The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-17
COUSIN LUCY
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the brink 81 resolution. as did when the light a,
tha, calmly reasoned book WAS clearing away tho
m sts which had made the valley n the sh sdow n
death look Ike. paradise A, resi on, / SAY
clearly The position In which I was place. The
vefv affection, 80 ardent 40 buoysn, In It's outhf,h
energy, which bore 10 my lover, was enlisted "
oppose my marriage With h,m 'or Wis, true lcvs
would doom it's oliect 10 the misery Of secius M
bis dearest ones sinking into early iomb' Such a.
least was not nv love and seeInf nv path OF dptv
thus strongly marked out tefors nc, I resolved
unhinch,nsly n follow u. Rut there WAS
thing more 80 hr done. He, too, WAS deeply tsnt-
ed With the ssro iol disease, and must therefore
he convinced that marriage vas forbidden 30 him:
Nv griet nearly furgotter when I
thought Of this. Could have borus 40 burden
alone, II would have been cumT arsuvely hsht; tut
be must share II, and that indeed was bitter To
teach him 10 lovo me 81 friend to bcloli him
happly mArricd g. some oac who might marry
to u.in up his children, and rejoice over their
health ami beauty this would ttyc been to me
dear Jeii hi; but ala! tho bsn was UPON him Ike.
wise, and uouud us both ia tho same dreary fate.
All inst WAS len me- asl nov thought was s,ernly
N pluck cut every hope Of happiness from both
hearts, and make The best preparation for The early
grave that yAwnod al our feet
81 could M volutno with the thoughts and
emotions that passed through my nina durns
those fce hours out such srer.il would b uselese.
Il Is enough that when she sharp co.tict was over
ani M resolution ARMY bent to perform tho hard
task ass gntd 10 INC, felt degree OF trauqu com.
,osuro that surpr,so'i m set and wncn arose rom
= lofty faith that 80 great sacrifice to ruth ana
iutt &c would NOS DO msle ia vain.
Invent into my t4;Ler's study to concer WIN
him the hest means OF breaking The subject "
Henry He vas drcaifllly s.1tatel, hui my calm.
ness conn IN heated itsel. ~ HIM and whoa saw
that II ct mIlatcd NO TO s secator st rIs OF self.
control n appeared aston shea and del GIFTED
and the fsrvent blessing he called down upon me,
mingled with grasses OF wnAt he called m heroic
| fort tude. retec,ed back upon tie cousolaion
hsd inspired THIS SSs tus FIRST fruits ofthe faith
| that susj Aipcd .uc.
| "It was agreed that should M. write n Henry
In redlsIely, but await the arrival Of his next e'.
| Ter, which wo,ld give me tine g. lie. terate. Sor.
| row seldom comes alone lille expecting his let.
| Yer, We receive summons to nv Sster's ucisde.
| asher illness n cd tak'n an alarming character. Her
husband bad Arrlcf ner 10 Toiquay soon aztec Hen.
ry'a irst srriv, =. Aud t'i'her We Iu lowed them.
| "A desgrpI on of her illness v0ulc add n'iliry
& the use'unetv Of my narrative, s. IwIll not bur.
a ,n your youut nnd With % Sae0led lurtnight
sfcr our arrival. There Is, however, ono pl.nrl
& r,unstanoe uch shall relate. lechuse Is teArs
directly on the Trincpe arn cuurAyoutiuy ~ en-.
force 1uis was ms poor iaIuet's sorrow lie saw
bis daughter de anu that wac grci enough IN,
Is trllug COZ apNred With remorsc that gnawed
his soul 1T haNlns lrst by bic impr'iicn marriage,
| inflicted upou b, tic enicebiod eNstence which
| could not stand De ord 4Sry trials 81 mothers
| Lie; and having zen Above. Ter to commit (. q
error by VIII, % ucr lite VAS pro ,ab, shcrten-
co. and her lstal uai, transmlJt,I 90 .pur inao-
| cent rhhurcu. It .s NO alienation that hc b. 81
A,t,d N ignorance lie continually repested he
| ought 10 have hnoSn ia The only drop Of comfor,
10 ttis bitter cup 4eriyed rom Iny pstcut sub.
| uiss Oh to my own 'urrJv. - the LuIE of hi.
death, he aoycr knew hat were NY rcsl sLtet ngs
flr fortunately posses good share ls,Il-control
| Inch enat lei me 60 apf.ar more calm THAI felt
He Fiii no. sre tie psrOtySns Of sgouy uich q,
mes prcgtratcd Gil M eucgyt They did nos las,
long, uo"tv,a Ahu because daily otlts' frequent
occurrence, Tor tie tcsigaaaou wl iCh Anectei
500 begsu o. assume req existence 4 may
IrAIsr ny self al this dis,ani' %. LIZ, lust - old
I lslo3 axe permitted 90 boast o. tucir youtlm
chatrs , because have nov utllug 90 q ,itu dis
!nIoresteursS, uerulstn, or ~ ythllg, ga la.L hu
tak .ng care Ui NV own little l., aud dom. sucl
Atoms OF service To- m. follower, stuics chance.
| may tEIO" "a N Nsy. Then lie appeared 10 IN,
RI u blauS-,ul, be- elys', soulcts. was immediate,
the Al.sr Of unrvleu.ug Justice o sEless bus I'm
| rec sling victim; tor the rcuu nee Nas dIsLnc
asst VAS gheous, aud lull not 81 ish t. evGde M
| doom. Gtauua.iy seioucg !ntoi came over me
First OF al, tuy iatbcf required my every b
| would ~ Tor hours plum Ell Ia melancholy roveTy
' ami Dr. W.utcr, = w.s, student OF Aga-u nature
| e1cit d me t. T,iau' led c@c.lols, ly nnakeulu
:, fears coacrrniug his taent.l hrshu--Anowiu; tins
: the surtst means OF drawing me from nv own erie
y, WIS 30 en,Toss my attention win s.we cxtsrns
| object ludCr our united care, my iatlvr sowl
= re- AIMED 4. tranquility but he had s.ained
sn,ck from olict uc lcyc. NLolly recovered
~ nau received one c'ter tIum Henry Goring,
which Ihai answered trict.v, inform X Inn oI m
- SISTERS death. ruis sal event was also an eEcu.
DO for loay NJ long ursusN cred that which he sent
| ralIt, full 81 -cutlc and ate, Tomato cOud llcnc
m but not d Nori OF egpe, ted marrs2e. BIttns wor
was 20 bc done, ana to,,y seemed but a. ula,-nii
= inc owl ~ p-, Winters Twice, I wrote az ar
~ var 4CI r., hirtus tnat our marriage might 70 deie
W. r,d longer than We had suu1pa.od, but Nltho,
n | assig liu- any lcI.Ip. y, return CsIne his alswe
al | assurn- ne that be vould not press our unio
until my .r.ef hai que subs "a. thought
q had not taken thc ularm ss .n'enaed ur sheul
- do but then follow eu Irosc wores 30 pustscrl
w. 90 o. rc1gug -oGr lHtt'r a.aIa, ~, il.u4 ~ s.rv
me, SHrelF trrfe can be- Lo other reason ma
~ .lIr lac .cIoayciuout .oi any delay Of our ma
- r.ag,r Icr nct.,'s -lt- 20 not sp,a ak g. me
a rI4uIes, tlt r.u" Immediately GLt eNphn' a
D." write as he wished tltrcslS hlta 10 read tho at
10 uo1k, apt, d.'caun hIus't as muen IA posslhle