The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-03-25


When the tea bell rang rose, and
went quietly down stairs They gave
no noisy greeting 10 the son who bad
not sat beside them there since the
spring flowers had hlossomed though
now the summer lay green and Insuri.
ant upon hill aud woodland But ! M.
dcrsiood ~ fathers welcome the unut-
tcrahle tenderness which drcpcnci my
mathrt's voice the eager grasp IA which
my brother Richard held my hand.
found my chair IN It's Old place" Aitcr
that never secluded myself from them
again
When tea was over | went out 10 60
a. evening prayers at the church lhad
100, lhought could ever go there again.
had dwelt m1rhdly ou the curiosity
with which thc congregation would look
M me ! never Thought oi that now
The Almighty had opened the eye, Of
my spirit went there to thank HIM
FIR this great mercy. bad never be-
fore been So deeply thrilled with tho
church music Hearing seemed to me
ike new sense: through 1t drank in
deep draugh's Of pleasure. ! had sat in
the choir, and yvlen prayers were over,
! en'rcatod the nrgauls, to play iar mo
again soon we became iirm friends
| ,hiuk that any enthusiasm pleased him,
fol twilight after twilight found MS alone
ia the church. with only the ljttle hoy
who blew the bellows John Cunning
ham playing. and | listening and
dreaming
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sense revealed i; Va me- that the organ
ist was no artist Sometimes lougcd
to sweep him "a the stool, and interpret
with my owu fingers the music that was
in my soul This idea that could b, a
musician, dnwncd upon me slowly, Int
day by day the sense Of power strength
cncd
At length | asked him to let me try
think he was astonished My sonl wa
flooded with harmony Wild. sweet
strains came 10 me Ike The whispers Of
angels From that night / wac the
master and hc nay pupil sometimes J
would persuade my brother to go with
me TO the church, and then far h1nr
after hour the organ would indeed be the
voice of my soul brcaihcd out in
music All the creams 81 NY Young
dreaming noNh''A' hs'"te t"o on, S'''n
stroke had come under which | bowed
my mead and rose mp man God was
very mcrciful With this resource
could never lie entirely lonely. wholly,
u'9'i'''.
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