Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-26
reviled not again, but committed his cause
to Him who judoeth righteously."

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nlerable times before, and they had for her
no special message or meaning, but now
God had sent His angel to drop them in her
heart, and in a moment something of the
real sin and wrong Of her life rose up and
confronted her. '."' ." d. - F00-
She sat down in low chair by her kitch-
en- table, and rested her forehead on her
hand. The hard, fretful, angry look went
out from her face, and was succeeded by a
soft, thoughtful expression, and the sun
shine hung in yearning, golden, shifting
beauty about her. n ~ 49, .0SS
And then the woman memory went back
to her first acquaintance with Isaac Parsons
he had chosen her from among a score of
others who cnyied her the good fortune, and
how those early days of hercourtship came
over the softencd heart Of the woman, as the
first days of spring come from the South
and go softly over the bare, ,despairing earth.
Then she saw herself once more shy, trem-
ulous, joyful bride at the altar. leaning on
the strong arm and tender heart, to whom
she gave herself gladly and trustingly as
woman should. 70 iH! -f 1.pl
And she remembered that morning and
little later, when her proud and happy
young husband brought her to the house
which had been his fathers and how for
little while the thoughts of her being the
mistress Of the great old farm house, fairly
fSSheencu Sho the WIS 3ut OF her'
one meant 70 make IL sweet and happy
no.io .I iot ieaaI arSons. one remempereu'
~ ~ .'cugn H..S ~ nau an happened yesterday,
.naaa nn its,o s, Pia,is anu consriVances sne nad
ato at io' ms PRISE anu their mutuai COM
VI i'V'inS... Al. !..-, -.
,.huJ nJs .nS quarrel calne. how wen she re-
eaoi;nI "a ~ auu cleariy sne saw now tne
Tf sha hnS auI s,nau Rar9 she nad porn IN that
81 Ply Iau oTn.loieo u her temper tnencH
haer;n Sno ;,,u 'n,y Deen gente ana patient for
pearing anu iorgivlng, instead or being
PfoIa sL ana passionate, frettul aud stubborn
la sie ilau olly porne the womens BUR
Ihen', ,h e'iu uone woman duties Here
tno miie alu .ne ihother proke down; she
buried her lace IN her apron, and cried like
a GMin. Mn. p.u,.,, -.
al Yro,,,a" a'sons a was M an ehergetic' determin-
uu u hon"i, he' ,s;,l anu INV wneh sne had once made
ppnId UP Icr III, ,n'nH upon any course ofaeton she
oh in .h1 soltened woman hcart that morn,
.he III sops III ner rocking TO and fro In her low
chalr, anu the sweet restless sunshine all
ABOUT ,erIwnat went on In the sottened
woman heart-only God and His angels
khow. .,,
,rtn rc you t'reu, isaac
on az %.,,,,, ~as wiplng MS tace ana hanus
~ th WI; Jaum" GIasn towei %hich hung near
eme w.nuom. le was taii' staiwart, mus
,o.h i %a Iun I oio"heu anu u weather Deateh,
{.d {od v 70, nau h noeG eyJS, anu tne hafd feature
pSa pa...a gu nono'.' inteiliee1t expression. Mrs
thn a,IGnJ was iIe'ihg i3al OF rye Dread at
ianlna inJ ,nt saoie. ncr nusDahu turned ana
,IoISu I",L.j rv heI hiohichs US tnough ne nan
u?eclee whelher ne haa heard Alright; HIS
VIII mli1 iace was pent over the bread so he
coIiu hoe see II Out the words came Sec
onu 'p.t tllne. ..,, ~,
| Ae YOU .ireu, isaac
hoI L. wus tk iohs tlme SINCE MIR, Parsons had
h;a isaIu ..aG soil' quiet voice. II stole over
Y nis Iear' nAe "ihu lrom the iand OF his
youIn s.W.u 1,y,c,
o,. VIZ, fes, uo ieei kind OF tuckered
UI ,";.i oni,, ma,I moIk 70 ge1 IN an that corn
VIII ~ om,y one hanu oeslaes hoger. =,
a. L ah;,hoe reGhoneu SO ana thought ia broll
.ne .nt.o ohichenl lor yea ana pake the sweet po-
MI Ps,ss d. svu III lei,s,, i,a. .lell pest So
, Mr. rarsohs uiu not say one word he sat
down ana TOOK the weekly paper, out of his
Pocke. put ms thSougn5s were were too busy to lei
MN MN, reau one WORD ne knew very well his
,I Wile aversion 70 Droiled chickens' and as
Inc ,Sns Sa.ehe h;maa mas ner nndisputed territory
chickens 4 stewed, potatoes seryedup in sauce
hotwl.sslahaing sne was perfectly aware that
ne PeIielreatne former brolled; and the lat
ter paeeu, anu Ihls unusual Difference to his
taste iairiy struck fhe farmer dumb with as
tonlsnlngh.' as ne sat stiil and watched nj
VIE as she hurried from the pantry to the
h. .ho,e' IN ner preparratlonsfor tea and ther
.reto ta.nI noivss nlnl ,he memory OF SOM
=, sne MARSH, alg,y words ne mad spoken dur
ing .neit qualiel tnat morning, and the word'
smo.e no. tns s,al man Ms heart
ean m! WINE M Mrs; Lars9ns was N the mids
OF taxing up the dainty brolled chicken, tw'
poys ana glrl burst INTO the kitchen. >" ,
Husn, husn' chiidren, wound in among
the o9strepeross mlrth like silver chime
, the SOFT voice OF the mother, Father bus,
reading the paper, and you'll disturb him.
Inc children were silenced at once, not il
! iear OF tne feproof, but IN wonder at it, 70
2 the w1e as seldom consulted his wishes Ii
I, the sHail, everyday matters which make tn
n happiness or irritation o. our lives. as, he di
her g. ILL., ~ I
In anew moments the hungry family gath
cred round the table. There was ittl
$ SPOKEN az the meal, put q softer, kindlie
o atmosphere seemed to pervade the rOOm-