The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-02-25

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sick, and cried q great deal with a pain.
IL was the youngest-the "bahy." Alb
by was fractions, but she did not spoak
as barshly as usual She had tried to
reform since her father left, a week be-
Lore, but she allowed spirit of anger
TO come into her soul on account of the
i aourse-h he had pursued, so her trial did
Lat amount to much. When Albert
| e5rse Aen1e, the child was worse, and by
this time it had become SO sick that the
fnether was sorry that she had been SO
harsh through the day.
Mr. Leeman went for the doctor, and
when that man came, he said Nellie had
he scarlet fever. All night the little
one suffered much, and its cheeks and
brow seemed on fire. Ga the next day
She grew weaker and sicker; then Alb
IIby feared she might die. Oh, what
/ thought
f Sabbath night came, and little Nellie
had grown very white and thin during
the whole day she had been calm and
quiet. Could she be dying' Oh, God,
spare my child spare my child ?" the
mother prayed upon her knees.
The clock had just struck nine, when
Nellie raised her eyes, and they looked
very strange.
"Mana-good mama," she whispered,
| q kiss little Nellien
The mother pressed her lips upon her
child's brow and kissed her fervently.
"Mama-you love little Nellie; and
T -5ou love George and Mary
| SThe mother could not speak. Just
then Albert entered the room.
7 F"Papa- papa-one kiss for little Mel
lie. Love little Nellie always. Love
.George and Mary, and love mama"
When Abby Leeman next looked up
on her child the spirit had fed The
little sufferer was free from all earthly
pain. One moment the mother gazed
upt n The broken casket, and then she
sank down upon her knees and wept as
though her heart would break. Her
husband kpelt by her side; he placed
both his arms about her neck, and with
t5EesJccp burst of passionate grief, she
pilIowed her head upon his bosom.
Ga the next morning, Lydia came and
took care OF the body of the little Mel
lie. She dressed it sweotly, combed its
golden hair back, and when she placed it
in the coffin, she spread new and fra
grant flowers all around it. She had
done all t4is when Abby entered.
The sisters were alone by the dead
child The bereaved mother gazed
awhile upon the lovely face of the little
sleeper, and then she turned to her sis
ter. Lydia opened her arms, and the
next moment the estranged ones were
locked in each others embrace 1t was
a long, long while ere either could speak.
They could only weep and sob, and cling
more closely heart to heart.
We will not tell the thoughts which
dwelt in Abby Leeman's mind upon this
occasion nor will we tell of the long
hours she spent upon her kness in pray
er while all others of the household slept.
'Love George and 1Iary! Lore lille
Nellie alaooys! Lore Mama!" Oh
how those words rang in that mothers
soul And how other words came back
upon her, too-harsh, unkind words
which had been spoken to the cherub
that had gone But she found balm
in the solemn resolution she took to her
self never to be unkind again.
And the resolution was sacredly kept.
Albert and Abby mourned for the de-
parted one, but they felt, too, that the
gentle spirit of the heaven born child was
dwelling still with them, making para
disc of their home, and leading them on
in JOY and peace.
Ere long old man came to live awhile
with his eldest child, and from that time
he divided his months equally between
them, and he could no more feel that
one home was pleasanter than the other
Both were alike, joyous, peaceful, and
happy. When he now looked upon Alb
by's happy, smiling face. he knew that
she had no other face for domestic use.
The booming, genial countenance that
Welcomed the visitor to her dwelling, |
was never laid aside. It's sunshine was
for her husband and children, and the |
cloudy brow was put away forever.
Mrs. Smithers says her husband
was once the greatest military man in
the country. For two years he was a
Lieutenant in the Horse Marines, after
which he was promoted to altaincy in
regular company of sapheads and mi
nors.
E% Among the many remarkable |
objects in the patent office at Washing
ton, and which evince what mechanical
skill can do, is an invention that picks
up pins from a heap, turns them all
around with their heads up, and sticks
them in papers in regular rows.
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STONE CEMENT:-A cement of three
parts fne coal ashes, one of red leap
three of sand and two of chalk by weight,
made into putty with oil, is excellent