True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-03-29

and vivid flashes of brilliant lightning, and
the father looked sadly forth-oh bitter
was his lot-not even a calm, tranquil
hour for his pure child to die.
There was low knock at the door, and
he started-lingering moment to listen
if it we're the storm; but again it came,
and then he rose, but ere he reached it
the door was flung wide open from the vi
olence of the wind, and the next moment
there was scnscless mass of clay in his
arms.
When Lucy Everard left her cottage
home, the hue of health was on her check,
and a bright light in her proudly
she had crossed the threshold; when she
returned all was gone-shc was faint and
weary, with no color on her check, and
her long hair hanging in dishevelled mas
ses, glistening with the spray; but dearcr,
far more precious than before to one heart
for it seemed sunshine out of dark cloud,
and he kissed her pale check, murmuring
all the while words of endearment, and
trying to restore life and animation. And
he succeeded. Slowly came the pulsation
back to the heart, and though she lifted
not up the large languid eye, yet he knew
the lOve-light had not entirely burned out,
and in a transport of joy and thankfulness
clasped her to his bosom. ....
Wildly every pulse thrilled through her
fragile frame; welcome like this she had
never dreamed Of, and she murmured
slowly, without raising her eyes from the
floor, "they told me our child was dead,
and thought perhaps your heart would
be less stern in the depths of grief, and 1
sought you to tell my sorrow, and ask if
there was forgiveness for one like me-"
M too have felt the need of that bles-
sed power" replied Allan Everard, and
learned to pray, forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against
u.s. Your path has been weary, dark,
and desolate, but not sin like mine; for
ever fingered the thought that I had wres-
ted from God retribution, and dealt hardly
with one gem. He had given me to love.
Oh, Lucy, it was bitter to think its keep
ing would one day be required of me, and
if tarnished or lost, the blight would be
all my own; it was dreary to know my
hand had destroyed another's happiness" "
and the proud-hearted man bowed his
head.
Lucy Everard bent like a comforting
angel over him, and said, "we have both
sinned, but our child in heaven shall be
mediator, and though may not rest or
your bosom, nor be to you what I once was
l will feel content with forgiveness"
"No, not dead, Lucy; still has his
spirit fingered for your words to fall once
more on his ear; it could not go clouded
by single shadow to the land of fadeless
bliss-together we will see him die, and
then we part not till we reunite with him
come" and twining his arm round hel
slender waist, he led her to the bedside
just as the sun looked out from the darl
covert that had enshrouded it, and burs
in rays of dazzling effulgence-Oh, it mus
be q dream--it could not be her owl
child she gazed upon--oud her brain grew
dizzy with the excitement. Gently die
she pass her arm under his fair shoulder
and pillow his head upon her breast
while the fount of maternal love swellet
to overhowing. And the dying boy CAV
back the look in mute, eloquent language
} twining his fingers with hers; then 4,
faint, quivering sound fell on her ear, tel
ling the cherished dream of life had me
its realization. .g.
"Motherl the FIRST and last sweet sound
His infancy had known;
| For in that smile, that faint embrace,
The boys young soul had flown
High up, through immensity of space
burning myriads Of stars, and blue ethe
real clouds--far, far beyond them, dwell
q glorious king, surrounded by millions o
pure spirits, that ministcred day and nigh
nor knew weariness; streets Of shinin,
and streams of living waters, whose trans
parence glinted and gleamed--fadeles
flowers, that shook. their wealth of fra
GRANGE over the vast plains, and one end
less day shono on it all, needing noithc
light of sun, nor moon, nor stars. Befor
the glorious king knelt an angel, ant
earthward she pointed to where kindre,
, spirits were seeking each other; all cs
-, arrangement and GOODNESS had faded iron