Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-10-27

said. God bless you both!' And he told
her that she should never suffer-that
Ellen should not, while he had q dollar;
that he had wealth and wha, was wealth
good for, if not to help the deserving?-
As he sSid this. Ellen entered the room.
She had been trying TO sleep, but looked
sad Ter than ever.
And this is Ellen" said Charles.
softly and respectfully: "she shall with
j yourself aiwsys have friends and happi-
ness"
! She looked up sadly at him. as if TO
say-"No! no more happiness" Her pa
thelic face almost Startled him. and he
babe them all adiru. for tears were run
ning down her cheeks.
When he had entered the parlor at Mr.
Wiihers', the Misses Annie and Sarah &C.
costed him as to his ride, and the state of
Mrs. Parsons health.
"She is very i!l--poor woman" re piled
he. and that was all. He did not feel in
the mood for idle talk.
"And Alice Neil, how did you fancy
her?"
She is very good to Mrs. Parsons and
Ellen" he replied.
Some peop. make great show Of do.
ing good tor the name of the thing .e-
marked Annie.
And other folks" said Henry Wither's
just entering tue room, neither make b
great show uoE the reality. never DO any
good or pretend 10 do So
1t was in vain that Annie and Sarah
questioned Charles; he had the good sense
not TO betray the state of mis- heart 10
thrm. Almost every dey be met Alice
either at the parsonage or at her ia ihef's
and gradually he discovered the wealth OF
pure love that lay ia her heart. Gradu-
ally they became intimate, and learned
TO love each other, bu; not word had
been spoken of love, nor was there a per
son in the viiisge of - who thought
Them lovers. nor did they think them
selves so.
One b~autiiul Jul morning. as Charles
came down into the brea kfsst room a Mr.
Withers', Henry said:
Mrs Parsons Is dead, Charles"
Dead he replied with sorrow and
sstonishment. drad-when did she die?"
Last night. about mid night"
ALAS Tor poor. poor Elien!" be said
and tears rem from his eyes.
She has no money. nor friends-where
wIl she 90? SAID nnI.iv.
She is rich in friends" said Charles.
Indignantly, and as for money, will
share miae with her before she shall suf-
fer
rhe proud Annie was discomfitted TO
hear him talk 50, for she had set her heart
upon winning the elegant. wealthy, and
noble Charles Davenport, and all at once
sotiened her heart toward the orphan child
of the old pastor.
After breakfast. Charles role over to
the house OF the dead. Ii was fair. still
beautiful morning, yet the very birds
were silent. The parsonage, as he stop
ped before it. seemed deserted. He en-
ierrd the drawing room, no one WAS
there, but Alice came IN moment after,
with her face pale and anxious, and tears
standing in her sweet. blue eyes.
Dead" he said with SORROW, as he
rose and took her hand, "snd poor Ell
! en-"
There is some thing in sorrow which
mahes young hearts yearn 10 love each
other stronger than before. and Alice
trent bled. bui did not start away whe n
/ he kissed her forehead and said:
"lI shall be ours 10 love Ellen. and TO
cheer her stricken heart. And where is
she?' he asked.
She is asleep, poor thing! thought
il would kill her 10 see her mother die -
ii did almost. You know how for nights
she has not slept. and now all is over,
from mere exhaustion she is in deep.
almost 100 deep sleep"
And do you think she will survive
her mother long? Does she not look al
ready as If she must soon die?"
Il fear SO at times" replied Alice
but she is young. and perhaps you will
think me an egoust, but | think she ovrs
me very much. ana il love her like sis
ter and watch over her. she may live and
be happy"
Two days after. and the whole village
followed the remains of the old pastors
widow to the grave. Everybody had low
Ell her while alive, and mourned her now
! that she was dead
There is always something touching
about country funeral. where all the
neishbors gather toge ther and follow the
corpse to its final home. while the sol
emn village bells toll moarufully; but
this scene was sadder than any the vii
lagos had witnessed since the old pastors
death.
1t wat the custom then. and it is now
in that place. to open the coffin lid at 'hr
grave. aud let all present take last look
and last Of all The relations gaze upon
the face of the departed, then the dearest
fr;end of the decensed folds dam ,lts