Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-03-05

he pastor arose and began his PRAYER:
never heard | a more affecting petition
how gently he spoke of her youth, her
beauty and goodness the circumstances
under which God was pleased to call her
I Just as II were standing on the thres-
/ hold of happy life, and looked through
TO the rose-colored future. | still kent nv
/ place by the head of the coffin my ewes
/ iuIl OF tears, never once moved from that
/ holy face.
| tancied the features grew dim; |
/ thought my sight failed, and bent closer
to the corpse. | drew back, wiped nv
eyes-looked again God of mercy, what
thrill sent a wild shock through nv frame
and smote my brain as with fire! reeled;
| iclI almost over on the coffin there was
moisture on the glass, moisture that came
not of when applied my hand, moisture
2P0n the inside! Nv knees trembled.
my heart beat against my side till my
body swayed like pendulum all my Sc
Tenlty was gone; the voice of the pastor
Whlstled IN my ear; each moment was an
hour, and yet knew not whatto do. The
conflict came again--it was awful. awful.
II kept my silence, SHE 7cu8 still Le bride
Of deGth ant as much nliaeuS a3lofhcy's:
II / spoke, she was again the wife of my
rival. | dare not think of nv emotions
now could not have been myself when
that horrible temptation beset me, and
whispered me to let the dark grave claim
her, If | might not. o that was the
great sin OF my life; hope am forgiven.
he perspratlon weiled out from every
pore, but the agony was passed could
have throttIed the pastor that he did not
cease-yet | feared for the very life of the
poor husband, should he know the truth
too suddenly; there was a tinglinc from
nay head to my fingers ends | shook like
al aspen leaf.
Amen oh how thanked God for that
sound /; | still clung to the coffin; was
weak, weak as child
1t was the custom for the chief mourners
to be called first, that they might be spared
the shock Of seeing the dear one borne out
before thclr eyes. The poor husband tot
tered out, supported on each side : do on
not think my feelings must have been sin
gular, as he passed me next the sobbing
mother. Now was my time: friends, neigh
- S@'Ie"' Co'l "'e SeA'oH take on
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! '''''''s0 90 I"'il0 o''I ,''a' "S-
rushing up to the coffin; pressed them
back; the hand of the undertaken trem-
- 1"" "S sure" a'lei scte" leH rat
ms "'i "'C i'oo'' III! H'dI' oeat 4UIchcF
',l' .n, ""'G ana It1l'
ne ia was thrown ASIDE IN my arms
vas 'te TAR creature porn 10 her coucH
- i5'UI'iGu moment l sa" her only
S'9''' S'',"U''l9' as II H'cteu TO me IiooF;
~, ' '"'TN' e""9"y' HFI y e9 staring IIiot oti'-
i'"lt' / seIZeo 4et pl me arm out she
SiL'G" "o' Si'ooA "er Iuuely' say lhg'
Z h1cS7 lou Heip me- Mara she may
perhaps really dic quick come and cut
." iIeF grave cio'ies' she must not see
''GI't--'''uSt u nor hl'o" OF ihIS
" IN Wild unnatural burstot laughter
l.'e gl1 aroused herself from her Siupof
,neh as Suuuenly' noou oi Tears came TO
heF reHeI; ali was right now she iol- .
lowed me INTO the next chamber and un- f.
"ou "ic white s1'iii Tiooohs from 'he oeii-
ol'e "''s'S' ana u"I"os9a 'nc lInen 0"n1a .
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Hou"S OF!uG opened her eyes she was y
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