The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-05-26

fsn, irePiivi. Suffering now ffsom Ii,
strain ofpoyerty, esis no marvel if I plac,
an undue yslue, on plenty" '.'
Yet see whatit does for me |" contin
ued my coiapaniof,. sDoes Il give m,
back my htisband, my brave boys, m,
beautiful gifl1 Does II give rest to thi,
weary heart or relief 10 this aching head
Dor y eoothe my mind or heal my body
No II but oppresses me, like a heavy
robe thrown round weakened limbs il |,
even an additional misfortune, for if / were
poor l should be obliged to think of 9th.
er, things besides myself and my woes =
and the very mental exertion necessary to
sustain my position would tighten my mis-
cries. fhave seen my daughter wasting
year by year and day by day, under the
warm sky Of the south-under the warm
care Of lovel Neither climate nor affec-
ton could save her: every effort was
made-the best advice procured-the Ia
test panacea adopted; but to no effect
Her life was prolonged, certainly but this
simply means, that she was three wears
in dying, instead of three months. She
was gloriously lovely creature, ike fair
saint for beauty and purity-quite an
ideal thing, with her golden hair and large
blue eyes! She was my only girl-my
youngest, my darling, my best treasure {!
My first real sorrow-now fifteen, wears
ago-was when saw her laid, ON her
twenty-first birth day, in the English bu-
rial ground at Madeira. 1t is OF, he crave
stone that she died of ofconsumption would
that it had been added-and her mother
OF grief! From the day Of her death, INV
happiness left me r.
Here the poor lady paused and buried
her face in her hands. The first sorrow
was evidently also the keenest and felt
my eyelids moist as I watched this out
pouring of the mothers anguish. After
all, here was grief beyond the power of
wealth to assuage here was sorrow deep
er than any mere worldly disappointment.
u had two sons" she went on to saw.
after a short time" only two. They
were fine young men, gifted and hand
some. In fact, all my children were al
lowed to be very models of beauty. One
entered the army, the other the navy.-
Ihe eldest went with his regiment to the
Cape, where he married woman of low
amiiy-an infamous creature of no blood
lhough she was decently conducted for a
ow born thing as she was. She was wen
Poken ofby those who knew her; but
What could she be with butcher for q
grandfather However, my poor infatua-
ed son loved her to the last. She was
,ery pretty, have heard-youne and
imid but being Of such fearfully low
'rigin, Of course she could not be recogni-
ed by my husband or myself! We for
le would separate himself from her but
he poor boy was perfectly mad, and he
preferred this low-born wife to his moth
II and father. They had little baby,who
vas sent over to me when the wife died
for, thank God she did die in few
years' time. My son was restored to our
owe, and he recciyeds our. forgiveness /:
,ut We never save him again. He took a
ever Of the country, and was corpse in
few hours. NY second boy was in
he nayy-a fine, high-spirited fellow,who
eemed to set all the accidents of life at
lefiance. I could not believe in any
larm coming to him. He was so strong,
% healthy, so beautiful, so bright he
night have been immortal, for all the ele-
nents Of decay that showed themselves in
him. Yet this glorious young hero was
1rowned-wrecked off coral-reef, and
lung like weed on the waters. He lost
DIS own life in trying to save that of
,ommon sailor--a piece Of pure gold bar
:ered for the foulest clay Two years af
er this, my husband died of typhus fever,
md had a nervous attack. from which
have never recovered. And now, what
10 you say TO this history of m,nel For
fifteen years, have never been free from
'orrow. No sooner did one grow so ia
miliar to me, that ceased to tremble at
ts hideousness, than another, still more
terrible, came to overwhelm me in fresh
misery for fifteen years, my heart has new
or known an hours peace; and TO the
end OF life, shall be a desolate, miserable,
broken-hea,ted woman. Can YOU under
stand, now, the valueness of my r,hes, and
how desolate my splendid house must
seem TO me. They have been given me
Tor no useful purpose here or hereafter :;
they enc,mber me, and do no good 10
others. Who is to have them when /
die . Hospitals and schoolsi Ihate the
Press.sessioa, and arc against the
education Of the poor. / think il the great
evil Of the day, and would not leave a
penny Of mine TO such radical wrong
What is TO become Of my wealth-r
"yc:. yS:. grandson" iterrupted, hastily |:
the child of the officer" w
"The old woman's face gradually sof
tened. "Ah! he Is q lovely boy" she said;
but don't love him--no dont,n she re-
peated, vehemently. "If set my heart
on him, he will die or turn out i'll take
10 the low ways Of his wretched mother, or
die some horrible death. steel my heart
against him; and shut him out from my
calculations Of the future. He is sweet
boy: interesting, afectionate, lovely; but
/ VIII not allow myself to love him, and
don't allow him, to love mel But you ought
TO zee him! HS hair is liks my own