Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-02

sig heti, anu tHeSe Signs were afTON
to the wounlfd spirit Of the father.
sDarling. you speak strangely"
said after long pause, during whic
| conscience had been busy; "fathe
: has 4 great deal of hard work to d.
and comes home tired and perhaps
a little fretful sometimes, but then
he -does-lOTe your mother" h
said slowly and wondering what be
came Of the glowing delight he ha
once felt 1t the mere mention Of he
name.
@Do you really love her then?'
asked the child sitting upright 'ol
his knees, and fixing her beautiful
eyes upon him; "h ow strange;
thought BY what mamma said, tha
lyon hated her almost
"By what mamma said." exclaim
led her father hastily while feeling
of anger Shot through his heart, al
the sudden surmise that she had d beer
striving to ALLEVIATE the child's afeo
tions from him; "what did MANN;
say, Ellen?' he demanded sto1nly.
| Don't look SO hard at me, f ther,
she replied, pressing her snowy hands
over his eyes, "mamma didn't
tell me, but she told Cod.
More,and more astonished, Charles
gazed upon the child without speak
ing, and after a moments pause, she
continued. II went into manlma's S
room this afternoon, before l knew
she was sick, but ! h card a talking,
SO I went OIL tiptoe. She was kneel-
ing down BY the bed and praying TO
our Father in Heaven; and she cried
and sobbed IS l do sometimes when
| m bad, but knew size was never
naughty, good, dear, mamma, was
she naughty, papa?'' she asked art
Fes$ly, and waiting for a reply,
tShe never was to you or une?p
aaa awer9d the ftther choking down his
EXP ption.
..Well, tho4 I heard her pray; I
knew she wouldn't care if I did be-
cause she takes me with her some
tilnes, and she asked the dear God if
he would make her husband love her,
and said that be went away from his
homo and liked other people better;
and she S Iii her heart Was breaking
too; and OH! She clicd So bad, = con-
iinued The child, giving such a mourn
.ul cmpha5is to the last two words
-hIt tie .Iather's lip trembled and
-ho tears dame into his eyes. "Aad
hen sh4 Turned around and saw me;
md she called me 10 her and hugg{d .
me tight, and said WAS Il prociob rs !
'hild, and kept as king nc il l " hs .
.ure ] loved her-very, very sure iEl I
he wild light in her eyes almo It .
frightened me- I kept telling Ii pr .
.ae was my bless ed mother, and l +
owed her better t han any body in
he whole world . Except my father;
nd then SHE told me that l must
owe YOU daa Fly, for you we're a kind
lther to me and perhaps she woug
lot live long, and if they did put her
nto thecold ground, l muslin IKE You
orgeti it by ny goodness and alftc
ion; but / never could forget It,
ould / father, if they put my own
weet mother into the c0ll ground? /
This vas too much; Nj Crosby
tarted from his chair, and placing
,lIen on 4 low seat strobe rapidly
hrough the room. The tears were
aiming down his face, but he kept
hem hidden from the little one, who {
at timldly still on hen ricket, al
lost afraid to move for fear she had |
ngered her father Not SO. A food |
f the old tenderness had rushed S
aclS upon his heart; instead Of the DE- t
lure and gentle Alice, his memory c
ictured an angel Of whom he had {
cen all unworthy, a pure radiant i
oirit, who had sat BY, her ho psehold j
earthi'i in loneliness and sadness; with 5
Slowly, surely breaking hdart---a J.
cant yearning and dying fpr love, Il
nappfeciated, lightly esteemed, sell
ON addressed in the language bf af-
ction, aud yet returning smiles for Fl
I'D looks, never complaining. Oh. /
i'd such an one blessed his7dwelling
I'd hB had not dreamed how price
IS Il treasu RE he possessed? Bitter f
as hid lfIaocu5ation,, hot and copi- t
is his tears. Suddenly be paused Q
eforc her p pprtrait, tbeyoung wife in c
le robes of the bridal seemed so JOY il
IS, yet subdued; just as perfectly Fl
lppy as she had appeared on the day t
; could first call her his own. Now, Il