Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-08-12


out with a new distinctness. "She hat
trial, pain, suffering" Alasl and thi
was true also-tIu ue to the bereaved hus
hand in a way never before appreciated
| Back to his home returned Mr.. Car
son, and gathered his motherless child
rem around him. How very, very des
olate he felt. What a pressure there
was upon his bosontewhat an aching
void within.
"Loving and patient" The brief
sentence found an involuntary repeti-
ton in his mind He kept saying ii
over and over, until memory began to
draw pictures of the past. Let us trans
fer one. of these pictures to canvas
Tera 4 = M dsson gazedsupons il
unit ] L gave him the heart-ache. !.
They had been married over year
when Mrs. Carson who had not seen hcr
mother during that period, asked to 'gc
| home," distance of some two hundred
miles, and make short visit. Since
her marriage she had not visited the
dear old place, though her heart KEEP
going back to its loved ones yearningly
all the while.
81 don't see how that is possible" an
swered her husband, coldly, and in evi-
dent surprise at the request. "You
cant go alone; and for me to leave my
business is out of the question
Tears came instantly to the soft
brown eyes of the young wife.
Il have not seen my mother since [
came from home
"Down, down through years came to
Mr.. Carson the voice of his wife, as it
trembled on this sentence. Not sin
gle shade of its tender sadness was gone.
And now it fell upon sensitive ears,
that searched into all its meanings
But, when living lips uttered the words
so faithfully kept by memory, they
awakened no feeling of sympathy in his
selfish heart. "Came from homer He
then said to himself angrily, "Isnt this
her homer"
Write to your mother, and ask her
to come and make us visit, replied
Mr.. Carson.
"Mother has large family, and many
cares. She could not get away for so
long journey"
And you have cares, and home
where your presence is needed" said
the husband. Then he added, ''No, no,
Mary, l can't see that it is possible
now"
sI can-go- alone, Tears had kept
gathering in spite of her efforts to re-
press them, and now few drops fell
slowly over her cheeks.
"Don't think Of that for a moment
I am particularly opposed to ladies trav-
cling alone. 1 don't think it at all
safe. And then, the baby is young. 1t
would be certain to take cold, and might
contract fatal disease
BABY is nerly three months old"
ats no use arguing the matter" said
Mr.. Carson, with considerable impa-
tience of manner. ''You can't go,
Mary, and you might as well give it up
at once"
Memory had kept, with daguerreotype
| fidelity, the expression of his wife's
face, when he flung back upon her this
unfeeling Introduction, and now it was
before him in all of its rcbuking sad
ness.
Lowing and patient This was the
commentary. No angry, impatient or
did frown disfgure her brow. But
she seemed to shrink before him, as if u
strong hand had born down hard upon
her.
Two months from that time, news
came of the mothers sudden illness.
II must go home now,' she said.
''It is impossible for me to accom-
pany you. Wait for few days Your
mother will be we'll again.
81 can go alone, Thomas" urged Mrs.
Carson.
II will not consent to that, Mary"
was positively objected. Next week,
if your mother should continue to grow
worse, 1 will go with you"
"Oh, Thomasi If should never see
her alivel'
"You indulge a needless alarm,
said the husband, eoldly. ''This sick
ness is but temporary, and will pass
away"
The pleadcr was silcnced, but the
pale, sad face gave signs of intense suf
fering. A whole week passed without
another word, Then came letter from
her father in these words
"Your mother is dying. Come! 0,
como quickly! We have been looking
for you every hour during the last four
days Don't delay moment after re-
ceiving this, if you would see your mo-
ther alive
"There was no objection to urge now
But when Mrs. Carson rc-crossed the
threshold over which she had gone
forth bride, it was to fall, with deep
wall of anguish, insensible across the bed
where lay the cold form Of her almost
idolizied mother, back to whom she had
so painted to fly, through more than a
year of patient waiting.
There was strange expression in the
face of Mrs. Carson for months after
wards. Its meaning her husband did
not seek to penetrate. Indeed, percep
ton with him had no plummet-line that
could roach far enough down to fathom
her consciousness. Months passed be-
| fore any warmth came back to her
cheeks, or any light to her dreamy eyes.
Yet no murmur or reproach escaped her
lips. She WAS loving, dutiful and pa
ticnt. But she never spoke to Mr.. Car
son of her mother. Once or twice he
referred to the dear departed one, but