The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-11-20
NELLIE GLEN,
WI died September lS, lS--,


of Consumption,
Aged % years.
Lore k"ors no chnnyr ia Xcarcm.
don't like to dwell on the sccno that
followed. Mark was snit,cn to tho earth
as 10y thundcrbolt; conscience his :c-
c"scr. There he pressed his forehead to
the cold stone, and soJhcd as | never wish
to hear man sob again, cxclai,nins be-
tween: 80! Nellie, was your murderer"
tell you, sir, | wouldn't have had tla,
man's feeling for kingdoms, for kingdoms,
sir.
Well, lie staggered to his feet and stag
gcrcd out Of the churchyar,l, pressing his
s"'lcd handkerchief to his mouth, and de-
pending ON me for support. 1 saw that his
hand was stained, and ty degrees the linen
crimsone1, growing every moment deeper
aud m"re scarlet.
80 Bcnnct, what is the matter" cried
startling with alright; and closing my arm
about him, Lcckuncd to l,ackman WHO
WAS passing, hclIed the poor fellow into the
carriage, and hy the time got him home,
there WAS, l assure you, but little life in
him.
"Since that lie has never rallied mill
this spell of fine weather come; lie has
been here regularly every day for Il week
-yondcr is the marble, look ut the de-
sign.''
We stepped into the shop. The man
who was working at the stone paused, with
his hand upon the top, and waited for us.
1t WAS pretty design, calculated to arrest
the attention. Two rl,crubs held scroll.
upon which, amid flowers, fncifuIv ar
ranged, could he traced the words" Nellie,
COL las foryivcn.' Then follows the name
age and date were left out-and this quo.
ta,ion of Holy Writ came next III order,
" For he that soweth to the flesh, shall of
the flesh reap corruption but he that SOW
eth to the Spirit, shall Of the Spirit reap
life everlasting"
"Ah! my dear sir" said my friend after
"A long silence, "were I an Atheist, the per.
feet pattern which poor Marks recent life
and conversation afford, would shake INV
doubts of Christianity, and scatter them to
the winds. Does this not sl,ow"-anl
he pointed to the stone-"a calm f,.,rl.ss.
ness of death aud all its grim appurto.
nanccs r.
We walked home together in thought
iuI tender mood. The next day I missed
the chaise, and the next: and the following,
the monument was gone. The young man
was dead
I"ri'y Of Rsasoniny.-Latcly at dis
tribution of prizes at n German village, u
little girl seven years old, whose parents
had just been turned out of their lodging.
because they had failed to pay their rent,
was asked by the rector:
"Have you studied sacred history INV
child !"
AYES, sir"
"Do you know the history Of tho crca.
ton Z"
II know that God made ALL"
why were Adam aud Eve turned out
of Paradise I" ~@ 80.
The child lIesitatcd moment, and then,
fixing her eyes on the examiner, replied
Probably they soere turned out because
they could not pug iheir rent"
"What nre you doing will, that lumber! ~
cried steamboat captain to an Irish,nan,
who was staggering towards the boat, Le.
neall' the weight Of huge plank, just as
the hell was ringing for the last tipe.-
"Wiiat am aoiag-sure, wasn't It yerseli
IN said, allyes as is going get board
and isn't tl,is ias iiligant one intirely assaid
the Hiberpiaa triumpbantly, amid HE
iaagtte, ~ sshe apectators. The captain
gave hin bi's abeossdr " and passage llni
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