Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-21
CLEVELAND WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER gl 1852

The pleadof was sienced. but the pale, sad
face gave signs of intense suffering A whole
week passed without another word Then
camo letter from her father in these few
words
Your mother is dying Come o como
quickly Wchave been looking for you every
hour during be last four days Don't delay
moment after receiving this, If YOU would
sac your mother alive
There was no objection to urgo now But
when Mrs. Carson recrosscd the thrci hhold
over which she had gone forth a bride, it was
TO fall with deep wall of anguish insensihle
across the bed where lay the cold form of her
almost idolzed mother back TO whom she had
so painted 10 fly, Though more than year of
patient waiting.
There was strange expression in the face Of
Mrs. Caison for months afterwards Its mean.
ing her husband did not seek 10 penetrate. --
Indeed, perception with him had do plummet
line that could reach far enough down to
| fathOm her cOnsciousness Months paased
before any warmth came back to her cheeks, or
any igt to her dreamy eyes. Yet no mur-
mur OF reprosch escaped her lips She was
! lyving dutiful. and patient But she never
| spoke to Mr.. Carson of her mother Once or
twice he referred TO the dear departed one, but
he did not seem 10 hear his remark; aud he,
from vague suspicion Of the truth hold back
| from repeating the reference.
With what painful distinctness was this
whole scene restored, as Mr. Carson sat griev-
! ing over his great loss, in the desoate home
from which the light Of loving face had de-
parted forever. o, what would l have given
for the power to change that one cruel act!--
| Away from the robuking record, written in his
| book Of life in characters never TO be erased,
| but il was only to gaze upon another almost as
! d. l.l 4
other scenes in which he was the mean, selfish
opposer, and she the loving, patient long suffer-
| ing wife. IL had been all CxactiOn on his part,
and gentle compliance on hers, even though com
| plianoe must often have been through reluc.
tance or pain. lie had been a selfish tyrant
she u yielding, dutiful subject, though often
| burlened beyond natures power OF endurance
Aud now, ns Mr. Carson read over the past,
/ ho saw new meanings in almost every iie-inci-
dent The sad eye, the pale, plCaling face that
grew thinner and paleI with every assing year;
the almost stony look that answered to his un.
kind words the silence that often sealed her
! lips for hours after his arbitrary denals all
these, and more, were present to him now, and
he tried, but in vain, 10 put them out ( sight.
| How little had he taken her needs ot mind or
holy into consideration, during all the years of
their married life lie had scarcely ihous lat of
her US a being with necessities like his own ;
but rather as one given TO be the servant of his
wants aud pleasures. 1t mattercd little how
she thought, felt, or desired. If her action
served him, that reached the compass of his es.
Inmates.
Lowing and patient" What a new power
to smite him with a whip of stinging scor-
pions, was this testimony of the preacher gain
ing every moment. Yet, she had been loving
and patient amid cruel wrongs aud neglects,
that sapped the foundations of her life. Loving
and patient, though daily she bent lower and
lower beneath the heavy weight of her uncheer-
ed duties.
And these were the memories that came back
upon the bercaved husband as he sat, with his
mothcrlcss children. in the home now made
desolate. There had been an angel in hi,
house for years hut in his blind sef4hness h'
! ! had not recognized her presence, even though
! her hand crowned his days with comfort, an,
20 made his pillow soft for him at night. An,
worse than this for good deeds he had return
ed harshness Tor love, coldness ami for gentl
words, unkindly speech.
r Not geam Of consolation found its way il
y to this night Of sorrow and self rebuke. Oh
j. dead return not Aswe have been to them $
d will he oui memories of them-blesscd, or at
;, cusing memories, &c 'ording to our decide