The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-02-08

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he answered felemnly.
"And you viii stay with NJ 70 the lssti"
Indeed / will, my poor friend"
"Hsr memory shall not rest under Disgrace"
exclaimed the Old woman hrmlyj 81 have
work TO DO before deny ehild's good nnms
must be restored. don't want 70 punish aay-
body-I wouldn't-but thsy must take this
thing back. shall live long enough for that"
"No one will believe II now, he said, sadly.
''No; they have murdered my girl, they can
rest sattfed whom she Is dead and in her
grave"
nation springing from the faith that had sup
ported her for years. came over her.
~ won't even say that" she said, with
touching humility; "their own thoughts will
be punishment enough Pray for my girl,
minister, pray for them !"
lie obeyed her, aud che Joined in his sup.
plicauon with broken words. When be arose
like oomposure-
al must 20 back now"
Hadn't you better try TO sleep :" he
urged.
stay with her-shell want her mother-l must
lie did not attempt further persuasion, bu.
led her in sill nee back 20 the room, and she
took her seat by the bed.
Clara lay "a If asleep, only AZ intervals she
would start little, moan, and with the effort a
few drops Of blood would swell up slowly to her
lips. When she saw her mother she tried 10
hold out her hand--the poor woman took II and
held 1t East between her cold fingers a. If hop
ny by that clasp 10 hold her child back little
longer from the eternity TO which she was
slowly passing.
copt the doctor, although little could DO done
there was nothing but 10 stand by and 500 life
ebb slowly from that weakened frame.
Soon after the dawn breke, a change was per.
ceptible in the sufferer. She woke from a brief
sleep and glanced wildly aroun1-a few words
died on her lips, but tho mothers quick car
caught her own name.
II as horc, Clara, sho said softly "mothor
IL here"
A beautiful smile broke over tho ghaItly face
An expression such IA had not rested upon hor
features for years--it roc allied 20 the parent tho
sunny loneliness Of her childhood b.foro pride
and wrong bad hardened her will and heart
Ske made a silqi that she wanted 10 drink, and
the mother supported Lsr while some one held
a cup 10 her lips.
They had not returned 10 disturb her by Ia.
king off her drees, and the bed and her gar
ments, were still wet with dars rcd spots. She
taE them, then looked al hor mo her With wild
snX.eiy
There was another struggle for breath, then
she had with singular disLnclnOss-
Am dying mother =
Mrs. Ander-on only drew more closely to her,
! she could not even weep.
''Tho minister is he'e, "Shisporel tho doc.
tors sister would you like t. 100 lam,
! Clara -
Tne name recalled tho terrible agony that ha.l
preceded her fail, but ailor the FIRST instant OF
! suffering she bowed her eid IN a feeble way.
| TIE woman wont TO the door and bCckOned
| tho dergynau into tho room. \ whispered
word made hun und' rstand what was required
! Of him. lilo kn,lt down by tho bed AMI prayed
| for many moments for tao soul Vt t1at dying
girl.
AZ she listened the trouble passed from
| Clgras face, ant a smilo lowered lks a sum
| light aUout her lips.
lie rose and beGt o,ef har "a sho viii 3poroi--
Thank on, il Il all Iaqr uou.'
" You forgive thom a'lt' no asked "lOI
have 10 butter feeling IN your hoartf'
She only smiltd--hor soul had ~ naarly ap
preached the hereafter that ear hly tUr-pS-
could trouble her li,le then. S,uc re
collection from ihgt great love ~ ru,hleSs'N
crushed prOugh. her back.
"Ttll him that died Tor him. sh0 w'i3p5r
ell 10 loi mother; ~ I'D lVyo him. Toll n
tot
A single taar rolled sllsdy down her en- l,s
then every show OF ouo'on passed.
Tie moments moved slowly II ssemsd hou-
10 those Who watched, whte they sal "a las
oarkoned rcom. Tue sun came up, and a lain
glory PLAYED through the ClO,ei clftdns. Sh
motioncl them TO put me draperi's ,'d0, An
w'on tbs morning light tell soft and clr-siiul,ll
ABOUT the bod, gLo lJ,kal up sndins onc
more.
Tho words ola little prayer TIA, bal b.o1
f.yufiti with hsr 10 ChlIthuud came family iron
boz lips, and thon she anilsd as II tho accent
had something peculiarly sweet aud pleasant \
her ear.
Sndieuly shc lifted hor hand
II forgive them L', SO .il; th.y vii
Enow nov TIA | WI inLo;5lt, because / s.1y
row.
She ret ched hrth her arms toward her mj,uor
Thav WIDOW ht,,i nor Aud held nor ia psi 4
tor heart \ isN more br,ken wo-ds-tl
usmc--a llst an yllne, toward hor mother
u lr,a,hnE Of tho gAhlilh prayer he
! Tie -r lie upOn her fac settled into an cNpt,s
SION OF b Ayonly serenity eyes clio 'ct--Al
I w5s ill ess-'he 5l1lght played over llir
cold ard rhitebs m,ible.
, Alter time tioy induCd tho mother TO j. Az
the chd$bIr, an! m the ministers earao't ~ n
. | patty the iOua q comfort tha' no ono else 1ul
nave had power to RiNo.
Clara Anderson was dead AMI, as ight hay
, been exp ctcd, scores Of defenders arose, no.
a that il was too lto 20 10 more than rrlisv
her memory from the shadows which the slar
. dcr8 OF evil tOnR uCs had cast upon her durn
, life.
4 II mattersd little then Oh very little
= 1h1ro in tho dlrkontd chamber lay the sli
form the tirOloss hngor, we're at rest ieruver
tho trombod heart hal coasOd to boat. II
glory Of that smile fingered still upon the IA,
n no trace of tho Oil prids ara self will
y shadow from the vain human love IN Il ha
: helped to tear life from the tortured frame
II nothing hut that beautiful rs.il,nation and cal
which stilled the griet Of all who lDokel upU
A It. and seemed to offer forgiveness for any sha
!, that they might have borne in the last plinfV
' sceues Of her clouded life.
CHATTER Xxx.