Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-12-31

hale and healthy man yet l hope YOU
will live to bury your old wife"
81 hope not, Sarah you know I an
ten years older than you; | ought to g
home FIRST. thank God that can lcay,
you with such good children
: Just at this moment the door opened
and Jane, their youngest daughter, en-
tered. Her checks glowcd with habitua
good humor, and now after long walk il
the cold wind, She stood before her parent.
beautiful contrast-blooming youth and
placid old age
"Janc, my darling" said Mrs. Burton
for with somc term of cndearmeut she al
ways addressed this petted child, care yor
not very late ?"
"Not very, dearcs; mother; but we die
walk round to the parsonage to tell Mr.
Gray that Annie had come, and-and
Charles had 4 message for him, you know. .
Very truc,' said her mother. smiling
at James heightened color: and then she
sadly added, II don't love to think that my
last, precious child goes TO another home
50 soon
"Oh. but mother dear" said Jane
falling upon her knees, and taking both
her mothers hands in her own in her ear,
nestucss, - l am not going away; | shall
be so near you will see NE every day You
will not have chance to miss ne, prom.
ise you
q trust not, my daughter; and | an
SO coufdcnt that YOU have chosen wisely
that can not wish it otherwise, though
We shall be lonely sometimes in the long
evenings. But good night now, my d.r,
ling, We must be up b.timc'."
The next day was bright and cold, bu,
the frost could not delay the expected
travellers, who arrived at various hours
through the day. George, the second son,
an eminent lawyer in a ncishboring city
fist appeared. His wife, 4 lovely woman,
had long before taken daughters place
in the affections Of the old people. Their
two boys, Fred and Harry, noble, manly
little fellows, of ten and twelve, were wild
with delight, at reaching dear grandrara's $
Little Mary. their gentle, bluc-eyed sister,
followed the noisy boys, led by her aunt
Sophia, tall, beautiful woman, who lived
in more distant city, and had joined her
brothers family for their annual visit to
the homestead Her husband was detained
10y public business, but promised to follow
her, ii possible.
John, the eldest child, his father. name
sake, and like him an upright, whole soulei,
intelligent farmer, came late IN the day.
His large double sleigh seemed to be filed
with children, but after these were ex:ric-
a:ed from the robes the unwoutcd cold had
made necessary, their mother was able to
make herself scen and heard rs she followed
the noisy party to the house. This last
group of grandchildren being more frequent
yisitants at the old homestead than their
city cousins, rushed into the house with
glad and noisy greetings, and the dear old
grsndpapa, always the first to welcome
these b0lstcrouS guests, was soon surround
ed, and nearly overwhelmed by the joyous
troop But the elder ones had to resign
their places, when mana and baby ap-
pcarcd. The old man rose to greet his
.laug ghter-in-law, and taking the precious
little one from her arms, looked into the
innocent face Of the still sleeping babe
with an expression Of almost revcrent ten
dcrncss.
| Grandmama was soon discovered, and
next a.sailed. Questions without number
rained upon her, too rapidly to be answered
except by smiles and mods :" Have You
= famous big turkey this year. Did
you make 4 hundred pics" "Shail We
have plum pudding ?' "Ani may we
play blind mans buff in the evening ?"
" And where will you find room for Us
all - and such ike demands, euincntly
adapted TO the time aud place
F., The children soon renewed their acduain-
tance, and in short time were playing
together in the old garret, where their
fathers and mothers had played long years
before, and making the rafters re-echo
TO their shouts.
! Meanwhile, the brothers and sisters,
after their long separation, were sitting
quietly together, talking over old times,
and making nany inquiries as TO the dcings
Of later years Several anniversaries like
the one approaching had passed, since
there had been in this household such an
entire reunion as was NOW anticipatei
Ecci Of the families had been at the Old
place at some Of these occasions Of rejoicing
but al had not met since Annie's wed1in,
six years before. There was no ailusion
now made to this fact; there was no eager,
curious questions proposed to the gcni.,