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

propose the thing to CLra, but Il Wa like
Qieam Of hops 10 the darkness 70 boar her men,
| ton IL
az am glad" sh, sail, he ia q good mlu-
| 20 70 hip Clara
" will at once.
She rose with return Of her old decision.
Clara whispered this widow.
| " Yes mother
" BE patient you know. and listen"
" You need no, be afraid"
She went up stairs, put On her b)nnst aud
came down into the room again.
| shall not be gone long, mother you
won't mind Z"
" No, come here, Clara-kss me-"
The girl went to her and pressed her lips to
those Of her mothers, that kiss ended in a muir
INJURED blessing on the poor child. For an in
slant Clara clung to her in silence and 10 hat
embrace there was something like consolation.
All, during the remnant Of her life how that
mother held fast to the recoll,c on Of that CO
resr, how hor heart fastened upon it a. the only
| bright thing left, how she thanked God for the
impulse which led hor 20 call her child back
and bless her before she went forth upon that
| painful GRAND
Clara rose at length, kissed heo mother once
more and said gently
| " Now, | am going"
81 will pray for YOU Whispered Mrs. Ander-
son solomnly man is deaf, bat lie will hear
| tho prayer Of the widow and the orphan"
" Bless me again. mother, 1t makes me
strong"
Once moro the mothers lips repoi'od the
| sweet and holy words, then Clara turned to 60.
" | can boar it nov, she sail, good bye,
| mother"
Perhaps /. was tho II st tins in their whole
lives that such an entire manifestation aud out
pouring of tho heart hal passed between the
two. In this growing country Of ours, 40 strong
and self reliant, wo 10 not sufficiently give way
! to those gentlor impulses which bind oying
souls more closely together 1t would bi better
4. ~ - Il h.
more frequent.
30 Il the widow and her daughter f,lt mo-
| montuy relief from that revelation, at least
| they loved each other no matter hos dArkly
| ho world might trown, no storms would over
divide their breasts or weaken tho band which
united them, to which that log embrace had
| ben 10 seal m that home Of misery.
| Wlnout speaking again Clara won! out OF
| tho house and Mira. Anderson ~, there, willing
| away her absence wi,h such words Of devotion
Is had long boon familiar to her lips but which
| l1w seemed 60 pJs'"'' a de"pot 5Snldcinco
| .hau thoy hd ever before dOac,
| II was already dark AMI Cara drew her vel
| l,s ly about her tara to avoid meeting tho cui
| ,us goo Of any OF tue nnishb)'s whom sho
| mint chaEcc 10 pas. TIM short walk APP
| poarcd l.. ruinabIe Sho 'elt al % thousand
| owes were upon hor, sCCroB OF evil tongues dis
| eu sin, her story ami mDckirg her With s'orn.
Tao favor woke 90 her veins again; all ths 70.
| 20 u'iOn ard decision glvp way 10 tho old tu-
| mult and conflict. OLcn sac tu NOT bhcS-she
| hal no definite resolve only a wild longing to
| p, ,t boina again ami bids hsI-cll irJn every
| c,e When her mothers blessing REQUIRED to
| ne- die. tlac, fancy, thara was spUothing tau
| cal L. in that 10 vas no nr'hl1g upJ1 which her
| ir could rest sd ki'nor I'lo strength
anti ths glcom. Sh, waitji on again, quicken
| INK 81 pace. gNd soon aui'ei quito Jtoathles
| al IN cato OF the pir-)1sgo.
She dIl not dare plu'H Al ms nat lost Sue
| sf....1I no tHtfitEa 10 enter 10 nor
feyrr hL 90 Increased that il seemed a. u
,tr. ry hants wrto holding her bs.k and indis.
| tuct voices CRYING 90 her TO rush IN an opposite
direction. Sno opud not have told whore they
II her ilec. ONLY Tar away boyold tho siEh'
| M bearing cf ~ who had injured her.
Sho opsnod tho .ttc with "a yiolnlt effort,
Teas, % through a. hurried up tho wsl.. Ia
! font door OF the hNu. wa aJgr. Clara iii mo-
knock, but pushing back tho door on'er'd III
hall. She WAS familiar win tho house An.
. turned down tho pis.'s' toward 'h' IN ,nu.cr
y study with.n vague hope that sto Shpuli IA q
!. nc ono but himself AMI a. loI'' be ria oi th
" scrutiny Of any OF hi, household.
~ She went into the l.Llo sittlrg room throlt
" which II WAS necessary 1. piss ia orie, q ret
: thu 81. DIV. There va no one there. To t~i
light dllsi tho ap- rtmont with dusky shalos
which t. tho qXCi'Cd fancy Of tho girl took
like human SHAPES colily witchn, her HuI r.
i" fusing cllhor encouragement OF comfort
- She r"achod the centre OF the room au ptn7pI
~ the murmur If Voices w.D tui,Ni tron "a
y s,udy-Aio could not 70 in. W1l1 sne 2,
tnaiied there ire dilute tho tones Of tho spsI.
ots became m,ro distinct Ia the stiffness
:. She had M dosire to lsten, bl' she could "a
I" move she seemed chained o. tho spJ c1ul
=. only stanb still sui heari spite Of every ch'r
a, Sha know ruO spuke one Wa mo iHihlsto
W ha companion a deacon - ht ,bui,n, e
- ,,aro ia'k '.; of hc-, rcctlin; 'li stokes "h G
ll' '., cone aur,lt D'u.or1ttr hsr.
Nv " Porr ClU1 Apd"r-un o. FAf ih' r,a~ q
W. man voice 'Da' pre-. UIuo'd TOO wo-i'.
~ don't pity hrf., .ul ''N nfty'n 'uuty
' " aiWals Thought thofg va. onuin.us "l,l
.L al % tho gir--l cout b5uo,a II - right
give Smi athy 10 s'nnois.
Ma. th,y haze ell tho moo uisd,' r
- tufrGl no N uistoI gently.
NJ " It they fop.n' Mt o'NcrNi7e.'
.. lIui n ore has talked - her, no ono IA
triru to br.ng her gu! of tho srIor Of her WAYS
'' l. wouldn't be- OF any u'o, Why sno las q
81 | p,ito OF lur.o..
va 90 And prdo goe,h b5'oro Iili, murmu,
~ tic clergyman.
i'h ,.Of course IL docs oycry child who loirn
~, his lateciism knoS that, replied the dsaco
's' IN q ,li,atisied voice. " guess sh1 Ia .tou
W :. went thoio today, sid tho Minister
-. To WIDOW Asieroas; Oh yoIsao d
t ct, cir. :. ..,,.,,,,- ~, ,,.,, =, hom,
'N' It wouldn't have done any good it sou h
ava seen her sho would have boon as insulting
wv porsiule.'
,, - - We can't tell thai"
w. DO Yes we can, ! know her! Besides She do
ia, b,lorg 10 our ohurch--wcYe no call TO take
~" part
49,. - Brother Jones, that should rot lindor
wv from doing all the good We eau.
Ia You couldn't do any good there toll you
~ " She is very young even If she be as i
ich prudent and wrong rs they say, she cannot
,,. " Do You call such conduct by names Ii
~ tho.ei'
n nSp They are harsh enough ones to apply to
Avn. young girl
" No they aint wicSoluos' is wickoln"'
| tell YOU that girl ought q b. held up as
example. lftimes were what they were thu
airs wears ago she'd DO put out Of the town /
The select men wouldn't lot her stay, bat now sin
on never punished - and the deacon stopped
lew eroau oven the delinquency of those lattor da,
- II would be very cruel treatment rapii
her tho minister more decidedly than ho Oft
Aed spoke. 81 cannot believe that such harsh M
ou- sur,s would be Of any avail they might dr
she the erring 10 utter desperation.
my :" So thoy ought to be- retorted the deaco
tive arr warned TO hold no COMMUNICATE
ap- with the wicked, to fee iIom the wrath
tho come
pon g And to act kindly towsdrs all men, add
oak the minister
Ter. The deacon coughod little nestled in
an chair in a dissatisfied way and finally said
viii You're too enient minister, by halt,
ret, WAYS thought so though don't say much.
Toe clergyman made no answer and TOT
the momentgh he deacon was silent Tho wretc'
ght .yirl without VIA standing upright and mot
SEQ les, her face turned toward Tho inner room ="
he'd an aTpr,s,Ion which wouli have terrified cit
Of those mon had they found her there.
" After al continued tho clergy man, b
-wo can make nothing Of thcsa stories
Thc uoso on a mans face isn't plsinor,'
,ssi- tenn pied tho deacon cmphit'ely aud with
llur satisfaction Of a man who tools that he has