The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-04-11
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bored to become rich, it was that YOU MIGHT en-
joy it. If loved gold IF perilled all to get it,
it was because my love for you was greater
than all else! Do not speak thus. 1 cannot
bear it,
He bowed his head upon his clasped hands,
and the tears trickled through his fingers.
Your love to me was the last hope Of heav-
en-. The guardian spirit took her station at
your side through life. In form your child the
object of your love and care, but still your guar
dian, with the same solemn duties, which the
same high trust committed to her, and with
that holy love alone as the last link ofthe gold
en- chain to lead you from earth to heaven
With mortal form came mortal frailties; but far
above all earthly cares, was the high and holy
purpose for which she came. Now tell me be-
fore go, for earth is passed with me for ever,
was l recreant to my trust q
The old man spoke not for his heart was till
ed with its own communings. The memory Of
tbs past was sweeping through his mind vast
ed opportunities, the great omissions, time speed
ing On and pointing to age, decrepitud e and
death He dared not answer. At last the
words My child, burst from his full heart, speak
one word of pardon for the past. There was
no response Once more he, locked up. His
daughter lay lifeless before him With wild
cry lie flung himself her side,
spirit whoever thou art, come back oh leave
me not forever =
The liteless form moved not and as he strug-
gled to raise her from the ground he saw stand
Ing at her side the semblance Of herself, etheri-
al as phantom, serenely beautiful yet calm
and passionless as ice. He stretched out his
hand imploringly.
If thou art she who has been lifelong at my
side, to keep me from SIM come back By Him
IpG fI,a 7
who heard the dying cry of one who led life of
crime, and sought his mercy only in the throes
OF death, and pardon for His holy sake, pardon
and laturn.'
Man replied the spirit, 4 can never again
be child Of thine While mortal means could
lead you right, my errand was on earth. That
time is past; the future is in the hands of Him
whom we all obey
yet hear me once gain said the wretched
man rising up and confronting the form whose
dim outline was Swallowed still before him. BY
your own value of mans salvation! as you
would not abandon a human soul to perdition,
and consign ii to everlasting woe, charge you
desert me not in this my hour Of utmost need
and deepest agony, when all that is good with
in me is battling for life against the power of
evil. Daughter! Spirit whatever you are
you dare not thus desert me for whose redemp-
ton such price was paid. There is promise
that no call for mercy, however late, shall be
UNDECIDED; that no sin however dark, but can
be washed away You dare not thus desert
your trust, and take your fight TO Him who sent
you, with your errand unfAflled for my cry
for mercy and pardon would follow you to his
very feet and condemn you there ;,
There was 10 response TO his passionate APP
peal and as he held out his hand mploringly
the dim form faded from his sight,all about him
oh ttul,1a ,,lr
ed his brain swept away, lie was lying IN his
bed. The sunlight was streaming through the
window; q bird vas carolinginatree near by
and his daughter was sitting at his bedside hold
ing his hand III hess. The old man casped his
arms about her and held her fast.
My child my own dear child ] promise
all. III do all you ask. never knew till now
how great debt | owe and how little of it have
paid the great debt which riches owe to pow
erty.'
lie bowed his head upon her shoulder his
gray locks mingled with her bright tresses, and
still he sept his held. lie whispered in her
car:
Send back John Wekeman's money; III mot
take it.
His daughter looked at him with bewilder-
ed an and passed her hand afectionately over
his gray hair, but made no reply.
Don't tell me that it's too late, said he pas
siouately.
Esther took his hand gently. You had a
fall from your horse, and have been dreaming
ever since.
Could that strange scene be but dream? IfI
it were, he thanked God that it was so, and not
stern reality. Like the Israelite king of old
he turned his face ID the wall, bus in silence, and
with that silence were mingled prayers prayers
which were 10 longer idle words, but throve
and bore fruit; and when he arose from his bed
Of paln-f0r he ingered there for some days
has resolution had taken shape, and settled in |
the one fixed purpose of spreading sunshine in
his path and gIadness in that Of others. He felt
that the dream was revelation from on high, |
and that his daughter all unknowing was his |
guardian angel still.
The first thing lie did was to visit Pepper
lie examined hin from head TO heel, and thump
ed his ribs. There had always been prodig- |
GUS display Of bones about Pepper, and it was
there still. THAT horse is a wonder muttered |
Obed. Pepper looked over his shoulder as if
he agreed with him.
Wen keep what we know to ourselves, won't
we Pepper 2
He tried to do SO but it was useless. Two
old negroes and woman had seen him on his
mad race and tho adventure got wind. He de-
MED 1t stoutly, bus with his denial its circulation
increased until it obtained the full credit which
it merlted and it passed into proyerb when
one was dealing with a hard creditor; May you
ride on Obed Groot's hunt =
From that oventful night he changed his ways
He sent for John Wakeman, and not only gave
him time to pay his debt, but helped him for
ward in the world; so that in few years he be-
came thriving, prosperous man.
AS Obed INDUCED the feeling Of beGevolence
ard kindness to his fellow man, it grew and
thfove; SO that his heart from being the size OF
a dried currant, waxed large and generous in its
impulses and poor neighbor whom he had
rescued from vice and poverty, swore it was as
large as pumpkin. From being Stunned, his
house became the seat ofhospitality; the corners
of his mouth lost their habit Of turning down,
and his chin was safe. His daughter was with
him still, with her calm counsels cheering him
on, with her, and with several guardian angels
to tease and worry 0bed,and climb his knee and
pull his hair; but he gathered them in his arms
and declared that all the world could not pro-
duce their equals. His only regret was that he
had not discovered the grand secret Of happi- |
ness until SO late and that so much time had
been wasted ere life's true labor had been com
menced