Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-12-09

l'alAhi Nlah tuN wi pbi VI beshh h"N 'V'eN1
him, and feeling her own strength begin.
nlns to fail, despair seemed TO take posses.
siou Of her, when ih. snow ceased for q
short time. and she found she had wander
cd far away IRON the road to tho homestead
which she had eagerly sought to reach.
Bat thoughts Of her husband again strung
her nerves, and she once moro reg,insd the
right direction. This happened several
tunes and had she alono besn concsrned,
she must have psri.hsd; for nothing bu,
the energy inspired by the faint hope of'a.
wing her husband and child prevented her
from lying down to do. But villa. CLEAN
Of JOY shot through her oysrpen, frame,
when, On looking M jI,. as ths dsree blast
had swap, by, she beheld the farmhouse a.
short distance! Nsw strength seemed TO
BE- again impaired 10 her .tiiT,ning limbs,
aud n, length she reached the door. told her
tale, aud almost Immediately y four men. be.
longing 90 the farm, were ready TO start.
with all the necessary Implements for eI.
Treating William irom hi. singular and
rsrilou' situauon. llelrn's infant who
had hesn b,numbsl for many hours, show.
ci little signs Of recovery she. however.
delivered It though with an aching heart,
10 the farmers wife "a benevolent woman.
Who wa. herself a mlthcr,) and determined,
contrary 10 all Advice and opposition, ~
return % her husband. Nor. had she re-
NAMED could she have served the poor in.
hut. who died shortly after 'ho lsii the
house
The poor distracted wife. mounted on
horseback behind q man, now proceeded on
her way with all the speed the animal could
exert In il. toilsomo journey. Will, her
whole soul was absorbed in the one desire
Of finding her husband alive. Of which no
hope could have been entertained but lor
tho depth OF the valley, which, from tho
way that the wind 1T, might IN great
measure have occasi1ned IL 20 escape the
drif, that was fas. blocking up the roads,
auI Transforming plain. into hills. Bat;
WHO shall ealcuIals tie years Of misery
which Helen seemed TO endure, while this
suspense hung over her! She was. as |
have ,Aii, Possessed O! deep and ardent fsol-
ing, and they were now strained 10 their
utmost tension. After much diaisuliy in
avoiding the jeepe- wreaths OF snow, anl
in l1urierins through the less dangerous,
the party a, length reached the entrance of
the valley. All hciC seemed propitIous to
their hopes, for the snow was but little
drliel. Tho men who we're on foot had.
however. BY nearer way. which the horse
could no, travel, FIRST reached the SPOT,
Where, .al TO tell, though poor William
stall rJtaiucl hl- suspended posture, the
snow wi. drilted over him. and ho no long.
cr lr.iihsd. They bad succeeded. however.
IN cAirira,ing the body, which the bore 20
the cot, and laid upon the bed before tho
arrival of Helen. who, with frantic hope
still clinslnr % h,r heart, repeated, un.
wcaFicdly and often, every means to BRING
him back to life, though foilci in all Alas,
poor cir, her young and arden, hear, hal
loved her husband almost to ldolatry, and
with him the charm or lie wa. led The
.pring Of hope and existence vas dried up
40 the fountain head. and the stroke wa,
too heavy for her to bear, aud brain fever
was iAe immediate consequence OF her great
bodily cScrtion aad mental suffering. For
a considerable time her lio va, despairoi
OF; ye, youth, and ihonatnral strength Of her
constitution, gained trlnsit,ry triumph.
and some degree Of bodily health returned /;
bUt the mind lad become an utter ruin.
Sic was removed as soon as il could b,
safely accomplished. back to our village,
ani became again an inmate of Ter a,her's
house. where have often at for hours lis
tenins to the suggestions Of a waywari ian.
cy. where William s,ill rcigncd paramount.
Fortunately, all that had passed since the
intensity OF her suffering began, seemed
quite annihilated ia her recollection ; for
she talked Of her husband as ,,ill absent a,
the fair, and siill sung to her infant that
bymn with which she sOoihsd il TO sleep on
the first night Of her misfortunss. and which
has often forced tears from my eyes. and
the sob, from my breast. M tongue can
describe the touching melody OF Ler soft
aGd melancholy voice, or the sweet .ulduci
expression Of her beautiful counientEcs,
which became daily more wan aud delicate;
till at the end Of two years, hor weakness
was 20 great that she was unable to rise
from her chair, ani was one evening sent
I for in haste to Sc her. When | entered
her fathers house was met by tho old
man. who impaired to me the surprising in.
i.lli.ence that Helen had recovered hOr
senses. Immediately anticipated ,ha,
change was about to take place. and had no
sooner looked upon her than was confirm.
el in my opinion. Sorrow had completed
its work, and she was about to pass from
our sight forever. The recollection Of her
husbands sad faio bad returned with her
reason. But nsither the remsmbrance OF
IL, Of her own suIerine'. nor the knowlcjss
OF her ehild's death, which she now knew
for the FIRST time, seemed TO trouble her;
for her thoughts werS fixed on that better
country where she rcjoioed that they were
already awaiting her arrival. and spoke Of
the conversation which passed between VIII
liam and her on the last Sabbath they we're