which 10 rest his violated conscience
'"' for he knew that
,or, n,Tw.s thousand uAmsless actions
10 Idle words can ssy
ara Felt without the need Of uttsrAneei
That had won her heart sway"
uss Ada thew sat together by the winter nrs
Toes ptchayd and Caty--she at least was lunVe'I 4
enoe On az she said had been alone ana deso's' :
.av ~.Id Richard had been kind TO her, Az