The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-03-03

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of tle sona of tha Oid numlnlm Ii
lihe situations, had given lha oll man
his itetdom faihef than satAfata him
from hi' family and another 4
young mnlaitd Wuman. wlo lhd ht
recently married, be .old fgr numi.
nal stun trthe owner ~ her husband,
rather thnn that they should bo
pafcd The others bcng uniram.
mcled, were anxious ID 10 wllh Nor.
timer, for be- had ever been Kind nnd
cnusidenlp iaf their welfare. 10
get ready then way The word. lie
wished to reach Mississippi In time
to . arrange his business that he
could start at the commencement Of
the winter months upon his second
course Of lectures az Jefferson Col
lego. Mr.. Claiming gave all ncccs-
snry assistance, aud in two or three
days after the Monday when he was
to call on Caroline, he would be
ready TO commence his Journey with
wagons across the mountains TO his
Southern home. His last interview
with Caroline occurred on Thursday.
On Sunday following, in company
with his father, mother, and little
brothers, he attended church at the
Crock" lIallowed, blessed, and
consecrated building was this old
Gothic cdifce, not only to Mortimer,
but to many others. Here il was, at
an early age, he had been consccrated
to the service of his maker in bap-
tism, Here il was he had all of his
life strictly observed the ordinances
of the church. Here years, years be-
fore his name had been enrolled on
the book among those who were seek
ing better kingdom In this
church his relatives, friends, and ac-
quaintances had lived and died for
generations. Here Mr.. Ezelle had
served faithfully for well nigh life
time. Here was enrolled the name
of bis beloved, Caroline, and here
Colonel Sanford was found side BY
side with his neighbor, Mr.. Ezelle.
Sabbath after Sabbath for years had
they met and communed in Christian
fellowship and brotherly love. On
this day the sacrament Of the Lords
Supper" was to be observed. "The
man of God" standing in the altar,
invited the disciples Of all names TO
commune with them. 1t was holy
and devout assembly. The preacher
was a holy man, full of the spirit Of
his master. At the conclusion of the
services Immediately conheotcd with
this solemn feast, Mr.. Ezelle arose
from his. knees, with tears running
down his cheeks. His soul was full
OF the religion he professed. In the
warmth of his feelings he approached
| Mortimer, and in solemn and inn
pressiye manner, plhced his hand on
the head ofthc young man and ex-
clamed:h
"God bless you, my son!"
Mortimer, whose mind, for the
time, had been dwelling on scenes he
had inst witnessed, was called h
himself. A worldly thought roulo
then and there intrde itself. liz
remembered what Caroline had prom.
| ised--to consult with her father-and
taking the action of Mr.. Ezellc n
an indicc to his feelings toward him
in their prospective relation, he con.
cluded that was the reason Mr.. T.
had blessed him. We shall see. In
all that happy throng, Mr.. Charming
alone maintained q moody and soul
expression Of face. All others seemed
to rejoice rathcrthan sorrow. Know.
ing that Mortimer intended starting
on his Journey IN few days, he ex
pccted his son would, aftof the ser
vices were over, seek a word or s.
with Misc Ezelle. This he deter
mined to prevent, il sour looks an,
close watching could avail anything
, To his antonishment, Mortimer sough
no interview with the young lady
he did not speak to her. When tn
, crowd dispersed, Colonel sanfor'
, escorted Mis- +. to her carriage. Mr.
! Claiming was pleased, delighted, an
, on their way from church to hi
! home, Mr.. Claiming was more talk
| ativc and In better spirits than hi
I son had secn him for months. Alas
how deccitfal are appearances. Nor
7 timer was happy in the thought tha
]. the father Of his beloved Carrie ha'
: consented to his plan for the pro
! posed marriage, and Mr.. Charming
4 happy in the dclusion that his 80
: had given up all idea Of Miss Ezell,
!, simply becalse he neglected 10 notie
9 her at church. They were both, 1
; the sequel will prove, sorely mistakeI
. After reaching home-Sunday thoug
b Il was-Mr. Claiming entered upo
! the discussion of Mortimer's joume
Z with avidity. He suggested this an
o that plan, and actually agreed 10 a
y company Mortimer as Ear as Clarke
y vile, on his journey. This idea
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