Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-12-06

had cheered him since poverty and drunk
enness had driven him out to beg for daily
bread they were clear and blue as the
waters of their own beloved lake. and
they ever looked kindly on him. Now
they were closed the eyes of her weary
spirit were opened, and she saw such
white winged angels as had often floated
dimly through her dreams, and sun
bright flowers and gushing fountains, and
dwelling, of wondrous beauty were before
her
They were perishing though Isabel
had earnestly longed to die, as she re-
wives a little from the death ethargy.
and nestles closer to her fathers bosom,
and feels it sad to lay down young life
there in the dreary tempest, so far from
all of life and sympathy-and once more
she gazed round and sees the wild clouds
parting slowly, and one star trembling
in its distant home. :" No, tits not star,
tbs light, and there are sounding foot
steps and cheerful voices near"
The father reused himself at her hur-
ried words, but they were too nearly ex-
hausted to call help. Marian heard a
faint cry as of one perishing it was just
like the moaning notes of dove.
Here, Richard, this way with the Ian
tern p she exclaimed as she bounded over
the snow-drift by which the wanderers
lay. They saw a bright face bending
over them, and felt that life yet was
theirs. Marian seemed suddenly gifted
with skill and energy to restore them
and the boys could hardly believe they
saw their wild cousin in the snow-wreath-
ed figure before them She poured warm
cordials on the colorless lips of the old
man, while James took the light figure of
Isabel in his arms and wrapped her in his
own coat. She smiled family in graft
tude. and entreated him to 90 to her faith
err but he was already standing by his pre-
server, anxiously inquiring for his daugh-
ter. The whole party now heard the
sound of approaching sleigh bells, and
Richard exclaimed
"'Tis father and mother l''
Though startled to see SC strange a
group by the road side, the parents soon
understood al, and the old man was com
fortably placed in the sleigh. while the
rest followed in his track homeward =
James would not give up his rescued
charge, and leaning on his strong arm,
with cousin Marian's ever joyous words of
hope in her ear, Isabel felt like one waking
to a new life.
1t was late on that eventful night when
the blazing fire went out on the hearth.
and all were asleep. In vain they sought
for the rescued dove; it had flown, none
knew whittier, for little Annie had fallen
asleep while the others were away.
Morning brought new bloom to Isabel,
but not so to her father. A few days he
fingered, and those who watched tenderly
by the dying, saw the flashing forth of q
glorious intellect even in decay When
the next Sabbath sun was setting, the
sun of his life went down also, not in
clouds and darkness, brt surrounded by
holy light, even that Of hope and trust in
heaven.
And what became of the orphan, Isa-
bel2 They took the sweet bird to their
own nest, and she became gentle sister
for the little Annie, loved daughter to
her protectors, and when five bright sum
mers had flown lightly by, she became the
happy wife of James Graham
Never was bridal graced by fairer guests
than the light hearted and lovely Marian );
and though the white dove never returned
to nestle in her bosom again, she was al
ways called Isabel, in the language of her
own heart-romance, THE DOVE OF THE
STORM"