Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-06-29

lower beneati, the h0asg weight Of her un.
cheercd duties. ~
And tl4ese were thememories that came
back upon. the bereaYeds husband, as be
sat witllsla his motherless children, in the
home noss made desolic, There had been
an angel IN his house fpr years; but in his
bind selhshness he had not recognized
her presehce, even kthough her hand
CROWNED ,liistlays witt evmiort, and made
his pillow soft for lam az night. And
worse tliahJItis for god deeds he had re.
turned harshness; foflpfe coldness; and
for gentle words sanla speech.
Not a plea,n 80 lAtion found It's
ssass mo iiss 4 n d z. ssoA md selfsfe-
Ebuke. Our dead ietuHlsot: As we have
been to them, SO will'be our memories of
thcm-blcssed, or accusing memories, ac-
coIding to our deeds.
How many hundreds Of bercaved hus-
bands are sitting in tho shadow OF grief
to-day, mourning for the departed ones
whose loving presence will no more give
warmth and light to their dwellings? All!
what are their ompanion-thoughts? What
their crowding memories? What Their
pictures from the past? Like those of
| Mr.. Carson? Not all, we trust; yet, to all
must come the recollection of acts or
omissions, that the world, if possessed,
would hardly seem too much to give, il
that great sacrifice could change the rec
ord.
But to those who still have their homo
treasures around them, the lesson comes
with hope as well rs rebuke. All, how
little inclined are some men to think, that
the patient, uncomplaining ones, who
move daily through their dwellings, have
equal wants and pIatiOns with them
selves. How singularly inclined are self
ish, sensual-minded men, to undervaIut
and think lightly of woman wants
warnings, pecuiaritics, and necessities
. Their range of thought and feeling sweeps
rudely away from hers. Their hearts bu
rarely respond to the same touches ofsym
pathy. If, now and then, q wife drops he
pure pearls of feeling at the foot OF he
+ husband, he tramples them i'll light scori
under his feet, and she learns, from thes
sad experiences to keep more sacred he
precious treasures And so she withdraw
more and more into herself, and, 1t ma
, be. turns to her husband some roughe
side of her character, thus exposing ON
that will suffer least from the rude contac
to which she is daily exposed.
; All! who can tell in what externall
. pleasant homes these fearful heart martyr
doms a,e going on. Beautiful mansions
richly attired, give charm and elegance
our streets. They smile down upon u
!, everywhere, with Lhcirassurance OF happ
! hearts within. But, every now and theI
' wan faces, and sad dreamy eyes look OF
y upon us from the windows; or we cate
yiimpses, through tluttering walls, OF hope
less countenances, rs victims of socii
I, wrongs glide in and out OF waiting cal
3 riares. Alas! alas What a mockery
= life is all this! If some nre not paticl
:, and loving, as was Mrs. Carson, who bo
~ up under her heavy burdens with seemn
~ cheerfulness, until she fell exhausted, az
u perished, and perished by the waysld
- ere half the usual allotment of days WI
~ filed up, who can wonder-who Ct
- - strongly blame? All have not the re'i!
~ ~ ious trust that gave strength in her wea
~ ~ ness, and hope in her despair.
- Still, blessings on the loving and
y, % tient, though even their paths be roug
~ ~ and their trials sharp! They pass away II
- the rest--faliug Mt noon and midday
= the journey of liie--but their departure
;, in light, and, rs their garments trail b
~ hind them in their final passage upWar
- o to all eyes. even those made duAlest
y. selfish feelings, they are seen rs ange