The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-06-10
ASHLAND OHIO WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE. 10 1865 49,

little woman herself ,crept. halslesS
from the bed room-her face looking
: horribly wan III the moohhs crossed
the parlor aud knelt in the accustomed
spot Her hands 5wored raised above
/. her head her upturned face was con
vulsed with an agony of appeal but
q for a time no words came from her
lips: she.sarek PROSTATE on the door.
i "Qh, Ny God u, at last She moaned ,
willie has gone IRON heayen-gone e
from heaven! have lost him ] Oh,
where is he ?" Then she glided back
as silently as she came but the bitter
moan sounded 1ina. my cars The long
night through. =, y.aI,T b1r yalsez0 +
The next morning she wore the same
stony face g stayed with her three
weeks, and then returned, to my own
home, which had, Meanwhile, been
thoroug hfy renovated; could sit in
peace before my Fireplace now, with
out fear Of storms or risk of -draughts
l could sit in peace, o9titardly, but my
MIND had little rest AT intervals OF
two or three days Invent over TO see
the little woman. Month By month
her face grew smaller and her eyes lar
ger aud brig shter. Their glitter haunt
ed me, .9m.j cc1r7 I1I cciIJ aHh-
More than q year passed One cheer
ful morning, in early spring, was iron
ing in. my kitchen; a p ca SAINT breeze
came through the window; the blithe
bi. ds without made the orchard vocal
with their hyely w,tterings, and a bed
of strawberries in the garden delig ghted
my eyes with its white blossome, Life
seemed pleasant to me this brig ht m4Ir
ing, and my hands4moFet .hflsk tyF at
my work. - 7o'1 1914 q -'''s
. A shadow fell across the ironing
board. and caused me to look up
There was Mr.. Robinson standing in
the door aynn The weather Beaten face
had changed much in the year-an uns
happy year it had been, to- .him-but
its events had stirred the rgentler part
Of hiG nature He looked even sadder
than usual this morning, and his voice
was low and subdued: -s-s
"Miss Jenima, my Mary seems low
er than common; she's clean given out
and gone to-bed. My rough hands
and ways aiu't no account in a sick
room; wouldn't you just step over and
see if you could help her any =?
wouldn't ask it If I could get along
without you ,''fua r2
"Ipstantly," / replied, putting ON
my bonnet. 81 will lock up. the house
and go back with you" -r..
/ found Mrs Robinson lying on her.
bsd, tho room darkeLedy She 'lpeked
up, at me and s,niled--a sweet, dim
smile then, closing her eyes, she lay
quite sill Dour after hour, that /
sat by her-bedside, slir-Hcver moved |
nor spoke. In the evening sent for
the village doc ore quiet, meek little
man-who shook his head, look ed
doubtful, and left some powders. p Esd
And so she lay FIR five days and four
nights. Sometimes she was .everish,
and would turn and mutter; but usually
she lay quite still, her small, thin hands
fulded, and that wonderful smile on her
face. The evening of the filth day tia
room was intensely still; Mr., Robinson
and 1 sat watchi%g the calm face.
white as the pillow boreath it Sud-
denly light broke over her features
She flung her aims upward with a muir
mGr of joy: willie, ! am cDmiDg."--
sauk buck her breathing growing shor
er and feebler-a gentle, scarce per-
eeptabie struggle, and the little woman
was gone fronl her paiL, from her long
ing; from her fond delUsion-gone 10
wo Id ofl;ght and of peace, where all
delusionsu vanish -gone to a world
where, ere long, there will be another
and then w lliie will be recog 4
'izad and welcomed by that faithful l.
1eart, and loved forever. f. : /;