The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-02-09

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cIaspel her hand, and drew her to him,
yes ! there is never falling comfort here,
Lucy. God be praised for having gver
me one 80 "mee, to help" me, both in
JOY and sorrow, wealth OF poverty
You should have. foresasn this crises,
remarked the wife OF Boydell, 'aud no,
allowed your children to he brought to
beggary at their age, when jus, entering
on life. Expenses are unavoidable, unless
I.'!eed, they be educated as the laboring
classes-which idea may lie worth your
wise consideration
She ceased with n sneer on her face.
'Oher men would no. have been so
venturesome with their money! she re
marked. The Brownngs, for instance.
and the Smiths, withdrew in time, and
Lionel Blagdon told me that your chill.
dren might thank yon, and you only if
starvation were their fate
In mercy cease replied the husband,
or YOU will drive ne mad
y must put voUr coshuct fairly before
your eyes 1T is my dutv,' she replied.
'Tl"n reserve it until am likely to ap
precia,e your effort at the performance Of
the day,> he auswesed hatery.
Poor Duty! how dreadfully is she
mi-handled by these asceric danes. 1T
Is - duty! and under that plea many a
harsh frlit is uttered. =, is a duty =
SO says the ever strict discipinarian, and
cold, stern words are driven forth To- trem
hc Oh an over worked aud wearied br in.
1T 10 duty. covers the cruel rebuke
aud the severe rcjrinder. 1t NAV be
'duty to speak plainly and boldly some
times but it is a duty to choose the op
portunity when the speech may be acc-p
table, and no, fret and chat. the wCand
cd heart hy n repetition of the very truths
which. silently recognized, are CALLING il,
already.
R"ydell knew quite well that he mirh,
ha'" 'orseen aa4 paE'i,llv haYe provided
Tor the melancholy oyeat which had Ia
Ken place. His conscience reproachcd
him bitterly for carelessness and rnshness
aud his wifes words were. not needed to
Aid to TIA" self rcproach, which lef; To it,
sef, might have worked some good hv
producing quiet determination To wbI!r
hv the more sober conncils Of &alph in
iuturr. for R,lrhfs vnic. i ,d been li':"d
agains. the very Speculation which bad
caused the j"iut f,iIur. "f rh. brothers.
Fret'e6 aud CALLED. and weasisL Of liz
aud HES struggles, -B.,ldrll knew u"r
whittier 10 turn tor co3,furl and conSula
ton. Ills father ha been gathered to
be deal his hruth,ii Boydrll WAS too
proud 10 Letray his l"k of domestic peace
to him. his chiliren. Initiating the bad
example Of the ip,.,heE, ,uIurL ;L,s,is.S,
h'n, Az! instead or clustering round him
III the hour of woe, openly blamed him
f'r the course he had adopted.
~ last his mind, torn hy thousanI
conflicting sorrows gave WAY; a luuatic
asy lum became his hoDe, while his wife,
and children dragged on life Of misery,
supported by the mere charity ot relations.
Far differently shared Ralph In The
humble cottage on the outskirts o, the
town where he now dwel,-a smile al
WAYS welcomed him when he came home
from the city's toll and din, tired with
the business Of the DAY, heart sick with
It's appontmsnts-pe md peace and
happiness awaited him in that little home
HIS children-drawing their tone from
that good wife and molher thought only
how they could soothe the tired wanderer
who had returned 10 them, and make
INN forge, in the placid joy ot the present,
the misery Of the past.
Ralph, saws his wife, one day, i
would scarcely exchange our present 10,
for the one We held VIXEN first became
your wife. There is an earncstness in
this qniet life Of strict utility which is lost
in the glide days Of wealthy splendor -
! am as happy here, Ralph, as il you had
placed me in Palace--happier indeed.
lie stopped her as he looked lovingly
into her gentle face.
Not happier. Lucy he added, mot
happier, dear wife. Your nature would
| carry bliss as perfect as this world can be
stow into any phase Of life--not happier
Lucy, but as happy either here, or there,
or anywhere on earth--as happy as sucl,
kindly hear, "a yours can aud should,
and will be any where
But sorrow, keen sorrow, now fell on
Rslph Lucy died; and as he saw the
mould fall on the lowered coffin, until it
was hidden from his view, he whispered,
as il TO her who lay ,hete-"I know what
loss is now, dear wife--I never felt It's
meaning before
Boydell also lived TO an old age. A
partial recovery enabled him to return to
his home-but he was no welcome guest
there. Unkindnsss ard wan, Of care had
the result which, might have been expec
ted---he returned TO the asylum, hopeless.
| ly mad, and died there soIJs years after
wards, to the very evident relief Of his
wife and children.
Now, in human probability, these two
women worked the sequel to the fate Of
/ their husbands. The one by her gentle
ness soo,hed the wounded spirit, and in
seeking to bless him. sowed full harvest
OF blessings for herself
And the other aa t-uly did shs east
her seed upon the waters and truly did
abe Rnd II after many days X was like
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