M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-07-06

that you are so loiseand discfeetin you
, gentle 'guidance1ss nj aniqqiaa qaj lis
4 Minnie wiped her eyes upon ahe
J aunPsa APRON and drawing her tin,
b Sewing chair close to the oIdlarm ehai
of her aunt, seated herself, and restinl
her head upon the fond bosom, whici
4 had pillowed her head in childhood, sh,
looked up iWPloringB, and said, :, ~. \.
Il Dear Aunlie, advise me; what cours,
shall | pursue toward my brother?'
j BE pqtieRt : bear with his seeming
4 unkindpess-- -psrseyere in yourr gentle
lendeavors to dissuade him from his pur
pose, always, choosing a proper time tc
speak to him; and whether you succeed
or not, never despair. Hope, and pray
as long as you live, and trust in God
Ito guide you're dear one, absent or present,
| Sister Minnie, Ihave astory to tell. -
Did you ever hear me speak OF my bro
lther EdwardY YlHglgsFIgT
| Il knew that Ned was named after
an uncle, but supposed that he died
years ago, as ! never heard much a bout
HIM ''''' ''' ~ e'St,'' 'l , ~ -'.'.',- Hoi
'There were three of us-Henry,
your father; Eddyy as we called him,
and myself Yonr father was a good
deal older than |; and remember with
what tender care he led me, in my first
toddling walks through the fields and
woods, gathering butiercups and violets,
1t was he who helped me over the high
fences andwet places, and carried me
in his arms when | grew weary. it
was he who climbed the tall trees in
autumn, and whipped the laden branch.
es, till they yielded their rich burden,
in a tattling shower Of nuts al my feet.
or bounded with the agility Of squir-
rel out upon the boughS, where the wild
grapevine hung herlestoons OF purple
clusters, and gathering THEM, dropped
them into my little apron, much to my
delight. 1t was Henry, who was cal
led on in every emergency, Was a
shoe lost Of, in tbe mud, he reclaimed
it, all clean and dry, upon my feet; he
drove away all The frightful looking
cows, and silenced every impudent dog;
he helped me Go all my hard sums, and
found hidden places onthe map; he
warmed my litle'cold fingers inhis own
warm hand, a2d wiped my tearsy yntel-
ling ME such fSscina:ingHttle fairy tales,
that forgot all my grieIs. Dear kind
brother Henry-though, ,in, my girlish
glee, i never thought to repay the gen,
tie care-in, after wears, i have endeav
ored to shelter thy orphan babes, as
tenderly as thou wouldst mel' anq moo
Sand Oh he is repaid thousand
times, knowP said Minnie nesting
closer TO her aunt, and folding her arm
around her hetke.7 'is'4 sa' n7 yIa4 9d
'As time flew by, and l grew old
euough to assist my mother in her house
hold duties, and Henry spent most Of
This time in the field with father at work,
saw less'of 'myid dear brother, who
now felt too weary, atterthe laborS Of
the day, ito devote lhuch time to- me;
and twas only now and then that we
spent holiday together. mo wonder,
then, that Ihailed with joyithat happy
event in family--the birth ofsa swee,
baby-boy-fittle brother Eddy! Oh,
how tpnderty loved him, as I press
ed his little downy cheek to my own,
and tondled' the soft, plum arms and
| tiny fingers--how rapturously caught
his first CLEANS Of intelligence e.and kiss
ed his laughing mouth till his blue ewes
diIalea with baby wonder at my ecstat-
ic Joy! Oh, those happy, happy days!
What amiracle was His first attempt al
walking; and his first word, my name,
was kissed off his bright lips in a de-
lirium Of delight He could not say
Julia, and his imitation Of it., Dooly,
was my appellation for years aapf, in
the family, Dear little Eddy, botO ]
did love him; he. was constantly by my
side-7night as well as day, his bright
head shared my pillow with me, OF
nestled 10 my embrace to his slumbers
His gIeeiuI shout awoke me in the
morning; and to me he lisped his little
prayers at night. | delighted in doing
everything for him. His little specklec
hose, his red mittens, his tiny garments
were all my liandiw ork--my hanc
guided the bright hair in its curling; We
vainly, for the saucy wind, or 'littl'
exercise, soon demolished all traces o
brush and comb; and the rich auburn
clusters reveled in their careless play
all over the restless head, around the
| prres brow, and down, the white neck,
and over the merry eyes, which peeped
through like riplets from their mossy
beda Eddy'wasa beautiful child; ant
as he grew to manhood, and left home
Tor aldistant school, his beauty became
almost glorious to me. He used tc
spend his vacations at home; and then
with what pride ! listened to his elo'
quent descriptions Of scenery lie hac
witnessed, while absent, To me he
rehearSed his speeches and read his com
positions, and to me only be recited IT.
tle,g gems Of poetry,ueyer suilled, by typ'
and press. We were ofphans,r ou
mother having dice. in our, childhood
ard our father, having vainly tried atf