Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-04-13

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er BIRD
"a sad YSu..
saa, Eaua.d'
She was sfandi
i Of her youth aud i62-
dress fallihg in cloud IKE S7S'
! her graceful form, her SUI - ~ ID
he1 shoulders, and the II ~ ss,
brew OH which: inhoG wsala IA
inpressedby Natures failass q "a
The sense Of her ID only prdS AZ
harmony about her, & Casssstl
TO the blind man; be veakgsl
flowing robs, and pl 4, isssl; ~
/ fewery WREATH, 'esmsF 81 =
win you sIiak q aeh,ly ~
leu will carry with w s5at
mind youlof me When yon s.
worshipped, envied, and hear IS
praises Of your beauty, eye
thought 70 Edward, Mho lent k,s'
to its adernnent'
Edward, how can Won 81.
lyl You know that ii saYi1., n
render me most miserablat ~.
Miserable With roses 81
your brow, aud hope exulting il
when life smiles so 6righily
guardian angels seem 10 hegcr
path
lie spoke in manner Tint IA Ok
to him, she leaned tholichif1llv n IA
plane. aud, is if unconscious 2f ~ t.SI
was doing, disengagsd lie garI.fd ~
hair ~
These paer aawers have no blSS&. dr.
this bright life of mine. as lyou thissssxsA NAs
no erjeYmelt when IItIipk 0f VI lad 4.
lone. unhappy RETURNING to yoursI dEsolato
home, Edward EE
~, Dearest s he rs'grssd' ins5 sl..isly
moved. do not griese for me REmkmLsr,
my mother left her blessing there Il
Was it only for yol, Edward rs 1
There is q moments silence h Movers
his face with bis binds his lofty, Asdeay.
ing spirit Wrestlss with himselff iwllas,
gently the wreathe is laid upon his Urge, Der
arm is passed around Ills neck. ilcE had
with its glory Of golden locks is bkFsd vp-
on his breast II.
oh Edward, take the wreath. s,;a NH
it take myselfif deserv ii / Tell se tliat.
you are not angry, that you do NOD sespsse
me for this-l have been so unhappt 81 hare
so long wished to speak to YOU lS
Mary, Mary, forbear Yeu trH go be-
yond strength ! beloved Iofsmy soulR gght.of
nv sightless eyes, dearer TO me fln Ian
gusge can express, you must not thf "a throw
yourself away 5E
He would dissng.se tho IA zlas /.
clirgiag TO his neck, but sAc neAts closer
still ID
Mary ID cried wildly, srelnesx5er -
Blind blind II Fs
NJ Not Sliad nsa. me- not blind me
from you am yogrs,.your fries&, your
CONSIDER, your wife. Oh, tell md eu are
glad, Sf
Glad Ills previous resolutioD}E is de-
termination to eve nothing to hsS&itying
love all faded in the -uneqaalled hsE pinsss
| of that.hour nor ever returned to cXsad the
life which Mary's devotion rendereaE thence
forth blessed. M
This is no fiction, reader. No cxaGaeraicd
picture some who peruse this wisstestify
out Of the depths IF their hearts Nov. in
respect arid admiration, they have Nhsched
Mary fulfilling the promise Of her Ebeau.i-
fuA sympathy and leve. She hal never /.
wavercd in the path she chose to tf4sd; sho !.
has never east one lingering lock sASll sks
resigned in giving herself to him. Hpyslrs,
tender. happy, devoted. she las seeSbed al
ways to regard her husband as The sEErce If .
all her hal piness; and when the fkasie IF
children's voice has been heard witl4H their
dwelling, not even her motherly &te for I
those dear faces whose sparkling ey& could
meet and return her gake. has esS4 been
known todefrauh their father~of . fought,
or q smile. or the ligLestHportion oft4r a.
custemed care
No. dear Mary Years have passs e since
she laid her wreath on hiB knee; I'll reses,
so carefully preserved, have long ahered
but The truth and love which aeeoN panied
the gift, are fresh and bright as tho4s rem
dcring her, as her proud husband ~. al
mos! sequal, even while on earth, these
Angels among whom IN Heaven, shall
see her-sEE her, at last. no longer Wina
NEwrarERs - IA man eais up poussi Of SUI
/ gar and the pleasure he enjoyed is en4ed;hut
| the information he gets from newsfapsris
treasured up in the mind to be uss4 wbep-
/ ever occasion or inclination calls fosgt IA
4 newspaper is not the wisdom Of : hen, or
4 two men; it is the wisdom Of the Age Of
past ages TOO. 4 family without 4 fswfra-
per is always half an ago behind It'd times
| IN general information; besides, theE never
/ think much nor find much to think about.
II And there are the little 6nes grewink uplin
ignorance without taste for readiaa
Besides eli these evils. there's 80 wife,
who when her work is done, has to sif aeWA
with her hands in her Tsp. and netIspgsts
ainuse her min from the tolls and. ctres..lof
the domestic circle Who would A& with
seus anewspaper7--Dr franklin.
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