The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-01

to the garden to Be cosed; and OBJ
serve.l that a drought q air was more
% be avoided il hot days, whenit was
pleasantest, than on occasions when
nobody liked il. Henrietta thanked
/ him with smile, and presently With
drew, folIowedby mother and annts,
all eager to dress her for the ceremony
Of the evening.
Itwas her mother who put the ipf
ishing hand to her dress, by fastening
the embroidered Jacket and arranging
the lace ruff within it, While doing
\ this the mother became suddenly ST.
lent, turned the girl round to face the
Hight, unfastened a jewelled button or
H two, and then in a constrained voice,
asked her daughter how she thought
she would go through the ceremony,
whether she felt strong and at ease.
"Ol yes," replied Henrietta, y" /
Eshall get through very well. Why
Hnot?H ga 8stf 4ai
H "If you feel the least anxious,
or faint, or weak! NV dear, let me
4 know, and you shall have acordial
which viii strengthen your heart" i
/ stalk of cordials, said an aunt,
4 30 a girl with q cheek like thisH
patting It fondlys ''Shs is fresh as a
llrose. She wants no cordials.R
A But Henrietta did not say so.
ffBetter give her alittle cordiah' z
said another aunt. ''Agirl may need
it on such a day as this, who never
did before and never may again. Be.
! sides, saw her shiNer before she left
the table, Jii aii id1 Z 4
III "IIehrietta, said her mother, ner
vously fastening The buttons again
. "are youwelll Tell me-" al
! s'Yes, mother that is, very ynea1y
/ indeed. Only justsalittle sick" I
: Every naturally, ! am sure, " sale
1 everybody. 3l3p l "a VI
= "We will ask DR.. Hodges about tn,
b cordial;p and the mother was going Il
u call him, when Henrietta stopped her
|, laughing. She would not have worC
S to say to any yidoctOr. She was wei
III now quite web; the little qdHlm ha,
: passed, was quite gone.
e DR.. Dodge came, however. III,
: was told that Hennetta felt slightly
unwell. In spite Of himself he looked
grave, tillhehad felther pulse, looked
at her tongue, and so fortha Ther
with a really cheerful face sfor HI
f loved the girl as If she had been hi
\ daughter--he told her it was only |
I, little nervousness, natural enough OF
. such day. u She had not iost herap
3 4 petite, he had observed at dinner; he
Y pulse was steady, her complexion mai
+ ural, her breathing easy, and she ha
no pain; he would venture to call he
+ perfectly well; and in this she laugh
N Ingly agreed. Once more, her mothe
turned her towards the light, unfaG
J. tened her dress, put aside the lac
d ruff, and watched the physicians couE
d tenance. He knew it; and he con
Il msnded his countenance well, Th
! specks he saw were minute and fey
IS but their character was not to be mi
l. taken.
IS He wished himself a hundred mil'
IS off. He would fain have had tho
little marks on his own breast, rath,
re. than go through what he saw mu
Ii happen that night. But he would n
IN leave the scene. He was called avs
ID to a case more advanced than her
i. but he hastened back in time to vi
S, ness the ceremony. He saw her ma
st ried; and his composure no doubt !
: moved the fear Of the mother, for |
ID was done cheerfully and merrily; al
g. when the guests sat down to T
ID evening banquet, no one but himsl
as seemed to see that death was Of t
as company. AS soon as the table "
Of cleared, however, the ladies withdre
~ k-.Jo could not oonoaaI VI