The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-29
HUNTEDDOWN
ny MRS. ANN 8. sTEPHENs.s

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They had not returned to disturb her by ta-
king OF her dress and the bed and her gar
ments wore still wet with dark red spots. She
s~ them, then looked at her mother with wild
anxiety.
There was another struggle for breath, then
abe said with singular distinctnoss-
Am dying. mother p
Mrs. Anderson otny drew more closely 10 mo-
abe could not even weep.
The minister Is he-e, "Shisperod the doc.
tors sister" would you Ike u 500 him,
Clara1"
The name recaiied the terrible agony that lsd
preceded her fall, bat after the first instant Of
suffering. she bowed her head in feeble way.
The woman went to the door and beckoncd
the clergyman into tho room. a whispo cd
wSri made him understand what was required
Of him. He kntlt down by the bed and pr.ye
for many moments for the soul Of t1at dying
girl
As she listened, the trouble pisd firm
ClAras face, AMI smile lowered like sun
light about her lips.
He rosa and bent over her "a she whi,psrod-
'Imnk you, " h All Clear now
"You forgive them Nlli" he askoi. "You
have no bitter feeling In your hearth
She only smied-her soul hal 80 nearly ar-
preached the hereafter that earthly sorrows
could trouble her little then. Some re-
collection fiom that grea, love So ruthless y
crushed, brought her back.
Tell him that Jied for him, shs whisper.
l.
thai o"
A SINGLE toa- rolled slowly down her che l.
thea every show Of emotion passed..
The moments moved slovl, T. seemed hour
10 those Who watched, vn. tbey at in hat
eArkelsd room TIE saa cano mp and a faint
Glory plsyei through tbs clo.oi curtains. Stc
mo;iorc them to pa. TIE drsPcies ASIDE and
wbeu thu mo-liuSiisa, iJ. {. ami ehressinely
A,out tho be-, ,hc Lake. up smiling once
moe.
The vs-ls Of. / tie prayer ,uli bal tsen
f,voiite with her IN childhood came iainuy from
her lips aud ,hon she smiled az II tho scents
had something peculiarly s'so' and pi a'an; to
her ear
Suddenly sns lifted he hand
Il orgiys them al, s1e 'n.i, they will
SNOW nov tina, WAS Innocent, because say Il
row"
She reached forth her arms toward her II )thsr.
The widow lifted her AID held her dasp,d TO
her heart A few more broken wcrds-hi :
name. lNst dim glanc, toward her mother
breathing Of ths childish prayer-thou
the smile upon her fac, settled mo Al expros
sion of hosvenly serenity Dyes clio 'oi-tu
was silk o~-iho sunlight played over a fJfm
,Ii and white as marble.
After : tins they induced tho mother toissv'
the ebaabsr, aud in the minister's oArEos; =, m
t.a'hy she found comfort tina no one elso c)1lt
fave bad power to give.
Clara Ander.on was dead and, as mi ht hsy
Loen expected, scores Of defenders arose, nos
that it WAS too llto to do moro than relieve
her memory from the shAdoSs which the Sian
ders Of evil tolgues hal cAa, upon her tuunl
life.
II mattsrtd little then, on very little.
There in tho daikenod chamber lay the ST.
form tbs tireless fingers were at rcst forever
tbs tromblet heart had ceased to beat. II
glory OF that smile fingered still uPoa tho iA'
no trace Of the old prid, and self wll-n
shadow from tho vain human love that hs
helped TO tear life from the tortured frame
n,'hing bat that beautiful 70 isnAtion and cali
which stilel the grief OF al who lDykoi upo
il, and soomei TO oiIor forgiveness for NY shar
that they nigh. have borne in the last p,i4il
scsuos Of her olouded life.