The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24
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II was summer. The moonbeams glanced
lovingly down upon little cottage. The
soft winds blew aside the leaves and found
the fair brow Of a sleeping infant \ smil.
rested or her bahv.face on which the san
OF but one summer had tesied Slcep on
fair child You little know what trial.
await You and how many tear, wi! dim
your eyes before your short hf. J., ended
Five years have passed. and again we SEQ
the same cottage. and the moon sheds bcr
silver mantle over the earth The wind
comes over hill and valley laden with q
thousand sweets the moonlight cleans ip
at the open door where sii, IN farmer and
his rosy wife. resting from the ,,ay', labor.
y little girl leans upon her ,..ulher
knee. looking straight AZ the far.og blne
sky. as, one 10y one. the bright stars pcer
forth 10 look down upon oar wicked world
Love beams "a her blue ewes. and. n the
breeze liit the curls from her brow. she
smiles. IL il our little heroine of five
years before. She has been wandering in
the green woods oil day. aud as she nestle :
10y her mothers side. she thanks o: tod IN
the far.oh Golden City. and wonders il h.
IS looking down upon her lhro the silver
moonlight. BGt bark the clocks strike
nine, and the hOnesi farmer arises aud
taking the well-worn Bible from the shells
he reads aloud the evening chapter. and
Offers up prayer for safety through the
coming night. An hour after all was still.
and the angels kept watch over the stun.
bering household.
Can il be that fifteen years have passed ,
II Is even 50. and again the moonlight falls
upon hill and valley. lake and river. The
same moon shone down upon the sleeping
babe and little girl. hui where j. that littl,.
cottage with its vines and roses And
where is the honest farmer aad hi, wir,
Long ago the cottage crumblcd 10 tho
ground. aud Years have led since the IN.
gel Of Death passed the threshold. an,l
claimed. fret. the strong man Tor hls we.
tim. Sobs were heard "a tina, lonely dwell.
ling. aud sloNly they bore coffin into the
neighboriug churchyard. and placed in the
cold ground all that was left of loving
husband and faiief
4 widow and her little girl were left to
battle with the world. but the great tod
looked down lie saw the agony Of the
lonely widow he marked with what tears
she went about her duties. and one winter. /.
WiEINs NlltU lbt NuNM Ntls anu tflN fIFtH
was covered with soft white mantle. lie
took her TO Himself
No moonlight, i,ll upon the ,ohbing
child left alone with the dead. In vain
she called upon her mother io wake aud
speak TO her own little Mary. With has
thin hands folded. and her face peaceful
and happy. she slept The last sleen.
Kind friends ariaycd the bod, for the
grave. aud gentle band, took little Mary
from the lifrless body or he. mother.
Another funeral procession moved 10 the
churchyard. aud another grave was heapci
by the side VI the last
Childhood soon forguts It's sorTows. and
in short time little Mary was The happy
merry child of other DAYS.
FnllOw mc We are now uithin tho
crowded city Music sounds from the man.
sicns Of the great and rich. aud merry
laughter comes through the open easement.
and Is borne away ON the the summer ind.
We are now iu the wraiihirst portion ui
the city let " stop here. by this hand.
some dwelling. iay faces aud costly dress.
rs aud jewels are seen. ani ever aud anon
sweet strains Of music float through the
open easement causing the homclcrs aud
desolatc TO pause and listen.
Look amid that gay group aud behold
our May. Can Il be that This gay aud bril-.
liant hcing Is she II Is true. bat low came
she hero Why is she dcckcd IN silks aud
satins. shc. tho daughter Of poor
though honest farmer Listen. AMI will
tell you. Five years sgo she was found in
the county by distant relative. q child
less widow. Struck by the beauty Of tbs
child she cnquircd her family history. and
Immediately claimed her. With tears and
heartfelt sorrow she parted from her kind
friends, who had stood in the place Of pa
rents since her mothers death.
Amer her arrival in the city she was soon
under the hands Of the dIessmakcr. chang.
ed from rosy little coantry girl into a bril-
liam. city belle. aud u took hut n short
time for her 10 get accustomed 10 the style
OF city life.
This IL her twentieth birthday. aud q
graud party takes placeto celebrate the day
She 10 not 90 happy as IN her childhood =
Memory goes back 10 the time when she
knell a. hcr mothers knee. and went 10 be-
With the krst stroke ofnine, 10 dream th'
sweet dreams ot chldhood. usaNs ..sa
II 10 nov midnight, aud still those msrr.