Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-06

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ter's side calling loudly for assistance. unol
receiving which he hastily snatched tho paper
tofnd alasl that George SoMmers was killed
and Harry wounded; It was feared morally,
Nannie,aas conveyed to her room. where ,
kind3aeighbor bestowed upon her every atten
tion thassafection could suggest. Mr. Mars
ten was almost in despair at this double afllic
ton, for he had regarded George as a second
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Tho next mail brought letter, stating tha,
It Harry survived, he would In tho course OF
the next few days, be carried to the hospital
i'll tho city near which his father resided.
My daughter" said Mrs Marston next
morning, as he paced up and down Mamie
small apartment, "I must 90 and look for
Harry This suspense is intolerable I can
bear it no longer"
1t will be useless, my dear father, for if
Harry rccovers, you will probably, pass him
on the road, aud if lie lives not, YOU will. fa.
tIguc and distress yourself for nothing. We
can only trust in God, and pray that lie will
spare the life of our dear loved one''
Nlr. Marston left his daughter, but only to
walk the passage with hasty strides. His
distress was pitiablc as he murnlurcd to him.
self: "Whcre shall 60 for comfort, where
lind relief?' aud involuntarilv, ho lifted up
his heart iu supploation to that God, without
whose guidance he had pretended to be able
to walk through world Of sorrow and of sin.
Tho pastor of the church, oflwhich Mamie i
was member, now came to visit her in her
aitilction. Tho door vas not closed, and Mr.
hlarston conld hear the words OF com fort and
consolation, with which he soothed the suffer,
or, and led her to fix her thoughts above tho
things of this transtory world and IFS the
minister knelt and prayed with and for her,
tho old man stopped his walk to listen then
rs he prayed that God "would not break the
bruised reed" but spare the life of her broth
or, the fathor softly entered, and keeling,
humbly bowed his head and joined in the PC
tition.
= Inc minister was much surprised, for ne
was we'll acquainted with the opinions of Mr..
Marston, but he did not show what he felt.
and rising he shook the old gentleman warmly
by the hand, expressing Ills sympathy for
him; at tho same tmc rcmarking: "Our
lives were all in the hands of God, who could
take or,spare them as He saw ft."
81 have always denied that, Mr.. p.
and / thought | believed what id, but
find, that iii this, my time Of trouble and dis.
trcss, my heart invount,rily lifts itself up, as
it to beg assistance from some Power mghticr
than man. fear have been living under
delusion, and this sad afllction was necessary
to bring me to my. senses"
The minister converscd with him long
time, and dispcllcd many errors under which
he had labored, and when he left, Mr.: Mars
ton asked that he would pray for him )" and
also, that he would visit anl comfort his
daughter, during his absence as lie should go
immediately to tho city, to be in readiness to
receive the first tidings of Harry and whc.h-
cr the tidngs proved good or bad. he hoped
to be different man in future
Harry recovered, though disabled for life
and his father, true to his promise, made in
his atfliction, became an altered man.
The remains of George Sonlmcrs were
brought home, and placed in the graveyard of
the little church, and Springs earliest, Sum
mer's loyclest and Autumns latest flowers,
were placed AZ tributes of affection on his
grave.
Mamie went about her domestic avocations,
seemingly with an increased interest, but her
widowed heart dwclt not upon the things of
this world, and ere many summers fod, she
was laid by the side Of him she SO dearly loved,
aud early lost
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