The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-07-09

ing down, ] read the paper which she held
tight In her hand.
There were but few words-the great
crises Of life are generally acted and told
briefly. There had been fearful collision
on the railway, somewhere between New
York and Boston. Several passengers
were killed. Among them was-yes,
looked twice, bending down my eyes close
to the paper-it was his name!
L hugged Dora to my heart. do not
remember anything that happened for the
next five minutes.
''He will come back, Alice! Harry will
come back !''
These were the first words that aroused
nae. Dora was smiling, and playing with
my hair.
Then the truth rushed over me-, and I
could neither move nor speak.
At that moment Mr. Lee, a neiehbor
and friend of Harry's, burst into the room
''Has she heard of it % lie cried; and
our faces answered him. Dora sprang to-
ward the gentleman.
"Oh! Mr.. Lee" she cried, "nothins's
happened to Harry, has there? You know
he always thought SO much of YOU. Do
tell me he's coming back to morrow y
She staggered against him, but he
caught her In his arms, and the tears ran
down the strong mans face as fast as they
run down the face of tired little child.
lie laid her on the sofa. and slowly the
truth broke over the darkened mind of
Dora West. What night that was =
God, IN his great mercy, save me from such
another!
After this, / thought, for many weeks,
that Dora would soon walk with her hus- :
band through the rooms of the mansion
prepared for them on high but God
spared her, and at last her life began to
take up some of its old symratkies and
interests.
l remember the first time she rode out.
II was bright day in the early spring.
and Mr.. Lee and accompanied her. He
and Harry had always loved each other as
brothers do, and it was not strange the
young man was moved with much pity foe
| the widow Of his friend.
In the course Of our ride, we calno
across patch Of ear y violets on the sunny
side OF a bank, near small stream.
sob how beautiful! they are,' cried
Dora, clappiag her hands with something
OF her OLD animation and then a change
came over her ass. s1osry loved vio-
lets; and don't you femenber, Alice, he
used TO twinc them in my hair? Oh :
to think now he will never see them any
more"
Amid her quick sobs, her head sank
down on my shoulder; and I could only
tell ner there were fairer violets in the
land to which Harry had gone.
Dir. Lee did not speak but [ saw the
glance that he bent down upon her for a.
moment, and knew then his heart was
stirred with something mora than pity
for Dora West.
She did not, / know, suspect this for
some time, and thought it was only for
Harry's sake that he called so often,-
showed her a thousand little nameless
attentions, and was SO thoughtful Of he's
happiness.
| Well, the truth came out at last. Dora
was still in her youth, and she had one of
those clinging, vine like natures tina. need
something to lean upon in short, love
was with her great necessity; she could
not walk through life alone.
"He says he will take Harry's placs-to
me. Shall | give it to him, Alice -
whispered Dora
And l lifted up her face and looked at
IT,
"Yes, darling. This new love is sen.
of the God that called Harry to himself,
and left you only his mercy.
So they were married and the unokar-
liable, the narrow minded and the &c nyious
talked, God help them : as they always
have aud will talk, until death comes and
lays its cold hands on their lips, and
bushes them with its solemn '.De still!
forever, and forever"