The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-24

lappy ana iBS APPS put Nh '9'4iA'O
lad closed forever.
Then The watcher laid the hand
back revcrently, and, hiding her lace,
burst into tears.
Dear Miss Faith, / cried, kneel-
ing at her side, dou't weep for herl
I'm sure it is better so !!
Yes" said Miss Faith. simply
AMI sadly. lifting her face aglin; a
great deal better. The tears were for
this side of death.
They were falling thickly, while
she spoke, oyer the little ,withered
hand She rad taken again IN hers.
:: Oh, my poor dearl " she said, 4" if
ever she wrougsd me, surely can
forgive her now So death is kind to
She closed the eyes tenderly.
SIM olhed the hair, and turned to me,
saying,
. We Will 90 now"
Tt was late next morning, when L
stole up stairs 20 Mrs. Wall $ cham
Der. cgrrving some flowers IN my
1 hands. Mss Faith was there. / LAID
! down Tho bios ans. and was retreat
/ ing hastily. bat she called me back.
= Niarian." she said, Lowe you an
1 ovnIarafiou Of what you saw last
nirbt: and / want 10 thank YOU.
II am clad to do anything for you,
I Miss Faith"
She had seatedrherself at the table.
and leaned Ter head a moment on her
| hand.
'The story Of my life" she said.
slowly, Is assed.sl0ry---not fit story
for n v.>t;r . esitf to hear
Her ewes had wandered to the pOr-
trait, hanging above her, with the
morning light upon it.
Don't tell me, I-said. . 1 know; !
he was your loser, and he Is dead"
No" she answered, " not dead.
False, then, / thought, but, as if
she guessed this, she concluded.
Nor unworthy" SIS u AM
he bears the burden of his
fathers sins, :" she went on, speaking
in a strange, calm way. Ii is the
hand Of fate. I looked az that face.
as it is now-not three months ago.
He is a maniac, a. she has been half
her life. eA 81
1 could not suppress a cry Of hor
II don't wonder it shocks YOU
she said, gently. have lived with.
the thought till ithas grown familiar.
It is a form Of death. lie has been
in heaven for years think Of him
there, and | am glad, knowing his
mother has joined him w hat isS on
earth is Only b0dy-to be regarded
because it once belonged to him
that is all. !" ' '.'' A'''
q cannot tell you all the story,
/ I IL rOE Air L a ~ in Ia i
! tail; | just know [ had great light,
then great darkness that I thought
would never end. But God showed
me another world to live for; and a
dear friend, whom you have known,
/ showed me how to live for it. So the
sun came out broad again, and 1T has
shone ever since.
| wondered at her, sitting with
such serene face and telling that
| dreary life story.
And L thought you had always
been so happy | said. ...-.
| am happy, she ansWered.3ag' |
think / am happier every day L live.
| Why should any one be unhappy in
this world? want you to think of
me always as being glad, Marian.
Forget all about this other person,
who might be gloomy, and lee mo be
the old Miss Faith again" a ~. - 81.
We had come ont of the chamber
while she spoke, and | said /" Yes, "
with all my heart. sl ..15.,s.
" An ancient, maiden lady,h she
said pausing on the staircase tl smile
back at me, just as merry as the
birds and fowers-iust as contented
as everything God has made ought
/ to / e." 81 III. II. HUDSON.