Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-10-02

voice, are you VIKING W lea'o MN
my carer
Thank you, o, thanks : fervently e'
claimed the sick man. You are an ang
of light, sent to cheer and solace the RI
naming hours Of my existence with you
kindness and sympathy. For days
has been the wish and prayer Of my hear
tia; my precious one might fluid HON
with you. God has heard and answere
my prayer,-blessed forever be his hol,
namep
These were the last words be ever ut
tered. Long before the midnight hou
the vital spark had fled his immorta
spirit had joined the innumerable cara.
van forever moving onward to the am
bient fields of Heaven.
After the last sad rites Of sepulchrt
had been performed, Louise accompanied
her brother TO the city, where she re-
manned beloved and welcome guest, al
the house of Esquire FELTON,, till after the
marriage of Clarence and Arabella, when
she joined them in their bridal tour to
Niagara Falls.
The imprisoned soul of Louise drank
in deep draughts Of exquisite JOY from
these new sources Of beauty, that Nature
everywhere lavishly unfolded. The i'm
mediate inspiration Of Gods presence
seemed to thrill her whole being, as she
stood upon point directly above the cas-
cade, or middle fall. This was her first
view of the mighty Niagara; one of the
most sublime and stupendons works Of
creation. The soft mist fell ubon her
brow like the holy baptism from the hand
of Christ, her Redeemer.
From this delightful journey the tray-
ellers returned home early in October.
Clarence and his young wife remained
for several weeks at the cottage, with
Louise. Bridget, who had been faith
iul domestic in the Grafton family for
several years, bad been apprised of the
day when she might expect their arriv-
al, was as careful and particular in herI
preparations for their reception, as though
she herself were mistress Of the cottage,
expected to do its honors and dispense its
Inequalities.
During the absence of Louise Mrs.
Warren offered TO have the care Of little
Roland Cameron, and few days sub
sequent to her return, she came with him |
to his new home, where he was very soon
domesticated, perfectly contented and
happy.
Louise now resigned her situation in
the public school-greatly TO the regret
of both parents and pupils, for there, as
elsewhere, she had faithfully performed
her duty as teacher and instructor OF
the young--that she might devote all her
leisure time to the care and education Of
Roland, the little orphan charge left so
exclusively 10 her care and protection.
Roland was handsome, dark-eyed
boy of FIVE years old, high-spirited and
somewhat selfwilled. But Louise found
it an easy task TO control him by gentle
ness and kind words, through his affec-
tionate nature, so trimming over was his
young heart for all the animate and IMAM
innate objects be saw around him.
AS years circled away, and Roland
was fast verging towards manhood, be
evinced no talent or taste for a professio-
nal life, but his ambition and desire was
for agricultural pursuits.
Louise, With her deep sagacity, and
keen insight into human character, bad
foreseen, even in bis childhood the path h
of industry, her protege would most likes
ly choose, and TO this end she had wor-
ked and striveD, and with assistance from
Clarence, purchased fine lot of land
contiguous TO Der own, which she design {
ed as the scene of RoIanG's future la
bors, after he had graduated from school,
master Of q substantial and thorough
business education. a
With the return of every summer, b
when the rosy month of June breathed g.
orth on every passing zephyr its nectar :,
ed sweetness, Clarence and his wife left
the noisy din Of the city to seek retire "
ment amid the sylvan shades of his boy v
hood home. #
'Arabella, he was wont to say, as be :,
threw himself in the very abandonment
of every care and anxiety on the green
sward meath the outrageous trees that
arched above him, this relaxation from =
business,-this life OF quiet and repose, s.
amid the grand and beautiful scenes of Tx
Nature, is to me the very elixir Of JOY 9,
and happiness. n
Roland was the favorite Of all the :
'amily, and he was never so happy as i
when his uncle Clarence and aunt Ara v
BELLA Gas he always called theml came q
rom the city for their annual visit. .,
Then it was high carnival at the cot
age; boating and fishing, riding and ''
Walking, social parties and rural pic t.
lics in the open air, made up the plea. ri
ures and pasiimes of each day. In all 81
heir sports and amusements Roland par
icipated with boyish zest and hilarity.
Thus the years passed on, unmarke ed -
y any great change or event in the
Grafton family, till Roland had attained I'll
lis twenty seventh year, when be set pI
led soberly down to the staid life of al
armer, happy beyond the ordinary lot
If mortals, 10 the love of the beautiful
Maud Hunter, whom he had chosen as W,
lis bride--a companion TO share with Ii
i'm life's checkered fortunes.
Roland and his wife, in compliance 80
With the request of Louise, shared with :,
er The pleasant cottage home which had ID
indy sheltered him 10 bis childhood, CT
nd become endeared to his heart by lot