The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-08-04


willopt fear or reservation, the wealth of
heart that was riah witt. love and,
S,aad;Gg together, they looked through
lie long vista of coming years, fondIy
hoping that the f!;lurs weg!l contain for
their hea:'s Only happiness. Alaa, ;ha,
Clouds may din lifc's glowing page,
And beatty fade away
Before the FIRST anniversary Of her wed
ding, Minnie, with her husband and bro
theirs. ss2cd beside the still form, and ga.
zed upon the placid face Of their father,
who had lain hie's burden down and pone
10 join the loved and lost III suprefnely
happy existence. His life had not been
III valn ior around his inani,nate clay Us
sc,Hbled these whose love he had won by
his kIna interest, and fathcrly care-those
with whom he had reioiced ir DAYS Of
gladncsS, ana who had received his tears
and sympathy when sorrows cloud hung
ho,Yy aud dark. Many, too, for whom
ho had pray ed wheH they drank OF the
worm wood and gal! of repentance, and
over whom he had shed tears Of happi
ness and thanksgiving, ut their adopion
into the fold o! the good Shepherd. But
;!!ey ad dear old Father Laurie 10 rest.
moaiDug their loss but rejoicing for lis
great gam; knowing full well that he
mad gone To an aruudaut reward.
In few months after the deaih of
Minniv'S father. Mr.. Eldriya having fair
prospects Of Success in new f.lJ rnp
cIuded to MAKE hrs hom. IL I'M. w,.i nm,
next We liud ,hym II "A Cuie,, bn, flourish
rny m:le Village on the ohn. liver Lr,.
they bid 'sir 10 receive as much houri
ness as vo,neers upon The sea Of Inn.
ever come rnir Possession ot. For lime
". will leave them 10 then eui.ymen.
Ten wear, hay" ,,nS.a1 AWAY. and y,
we .nzr upnn tie euI.cia,eI y,irf.vo,p
io,,n Of Mnu,e EuIn!n., We would I,e
le,l to Lrlcyr that / we're . much lo,r,..r
tuur. lnc larc tia! urr,. r,ll, c,rI ont,
hrlsh suuries lrurA u n.i.,N near. noA
wenrs a iuuk oi sa,!ues, Mi,irl Ir,I, ,,,,,.u
IL OF i,uu.s rli.hrc,I. and s,,ruv's rup
well nIsh lra.uol. Bun Ia account r,r
tins, we viii have to take uinuc, bark
ward. For n time after they mad. their
home in Indiana, all went pro>perous,y.
A.urice l. ,ir.rr, hv his attention 10 by.
slnoss, narurai c'oqueucc, aud kuowIedce
Of his j,r":ess OF. " OH f.r himself the coz.
tidoncc Vi all who knew him. Tn. name
of judge Eidrll.e WAS known all owe,
luGiana, and wherever il was spoken, /,
was with respcc; for lis manly integrity
and just dealings. But his business and
political enga gemem,s led him into the
company of persons whose chief pleasure
was derived from the exhilera,inp ntlu
ence Of the flowing bow and then and
there he learned to look upon the wine
when IL WAS red.'
For time, the influence Of these as
sGciarons was not perceivable, but gradu.
ally tie spoIier wound his meshes around
his victim, until the ficnd intemperance
WAS able 10 say, eXultingly, he is mine
And shall We go anil tell Of the weeks,
''o"'"s' a'u e'en Eears oi agony oi mat
"e'o.eu w.'1. ""e--o' the de't'tut'on oi httIe
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