Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-07-27
FRIDAY. JULY 27, 1860.

uI3U hH cpuuNuhuNNs - %, LillUt 4 hti
TO bc the las, one TO whom tho meas Of your
approaching marriage is to 30 conddei.
but allow inc to congratulate you upon
your choice"
"Unclc, wha, do You uean?" ga'pcd the
poor girl, with face as eolorles' as chissll.
ed marble. MY marriage 80
why, yes, Edith. Every ono suppose,
you are engaged to Mr.. EIIcrion."
-, is no, 50; never even tho'i Of II
he was my husbands friend"
"Aud will probably bo his successor. |
know % no reason why you should not &c.
ccp, Of such a rare chance"
"SParc the, uncle. cannot think Of 1t.
IL, mo live with you"
"El,th, you mus, lay a'rd, your whrm.
steal 'cntimcntali,y; aud, Il you would cs.
cape my ccnsarc. You will make up your
mind to accept Mr.. EIlcrton'' proro.nl.."
q" Ilo ha' made none; and sincerely hope
ha. never thought Of IT,"
well, he ba'-yoa may depend upon
that"
Mr., Grcy.on let the table with trrru.
bling steps. and s,usht her chamber. rh,.
then, wi' the end.
. \ month had passed away, AMI Eihh
had no, mc, the ElIorton.; she had pur.
p,.cly avoided them AMI when they clllcl,
.ho had pleaded some excuse lor no, rccciy.
ins them.
T,r some days her daughters had not
mad, an effort to .c, their trend, and their
Increasing anxiety M. their IN ,,bcr, partial.
" diverted their thought. from her. save
when the .aiicncd brow OF ,hcir brother
brought the subject to their minds. And
be- s,ro,c to hani.h ,ho though, Of her, and
be often stood gazing upon tho thin ac, OF
hi. much loved mother. She had been grow.
in: much wcsk.7, and i, was evident would
soon Tp'' away. \ carriasc dashed along
the pavement aia fearful .pctI. and the
group ,uucl toward toe window. Il was
Mr lay,on'.. and the viI1w'schili wlsh hy
ht, side. Dear Willie ono moro dread.
lul sprtns, arl a., hor., cleared himself
FROM ,hs carriage and dsw rather than ran
down the street.
E.i,r,on srrans from a., house, and
c,ush, ;ae l,,.sqal,erins form in h., arms.
"M,ma,'' With a rapid step, be b,r,
hi. rrrci1u, burden toward Mr. Layton.
r,silsuc,. while the in.sn,lbe form OF NJ.
LAYTON followed, horne by the group which
.,cylily gathered around. With quick
stop, Abba passed her brother, and ran bur.
risiIy up the step, aud Asw into El,,h''
rJ,m. Will, her blanahcl cheek br,uch,
terror 20 the f1uI mothers heart. Poor
Elith
She ,hcI no tears A. .hr took her boy from
the arm, that - ,rnlcrly brouch, the little
form aud, a, she pressed him 70 her heart,
-. knew Dc mus. de. One warm kls' up.
on ,hos, parted lip, the little hand pressed
upon byr check, one struggle, and Eth was
alone. "I lie was her only child, aud shc
widow"
Tia, nigh, was sorrowiul one TO that
household. Edith composed the little limbs
to their last rect, and pressed the Ills over
those once laughing eyes. Ro'yrt Eilorion
stood bv ne- side, aud how gladly would he
have folded her 70 his heart and .,o,hed her
great sorrow Abba rcmsincI by her till
recalled to her mother.
Mr. layton remained til morning inscn.
sib'e, aud when at last be rou.eI from bis
lc,harsy. he called ior hi. niece EIIerton
supported her to his couch. lliscyc bright.
cnri a. be .aw them. and his lip, moved
" Williei 0. in Ilsavcu! Poor girl, an alone
Col blc.s you both" And when the morn.
ing's .un broke in glory from the east, IT,
ray. iell upon the OLD man. form clothed
In thc habrlimenis %; TIE grave That night
Mr., EIlerion, too, was called iorc.t.
~ do not ask Sou, Edith, to give me the
love you bore MIR Grcyson; bat ask fora
place in your esteem, for the privilege Of
protecting you and cheering your LONELINESS.
Long and anliCu.ly have waiscd; now may
I not hoPc' | will not speak Of tho time
when, years ago, wor,hippcd from aihr,
aud saw my idol placed upon anothcr's
shrine. In distant lands ,2ugh, to forget
my hearts idol, but in vain. returned
home, aud found you free. Hope again
budded in my breast, only 10 be crushed by
your coldncss; your heart was bound up In
your darling boy. blamed you not, but
lived you more. that you 90 cherished the
memory Of your husband. Imourned over
your dear Willie as ii he had been nav own.
aud now months have passed ere ycntured
to plead FOR a place in your heart. | do not
ask YOU to forget ausht your heart holds
dear | only crave tie love you can spare"
She placed her hand in his, aud he drew
her to hi, bosom.
"My own forever. God deal with mo as
| do by yOu2'
"Your. on earth. 10 Heaven. they nei.
thcr marry nor are given 10 marriage, but
are as the angels in Heaven"
Two weeks from tha, night, bridal par
,y aliehted at the church, and gathered at
the altar, where stood the clergyman await.
Ing its arrival.
Years have passed since the widows bri.
dal, and who shall say that the solemn vow
she brea,heI to love and cherish Rober, FL.