The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-04-08
THE GOODBYE.
"Geo -go--Ceorgo !"
"Well, what's wanting now p


"Nothing papa, only baby and
want to kiss you good bye" aud sh,
came toward him, the little, graceful
sweet voiced woman, with her baby
Ia her arms, and hold up the soft face
70 his cheeks, aud tho little ont
crowed, and thrust up its dimplec
hands, and elutchcd the short, thick
locks triumphantly.
"0h, baby, you rogue, you'd like
TO pull out a handful Of papa's hair
wouldn't you now2' laughed th,
merchant, 10 a tone so unlike his for
mer ono that YOU would not have rec.
ogniEed it, aud he leaned down and
kissed the small fragrant lips over
and over.
Now, it's my turn, papa" and
Mrs. Williams smoothed away the
rumpled hair, aud kissed her hus-
bands forehead, aud as he went out
Of tho house that morning new soii-
ness and peace had erased the trou
bled look from the mau's face. Aud
that day II was appointed to George
Williams TO pass through sharp
and fearful temptation.
IIo was in the midst Of q CONNER.
cial crisis aud some Of his heaviest
debtors had failed that week, aud
new ten thousand dollars was due,
aud there was no way TO raise the
sum unless
lie beld the pen irrosolutely in lis
shrinking hand. Tho veins were
swollen into great blue cords on his
forehead, aud the breath came thick
snd fast betwixt his hot lips; few
scrolls Of that pen, solitary name at
the bottom, aud the young merchant
could secure ten thousand dollar,
aud his business credit would DO sale
There was no sort of doubt, too, but
he could raise the money within n
few days, aud thus secure himself
from all discovery, aud the pressing
circumstances Of tho case certainly
allowed some limits in Gnancieriug -
SO whispered the tcmptcr as he walk
cd up aud down the soul of George
Williams, always soiteniug down the
word forgery into some false name,
which totally changed to his pcrccp
tions tho moral complexion of tho
deed he was about to commit.
The young merchants eyes glarcd
all around tho Off but thcco was
none near him then; he dipped his
pcn with kind of despcra eager
ness into the tall porcelain ink stand
aud he drcw it along the paper, when
suddenly his hand paused, struck
by the thought-tho memory of his
wifes kiss that morning. ilo saw
her as he saw her last standing in
the door, the baby in her arms, her
sweet face full Of mothcrly tcudcr-
ness aud wifely trust as she lifted IL
TO him in parting the voice Of tho
tcmptcr passed away under tho rush
OF holiev emotions which blurred the
mNu's eyes; he dashed down the pen
"Maryl Many you have saved
your husband; sink or swim | will
not do the deed; | should blush for
shame to meet your eyes and our ba.
bys Tonight, II carried tho burn.
ing consciousness in my soul, al.
though no man ever did or would
know IT, Mary, my little wife, you
won't know it, butthat good bye KISS
of yours this morning saved your
husband from this great SIM"
George Williams did not sink. lei
was hard struggle, but tho storm
passed by without falling on him as
1t did on many others, aud Mary, his
wife, never knew that she had saved
her husband from u sin which, in her
eyes, would have been worse than
Senth.
Tho good VIC have done VIC shall
know, mot here. but hereancr,' and
the best aud truest lives are those
which strew all the years with tho
sweet aromas of loving aud self-sac.
tiicing deeds.
As the water lilies take root, and
grow silently amid the slime aud mud
in the low waters, until tho midsum>
mer they open their creamy vases TO
ihe soft persuasiOns Of the sunshine,
and lay In snowy Aotillas on the bo.
soms ofths streams, the glory aud
idealiSa,ion of all flowers, so amid the
lowlands of life, among its shadows
and mists, have We also 10 sow, day
by day our small seeds of gentle aud
generous deeds, not knowing when
they take root, or expecting to be
hold their unfolding into blossoms
on the river of time.
o, yo who sigh 10 set your lives
with the arabasques of great and no
bio deeds, who pant for broader
horizons aud higher opportunities,
God has appointed you a work where
you are.
Every day lifts up its white chal
ice out of tho nj ht, aud is held down
to you through oil. its SOLEMN, silent
footed hour for those small labors of
love, whose true significance and 70.
lations we shall only understand in
eternity.
And 10 this small daily labor lies
much Of woman's work, aud her sweet
homo influences fall like the sun,
shine on the evening dew, upon the
chara eters around her.
She may little comprehend what
silent force of healing, restraining,
and periods ofunrest and despoud.
eney may fll many hours with shad
ows, which would be illuminated with
JOY and thanksgiving, if she could
onl J "know as she is known"
But the pictures Of lives are lock-
ed up in the eternal gallery, and au-
gels hold the keys; and when Gods
voice speaks the word, the doors
shall be opened, and when we 60 in
We shall behold and understand.
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