The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-12


sosas needed service Our way was BY lh,
tga5deB Of which we have spoken; and Il wa
un this occasion, and while tho snddenl,
dlssipated image Of our mother among Oh,
flowers was reforming itself in our iansgiBa
iion, that The incideD, 10 which We have al
Iluded occurred. We can never forget III,
lgratefnI perfume of these flowers, nor ihl
sttengih and comfort whiets The kind word
isAd manner Of the giver impaired 10 Ou
fainting spirit. We took them home, KEEP
them fresh as long ps water would pressrv,
their life and beauty; and when they faded
tAnd thO leaves fell, pale and wiihered, upoI
THE ground, We grleyed for their loss as Il ,
IFeal friend had been taken away,
III is long, long time since that inciden
occurred; but the flowers which there Rprun.
q inp in our bosom, are fresh and beautiful
tstilt. They have neither faded or withered
they cannot, for they are uniadiDg flow
iers. We nsver looked upon the man thai
lgSve them To ns that oar heart did not warn
Towards him. We know not whether he be
living Of dead Twenty yesrs ago we los
, isighl Of him; but ir still among The dwellers
Iof the earth. end In need Of a friend, we
tshould divide sitb hin, our last morsel.'
An old man with hairs whiiened by the
jsasws Of many Winters, was sitting 10 room
lihas vas poorly supplied with fuInitlre, bis
head bowed down, and gaze cast dreamlly
Iupen the foor. 4 pale youag girl came in
lwhiie he thus sat musing. Lifting his eyes
10 her face, he said white be = ried TO look
fcheerfui:
ELLEN, denr, you Inuet not 90 oift 10 day.
II feeia great deal better. arandpa,' retUrn
ed the girl, fofcIng a smile. am able 10 90
10 work again. # @
mo, child, you are not, said the old man
firmly; aud you must not think OF such .
thing 49r
4 'Don't be so positive, grandpa Aud as
she uttered this little sentence, in half
Iplayfh voice, she laid her tssnd among the
1thin gray locks on the old mans head, and
smoothed them caressingly. you know &aat
musi not be idle.' f9 "a ss..s 4ia
| Wait, child, until your strength returns1
Our wants will no. wait grandpa As
the girl said this, her face became sober -
The old mans eyes again fell TO the floor,
and heavy sigh came forth from his bosom.
I
self again. resumed Ellen, after pause.
| You Hsust ma, go TO day, sald the old man.
arousing himself IA is murder. Wait at
least until TO MORROW. You will To stranger
Ithen' Ha3@8& *5's @+- #ef @te
.ifl don't go back 20 day may lose my
place. You know have been hosne fOs three
days.
.Wstk will not wait. The laat time was
kept away by sickness, customer was dis,
appointed; and there was good deal Of troa
Bile about ii.'
Another sigh came heavily from The cid
|maa's heart. 3it@ ~ r9& @as
4 will co. said the girl Perhaps they
will lei mo og for day longer. II so, will
casae back for must not lose the place.'
No f,rhsf resistance was made by the old
man. in little while be was alone, Hours
went by, but Ellen did aot return. She had
gone 10 work. Her employer would not Let
hes 20 away. feeble as she was. without a
forfeiiurs Of her place.
4 About mid -day, finding that Ellen did mt
como hack, the old nun, after taking some
food weRt Dat. The pressure of seventy
waters was upon him, aRd bis steps we're
slgw and calefuiIy taken.
lmlst get something TO do. eau work
stili.' be Mu,tered to hims lf. as he moved
along the streets. 'The denr child is killing
herself, and all for me
But what could he do! Who wanted the
services oi an old man like him, whose mind
had lost its cleasness, whose steps faltered, |
and whose hand was no longer steady? In
vain he made application for employment. |
Younger and more vigorous men filed all the
places, and he was pushed aside. Discout-
aged and drcoPing in, spirits, he went back
~ his home, and there awaited the fali oil
evening, which was to bring the return fthe
only being left on earth 10 love him. A,
night fall Ellen came in. Her face so pale
in the morning, was Gsw Elightly flushed;
and her eyes were brighter than when she
went out. The grandfather was not .decsiy-
ed by this: Tie knew il as the Sign Of disease
He t0uk her hand Il. was hot, and when he
siooped TO kiss her gentle iiPs, he found them
burning with fever. s8i ii sa8ui al5
Ellen, my child, why did you 90 TO work
10 dayf knew 1t would make you sick,'
the old man said in voice of anguish.
Ellen tried TO smile and appear not 90
very III; but nature was to much oppressed.
.lhayc brcngh, home some work, and will
not 90 out 10 morrow she, remarked. Il
think tbe walk fatigued mo mare than any>
thing else. shall feel better in The morns
ing, after good aisht 3 ,sleep.' 4,s,s aa,.
Bn' The girls hopes tailed la this. The
morning found her so weak that she could
not rise from be. bed; and when, her grand
father came into her toom 10 learn how she
passed The night, be found her9wseping ON !
her pillow. Sho had enduavofed 70 GET up,
but her head which was aching terribly, grew
dizzy, md shs fell back under despairing
thai beF strength ~us gone. .
IN The day epasssd. bsti Ellen did moi grow
better. Tha lever atill kept her body ptos- {
EFaie. Once OF twice, when her gFandfalharIl !
vas out OF The room, she took The wDrk she
had brpaghi home. and tried 70 sdas some of b
I while sitting up In bed Baat ere miantel !
aad Faasadssh bacame faint, while, oil grew( y
iaEka around hef. She was no better when 3
sigha eames her mind could have rested 4
IF she bad been free from anxious and dis. L
fessing thoughts, nature would have, had n
'ofne power tofeact, but as ID was, the ptess d
lure upon her was too ,gseht. She could n0,Ii
oFget shatFthoy ii9d scsfceiy 10 much gnosssl ]
y ss a deIlaF lei., and shaf her did ptunafa !
her was tho feeble 'toswsFla Upon her resAla
ed III The burden of their sl.ppoi, and che
gas ,as nov helpless. ,as., ,s,, Is,..,. \, III
On the maxi morning Ellen was botlsE,-- Il