Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-09-01
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1 \ lady -frien in Ohio shall 20; apPsiT r. "
in vain for a hearing on the snbieel u ''seconf
marriages" She must bear in N nd, also.
that While We civ free expr, ssion ofopinion 20
the con ri1uLo.s, we do not always endorse
%aeir Conclusions Oar fair friend writes; "h
was in your February number, Wssb'g il that
Second Marriages" were 'Iead QUIZ" Now.
ever since my first remembrance. 1 have looked
upon you As unquesiionable authosly Only
think Of me then, young. and as had sup.
posed mil nog. very happy wife. reading
fom your ever repecLed pages denoance-
nen. Of al ny theory Of bliss; perfect crush
ing ofthe crystals through which-poor, SIM
pie hesri.-I believe saw lift's richest colors.
Ihave been Studying upon the matter liyins
to get Tc..eEed 10 ny unfortunate destiny. ho
ping that may be, no ons else thought as did
your contributor Bl. now even that hope is
destroyed, for another, in your May number,
returns 4 vote Of thanks. Now it isn't in my
heart to dispute their views Of the matter, but
then tLey. Of course, are notreasoning iromex.
perience, no more than did our little Frank.
who with a faint vision Of his angel.mother
playing about his childish memory. wondered.
upon the advent Of hi<Ees mamma, what we
are to do when we all 60 up to Heaven? "fOr,"
added the little thinker, Il shall want to be
with you some and with my other ma" The
matter was at last settled IN his own mind by
deciding that we would "all sit up close to.
geiher." Tears stood in my eyes as listened
TO The little prattler, but they were not tears of
regret; and the ualo seemed to brighten around
my heart at the thought Of training taat beau
t'ul boy for the angel-sphere as yet 50 iaintly
cCmprehendtd, d, not by chin" alone. am 10
lOycian, bu. know that God has given nS =
heart that gives and claims en- ocean of love; :
l knO thatgn ourdear cottage-home the mem-
ory of separted one is cherished with beau
tlful devotion, and comes to US ike some guar
dian-angel, link between our earthly Eden
and the Heaven we hope to win. enclose
you some lines sugg sted by the articles al
ready alluded to. Il may be that their only
claim to merit lies in their being the truthful
breathipgs Of second wife:
The Second Wife.
They told me he had won before
Another heart than mine,
And laid his first and deepest love
Upon an earlier shrine.
They said my spirit Oft mus: giieve,
If my lot would cast
With one who held so sacred still
Remembrance of the past.
needed not; my bark was launched
With his on liie's swift tide,
And earth holds not happier heart
Than mine-a second bride.
know that he has loved and Lost
What life may ne'er give back;
The flowers that tbloomed in freshness once
Have withered on his track.
know that she the angel called,
Looks out from yon blue heaven,
A watch Ger the earlh.bound soul
From which her own was riYen.
Together do we oft recall SIS
This dream of other years;
Nor do | love him less to know
He once had cause for tears.
More blest am that it hath been
Ny love-appointed task
To wake anew the '1ight ofhome,"
In which bis soul may bask.
MARY