Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-08-30

aueclonS. 10 reason Wild lnG trees, or hills,
or images of wood, or with your own motion,
less, lifeless. icy souls ye who believe that, be-
cause there is ne marrying yontier. there shall
be no embracing, or because we NAV not use
the gentle words my Wife We may not clasp
these sanctiiied forms in our own holy armsl
| tell you, man. that immortality would be q.
glorious cheat. if with our clay. died al our
first affections / tell you that annihiIatien
would be heaven, if believe that when nv
head atlength rests on its coffin pillow, and
my lips sink TO the silence and repose of death
these loving eyes will never look into mine
again, this pure clasp never be around my neck
this holy carress never bless me more
She loved Joe. His calm and earnest way
of loving her, won her whole soul He did
not say much of her in company, nor 10 her,
but when they were alone, or only some Of
the children near, his low voice would be mu-
sical. and she sat entranced with his eloqpenee.
j. have seen Them seated on the bench BIZ ths
! side Of the stream, and have heard him lead
I her gentle soul step BY step with him from
earth to stars, then from star to star. until she
seemed be in heaven with him. and listen
ing to The praises of the angels. r
am unable to tell you how it happened
that Joseph S-left his profession, which
had been law. and entered the ministry. nor
am able 10 state, though might guess at,
the causes operating in his own mind. The
father of Sarah D---was not arelgious man
and | Iam sorry 70 say, was one Of small
class of men, who no! only deny the truths Of
our most holy creed, but take every opportun-
lity to cast ridicale on It's teachers. Il was
therefore. with great pain that his daughter
observed his coldHess and rudeness to Joseph
S----and she was not surprised, however
much she was grieved. when an open rupture
rendered the suspension of his visits at the
house absolutely necessary. as9
/ They had never spoken of love- Each knew
the secret Of the others perfect affection, and
what need then of words to tell il. II would
have been but the repetition Of haekEeyed
lphrases And jet there is no music in the
worldso sweet as those three words, I love
y6u.' from the lips We love to kiss But the
father of our gentle friend had feared tie ex-
istence Of some bond between them, and per-
emptorily required his daughter to break it if
it did exist. e ss57 7zi4
+ She replied to him. relating the simple
truth, and he desired her thenceforW ard TO re-
fuse to see or speak to Joseph
A month of deeper pain than can well be
imagined. succeeded this command, during
(which they did not meet ises
1t was on moony night in A August that she
walked out with then boy three years
her juuion,) and sat down on the bench by the
side of the stream The air was clear, the
lsky serene, and no sound disturbed US; bnl
the soft voice Of the winds among the tree
tops made a pleasant music, and we listened
and were silent .,.ssg
i The stiffness was broken by the voice Of
Joseph ST. sea slEz.s = Il ssF.Hf 545l{ sra S
You will pardon me If pass over thai
fscene. dare not attempt adescFiptien of il
1t was my FIRST lesson in human suffering. and
though haze learned il over and over since
th3n, though the iron has entered my own
soul and scared and SCARED il yet have
never seen, NOR do 1 believe have ever felt
more agony than those TIVE felt as they part
ed that might to meet no more on earth. IA
He bowed his lips 10 her forehead, and
murmured the solemn word .Foreyer.'
i She woke at the word, and exclaimed with
startling vehemenee, No, no. there is no such
word, Joe.' a iet 9
we shall not meet again on earth. my gen,
tie one a- t.'.l issa
/ And what is earth! p Her tall form gre v
more queenly and her dark eyes flashed di.
vinely, as she rose and exclaimed in clear and
silvery tones: And what's earth? These
things must end viii name tFyss, deal
Joe. andy shall keep it. If you pass first
into the other land, wait for me on the bank
and if go hence before you / will fnger or
the other shore until you come. VIII yca re-
member" 4z asz z..s ss 45
j 4 viii live and die in this memory
/ She lifted her face to his. and her arms tc
his neck. and they clung together ina long
passionate embrace. Their lips, did not sepa-
rate, but were pressed close together, until he
felt her form growing cold, and her clasp re-
I laxed. and he laid her gently down on the
cold seat bowed over her moment, in pray.
er, and was gone, heard him say Take carr
of her W. and 50 | strove TO recall the
life that had gone from her lips, and cheeks
and eyes. Il came slowly, and she woke al
we wake IN the morning after death has enter
ed our charmed circle, with an oppression OF
the brain, and swimming swollen senseless
} ness of soul.' -,yf,s..z s-s.,.
At length she remembered all; and raised
herself with a half arlicElated exclamation o
agony, broken by sob then fell on he
knees by the bench. and buried her face il
her hands, and remainsd thus fol. nearly hal
an hour
When she arose, her face was the face 0
an angel. It wore that same exalted look I'll
she died. Is
), think she took cold thai nighs----she wai
never wsll aflcrward, and the next winter sh,
passed at the South. returning in the spring
very fragile, but very beautiful,
Fl Joseph S. was sent abroad by one o
, the Boards OF Missions of the Church, but hi
health failed, and he resigned his commission
while he travelled through the Eastern. world
1 Three years fed with their usual swiftness
To Sarah D-they were very slow ant
painful years, set she was happy in her quie
way. and no one dreamed of the strange trus
she was longing to keep on the other side o
that dark river, which men so shrink from
She grew feebler daily as the summer anC
autumn advanced, and in December she wa
evidently dying. a.
One Ciay her mother had been out of th,