The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-09-25

and in the storm or her 1aCnerS Srlel,
caught glimpses Of his heart, as we see
fragments of blue sky beyond the broken
clouds, she unused deeply. Suddenly,
while she yet muscd, she seemed to hear
voice, low, like the voice of a spirit, say
unto her:
Thy brother yet lives. Seek and he
shall be found"
And she went, wondering, yet with a
fearful joy, and told her father.
But age is incrcdulous. even to good IL
dings, and the old man shook his head
sorrowfully, and said:
~,Nav. my daughter, that cannot be-
Tie water drop is exhaled to heaven. and
returns from heaven to ql;cncb the thirst
Of nature but the spirit Of man comes not
back from its brighter home, to gladden.
the palched molnner. Philip; my son, is
dead
Then Annie answered softly
Il tya., and yet hope. Oh, my faith
er, let lie hope plead with you that we
may seek to gather from all places to
which Phillip may have wandered: some
tidings concerning him and Lucy. Hap
PLY, if he is taken from us, the wife OF his
bosom may yet remain"
BE it even as you will, Annie said
the old man. "but the same sea covers
them BOTH
Then answered Annie, softly, as before :
"And yet, and yet 1 hopel"
But Samuel Lee answered, saying:
alt is IL fond delusion, child! The wa
ter drops of grief have made rainbow
in your heart"
IT'S bow of promise" said Annie.
"Yea, vcrilyr said the old man, with a
sigh, but in the skies only. Neverthe-
less, do as you will"
And straightway messengers were sent
by divers ways into far cities; and they
traced Philip Lee, and his wife Lucy
through all the places at which they had
sojourncd; and they spake with many
people, and they CLEANED much tidings
which were sorrowful to hear, and they
came back, and told Samuel Lee and his
daughter and though they spake singly,
each man for himself, according to the
knowledge he had gathered; yet was
their tale the same, even rs the mariners
aforetimo.. ~a
Then Samuel Lee sorrowed more and
more. and humbled himself before his
daughter, and prayed meellly, and was a
changed man. And sickness came upon
him with the hoar frosts, and Annie nurs-
ed him through all, nor abatcd one jot of
her affection. eP
Now Annie had great thought in her
heart
So, after many days, when the winter
was past and gone, and it was the spring
season of the year; and the violets, and
the pansics, and the golden butter-cups
were in bloom, she arose and went to her
father, saying:
Father, l will go forth and seek my
brother pray you give me your bles-
sing that may depart in peace
And Samuel Lee sought to persuade his
daughter from her resolve. But when
she said with meek frmncss, that she
was constrained to go, for she felt that
Philip .yse ,tll li,-ine. Il" ""nl.l not chdo
her, inUniuci,. rs while looking; on her
confident face, 3 dim hope rose in his own
breast like ihe iirst cloudy outline of land
seen by mariner, aG.r in the o!iing; 50 he
laid his trembling hands upon her head,
and said in Il low voice:
May God guide and guard YOU. my
daughter; and in his OWE good time bring
iov 10 the hearts of us twain"
Then, in thc evening of that day, when
it was known abroad that Annie was to
depart on the morrow, came to her Hen
ry Russell, even the young man whom she
loved, and he said:
Annie, it is not meet for a maiden to
wander alone among strange people.
larry, therefore, little while and [ will
go with you"
But Annie made answer saying:
Neither is it fitting [ should be ac-
companied by young man. Abide you
here, Henry, and cheer the spirits of my
father, for he will need comforter when
| am gone. 1t is best that l should jour
ncy alone. In the autumn of the year,
if it be the will of Heaven, shall return" ."