South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-27

when he was himself, for his return to love
and duty Sometimes he would promise, So
lemnly promise, never to touch the cursed
thing again. But alas for his resolutions.
They fed, even as name craven on sand.
Yet the wife prayed on, hoped on, loved on.
Was he not dearcr to her than all others.
even in his very dcgradation2 All, show.
few men know the heart of loving aud &C.
voted wife True, there are some who 10 =
would 10 Heaven there were more: for tlfen
would much of crime flee FROM our minds.
Poverty came upon them, and ADV, the
once tender and delicately reared ADV, toll.
ed for their daily bread. She had been
taught every accomplishment, and now, in
tier hour Of need, well knew how to turn
them to account She was known and val
ued, and found no difficulty in obtaining
classes. Not a word of complaint, not a
word of her sutferings either, was breathed
aloud. She might have gone to her par
euts and again found n home could she
expose him. No, no . she would do any,
thing rather than that. lie might eveutu-
ally reform. She would speak nothing
which should then lessen him in the esti-
nation Of others.
Thus patiently and YEARLY she toiled on.
With her husband, matters grew worse and
worse. Now, unkindncss was often melted
out TO her, whence nought but kindness
came. This was the hardest stroke of all.
She had borne poverty, want, toll and lone
iineSs, uncomplainiugly but when he gave
her harsh words, and blows even, it was
more than she could bear Her worn out
energies relaxed, and she was laid on
couch Of suffering. \ kind and faithful
ncghbor watched over her; for then the
husband gave her but little notice. She had
| been i'll nearly a week ere the physician
was called. lie then pronounced her dan
Eerous.y III, and sought Mr.. Moore, telling
him bis te"rs The now half soborcd man.
| received tic intelligence with fearful
/ shudder. He had not deemed her thus III
/ Once more all the former husband revived
/ in his bosom, and lac hastencd to Der couch.
/ Never before had lie noticed her altered
look. Thin and pale she seemed more A
corpse than his once fresh and blooming
/ Ady. She knew him not, but in her uncon-
sciousncss called almost necessarily for
| Henry, for that was her husbands name.
+ Nlth all the eloquence Of heartfelt love
and anguish, she would pray Heaven to
! preserve her companion, to restore him a.
| gain to her as in The days Of their welded
/ love. Never word Of censure passed her
I lips This he could have borne; but to
see how dcvotedly she still loved him, how
he had wrongcd and neglected her, was too
much. His heart was touched; and there.
/ by her bedside, and in the sightof Heaven,
ne humLled and rcpentant man prayed his
/ God for forgiveness.
For an entire week Ady lay in that I'M
/ conscious state. Like fond aud carful mo
( ther, did her husband watch over her. and
minister to her every want. All, reader,
general opinion to the contrary, notwith-
standing, man can be the kind and gentle
nurse, when his 0fccfipHS are connected
and death threatens his loved ones. | can
not assent 70 the so oft repeated assertion,
that 'he is h.ted only for business That
. ne must he tttCd for, rs matter Of course,
as II Is now, and ever has been, a duty de-
loiying upon him to care for that depart
nent But has lie not a Heart as warm,
AMI good and true as beats meath woman 5
gentle frame True, all have not neither
re all females the same but to know that
Kindness and sympathy are to be found In
/ 'Lc a'e'utr scX,' have but to look among
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