Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-06-12

tie Of the day, had seemed busy with
her own thoughts, and moro than once
hor heart had seemed full, as some little
article was sold. had noticed this,
and inquired who shs was. They told
me her husband was once q drunkard,
but had suddenly reformed and become
a respectable man that they had been
mseiably poor, with large family; but
after his reformation, became quite com.
fortabe.livers; and all agreed that she
was as good a. woman as lived this side
Of heaven.
AS sho entered this room, her feelings
quito ovorcame her. The tears coursed
each other down the deep burrows in her
cheeks.
eyes" at length she said, "this is Mel.
ly's fooh just as she left it. What
sweet creature that was! She was an
ange! to me in my poverty and suffer-
ings! Hardly ever did a day pass with
out her bringing over some nice little
thing for poor Willie, who was sick so
long but he's we'll now thank Cop!
and they're both in heaven together:--
Ard then she had such way OF giving
any thing, that it would make brown
crus. taste good. 1t was different times
in ibis homo when she was in it, from
+ what it has been since. always hoped
; she would be tho saving OF poor Paul,
, for she could do anything with him but
0 she saved my poor husband. for be new
c er drinked drop after she talked to
. hm--so like all angel as she was--luss
y before she died. He couldn't mention
e. her till tho day of his death. without
!; crying. She wasn', quite eighteen when
J, she went away. always told them
she didn't belong to this world, but was
J, only here on visit. What time that
!. was, tho day she was buried! Why,
). everybody, all about, seemed to feel Just
d as il she was ono of their own family.
J. didn't see but our children felt just as
bad as they did when our Kstie died.
4, Poor, sick Willie cried till lit seemed as
ID if his heart would break though she
:e sent word to him, the day before she lei
IN US for, suffering as she was, she seem
m ed TO think Of everybody but herself F.
ID that he must be patient. and not mind Il
n he did suffer good deal, and he woult
- see her again before long. o dear! IL
or enough to make one want to die, just tt
he see the dear child again. But neve
ed mind, children, shall be along soon.
he As she uttered the last senten :e. sh
fly looked steadily upward, and spoke in
I'D confidential tone, as If she saw thos
J." loved ones on the very borders OF III
10. spirit. world. waiting impatienty for H.
ing 10 Join them. During this simple tai
out of the lovinp old woman. if there WI
the dry eye in all that, a. moment belor
mt careless and jovial crowd, mine were
blinded that could not see it; and
in. fel, convinced, more than should ha'
md been by volumes Of high sounding eul
gies and grave.stone panegyrcs, th'
ok. from that dusty old roomy nearly thlr
eld years ago, an angel had taken her HON
I'M? ward flight, and that she had since be-
a,er occasionally permitted to fit, like
one memory Of the past, across old Pau
arm degraded soul, if perchance she mig
,ver vet win him from the error Of his wa.
But how, thought ], could such
,red one grow up under such circumstance
'aul How? why, tho same way the most bel
,ars, ,iful flower grows under the cold DIR
but pings Of the glazier, or
nys. -s'is born 10 blush unseen.
v ofl And waste lis sweetness on the desert air.
,nce Tho Divine Goodness is so prodi
and, mot prodigal, but profuse--in the
arge stowal OF His gifts, that, as there is
in place in nature without its beauty,
very there is none so morally waste and I
hing olate that It does not produce some III
,erly or Of paradise. There is no thick. m
light tling pool Of depravity so stagnant
and its waters are not sometimes stirred
dried the Auttering Of an angels wings.
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