The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-05-02
THE sTEp-MorHER..

auu als oeatn seems 10 leave mo- fOp Tor he
to lean on. Has she any relative to give he
. home :" .
@If she had done as she;sught 70. lie vopl
have friends enough" said Stephen Burnham
rather bitterly; '.as a1nan suvszse uuet b
also reap. If she had been q mother 10 q
children, or treated US decently, We shoul
have loved hers.and been glad to givecier
home in her Cd age; as It Is, she has nothin,
o4tDpei from us. John was her idol, sh'
-Erongedus-iR-eEer5 3 to benefit him; iitth
tAanzs shelgo6 forit to8ffbD In1aKsebeeh9 oli
it4Ff ~dzss7paLed Yes size sowed sel6sRness
sbltteTpess iPjustics. and shermust Eeap<thl
stephen BB% orn sSnaA lost han i, mo S n ..,,
{ T6dthslaad VIII 1.-TWO sisters soon after feff int
the hands of a step=muther-the person. now
.s1a6etSoHsidetatcn-TAsre ATE -ma#y-exeeI
l~entzstep-m9tbers, who, amid manifold trials
and difficulties, possess her souls in patience
meekly and Observation-Disclosures the ar
dnpus autiesk Of AbSir position. We have
sknSSh more thah ole such-aobie, Godsfear.
Lns swOnepsss silently dog arnarsyr'ssxorkwith
, maftyrss ePrt-buteoi 4 Mrss BurDhan was
note one OF these She swasseE a fretftuis sumA
con5ferta6ied&pos fippn and worse vel, a soaem.
insssselhSh Woman, sBFihging into her second
husbands fansIy anSonly sonby a formeromar-
riage she had succeededkbfhef unpriucfpied
naiasenieneih securing to. nm all the proper.
ty efAer husband. b E his Own c6ildrenFWare
bent. INTO thu. world pena5less, ssIsgWas not
strhnge ttAt StsphenB MISUNDERSTANDING
ofSkitler4ezs,f for thongh a profess0s OF fefsi6n,
and a true Christian at Heart, he was far from
Ferfect.-His reetF retiring wife had made
greater progress feayenFard than hes and her
Sdkasefs4at5 Merss faF more clear and ~eontrdll-
f9s.n "a hseicssib Yah sits u % zessA".t
stdEhey wereasittiug aroaHd the parlor fft,,sfbe
ph~ilirsnshadaa al fetired for the nieht.. and. az
ter. the ab6ve remarks, Stephen took his ne VS.
paper, ard reid, while Nary sat sewing and
What is 70 become q this Door old LADY,.
A1paquiteh helpless witK.noipFsperty no Feh-
tise % care Tor her, no. Heart la ioxees her It
ma. 6e fer--9wp GAIt, bur who efssussEould
haye many enjoyWents fave butipceived our
list aeserts1s What iszt6 bNeoase faunaaiia
blaFdnagrseabi old people Somebody must
provide for them, ana not leave them tosnfer."
And Mary Burhham Thought of Ehrists-iea-
mite compassion RdfarhearaHee to those who
we're totally repellant to His. pure and holy
nafure1 EHIheB own heart became fwartao wild
love to wrongd6erss s1She had bfofg2feH q de-
round d 5sp Teassns ph home. Ssr sf SIoe@iaa
Children heraprosPerous Ehusband how
heF&upswass ovephpEing with Blessings, she
ionged 70 sAoY Der Ggttuae toTG6E The
command, ID good unto all men as. We have
Opportunity" had oflate been much upon her
mind, and she haddfed To- find BOW and where
there we're papor.unities krgher.Too4
sAs She 81 thihking, q voice seemed to ask.
Ethereanos9 var opened nov Ought We
npt @ tsEe Mfss.desolste relative iste our home,
al minister TO her declining years ?"zs.saozng
@HeE whole soak N roltets sat rslpe suggestion.
Iflthers was IN the wide world a persof whom
it would be pneomfortakle tcs haresunder her
roof, it was this, very ope@they had SO. few
polnfssof syn1patkyS soSery manyof repuls;en.l
It scenes Almost Ike ~ialrsaueing1a se1Pent5
lntothe garden of Eden. to bring such a 14ret45
fu1, exacting, bad hearted woman into her love
y nome.no she eoua-pes thiFFkef it; any
thing else but that! And a. soothing voice.
whispereaisIYm have no right o ImakeaAorned
uneemfortahlep 10 your husband aud children;
is a duty to keepsftf fee from all cordant
eistnshss g SdETroddd the children with faFor
Bet Mary Rpspham:al inward vision had
bteaaaRari6ed9 byini uchosehexaminstiou and
prayef, and there was nc. cloudihg e bSygsthte
nists OF lseleibdulgenee.s sa1f We % cocd to
len shiehd6 g0oPtb JyH5u,s What thank have
Z! sInneH dc even the rsame51y 5Anda
hast,dff texts enjeining sselfldenial3 fskinrsup4
hesrosa doing sgoodnto Ehessinfui,Sr ushed into
lelunmdgam they produced a conflict 10 her
'oEf4+5.thats conflict SO often fouyhst between
eve UtSeases aud the Suggestions of conscience.
She tried TO forget the-subjeetr to think of
tkSfas, bateagaina and AGAIN Would come
he question, Fought Emo. al least 10. proposel
64Shs59 Hon SSiSE iEis Efds ii lSI
ar flesteR-upther rEes right ought IEnSsfoa
1haeMce AM differently EAnd when
Iary kneIt before Cod that night, she made a
q soEg.skes sffhssrsef goAHis sesIces
irving to withhed nothing, but bringing her
ease strenggth tatentss all sbeshad, her
ceordance with his Wtas4f4 Father. . she mum.
lured, sfknswuHhou wi3teask nothing of me
hieh saneEfidhtynofhihg ThsuN wilt rot give
eBtfeagth to- perforna; efhingG which RiIFttt
ara me, though for the time 1t may be pain r
il and bitter 1weuld be thy trusting child; {
uide me, and win follow, fearing no eviL.nn
Peace; &ttc Mays soul soft sweet |
a&li calmed waves penetrating :
with a joysnat Of earfh-a joystfue prayer
sefded with regard to this psafrtiicuiar question, I
q she had decided By what principle, to be 70
1idad, she had sdeeideds to doSWhat 1she be-7
stsdstoB b Aepdatgydetlit cost what it might, y
i'd, therefore, peace .folloEedScdhffct4the t
,ace oEseEreRuneiations gJo3 q
Eheitalked the matter ever With her husband s
oW1imeto-time considered the objections
ID sacrifices involved, and YendeaforedI t0)ele- "
tie his conceptions of duty to a proper point, o
ID sleEprayeduYeE IL win an searnes4 desire h
be eziasd 7a5e-azFghEdeesiea-- and t
oreshef felt asshe thought Of the rdesoiste, G
,meless condition of this agedseWomang thatk
Iegso4sbt touofferhheria .home.sssiHet9 G1s73 \
tsNAQ knows shesaidlto her husband,,aabut
fav DO her 4g9ood, come into lsnehaashome? h
have sresat ffaith.m the i~nfuencegof q true il
arisfanrhome9 sANeare,tg overcome evitVithdr
,6dt EodkHoz1 not fdcnmpsnse e7ilf5EsgilRJf'
"Well, Marquis SAID Stephen at last, "the i
clpaf4fodHssofit.Ay win come on you, nj !
you- ere, Wiling to5risk It, ! Eentlebjeet-vfLa
I'll Eils1et hersalg1e myseIEeheoaad Ineys $
c5allb zefalong togethenaeB don't kuoWibuttI
adfHsniansgea fesEvefin i, peace with 1her, sbatI I
asifet mezpeeritthsfnt, and ipIasethte doubt c
Zone, I must sayn q g
ave can but try todos right, said MaFysia5e