Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-11-07

% iVr CHunBe, neglectlng your duties to
your husband, every day widening the
chasm between you ignoring the Claims
oi your children, leaving to the influence
and teachings Of an ignorant, perhaps
wicked foreigner, the minds and hearts
committed TO you TO form not only for
tins life, but for another forgetting that
the Years thus lost are never to be reprin-
ed. You are fiattered and sought after
when you 20 into society, spoken of ey-
erywbere as the brilliant Mrs. w hart on,
while you carry with you constantly a
heavy, burdened heart"
'How do you know ?"
II know that IL cannot be otherwise.
Our dear mother TOO carefully educoted
your conscience to suffer il TO be silent
when her child neglects her duty. won,
der rot tha: you are wretched. o my sis =
ter, lay aside this foolish pride, this unwi.! E.
llngness to own yourself in fault, follow
the dictates of your conscience, follow
what ] know must be the pleadings of
your heart, if you will but allow it to
speak seek reconciliation with your hus.
band at any cost, and be n true wife and
mother once more"
"Once more II never have been"
Begin then these Lew duties you Will
soon find then delightful. Return whence
you have wandered seek patience, for,
bearance, strength, and wisdom, where i'm
your childhood you were taught to seek
for every blessing. The shadow of the
cross mot shadow of darkness, but as
ray Of glory, shall rest on every cross that
you are compelled to take up, ard will
brighten every care. Be faithful TO your
duty, and it may be given you to win your
husband to walk with you in the heaven.
ly way, as well rs on your life path"
ut sounds well and pleasant you have
stirred within me feelings and wishes, Ma
ry, that thought were dead and buried.
But ! cannot, | know nothow TO begin"
Begin by acknowledging to your hus.
band that you were wrong. am sure he
will meet YOU half way"
II wish | could do so, but il is impossi-
| ble."
Nothing is impossible TO an earnest
/ and true heart, Carrie. You know where
! 10 find strength. | will seek it there
for you-vou must seek it also for your
self"
"What dear, pretty Mamma you are
now," said little Charlie Wharton ~
like you great deal better than Lucille
] am so glad she is gone"
"And so am |. sail his sister Carrie.
"now we have such nice times here in
your pretty room, Mamma. O! dear il
was so miserable up there in the nursery.
Lucille was so cross she used to strike us.
and she beat Charlie one day, because he
told her she ought to be ashamed to slap
little baby Mary when she cried and
that h. believed she gave her poison out
OF the bottle"
"Well, | believe she did, Mamma: |
used to see her giving some black stuff to
baby Mary, that made her sleep ever so
hard and Lucille used 10 90 away after
she put us to bed, and she used to tell US
thai If we made any noise while she was
gone, or told any one that she was away,
she would be sure to kill US or sell us away
to the Jews, and they would carry us away
in their old clothes bags"
"Ard its all so nice now, Mamma. Pa.
pa don't look grave and sad as he used TO
and you never serd Charlie and me away
to play any more. o it's so nice to play
here, do love you so."
81 just say your the incest and prettiest
Mamma that fellow ever had. Lucille
used to say you were cross, but you ant now
one bit. When Aunt Mary was here, Lu.
cile said she was mean spy, and she ha-
ted her. But think Aunt Mary's real
nice, we've had glorious times ever since
she came. love her a sight too."
"You may well love aunt Mary, Charlie
dear said his mother foudly stroking
the golden curly head that lay upon her
lap, "she is the best friend that YOU and
your mother ever had"
"And !, too, acknowledged Aunt Mary
by the same title" said Mr.. Wharton, who
entered during Charles last speech cal
was love her my boy, she has laid us all
under great debt of love and gratitude
such as we now owe to no one but our
God"
Then turning to his wife he said, 81
have good news for you Carrie. George
Yves in at my Office TO day. He brought
back the girls FROM Savannah, Mabel as
well as ever; and your sister sends a pres
sing invitation for us to come out to Fern
Dale for week. 1t will do you good, so
you had better let Nannette pack up for
you Tomorrow morning, and 60 about
noon."
"And will you 60, dear EJ yard ?'
"To be sure will, l do lot mean to rid
you OF my presence very soon, you will
have to keep me now for better or for
worse"
always for better, now, dear husband,
thank God" L.
LIFE AND DEArH.-Life and death what
a 'tul words yet how lightly they drop