The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-03-24
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1 t-H NAS ~ - SNi--SwtAS SYsAH,,4H eW &{1
pa A company Of, Southern ladissos ssaru yaca
one day ,assembledt in ~, friends .parler, 40.
when the CONVERSATION ,ehanced TO turs.
on tn, subject of earthly 'afHietioh Esshs hss1nos
had her story of peculiar tsiH ana q A" VI
resvenent to relate, except eaS .pals ss4linsxai
boxing Woman, whose 7lustsrless eye Nd sl,u
detected air showed that shs was 4. pref. n,
10 the deepest melancholy. Suddenly ~
arousing herself she said in hollow ssie6Tr
"Not enc Of yss kn9ws dvhas ssanhls' 'ai,-o,
a"wiil' yJa please Mrs iGaeayy satds ADD &. e %
kind voice ofa lady who we'll knsSI Ne 'iusss
story, "tell the ladies what you s.l! uovg sitzs
|bles" -
sso"I will. N ysu dssirs. she arspifsd, aSssE1
have seen it, Myfparests possssssd : hnpci
End my girihood nae ssr.friIW
rounded by all the comforts sfIllfAsuE 90.
seldom knew an ungsstiaed wish, and VA -
always gay at,. light hearted. nsryn,e4 Von
|at nineteen one I loved more thss IN tkSa trd
world besides.o Our home .was seSissk taaf
but the sun light never fell On . zlevoisss bisT
one, OF, on Q happier household. ,Xeasa ,,.,a
rolled on peacefully. Five children saS =
around osr table. and y little curly head .Sa1a
still nestled in my bosom One fni&hsseoo
about sun down one or those hefciSee Vi
black storms came on. which are seI con-y, SEQ
mon in our Southern climate. For many r,,vy
hours the rain poured down incessantly. !,
Morning dawned, still the elements rssed. AZ"
The whole Savannah seemed afloat. Tie efsls
little stream near our dwelling sbscamsA seft
raging torrent, Before We were aevssS acs,a
of it, our house was surrounded BY ,watss.
managed with my babe to reach On ele--
waited spot, on which few vide-spseal- hN y
ing trees we're standing, whose dsuiS foi.ls;6s
iage offered some protectiou.e While - u II
husband and sons stxoye to .ssve svhstsuoy
they could OF our property. At lAss -, n
fearful surge swept away. my, husband. snd ~
he never rose again. o I4adiss-ena one
ever loved husband mors--hst Asa
scas not troutls -,
presently my soma saw their danger. =,
and the struggle for life became their 90. %
y consideration They we're brave, lev Sraa
| ing boysas ever blessed . mothSr's hsasS; bas
aud ! watched their efforts to escape vi,A..aau
such agony as only . mother car. fsel.5-,o,s..
They were SO far Of could net speak tos
them, but could see them closing nsss.. . si
er 20 each other. ss their little isIknldi to
grew smaller and smallex.al5 hea zEsad viz
| tue suen river ragged areund thes aa
huge trees; dead branches. upturned tFpsks
wrecks Of houses. drowning cattle, msasss '''- !.
of rubbish. all went floating past us. NJ 1asa
boys waved their hands to me, then pslnta bas
led upward.w Iknew itiaxaa q asfarewSlls olss
| signal and you, mothers, cannet imagin>e "a,
my anguish. saw them all perish and.
yet-that was not trouble. ''s''. -
b. Il hugged my baby close to my heasS a'''i
and when the waters rose to ny fset, Iaisea
climbed into the low branches of the trsssvesb
4 and So kept retiring before it. antil, ania,,s,
All,powerfui Hand staid the waves, tAas
they should come NO further. was tsv.H = -
edo All my worldly possessions wtrs'o
swept away; all my earthly hopes blights6 swol
4 yet thatwas not trouhie. = 81 !. 81 "a yifaea
1 "My baby was all Ihad left on earth g,
labored night and day 70 support hin
and myself, and sought to train him IN !. VI
the right way, but as he grew Older, Svil
!, companions won him from me- He se8s. jasm
edGto care for his mother's eeunsils; he os al
iwould sneer at her entreatiss and aQoai~ .,..
! zing prayers. He left my humble roof
that he might be unrestra:n d in hspsrsuit
of evil; and at last, when heated By vine g
one night, he took the life Of . gfellov.tF
being, and ended his own ON the scaiEol6 esaf
My Heavenly Father had filled my cup Of !, 40
sorrow before; now it ran over. That
was trouble. ladies', such Issh I hope His
Z mercy viii spare yon from ever sxpsrien-a7
cling. -
There was no dry eye among the list,
Eeners, and the warmest sympathy was ex
i pressed for the bereaved mother. whos6 siN
sad history had taught them nsefal lee =
son. -4s s . eeesE, y :iasg.ss.s az asslsa sta