New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-20
GHAPrER VII.

The breath OF Autumn see Gel 10 br saba upon ami
sai city ss il sa1dened the glowing b5.uty Oi the
IaDo az j Nature sp2eaei 70 sympa'hiae With he
sveei, pate eObe; and peritence hst ssie Led
my soal go
.,iD, with no fierce Summef.hea:; che and l gre ?
stronger Together.
Neyery offer sa. long IN the church yard by itte
HaIoos .rsve IL vas generally there tina. Mr.. Nor
ton ai ed with us. In .ha. chu'chyard lay The dist
Of al Hose who bad been desre,t 10 him on ear hi so
the SCOT was as sacred to him as il grew 20 be 70 Is.
We went there alone one day-Lly aud l. IL was
m her Js,e In ne asnnooo. did not mean to stay
long, but IL very sereney and pertecuy ioVey
there that dty.
Isa. d,wn a, d took Lily on my lap. She was play:
ing with handful of wild weeds and hoEers, and
Singh as her custom was, very softly 10 herself
bao my arms around Der, rested my cheek on her
soft hair-it just as had held her 30 loog 40.
But ~ht re TIE bright boy VINO had leaned a iiaet
my Knee anc fixed bis large t.ue eyes so earnestly on
MY face
and slow dropped down, one oy oae The ses
and The sky all color, soft, grayish blue.
On The sea there were no oilIoEs, 10 the sky no
clouds; there was no wiod 10 Sin wave u cloud, or
the black bous o the large yew Under waico sst
,beIe wa, oly great and gentle pei'e-a pedec'
stiffness over oil. And there peace 10 my heart
Those Glow, heavy falliog tears came do yn oae by
one, AID ye, hardly knew l wep. I'LL passing my
hard over her head, found my Guilds hair wet. /
wac not thinking Of The past could not bear 20 do
that; was looking for yard 70 an atoarg fd'are-a
future Of active and patent doing aud bearing
Caspirg my fair chic, thanked Him fsrsently for
His long. suffering kindness-thsnked Hun most Of ali
70, this life that lay before me- Thinking or these
ibiDgs, peace did come 10 my heart ResolvIog 20
live III. out OF self TO live for Others 10 for
o.heIs and, fer yself only TO rest on Gods me.cy
! beg 80 for the first time 10 my life TO know sha.
peace Of mind wac. he blessed hours OF tbs. after
noon s,t facing The sinking sum il see nd as II
the ha illness Of the horizon would quench his beams
and az If he would sink without leaving any light and
eory in the West Blu. the sky Frightened alter
Ward.
The little ge.e OF the cdarcbyard wa: j1st behind
Lily turned on my lap to peep around my shoulder,
VI en- the latch WAS lifted with sharp enck.
Ny aims fell from 4Iound her--l Iemblsd 80 with
Indefinite expectation. For moment sho was s1Il;
then she dsIted away from me- with mat cd cry,
Papa papa"
hao Lot dared turn did no: nov. ! arose. sies
and seiated; the golden isht be Sdered Ge, aud
| drew bach iato tie black shsdo~, and leaned
agsiI't the ola yew nee. As ~ large s,em ia,e'i
thought Of the Cd ,dOw that had passed between Ge
and the sinking moon as / arose from my Anees ma;
n b. in the garden. For the fret tics knee thG, !.
bad bet HaIoid's. He had seen ne then 10 eorrov
eIdeavoripg 10 pray, and had gone away without one
word leaned back very FAINT. Was ma ny
sIeptib, my pa;itnce ny faith So near and Je. so
far The pain was very sharp. Would rot ny roor
heart bDnti 1t Ionsed earnestly, 50 wildly, for bis
for bic love.
could see nothing from where stood, between
the old trse AID The church wall bat eetri souad-
the cbarchyard ga shut has'ly, and hen tee n9'e
gore away then He had come only 10 see her
there thought for me
s.uk dOws hea. / could reach 10 lay my head
OIL tie n, le mound OF my boys grave; ead ,nJss n,
ny besrs HoGld b. a. is Lac. there II, forseu ny
task uc done, for q moneni l cried so, would shi.
were deed " Thou haet forgivea ne, Oh, Thou int
pitel, hind Father for Thou has. pstesce with as,
remembering tnsr We are but dust.
After little lifted up my bead and rose from the
cold e,rth. stepped oat OF hr dark SHAGGY into the
light of The level SUI, and then knew how neH my
husband stosd.
Wfn could do did no. dare look up. /
watched how az be stood, his shsdos ned lst 10
the edge O; the little grave. had not long 70 d0ab.
or wacb Our little girl IA bic arms he "a, be-
down very seruy. "AsE mamns 10 speak 20 poor
psvst" be said. Then / looked upi ny esd eyes
were elaadentd by bis old des, smile / cned out
:ha, could not btes il, and fel. mJs.f exped fa..
Ard was this bow we met Yes j. was more b .n
could bear. | IVES weighed upon, bufdened. bowed
down, AID bunbled 10 The dual.
And H.rud-it sss long before could look 10 az
biz dear fsc.-srd then "a. it ebsased. o. the
white eroE we're scars tb-nk God Iene yeaa,ly a.
q o.e Of by deem snd the black hair wee ihi1ses
ard Us blas,s Des dmmed. Around bis eyes-3uti d:
Va, rot az first co aid meet ,5em-vere NJ. Of care
All his VS. ny work eni not Iine-; and he took
ne a, oncs ITO lis arms, bent down over me- tired
IRE for NY distress, moafLed over my fr4il looks
xbisT cred nDd y lrds OF hope and JOY, aod-bl, he
was good. o Harold HT.ld snd 1 thou b: you
conld lie stern sDd cold aud unors iyiag 20 your or,
null wife,
Ard "a. nv future 70 be s.ddeled By nothing BIZ.
ny ogn h. rr remembrance of lie SIC Wa this
great love OF my busb .Ld's mine yet W.s there no
ao1em.I. 20 De made 10 forgiveness 20 be pa nfuhy
Won. ere II could Te 'urB 70 ne
], sat III fta' hrrnhici and sotfnet no, 'G0'e
,jsy ar--ite usrcy sho W m sss q .nrI'
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