The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-03-16

was fast. Will The d-ylight my tertors
were dissipaisd and became bold in re-
sisting al good impulses. The, servant
brought my meals, but did rot eat them.
thought the day would never end. Just st
twilight, heard light footsiep approach
the door. IL was my sister who called me
by fhy name.
"what may tell mother for yoHi" she
asked.
"Nolhng," replied.
80, Alfred, for my sake FOR al our sskes.
say that you are sorry. She longs to forgive
you"
II won't BE- driven to school against my
gill." said l.
"But you viii 90 fshc wishesit, dear Al
fred" said my SISTER. pleadingly.
''N0, WON'T" said ''and you need not
say any more about IT,"
80, brother, you viii kill heri You will
xii her, and then you will never have an
other happy moment.
/ made no reply To this. Ny feelings
were touched, but stll resisted their ihfn-
enee. My sister called me but would not
snswer. beard her footsteps SLOWLY re-
treating, and again fHog Pyetif on the
bedio pass another wretehed .aBd fearful
night. o God! how wretche5, how fearful
: [ did not know.
{ Another iootsiep, slow eT and feebier than
my sisters, disturbed ne. voice called
me by my name. 1t was my mothers.
! Alfred, my soH, shall | come! Are you
sorry for what yon have done?" she asked.
II cannot te what influence, operating
! at that moment made me speak adverse to
my feelings. The gentle voice of n,y moth
er, that thrilled through me. melted the ice
from my obduraie heart, and lOnged TO
z throw myself on her neck, but did not
I No, my boy, did not. Bot my words gave
the lie 10 my heart. Hbsn said was not
sorry. heard her Withdraw; head her
groan. lcnged to call her back. but / did
not"
I was awaked from an uneasy slumbeT by
hearing my name called loudly, and my
sister stood by my bedside.
"Get up, Alfred; 0.don't wait moment.
Get mp and come with me. Mother is dy-
ing"
! 81 thoughtI was dreaming, bot got up
mechanically, and followed my sister. On
the bed pale and cold as marbl-, lay moth
er. She had thrown herself on the bed 10
rest, arising to go again TO me, she was
StILcH WIN hipitdtlOH OF VI thc HcaTL anu
borne ssnseless to her rooTl.''
cannot tell my agony as looked upon
her; my remorse- was ten fold more bitter
from the thought she would never know it,
fell on the bed beside her. I could not
weep. My heart burned in my bosom; my
brain was on fire. by sister threw bel
arms around me, and wept in silence. Sud.
denly we saw slight motion of mothers
hant-here eyes unclosed. She had recov.
erred consciousness, out not speech She
looked at me and moved her lips. coult
not understand her words. -"HG,her, moth.
err" shTieked, "ssy that you forgive me.'
She could not say it with her lis, but her
hand pressed mine. She smiled upon me
and liltedher hin white hands, CLOSED my
. own within them, and turned her eyes up
ward and TINS died. ] remained thus still
kneeiiBg beside her dear form till my gentle
sister removed me. She comforted me. fo
'she knew the heavy load OF sorrow at M
heart; Heavier than grief fer I le loss of
. mother; for il was load Of sorrow for sin
The Joy ofyou,h had left me forever.
My son, the suffering of such memorie'
must continue as long as life. God is meI ci
ful; but remnrse for past misdesds is a caHk
: er-worm in the heart that preys upon 1t for
!, ever
: My father ceased speaking and burrie
:, his face in his hands. He saw and felt th
: bearing his isnarrative had upon my charac
ter and conduct. | have never forgotten il
Boys who spurn mothers control, ar
u ashamed to own that they are wrong, wh
e think it manly TO resist ih. authority, or de
s grading 10 yield 10 her influence, beware
II lay not up for yourselves bitter memOTie
your future years.