The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-09-23
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was called down to see a woman in
distress. She was short, Heshy, pale
| woman, from the north of Ireland. She
had plain, consistent story, told in scch
a style of artless sincerity, and with such
struggling emotion, that no one but All
habiiual skeptic could doubt it for a
moment. She wanted no money She
had not come to beg, She said nothing
about anything of the kind. She was
comfortable in her clothing aud appear.
ance, aud per ectly destitute of art in
her manner. One idea alone occupied
her mind
my husband left me- He is living
with another woman, and I've found out
that he Is like to die Poor man he
has done very wrong, but l don't want
him to die, and never minister, or any
body, say word to him about his soul,
or make prayer, or anything of the
kind !" and then her tears flowed, and
deep sigh told of struggling emotions,
that no language could express.
"How did your husband come to leave
you?"
He was good, kind husband, poor
man as any woman needed to have In
the world. He always used me well,
and we took dale O. comfort together;
and we lived in N, and he was coach
maker, and, the poor man he came to
New York to get better wages and
she got my husband away from me. He
didn't come home as he used to do, and
seed that something was the matter of
him like, poor man! He couldn't stan
it to come home and see me feel so bad;
and then he staid away-away altogelh-
err" Here again her swelling heart
gave vent to its griefI aud l fancied l
saw rushing through her agonised spirit.
memories of early love-whsn tender
words, and gentle smiles, and kind
caresses beguiled the evening hours, and
wooed the soul into sweetest slumbers;
and visions of future home and blessed
ness danced before her mind when she
dreamed of nicely furnished rooms, rich
tables, beautiful yards, and towering
shrubs, and delightful walks, and green
meadows, and waving harvests. Alas /
dream--only dream-a delirious
dream it is true, but she never saw the
sweet home, or nicely y-furnished rooms,
or rich tables, or beautiful yards, or / b
harvests, and said these are my own"
And her bridalrday came back with
its hearty, rustic glee. its joyous dance,
aud its plighted faith, for there was
day when gay and bright voting man
stood by his cherished bride, and in the
presence of God and man, solemuly
vowed '' to love, comfort, honor, and
Keep her, in sickness and 10 health; and
forsaking all others, keep him only unto
her, SO long as they both should live;
aud how did this dark day appear in
contrast with ner smiling, joyous, we'd
ding day. ~ - % 20 ~ 10 -
And the honeymoon came back, with
its hours of love and happiness Days
and years of home came back. What if
it was homely place, small and lowly
place. 1t was home, and her husband
was BY her side, and her sweet babe was
then her only babe-the idol of her
heart.
,"And they took little sissy away from
me ~ A gush Of tears and another Bit
ter groanCshawed allithe mother then
struggling with deepcstwrongs ssThey
,oaxed her away, poor, dear thing She
was 80 little, and they hid her away
from me, and it was I that was her own