Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-04-20

had succeeded IN getting her to lie down
again, by the time his father and mother
entered the room. She was wildly delrious,
and laughed fearfully and talked incoheront-
ly, and when DR.. Mac again came, he knew
by the rapid movement of the soft blue eye,
and the deep crimson spot on either cheek,
and the quick bounding pulse, that some
fever had made its onslaught, of the highest
grade, either brain, or typhoid, 1t was
soon determined-the latter. Long, weary
days, and nights were then succeeding this
dread announcement, in which Minnie lay
upon her couch suffering intense pain and
growing every day weaker, paler and more
emaciated, coming closer and closer to the
verge of the tomb, until all hope for her
recovery became extinct, and they only wait
ed with saddened hearts and tear stained
faces for the last dread moment which
should take from her the little hold she still
had left on life, and from them, more than
this world could give again. their dearest
darling Minnie.
When DR.. Mac told them his worst fears,
they felt Col. Lincoln ought to be immedi-
ately appraised, not any of them knowing
that to him alone belonged the deep blame
of all this great sorrow, that the few lines
he had cruelty penned, had broken every
string of the finely attuned and delicately
formed, tender, loving little heart which for
him beat truest, and fondest, which cared
not for life now he loved her no more
Now that she had learned one so good and
noble as she believed him to be, could
breath such vows, and then willingly, cruel
ly break them. Oh if he were false, then,
with juliet She murmurs Break my heart,
poor bankrupt, break at onceP Hers was
not nature that could bear such rude
shocks, and still live on. No. Col. Lincoln
as surely broke thy heart, and laid thee in
the silent tomb, gentle Minnie, as he wrote
for thee those mean, unfeeing words. Vile
wretch! But Frank is ignorant Of all this,
as he sits there now, telling the Colonel to
come, and quickly, for Minnie is very, very
i'll. We fear-Oh Colonel, cannot write
the word, but come, come soon, haste, haste
thee for we would have the with us, to
watch the dear blessed angel we so fear God
has only lent US We shall wait for thy
coming anxiously.'
And COL Lincoln, what did he do when
he received this message9 AT first he
thought he would not, could not 90. Gould
not look upon the poor sick girl, thinking
J that perchance that letter had something tC
do with this severe illness. Then his seconC
, thought was, No, l guess she did not ge
. it. Frank would soon have known some
5 thing of it if she had and would have either
not written at all, or written only to tell me
J | was base, miserable wretch and that I'd
! better stay from there did | not want my
r brains blown outl He is high blood !
He'll never brook in silence this wrong,
: fear when he comes to know it, I'll 90
and may be it will all turn out in my favor
, after all. Yes I'll CO. Col worthless
scamp How dare you enter into the pres
: ence of one so pure and spotless, whom you
have so unjustly, meanipgly injured, yes
} ruined? Oh! how can man, Gods noblest
, work, thus pepure his own soul, and wreck
another's happiness, and lifel Woo and
win the priceless gem, woman's first, pure
3 warm and ardent love, to try and play with
, it little brief hour and then wantonly
: throw it by, as some worthless bauble, some
} thing of little moment, instead of the great
5 est gift his Creator could bestow. Their
with cool, calculating insolence step again
into the arena, and marking we'll his victim
act DER and DER the same vile, heartles:
} drama. Aye and unfeolingly, gloatingly
I count over his many victims 'TisS me
: thinks, next in savage brutality to Heenan
: ism. Oh! thousand times more culpable
: for they only give each other bloody nose
4 aDi broken bones, while these others strev
/ around them as their trophies, bleeding
+ broken rtsi-lives bereft of JOY, blight
: ed, withering, sinking to untimely graves
/ Oh we wonder not that when such as these
p with their deepfelt heart wrongs, and pitiful
S touching story trembling on their lips @,
S to the Fathers house, and stop at the gold
+ en- gate to tell, to whisper in that ear, whc
n ever hears the sorrowing sigh, and lists evel
d to the least of the earth-trials with sym
n pathy and love, her grief that the angel
c forget their song, and drop their harps, t
n raise the fainting spirit up, and gently wit
n more than sisters love, aye greater, dear
i err even than that for which She monrni
n bear her to some one of those glorious man
sions our Savior tells up Of, where the wear
/ soul shall find resti
C "In Heaven alone no tears are found
|, And there's weeping there"
!, 1t is glorious boon, the promises of ou
: Father, and that in the light of that bette
Il land We forget the life journey and all it
II ostlings, its weary trials, and find eterna
r, rest and immortal bliss mourning not 70
even wrongs unredressed
t When Col Lincoln entered next mornin
the darkened, quiet sick chamber, wher
n every footstep was soft, and every word sal
@ low, around the couch where Minnie la,
II tossing restlessly, moaning, and now an,
: then breathing some loved ones name o
IS muttering some unintelhgible sentence, lool
n ing so wan, pale and suffering, his first in
g pulse was to go to her and take her in hi
IS arms and try to soothe, comfort and sti
]. the raging, burning fever storm, and restor
Il the scattered sense, and bring back the rose
o he left blooming on those cheeks, and ths
IT glad beaming light in the soul speaking ey
= and that witching smile, now all, all gon
y and forever. Oh how quickly hed Bl
sr DR.. Mac stood sentinel at the headboar,
p and forbade any and all noise. Not wor
g Colonel, as you value her life,' he said tai
1t ing him aside, she must not even hes