The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-09-07
Jarfip.


Was there ever . sweeiev efestufe than
jlsss iiuIe ~aa!dsnisirsd Flora Campbell.
~uh her 4ieh. tiFy footsteps, and rosy
srhfeks. sni viaiei syesf How lovely
shs !osked 20 shs bounded ossr Mcsgsesu
Mfnes 10 Tie morning. or fingered by the
4alhs 1iIs 81 he quir, glosmingi Her
asasi nrs ~ sunshine. and hsr ihoagh's
tpnfr and sffesh ~ The Aowes she Awined
IN hpr shining tpesses.
tft . a beauiilul story they tell in Scot
ai-h valleys. Of . poor idiot 'iDaaten,"
~ hey call ;hiu) who, when a sunbeam
Tn a,hwar his sight. a. he sat 10 church.
ar " his cloak across ii--snd the mantle
lining upon the shining NOTES. They tell
m-.i hsi faith worked the mirscie-forNeav
IN would no, disappoia, the idiots trust.
Sweet ForaE amfhei4 she ,mighi have
shrasa Aar imanGe ovsr she sunbeam, sy.
and walked The Rliiering path with her
iirlica,e feet. till she reached the 'briehi
Mssvans above-for her young heart was
Sl Fsiih and Hope and Charity. She
rrsisled with iheAowcri. and the slreamle's.
suA the birds; and Der clear. tinging voice
WIS heard 4, AayAzesk. apia he heather,
when the shepherds led forth their AoGks.
X, sunny andjuyful, and happy as the day
q. t,ne. was dear lille Flora Campbell.
Al lnved tho gentle child-and why
~huuld they MOTT Did not her tender hands
bring fresh danwsrs tothe sick wife 81 Bob.
~r,, ths p~loughmsns And did not her low
Sriee ,tsmhle softly in 1srsyer at %he bed
side Of old Elspie, tho 6iint %eegar @o-
mani O, WIN would not love The Angel
mrAIBd msideui
Bu, whore is Floral Twiligh, is fall.
Gny orsr tho mountains, and shutting in the
vsiss 3tke n eFry riEiain. One, by one,
ths Arieh, stars s,ed up iuse die sg sirer
sky, and twinkle amid the Acecy evening
,slouds. The ,inkling sheep.bellS sound
nearer aud nearer. as the focks return
f.om their mountain pastures. and the low
kse II the kline in the farm.yad 'cfs that
aha labors Of The dsy are over. bWi where
10 the golden. haired Flora Campbell!
She VA no, nsed to finger so long from
her grand f.sheIs dwclling--for now the
evening NED Vas spread. and the cottage
asmps lighted. The aged man rlaspsd his
hands together. and murmured a short pray
81. while his daughter the mother Of Flora
.forkrd anxiously out Of the window.
5earning dor her chilfs se,srn.
But FlrA cane not. .
The shsaeSs erepi ias'ct sIa tAGiel
~r-und the Wiley. The did peasants sat
ri,Atr cottage G~srA. and the ynung men
.nd maiIcns gathered upsa HE viN,ge
gwen. some to walk. and surne 10 talk oI
aove under the broad chestnut trees-somp
=, ,iay the pipe or dance 10 It's merry mu
SIC. and soRe W bpd the QUOT, or wres'ie
in The ring.
Bu, all was hushed when Gafer Camp.
SILL eame hurriedly lromhis cottage, inqui'
asng II the villassrsif they had seen bis
s~saaehiid. Yes indeed Asa ihey.
One had heheld her far do On he mnunt.
ainT piucking wild nowers, and weaving
aAsm inio . garland Of heather: another hat
ne, her In the path n the Moss Glen. sit
Aiar by ihe wsyside, and plating a willow
baSkslfn her grsndsire. and a third hat
teesi,ed some foies, frui, from her hand
a. he saw her seated with her baske, o
Aswsss, near the head nj the loch.
.Ah. we mus, seek Flora" cried III
ys6ihs inuedisiAy- "4he dear child
40 harm can surely come to her."
~Ah, me, CATER Campbell" said
Wits. haired old sbeperd, shaking his head
feared some,hing-fr the yuangeS
lambkin Of my Cock was lG, TO day, an
iaa bad sigp, hey say"
~Eleaven giant that my poor lambkiO
DC szfe - said eager Campbell solemnly
"Ameut" murmured the white hare
PEASANT.
The villagers nov dispersed In vArio,
p.hs leading 10 Ae mouTsin, the forel
ana the ioch; aud soon torches cleaned o
als heights. and plimmered aiming the tree
and flashed bFighily over The water. U
and dowa. dong the stream, and 'hrouS
ahs woods. vent the young men, callin
upan The name Of .Florai Flora"
In, no Flora answered.
Gsfar Camnbell leaned upon his siai
- .rcL, No word. NJ eoule ma, vcr
~. Raw v.;vb, v,, on n. h.ar,. r,
ahs mother Of Flora was loud in her erie
xh. -.n, AMI hes, he, b,e,,,. and call,
.l,,d n. nam, of her child.
.rhs ,sra ...,or q .nsre,chea. u
A.ahs,rs. IN. wan.e. of Flora. di,aI
1900, n, .y,,v hon,e had been scare
w,asn N, hour. and he now came
samror ,hs bereaved ones. Fear M