Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-11-12

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Philip SsoaFson's wife lay sick OF Iaor-
sal diseass, the doctor had taksn his de-
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In the ssvaiiAysE skesasfsei Aof death. =
Hasysa spa - II N NTH, Aspss shas
mighs ehh and dow, bat bad aasar Mhels
ly forsaksn them, the Doctors warming
fsil.vwy heartily indeed apoa their hsarty
o6ke Rks oE1kxsf1e 1en Ned
With prsanAsare and aaioQked TOD bitter
ness. abETI 10
81 could have wishsd 10 live q little
longer with you" aAid the sick lady, In
q Enomensary lall Of tears. sand NOS to
rsJ1f1isfn I'll IN
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vi ES4f N&f&k, istaT q fSsse
do not pat them 10 The power Of noah-
ar who In mos their own- Such are al
ways erusk S1Wghs 4spaw nss nay
dsar Philip, ana Tor ths saks 81 As dear
children, promise me never to masry
again." st1ts. ~xx ~ "a
Philie SsouYsoa was silsnt; he fels al
the oneroas eondisioas which . promise
Of thisprwesppsvea Howe*er masa
be loves .iis hns f isysa her de-
vosedly-yA hs aW wflAs hSs parsaeE
could DOT see, shat in depFiving himself
af rhis Exse will 10 oct, hs aighl be aeaa-
ssngDfsr hiszsalf q life long burden ard
sorrow Bat his wife sepswad hsr 60.
treaties, and oiaspiHg him around the
mech. ia, passass Of e@rss hssoaghs hfsn
not a1ls,ss do ksaass f,sna 81 pear
lht gfayUe.. gaEyU." With tHSss DARK, besstching
dsAgsyssssoa hsas Ne sqals aqsl dsfy
tie Pafs9o 9on* He ronised Jsys sess
begged him even 10 swear sAas ne woul q
be- faithful to her memory, aud never we'd
> sssaad wiEa; and Philip SsaaTtan soak
the oath, bis rsiacsanee vanished by ms
importantly which il seemed cruelty 20
resist.
The nzsFss slbI at&nase& 5Rkiips wifs
was a wamaa Of peculiar temperament
ssgioaly uprighs, but fanatieal in her mo-
siassog 1 aamsy. sasx Id SsxDaK seE- I'll,
sSssF sRr~cS6 sesvalns, had bss4 N sshs
family Of Mrs. Stsarson's father many
years, and bad haen selected 10 accompa'
ny the yoang lady 81 she marriage. She
had sincere attachment to her mistress,
yhaoy b ! sysasseds n ssd l5YsypEsS hss, sRa Eesp
| ton oould not recover, her grief was vlo-
/ lent and uncomfortable. On the DAY
tsoalswsaa the scene iaboyS dssczibsd
/ Philip Sfourton walking almost uofsless'
/ ly into his wifa's sick shsmbex, observes
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some wbsaeArssE 'Rasskaae oas ssse bsine
i given a. 10 its careful delivery. His en-
trance seemed 20 dissarb them somewhat
has he sxaa too hsMvy @af he@rs to bees
anything except the pale face which loak
ID mlssfaIIy at him frem lba piIlow- i
L was soTrowful aay, for before ia eaosee
his Young wife died in his arms.
| During tire noHshs OF tiesolase soatsad'
which followed bic bereavement, she cir
euua&xaAes Of The promise he fAa8 giyea
never once rscaEyed - ,hia saisd. .sssIhl
1 great grief swallowed up all ainor re'
speaip ai8ses OF life s sess ~as NJ
lfossfskfeS has sssrow iss6sssolabses : va
his heart sealed ap, ss he faneisd and
wsahsas agAlass consolation. be wvat y
hts cheerlesa way.s, Bat khs inhaence
whiah aasuse brings so hear spon "a i
our wisfogtgnes, though siow and stien
, id haif petatipnss are in tie end .iEye
ssssible. Grseving constantly nssE IA
loss, Philips sorrow grow less poignant
/ His ohiIdren became more deaT 10 hiu
esd - greater, segrss thep pc 20
sasasgAt poAaihls Asw sos appsy ass psAs
OF bis dead wifs. by degkses their mes
J rimeut became isss grating 70 bis ears
! There were times, sao, when his iisposi
ton recovered It's natural tone; interval
af Eorgssf alusas fas fhas fusarc. I'd
j. children found fond bat strict foster
tmothar in the nurse; and his household M
a gaitty srs@ed housesi sisldy ys&s ssosg a ns
: the bright and complete one which
}, knsw before the spoiler bad trsspasse
- upon il. ..Sags...
So FAEaip sasursbn livsa ahrangh b
r trouble and found, after while, In b
s. children, his calling and his books, boi
u cs@fert spd tranquility.
Il In his profession Of so architect,
worked steadily ard successfully. |
laxsd IL bssaase he sxssslad ~ i'm and I
bdr of any kind bfanied The sense
main and loss. A wssisAy asanasaessr
l. had employed him In shs ssvssaozs sf ssa
& extensive business premises, and afte
NJ wards Of private uansicnS snd Ga z
: compilation og the lasteEx agTgpgea
. fbN Asa8f paxty 10 seelsfa&seA ~ essrchs
/ stance. To this festive gathering {
a i architect reserved d kindly worded fnvfs
C sion. Philip debated with himselfIHnst
= Ii be shoaid assept il, and finally 90
IA eluded TO do sn-rr HIa giJs bad nQw ps
dead Two years During Which tfae ne b
altogether refrained from society, In
happier days he had been suyshing
Il paalasa fsF gay and husysaaz ssnpzl
ss Emsps had made him sire favDriss ce fas
Is 4 Circles; and nov the nakz1Fa4 dssife
e sssx swiss assa onee more began 90 and
~ uSscs fn his mind HisprosHiss ueeAsis
~ ally rssarred TO his msmorys bat
-. hitherto caused him no uneassnsss.
Shsn9 f6aa d Fshis score xnet bad ~
a~l Asxl4saS&ssbf BIT ID nehitse sAea
consented st Lass TO break In on tbs
fE eIusion which had become habisual.
sY lls<S &rdsr shs roof pf bis h9spita
III friend, Philips mind quickly took q
oring OF cheegfnlnsss and gaisty in ke
tnw srffta che secuM. This gais&y Was,
!. fact. ias uaess natural phrase, and i
iar conssraias served DO doubt 70 make 9
aEs t1SaaaxA sM1 pssEsibf 4zasa slaAfs
ee has been said that be was vel atsed
ate shine ia such gatherings; be seemed
dsr regain oil bis old powers on this oocas
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