The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-08-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE ToLLIHG BELL.
A SABBATH MORNING TALE.


Not many months ago, In one of my
summer rambles, ] found myself on
beautiful Sabbath morning the guest Of
worthy and intelligent family, in quiet
country village.
The early breakfast was over; parents
and children had jpined in re ding chap.
ter in the Bible; Mr.. Sedgwiek, the head
Of the family, had then offered up fer
vent pra, eY, Mt the conclusion OF which
we all arose from our knees; when our
ears were greeted by the clear, deep peals
Of the ringing church bell.
$50 laieT' exclaimed Mrs. Sedgwick
looking at the clock. ''Our time-pece
must be slow" ..
That is not the first tell for church,"
replied her husband sulemnly. There
has been death in the village. The bell
is going to toll for Martin Lord"
"Such then is lis unhappy end y! mus
e,l his wife. We.l, it will be wrong To
mourn his death. II death Was ever
nlcrciful providence it is SO in this case"
ais il person who had been long sicki"
] askel. a..,.. ........
Instead of answering my question di-
reytly, Mr.. S.dswick said,
There is n very melancholy history
Connected will that young man. Ii is
now some,imc since the excitement occa-
stoned 10y this strange tragedy died away
but the toling OF the bell this morning
mus, briug il back forcib!y to every heart.
Perhaps you would be interested To hear
the stony /" ,...... ..-
expressed my desire to listen to the
narration upon which my friend gave me
the details of the following story, Which ]
relate with only slight deviation nom
tue original
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Posilion and superior 'n's''ee' procure"
ior h'in unisersai love ana eS'ee'"
hlhonSh on s'g"t nsu'e' an. P"'c
Gestures, which Indicated c"ns'''nn"n 10y
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entitled HIM III some measure 10 mat con
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