The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-01-27

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ffom such a shock. Blu, | had no idea
she was solnear her end, and day after
day putlcff repeating whasuIitknew must
break the las, link that bound her TO earth,
IfI had reflected ! little more deeply, J
should hove withheld j., ID usgs, q
II was one of those delicious gIndians
summer evenings, when even the invalid
needed not 70 shut the open window,
though the golden ,ingee of Autumn was
over all the hills, when she SAT with her
wasted hand in nine, and both were rest
ing on the Bible, thasI fol the frs. time
in many weeks, alluded 10 him who had
thus wrecked her hopea and crushed her
heart. There was no, bitterness in her
words--some mystery, she said; she could
not believe il was deliberate wrong. y"
| showed her the letter; she read i,
through, folded il, and laid i upon the
window sill, and said she would like TO
answer tiff I would write wha, she wish.
ed to say. p'ol oai bs'i'n.is sa9i' 1h
| They were q. few words, expressive Of
confidence in his truth; fot by inspiration
she seemed 10 understand wha, no one
else had family conjectured. She spoke
ofsufiaring ,and of forgiveness; she would
soon be in her grave; but, willis. she liv.
ed, her heart would remain irue,, and in
death there would be no change. "a
| She had ceased 10 speak, and the shad-
ows Of evening were gathering around
us. A cold shudder passed over her
frame, single flush crossed her pallid
cheek, and then dark shadow seemed
TO settle for moment upon her brow. 4
soon saw il covered with tue clammy
dews which settle there only when the
icy hand Of death is upon the heart; few
hurried and scarcely audible respirations
followed, and her spiri, had fed, "where
sorrow, wong, and tiouble, can never tor.
tnre MORE"
! Twas left alone with the clay,and could
not noun that II was no longer .enan,ed.
I pressed the lids upon those eyes which
L..
had so often beamed upon me with affec-
,ion,. left the sad Office Of watcher 10 an
other, and sought the solitude Of my room,
10 weep Sin agony tina. would not be con.
trolled"-not that she had goRe-oh, no
il was merciful 10 take her sway; but
wep, for the sufferings Of fallen world
This is the history Of many--oh, how ma
| lny--heaiis! IA GsIlpssl ss,ig.b.eel,u p
4 To the majority Of women, love is lift
1t is all they have 10 live for; and wher
i, is taken away, they have NOT, like mex
q profession, business, travel, and pleas
ure, TO divert and occupy their minds
I. isa sorrow they can never tell. TO seel
the healing balm of sympaiby-,hey have
only 10 sii down and endure. si2
i ,Oh, tho sin and wrong i. IS 10 fr:Ae
with affection 1.-The purest, ,holiest, nobles
eift which our Heavenly Father has be-
slowed. II is the redeeming element II
| fallen world. Bot the nature which il
base enough to deliberately plan the ruiz
Of trusting, loving heart, OF so los. usi
look with Indifference upon the wrecl
which lalsehood and betrayal have effect
ed, is only fiji for The companiouship 9
fiends and the prince Of darkness,
4 Bui Rcber, s. was none Of these
!, had scarcely returned from the solem
: ceremony Of consigning "dusi 70 dust,ah'
!, ashes 10 ashes," when Twas startled b
the entrance Of him whom Amelia ha'
hoped 10 see once more; and she wa
scarcely more changed 10 the last day
before her death, than he seemed as h
stood before me. !, W. So
!, ] could not welcome him, and shIunl
\ fiom ,thei grasp Of bis hand; but he wa
no, q subject ofoenvy as hellistened 4
!! the story Of her suffering, and ielt in ey
cry nerve The story Of bel wrong =, ~ .
4 He besought me e spare my reproaclh
1 es, for be needed pity more than blame
4 and could not withhold my compassion
as I heard the confirmation Of the word
Of the wise man, written SO many age
4 ago, that "many q strong man has beer
slain" by the sfair spoechraand "aas,er
ing lips" Of the s'subile hearty dl 10 7a
j went with him to The mound which
covered the new-made grave, and ,coult
no longer doubt the agony Of bis soul, al
te knell upon the green turf and shee
the tears which seemed wrung from hi
breaking heart, and prayed 10 be forgiven.
i ] stole silently away and left him alone
with bis God. MINNIE. MxRTLE,i
The true poe, is he who finds for The
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