The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-19


lifted By her loving hand. and the lonely ones
led tenderly onward toward the rsst fields Of
usefulness which they nrw so well adorn. Up
on the proceeds thus received. they lived com.
fortably, and Aubrey meantime advanced rap
idly in his studies. ..a.r #aHm#H
Thus time passed uutil Eva was seventeen
when her noble conduct and sweet eru,leness
won the affections Of George Maynard, who
though poor, had By perseverance, aud industry
acquired good education. He was an artist,
just entering upon his profession, with neither
wealth nor influential friends to assist or en-.
courage him. Still he ventured to plead his earn
est love, and then il was that we 6fst learned
the high and holy purpose. which, unknown to
all. she had cherished and steadily pursued. 1t
was this. At the fathers mournfhl death.he was
deeply in debt, and no trifiing portion of this
Indebtedness was due at the fashionable saloons,
and last, at those lowest plsgue.spos which
darken with their terrible shadows the faires, of
earths Eden bowers. Silently she had resolved
to liquidate, with her own hands, every farthing
which his creditors held against him. Silent
ly she had gone about her self-appointcd task,
calling on each, sscertainins the exact amour,
of their respective claims and informing Them
II they would wait, she would. in time, pay ALL
With rude stare OF incredulty were such
promises received from one so young, so child
like, SO fragile as everything available be.
longing to the family, had already been parted
among them, and they could obtain nothing by
fair means or foul; !" they very generously con.
sented II wait. Noble generosity Godli
forb,arance Thus to strip the innocent VIC
Tins Of their unholy, murderous traffic. aud then
kindly turn aside to whe, their vnlture beak upon
the bood-drippng vitals Of others. until this
scarcely more than child. could eurn.wi,h feeble
hands and means TO cancel their nef4rious
robheries
But she possessed q min, of wealth which
they were incapable Of approaching, and Of
which none except her mother had ever drea M
ell. This wssa versatile poetic mind. Soon
after the opening Of her school, she commenced
writing for the - Magazine, and wishing the
u,mos. secrecy called in person upon the worthy
Editor r,--molesily told him h history; her
hoprs .nd wishes. There was beauty and
pathos about h"r writings which pleased him
much. and h, discerned in III .se fresh openings,
the golden germs Of genius which would expand
into brilliant aud gorgeous blossoming. under
the genial influence Of kindly encouragement
while her youth. her heroic conduct perfectly
enchanted him. He Immediately engaged he.
services, paying her lbsrally for all she chose TO
, write,-promised entire secrecy and an increase
of s1ary. The proceeds Of the school, as ! said
b ,ior', supported them comfortably aud hap
PLY. and non, knew that she was daily coming
from her young brain. th, golden shower which
should wash away the disgrace tina, rested dark
Is npon one, beloved fathers m mory. Y,
i; was inde.,l so, an sh. infor n ii US tha; sh,
had materially diminish ID III. larg, amount.
| If We had loved her before. W. idoiiz-d hel
th-n, as sha sat in tn sof, light Of the sha leI
lamp, AMI with mingled feelings Of pl assure AM
pain fitting over her sweet fIcH, revealed to "
the secret she had so wished to have longer KEEP
from IA, AMI but for G.ors''s svowal woul
have done 50. With deep emotion she place,
her trembling hand in his saying; ..
George my heart is yours. but my hand ma!
never b., until it hath wrought out the worl
which that hear; hath so earnestly vowed Il
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perform" Vain We're our entreaties. that W
misa' o. permitted 70 csnce' '"e ie"a,"'"
dto's.-sne 'u'ned 'ea''u''y sway rom Oil ou
p'eadinss' ana oeso'en' us as we loved hei'
leave hcs 10 perform '"'s 'ac'eu TASK dlone' Ay'
many OF me noo'es' gems wh'cn sparkle ami
the e,,'er'hs rosary OIL ANGELS were wrought ou
In 'i'ence' suffering ana ,'ea's-'ea's ~"'c
t0o'Aa soniee'me' hoou oacA upon 'he wear
heett' ana almost s'''' i's w''d pu'sa''0ns 10
ever! f
uSo'se went 70 hu'op'' II "'a''e'S not 'o'o'
now Ne poor ''''s'' wa' ehao'e" 70 's" -"
) s'uui'S ., "e s'eS, nAS"'s' " ." "e ~
0, nun VINO nat, eIa''s"ss" '"s "ohue' o'
i aomifng world EVA c'oseu het schooi' an