Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-01-26
She is Dying.

ana pdlnellc, ana could only nave oeeh
dictated by heart that has experienced
all the bitterness that is herein expressed.
Who the author is, we know not. but suS-
pect ii is an extract from some book. If
anybody can read it without moisture in
the eyes, they are worthy of marble
SHE Is DYING--Hush she's dying
The sunlight streams through the plate
glass wlndows--lhe room is fragrant with
the sweet breath of the Southern flowers
large mlk-while African lllIrs--roses a
nlghlengale would stoop to worship; Cape
iessamInes and camelias with their large
glossy leaves.
Through the open easement steals the
faint musical tinkIe Of playing fountains;
and the light, tempered pleasantly by rose
curtains of embroidered satin, kindles uP
gorgeous Old paintings with halo bright
as a rainbow. Ii is as if resher sunshine
were falling earthward on the bower of
beauty.
The canary sings in his gildod cage
her canary; and The mocklng bird raises
his clear notes higher and higher on The
periumed air.
" hy do you cench your hands until
the nails draw the rlch rosy blood thro'
the thin, qulverlug skin! Why do you
grind your teeth together aud hiss be-
tween them that one word, hush It's a
beautiful nome, | Iam sure, and that lady
with her head upon her bosom, is fair as
any dreamy vision of the painter.
Surely, nothing could be purer than
that broad, high brow; nothing brighter
! than those golden curIs.
And she loves you, too All, yes,
any one can read that in the Geep vloIeI
eyes, raised SO tenderly TO your own.
And that is it; your young vile loves
| you.
She linked to yours the existence OF an
angel, when she kneIt beside you at the
marriage altar and placed her hand IN
yours.
For twelve long golden sunny months
an angel has walked aid sat by your side,
or slept in your bosom.
You know it No mortal woman
ever made your heart bow before a purity
so divine
No earthly embrace ever filled your
soul with tie glory beyond the stars; no
earthly smile ever shOne so unchanglngly
above all noisome things, as you earth.
worms call care and trouble. She is an
angel, and other angels have been singing
to her in the long days OF this pleasant
June time.
"Husn y you say, but You can't shut
the anthem notes of Heaven from those
unsealeG cares. Louder, lighter, swell
the hymns OF the seraphs; brighter grows
The smile on your young wiie's lips.
She whispers, "Dearest, I'm aImosr
home, and you will come by and by, and
| am going o ask God to bless you y
But you cannot hear it, you tuIn away,
and the big tears gather in the violet eyes.
You had held her there on your bosom
all day all night, are you tired But you
can't answer, closer, closer--yOu clasp
the slight, fair figure; painfully you press
your lips TO the cold brow Carrie is dead.
What is it 10 you that the sunshine Is
bright; what that its cheerful rays tall on
the broad lands--our lands What is II
--now that she can walk on them no
more Few people know her; no vice
president must be chosen to fill her place;
no nation will raise a monument to her
memory But she was yours; great God
of ours--your all
No, yours and Gods; and your year
of Joy is over. and she rests Oh His bo-
som now in Heaven.
They have dug a grave for her. Spring
flowers brighten over it, and the green
grass smiles with daisies. and vioIets.
You 90 there, and sigh and pray, and ask
God if YOU too NAV come home ! and
when no answer comes, your proud heart
rises up in bitterness, and with bold,
wicked words upon your tongue, you
pause for your guardian angel looks down
rom heaven and whlspers--"Hush !!
PurgGtory.--A gentleman, says the
Louisville Journal. who seems TO be a
sincere inquirer after truth. addresses to
us ty letter, several question as 10 the
Roman Catholic purgatory. he wishes
to know how long a time, according TO
the Roman Catholic teachings,is absolute
Iy necessary for getting out of Purgatory
poor sinner that is burning there. Ihai,
We take it, depends upon the amount OF
money that his relatives and friends are
willing 10 pay for his extricaiIon. II !hey
were to pay not more than FIVE dollars at
a time for him, he would have TO stay
cry long while. Ii they were 10 pay
hundred, lie would get Out a greaI deal
sooner. II they should fork over thou
s,,J bo uo,,hI .o,ne so Quick out of the