The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-07-13
LAST HOURS AT HOME.


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LAST HOURS AT HOME.
Gems from "Flora LINDSAY; or, Passages in an
Eventful Life, by MRS. Noodle.
To bid farewell to her mother and sis
ters, and the fair home of her childhood
Flora regarded as her greatest trial. AS
each succeeding day brought nearer the
hour Of separation, the prospect became
more intensely painful, and fraught with
athousand melancholy anticipatiops which
haunted her even in sleep; and she often
awoke sick and faint at heart with the
tears she had shed ia dream.
"Oh that this dreadful parting were
over" she said TO her friend Mary Par
nell. II can contemplate, with fortitude,
the trials of the fortune; but there issome-
thing SO dreary, SO utterly hopeless, in
this breaking up of kindred ties and home
associations, that it paralyzes execution" :"
Mrs. w. Flora's mother, was in
the decline of life, and it was more than
probable that the separation would be
forever. This Flora felt very grievously;
she loved her mother tenderly, and she
could not bear to leave her. Mrs. W
was greatly attached to her little grand
child; and, to mention the departure OF
the child. brought on an paroxysm OF
grief.
= ''Let Josey stay with me, Flora" said
she, as she covered its dimpled hand with
kisses. "Let me not lose you both in one
day."
"What! part with my child--my only
child Dearest mother, it is impossible
to grant your request. Whatever our
future forturns may be, she must share
them with US. / could not bear up a.
gainst the trials which await me with a
divided heart"
Consider the advantage it would be to
the child"
'In the loss of both her parents?'
''In her exemption from hardship, and
the education she would receive"
II grant all that; yet Nature points ou
that the interests of child cannot safely
be divided from those of its parents
"You argue selfshly Flora. You vel
know the child would be much better of
with me-"
1speak from my heart-the heart o.
mosher, which cannot, without it be-
longs to monster, plead against the vel
fare Of its child. know how dearly yoy
love her--how painful it is for you to giv'
her Np; and that she would possess will
you those comforts which, for her sake
we are about to resign. Buff we leav.
her behind, we part with her forever
Sheis to young to remember us; and
without knowing us, how could she loy.
us?"
"She would be taught to love you"
"Her love would be of very indef
mite character. She would be told tha
she had father and mother in dis
tant land, and be taught to mention "
daily in her prayers. But where woul'
be the faith, the endearing conf dence
the holy love, with which child, brough
up under the parental roof, regards th,
author OF her being. The love which
falls like dew from Heaven upon the wear,
heart, which forms balm for eyery sor
row, solace for every care-without it
refreshing influence, what would tn,
wealth of the world be to us?"
Flora's heart swelled, and her eyes fill
ed with tears. The sloquencs of an an
gel at that moment would have failed il
persuading her to part with her child.
Never did these painful feelings pres
more heavily on Flora's mind, than whel
all was done in the way of preparation
when her work was all finished, her trunk
all packed, her little bills in town all paid
her faithful domsstics discharged, anc
nothing remained of active employment
to ohlnder her from perpetually broodine
over the sad prospect before her. She