The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-22

1t is pleasant morning the shines brightly the at
mosphere is mild and geniSl will take you to walk
reader We wlt&ake the omnibus that is coming up and
spend an hour or so a, L,urcl Hill Cemarv
How still every thing is here, and yet how beautiful -
The beautiful evergreens in contrast with the white marble
slabs! We will walk around.
You this very white slab over this little pruvc7 (ouIJ
the bereaved parents of this nanimate child have him
restored to life, they would willingly part will, sum sui
'cient to make either Of us rich
This llc boy was the only child of ,ro,l,hv nor L.,
was IDOL IN him enered mothers Joy and faith
&sprie Their love for him was unboundeL Spoil, and
toay the one @ and 'ai i no heed t. the Other r III The o I
low was brought here about months ago. he was as v
see on,y leu years OF age And now you would ask me-
""' ABOUT nun ani telling you about him-Six months
ago on Sabbath morning. contrary to the wish of his moi,
e and m vIoi ion of the command "f his m g. he M his
one 70 Jo" party OF young lad" IN game OF marbles
'hey played near the wharf Willie excited y the an
Froaeed too near the dock he lost his balance and fell in
-Dci0fc assistance reached him, life was extinct,
ms little story has moral, profit by il parents
Dut come We will look round further
SACRED to the memory Of j. b. aged 60 years"
we VIII SIT OH tins slab, have long story to tell YOU
about the occupant OF this grave. lie lived in the mos
magnheent mansion we have left in the city behind u.s. He
''ied poor connexion in neghbong state had this slab
placed over him. his in his life time hal two wives
10y the first, lie had Children son and ,,u,hcr and
10y The last two sons As told YOU, ho was very wealthy
once Well, his first wife exemplary woman true
'ehrlStian-her husband inf lei. He cared nothing
about regon and would rdicuc his wife before his cldren
Tor going To church Mrs B,ricd plead to him to think Of
his future end prayed for him. but he appeared to be cao
to all good impressions. lie would curse and swe,r bof
his children and gave them Unlimited license to nc, as thrv
chose There was counteractng influence restrain them
however lbe mother taught them be duiiru and at the
same tine early impressed upon their minds the knowlee
M anelr dependence upon Cod AS they grew older they
grew WISER and the attentive mother relaxed not but srove
more digenty to insl into their minds those moral and
regous duties which would them peace here anil
happiness hereafter. See YOU those two cray,s3 TLcro
two Of them The mother departed is life many vo,r
out Is but recently tho daughter died But must con.
.nue The history OF Mr. b. year after his wife died. lie
married Miss o. OF New York lie was attracted by her
beauty and vyacy and she by his wealth She rt had hi.
Two children sent to boarding school to get rid of them
anu hen set TO work to spend Of her husbands money
In short time they moved TO New York She was NJ every
party feVeed We may say in continued scene of dissi.
patton She said but little at home and the husband fol-
lowed the wfes example At last she gave birth to two
", Twin brothers. No sooner however than she could
eaSe her ROOM she the Mrs b. as formerly Time
passed on bringing itmany and muItifous changes The
children did as they pleased laughed the father when he
s.e hoae Gpss, sid made faces AT the ,nth., ana l
1901 "hen size ordered them 10 be quiet This is long
aime ago. ~ 'S
m len hieen twenty years passed. The boys became men
s 'her became dunkard, property took wings and
Two years ago the mother and her two sons gathered al
tney could and left for parts unknown Where were
: snurent The son hundreds of miles from Phil
no one knew where the daughter was the wife Of
poor but respectable citizen ~ -
one nsarl rom connesion who resided in New York Of
Sha o. er a'her and immediately sent for him.
one hused hlm attentveiy at the same time healed his brn
ken SPIRIT 10y pouring the oil Of christian consolation into his
Wounds Ana she prayed for him, prayed earnestly 10 God
10 'oelve bis sins and change his heart The f G
earnest believer ayaieth muchher prayer was heard and
answered the spirit waschej but hopo spoke 10 tho
SOUL ~; ana whispered OF joys he would realize
Inc daughter was consumptve and hei assiuous at,en
70 her relative, aggravated the dsease The bloom "a
icm ler cheeks her elastic step gave place 10 the feeble
gaH o. INC Invalid Her husband nourned for he saw what
was comng but the father was ignorant 80
me visitor came she obcycd the summons and with an
abe skies = = S " ~ "eyond
f.,I,. :. 5 +.
% ana ociore the young could show green swarth
." Ine eanglfefs grave, the father laid beside her
h9wdo you like the storyi Does not CONVEX morals
Jou po5 the n''s OF early traHHgi he fear Of the