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cave gwen me . treasure such as few men
possess. Oh you cauoot kuou What a hea.
ven on earth my home is while whils-ly
| wife
But Charles bad undertaken . work he
could Dot perfurm The words stuck in his
throat and the speech ended 10 q hood of
team His gentle ~ifs bad ssnk upon bis
eoson aud the cid mac ssat to tie .inao-
aud pretended to be looking at somstbiug ip
the street, notuiihstsnd ding !, vas very dark
out there, and that be had his hao kerckief
before bis eyes all the while
Aeoieer week passed away, and daring
the most of that time the old man remained
/ With Abby After this be began to see the
cloudy disposition manifest itself Heu.s
Paiued aud shocked He spoke with her.
but she pretended she could no, help i, -
Anothsr seek ps.scd ON, aud duripg that
tine Mr. GorAan spoke uiih bis child touch
ing her fault; but still she did not tmend
Saturday evening came. aud Abby Lee
than was ia het chamber Her Oldest child
Ag'rt, cane mp and told ber that grsndpa
vas going aEay-thst be had got his truok
a. the door. Abby could not bslisye il -
sssstarted f.r the sitting room at once. In
tue hsii she stopped. foF the door vas aiar
aud abe beard her fathers voice IL was In
panied tone, and il siruok her to ths soul
ct ouee .f.
No no, Albert, she beard The old man
say, i eaonot remain here; bat bad in.
'euded 20 mske my lone with ABBY. for
shs - ny eldest living but I cannot hear
a. Nearly every day my heart is made TO
ache oy .be harsh, unkind words hear apo.
kep TO our little ones OH sueb good, kind,
sweet ehildreu aud love them 90 But
ABBY viii sot listen, even 70 me- Once I
might have horneit; bat oov, when my heart
- lonely and sad from recent bereavement,
cannot bear il. will come TO see you ID
yoa shall have the old share Of love Aud
1 fear she u not always kind TO you
Has bydia told you 80 . usked Albert
'LydiaF uttered Mr. GoshAm in surprise
'She told ne Ah, you dost knos her,
II you think 80. No no. she ouly told me
What good aud faithful wife Ably was =
But eau see, as my presence grows more
common the restraint wears OF and ABBY
begins TO show me the face sbe often keeps
for bone Speak this TO you. Albert b..
cause would not he 20 you But-but-
1 viii sev you again, I viii see Abby again,
a Abby Rsteusd 70 bin no longer with a
wildly beating. barstiue heari, She FASTENED
TO her room, aud thrsa herself upon her bed,
and there she lay for long time When
Der husband came up she vas sick. and when
he asked her what be eouli do for her, she
said she WOuld be lsft TO hsrsef 10 q ne
msnt be mistrustea that she had heard some
part OF her fathers remark, and left her
One day lIttle Nellie looked pale and sick
aud cried great deal with pain. Il vas
the youngest, tbs baby Abby Vas frnetious.
bat she did not speak Is fractions as usual
She had tried 10 reform since her father left.
Sesk hsfore. bat she had AlloHed spirit Of
anger 10 come into her soul on aecoast of
the course be bad pursusd, 80 her trial did
not amount 70 much, When Albert came
home ths child was worse. and by this time
The ehlld had beceuIs so sick that the m Itb
or Was sorry she hal been so harsh through
the day
Ar Leemsp Eent for tie doctor. and Sben
that man e-me, he said little Nellie bad the
scarlet fever All night the little one suf
fered much aud it. cheeks and brow seemed
on hre On she next day she grew weaker
and sieksr, then Abby feared sac might
die. Oh What = thought
SabbAIh night eaaae sBd Little Nellie had
gFoWn very Shite and thin, during the whole
day che had been calm aud quiet Could
she be dying1 i0l God spare ny child =
the ffAuiie mother prayed upon her knees
The clock had just struck nine, when
Nellie raised hsr eyes, aud they looked very
strange
Mann. -gooi n.ama, she -sisyereS,
'kiss lille Nellie
The mother pressed her lips upon Der
cbild's broV aud kissed her fefysudy
'hamma-yoa love little Nellie aud you
love George 0nd Mary
The moIhsr could hos speak Just thea
Albert entered ths reom
Pspa -papa -one kiss Tor little Nellie
Love George aud Mary and love mammA
Whep Abby Lesu an looked upou her ehiid
che spirit bad 6sd The lttle saRsrer was
free from all earvhly patio 0bs moseut
The aotheF gaEsj apos the brokea easkes.
abd sbs sabk doWn apsB hsr knees SOD wspt
~ thosgh hsy heart UOaid break Her hos
bsad sbslt dova By bef side he plso-d
bOth bis hsnds about hoF usck, and Witb one
deep Sarst u psss1opsts grief she pillovsd
her bsaa upoo bic boso@
% tss sent asorsisg Lydia ss1e ssd took
earsef ths eody 0i little Nstiis Shs dressed
it ssesily, s0abed isa goldeB bsiv back sad
shes she pisosd u 10 the s0isn she spread
nsW ffagTsaI housgs az afouaa ~ She bad
dous sh ,h. sbeu AbsJ vhssrsd
Ihs sisisFs sefs slons ~ she dead child
The bsfeays4 unothsf gsEs4 awhile upoa ne
lovely fees si che hJtis siyspsr and tbsn she
turAsd 70 hsE s.sisf Lydia opened hsr ssas
sod ths sstsaHRsd sass asfs iooked in eash
sthsFs smbFaes. II gas . loug vhiio ere
sithsr sonid spsak Tssy salg sep aBd
siiag nors closely hssrt 20 bsaft
We vill nsl isli lbs ihosghts skish duslt
10 Absj L.cssAs's miad sboa tsis oeea.taa
see uih ss tsii of she loug hoars st.snt apoa
hsF kaass 10 Psays vhiis ell others n ths
hausshola slept.
,i.sgs Gsofgs sod Nasy Love liisls Nol
lis siatys Loys mAmaa' Oh hos thsss
uofds ssns bagk upoai hsf, tso--hsrah us
I kiad seris thaa bad bssu spoksa 20 ths
sbsFa5 iisst hsd gees Hat sks fsana hsirs
/ b. tbe solomn rssglniigps she bad takes ~
hsfsslf sever e ~ ppkibd aE~ia
I Asd the rssoistioBs saa ssefoaiy Kept -
/ Albert asd Abby noasssd fof ths departed
I aHei kat thag isit, iog. shat fhs Eneile spirit
I % tie hssyen bsfn sbiia VS. dHsiling Ftiii
sith tham, nskinga psssdiss q issif hoas
asA leadiag thsu "a ie i9y sd peass
Efs ione tie ai1 Naa esms O. hFe aatils
viih ~ 81 ss1sst ssiii anl fgea tbst tlaa
hs divided BE aosihs sqasiiy bstssss tbsa.
asd he esaid % msfe feet fhet aua kaas