The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-01-23

| simHp was AolnR away that he had got
! his trunk at The door, Abby could no,
believe IL. She s'arted for the strns
,oom Al once. la the hall she stopped.
Tor the door was aisr, and she heard her
Mher's voice. lt was iu pgned tone.
= anil struck 10 hef soul AZ once.
No, no, Albert she heard theold man
say, | cannot remain hero. bad intended
30 make my home with Abby, for she is
my oldest living; but | cauno bear ill.,
Nearly every ja, mr hear, Is ale to
ache boy he harsh uukmd words / hear
spoken 20 ourli,ilo ones Ohi such rood.
kind sweet chill llcui ami I hve them sol
Bus Abby will NOT listen even 90 me ~
Once l might have borne It.. but now.
when my hearl is lonely and sad from NJ.
cent beteaver out, ! cannot bear H.. 1
will cone and see you, and you shall re-.
ceive the old share OF loye Aud lear
she is not Away kind 10 YOU.
Has Lydia told YOU soy asked Albert.
Lydiayuttered MIR Gorham in surprise.
Shs told me? All, you don't know her.
1t you think so No, no. she has only
I told me What gool aud faithful wife
! Abby was 3u, csn sye. as my pres.
ence grows m1fc cuuiHiun, the restraint
wears ou, aud Anuy holtus TO show me
the iace ste U,tru krep, for home, /
speak lHS 80 YOU, Albert. because /
/ would no, lac 80 you. Bul--bOt-.I will
see you again, ! will se, Abby agaihl
Abby iistcucd 70 aim No longer With
awildiy beating bursting heart, she has
/ teusd to nee Uun aui threw herself up
oa nor bsl, and there she lay Tor lorg
ume. When her hu>b bsnl came up, SHE
Was 81, X and when he asked her what he
! could No tor her, she estid she would be
lett 10 lielself la moment, he mis-
trusted that she had heard some part of
her fathers remarks, aud left hei.
One day. little Nellie, looked pale and
sick, and cried n great deal with
pain. Il was the yoWgest-the baby.
Abby WAS lraotiOus, but she did not speak
AS harshly rs usual. She had tried to re.
form since her lather left, a week before,
but shcallowed spirit Of anger to come
into her sou on account Of the course he
had pursued, so her trial did not amount
omucb. When Albert came home the
child was worse, aud by this time it
had become So sick that The mother WAS
sorry that She had been so harsh through
tie day
/ Mr Leeman went for The doctor, and
when thar mau came, he said Nellie had
the scarlet fever, An night the little one
suffered much, aud its cheeks and brow
seemed on fire, On the next day she
grew weaker and sicker; then Abby fear.
| eJ she might de. Oh, what a thoughtl
Sabbath night came, and little Nellie
had grown very white and thin; during
the wHols day she had been calm aud
quiet. Could she be dying7 Oh, God
spaIe my child spare my emldl the fran
TIC mother prayed upon her knees
he clock bad Just struck nine, when
Nellie raised her eyes. aud they looked
very strange. 20
"Mama-good mama," she whisper
ed, kiss little Nellie"
The mother pressed her lips upon her
ehild's hrow aud kissed her feryent-
ly.
"Mama-you love little Nellie, and
you love George and Mary" Il
The mother could not speak. Just
then Albert entered the room.
"Papa--pspa- one kiss for little Nell
lie. Love little Nellie always Love
George and Mary. and love Mama"
When Abby Leoman next looked up
on her child the spirit had Aed The |
little sufferer was free from all aarthly |
pain. One moment the mother gazed |
upon the broken casket, ard then she
sank down upon her knees aud wept as
though her heart would break. Her hus-
band knelt by her side; he placed both
his arms about her neck, and with one
deep burst Of passionate grief, she pill
lowed her head upon his bosom.
On the next mornlng, Lydia came and
took care Of the body Of the little Nellie.
She dressed it sweetly ,combed its golden
hair back aud when she placed il III the
coffin, she spread new and fragrant flow
ers all around it, She had done all this
when Abby catered
The sisters were alone by the dead
child. Tue bereayed mother gazed
awhile upon the lovely faco 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. Il was
q long, long while ere either could speak.
They could only weep and sob, aud cling
mo.e closely hear; to heart.
r. y
We will not tell tho thoughts which
dWslt in AbbySeeman's mind upon this
occasion; nor will we tell Of the long
hours she spent upon her knees in pray
er while all others Of the household
slept.
Love George and Msryl Love little \
Nellie alwaysl Love Mamap' Ohl-- \
how those words rang in that m6ther's
soul. And how other words csme back
upon her, too-harsh. upkind words
which had been spoken to The cherub
ttsl had gohel But she found a balm in
the solemn resolutions she took to herself
never TO be unkind sgsin.
And the resolution WAS saeredly kept.
Albert and Abby mourned Tor the depar-
ted one, bui they felt, too, that the gen.
tle spirit Of the heaven-born child was
dwelling still with them. making n para
disc Of their home, and leading them on