The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-17

without father, brother. m, he o. ,'-e As
you hope for heaven, whom like M soil go ir'
90 yoar las. trail and the end near-2'cm 80.
" Lock. stock and barrel tina. gu should
expect tuch thing of mo.
Then you deny me--leny the one thing.
that would make me tic in peace
Deny YOU, Brace Shelby Deny you ?
it needed promise from me to make mo
ro.es, her ~
" Then you will 10 it T.
"wul ,hs las, crop Of my heart blood
ToAnk you-thluk you Wuh-i' is all |
have to ask, AMI as If entirely rel owed tho
wounded man sank into Al une,sv slam,Ir that
Las ed uni past ths h,Ir Of rl1a.
CD bless YOU Tor thoss words. wh p,rci
Mary Hunter as wilJar trole a-d spusl her
side, leaving the s,opi0g wils alo'o 20 ga, GA
the faco Of hin sh5 bal b.al g., nu.b,ni OF
her You bf-l loye.,1a who ior,5 tl wrong, and
trial ,ui si~ hi 10 1,i, a, NE yA. ID .hl Of
his N .-iy hea & .-l kui.,st
Tho , 1cS ticker uu "a. p, g ~ b as % ths
solsm- n ys, uf t..t t..a..,- n .na and the
voie5 10 the suiIsliI.. I,.ls TO-, AGA c.ilod
them HE sd, Ana sd .1" $751;. Ear b h,as
Harri1.t. dur !; tt'nt Hr,fy a Hss-C. e tue
womsn lad -en al ls. "a Hiutl.t, f,rto
lie as hg ta1 done ip ts m,rru,, li4'euius,
was grea or torture than pn- h,tly pam no
could endure. YUa hero Hurry - wo'o his
words, "Ah re nenb-r W. and Inc pls',i
his trembling ha1i5 over hi, r,eo a. At 70 clear
away the film that was gt;h';ins ysr hi. eyos.
You too have bssn travelling he trail thu
eads 20 tho dark river, but tina X Col, that you
EcEpel the pregi ice Would have folio we'd
Me trsi, and rescued thos, you love, aye, and
Eenged you on that bluoiy hearted Indian,
but II was not TO be-
"Don't think Of revenge now Bruce
''No-I must not and yet | would could
have lived TO see the end Of this day work"
" Think Of your own end B,ucc."
4" Ii were bsltor | houll-yes 1t is coming
fast. Harry would give you 50 nsth rg 70 20
msnibu mo by, but have li''o 10 give. There
are m pistols II dry-taNe thon. Wash vii.
bur, y.u take tho riAo-it IA bad prsssu, o
give know when il has brought mo to death,
bat t.ke IL aud keep it for my sake. II is a
good une Harry AMI | would tina ron, but q
real hunter should have it. M,ly Hunter,
here, tai this li',le ring-lt is all | have to
give sou chilli, and Kate, Kate, my dear vito al
che rest is yours. The farm and capin an
horsOa, all yours. They will keep you from
want-they d-and-Wilbur ~
" Husband, will you not think Of bette
Harry Harrington, if you ever marty
kind 70 your wife. Keep her-l1yo hor-gulr
her. But it is growing dark thought
heard tho clock strike thfoe hu' now. Ii CInuo
DO that the sun is going down already"
Molly put back the curtains iro n the win
dows, whispered Wilbur aud "a tho :, llun sun
light STRAINED IN, the dying IN N rou.ei h n
self sgsn. raised hi ps'lf upon nis elbow al
with wandering mind 'alked l,sily OF hunting.
Aud oh, at suoh a tins hos wo-i' OF h,;pt
import CRATE upon the listeners ear ll,v
when the sksle'ou hlLd OF death il dagrnu
the cur ains Of life al the frivolous tnjns, Of
existencs shock the heart How littlr, whom
our thoughts are ali wandering Tar away W Al.
dernR as # borne on angel 3 mon iulo the ul
known re glous of ots'nity -- ITO She VITO ploT.
lands beyond the grave, do We seem aGi ror-
than less all Our earthly tolls snl glui-,
And yet,
Nethirks il wore 10 pain 10 fis
On such an owe, when such a say
Ooicaropie9 the ives.
To x amy Gll on Won ca m doap
Aud like AZ infant aink q sleep
Oneat'E, my mo,hDr's ntoas 90
To ole Nhel the fingers Of ssri9h, are Uraw
ny back the cur aius from the eayel aud Il ,od
ing the pathway the soul is about 20 travel Sitl
gimpees Of the com 1g glory When might il
gathering rourd the earth aud the departing spi
nit but ltayaJ T. carkn 81 10 soar from star to ia
and track lle e lden regions OF tho unkno Hn
Yes, then when the evening is swiftly comma
on, 10 lay our head like tired child upon 0lI
Mothers breast and sink gontly-gently- gont-
Iy into sleep.
The step of the Minister as be came slowly
4, In failed TO disturb the sufferer. Sill he WAS
IL roaming through the forest marking the wild
deer tail before his unerrinR ritle-,rsckiuS the
the bear 70 his rocky ten or, as the living dream
changed, battling hand TO hand with the savage
toemAn who would rob him OF his sstp. rs il
neAred the twilight hour however, he hoeA me
calm again and once more reco gniZo1 tho Weeping
onea around. But his breath came sclnt aud
his heaving began TO fal-his eyes 10 close an,
II was matter Of great doubt whether he hear,
or know Of the feryent prayer that was offsre,
Up TO the throne of Mercy 10 his behalf.
1t Is night, once more he wills d
Kate | cannot see you. Wife iorgiyo-Wilbur
kmember-pray for me-Kste-1eT Kat l.
- and the sentence was LETT unfinished this
6ds the grave.
" Bruee-husband 3" shriekod tho wi lowed
woman as she bent over him and clung to the
chilling form.
"L st US hope he has gone to - better worll
said the minister as he ggnuy closed tho atariu,
eyes.
- Dead dead my hus-" and spo l.ll s,nss
less into the arms Of Wilbur who bore nor, " id
his own tears falling on her upturned Ace, int
the neSrest cabin and gave hel into the care 0
the women.
returned, 10 the RHl VINO stOOd Ike b,Aluc -
unWeepiDg -chilled-nRvelesS for she had %,
or stood face W face with deA.h before. Bar ~
answered not save by tho motion of her s.
lips for no sound came forth, anu no took Ey
gently by he hat d and led her 10 her uo0h5
where, kneelinR, the long pent up ai,on G pur-
forth in tears ana the Oercharged heart 10 cr.
cd itself from bursting.
With Harrington and Wilbur both, thu lton
was such an one as tsey had never bean Cilr
npon 10 boar. They hal seen death in man
forms-suddsn aud terrible, but thus 90 wdtc
by the side of one who had been thor frien
for yearf-.hus to see lie sl)wy eb5ing ava
to hear the wild, wandering woris-'o le
that there was no hops-to and idly by
shook them 70 the very centre. And seated b.
side the corpse through the long cheerless nigh
for 70 none other would they resign tao right (
watching, they reflected on many things an
Learned many lesson that strongly matkt
their character in after years Lessons that
were well for us all early TO learn AID faithful
10 lemcmber.
Harry" Whispered Wilbur after a Ion
pause, during which time be had been thinkin
Of tho charge the dead man hal given him an
how II tie he was fitted for It. " Harry new,
realized before that II was TO die
"NCr | either-much as we have both see