Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-05-15

without struggle, that yielded to feelings
too strong for me to subdue. 1t is a sad sto-
ry, mother; I will not grieve you farther by
tellips IL you might think hard of another
for bis agency in producing my unhappiness
and I alone am to blame" -
The poor mother neither comprehended nor
wondered grief mastered curiosity; her child
wasIdying; this thought swallowed up every
other. Voices sounded in theadjoining room
agiated questions and loy replies. The in
valid started, unaided, from her p low.
Father I thank thee!" she exclaimed,
as she sank back.
a sister stole in to announce the arrival
single glance told her that it was needless
precaution. She simply asked:
MAY he come in 2"
Agesture assented. r'A--is
0tEorace |"
aLilyp
For long time these were the only words
of gresting.
They watched her through all that night !;
each felt that it was her last. There was un-
utterable sorrow in that chamber.
The hoary headed father stood at the foot
Of the bed erect and dignifed still, in figure,
but with high tears making yet deeper the
furrows of his time-worn countenance; the,
mother and sisters, sitting as far as possible,
their emotions, hung around her, jealousy
watchful Of an opportunity 10 render the kind
offices she would soon need no more.
On none did the terrible conviction of her
reas departure seem to fall with such crush
ing.weight as upon the whilom brilliant world
ling. He bathed the wasted hands with tears,
AID covered the brow with burning kisses.
Heiprayed if that could be called prayer,
which reproached, rather than supplicated q
frenzied pleading for life; her life ; if pur-
chased by an age of torment to himself!
In vain in vain! the death-dews thickly
arose to her forehead, as fast as they were
wiped away. She was going calm and love-
lyto the last; too weak at times to speak
but telling by her heavenly smiles and up
lifted eyes, Of 'peacep
At dawn they opened the windows to give
her fresh air; twas the agony of the passing
breath.
1Horace, raise mel"
He laid her head against his breast, her lips
moved; be bowed to catch their sounds;
this is sweet" .l.e
An attempt to join the hands in prayer;
anfunearthly beam from the closing orbs;
the rising sun shot through the easement upon
o group Of mourners
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Months rolled by. The conjectures as to
Morleys clcuded counteuance, and sable
weeper ceased to agitate the minds of his bu-
'siness acquaintances and the tongues of his
female friends. The detection wore away by
degrees; the weeper grew rusty; was re-
moved and not replaced; the billows of world
ly passion and interest swelled higher and
higher around the one green island of the
heart, until they engulphed it-not sparing
even her flower. bound grave. He was man
again! and with mans glorious preroqa-
tiyes to make mock at feeling and atfec
tion. and borrow their language to deceive
Trusting dupe; to scout at romance, and bat
tleSiajhis own omnipotepce with realize &; to
heap together much wealth, and write his
name proudly among the earthly great; all
this be did and gained. And Lily sleeps in
the obscure church yard the green hillock
that covers her; overrun with violet and the
bluc-eyed forget me-not," although untended
now by hi::.: and at her head are engraved
words, placed there by his orders: during the
first transport OF sorrow, for which he des
pises himself now; words which, in view of
his dust dry heart, read like fulfilled
prophecy
Dlesscd are the carly dcndw