The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1869-11-19

and she wept bitterly.
"What is tho matter ?" said I, when
she recovered from her deep emotion.
"Pining away, sir" she answered,
"pining away. Four years ago her be-
trothed, brave and handsome young
man, said to her, "Trudchen, / am off
for America. There l can make for
tune and come back to marry thee.
Here it is misery and endless labor
Karl, said Ttudchen, better poor with
thee, than rich without thee. We have
cows and goats, and can make living.
Why leave me and risk my life and
thine. For truly, Karl, / love thee,
and without thee I cannot live.' But
the young man was stubborn, sir, as
most of our young mountaineers are; he
laughed and said within four years he
would be back and marry her. For a
month she has been fading and fading
away. A slow fever seems to under
mine her, and only the thought keeps
her alive-'Karl is coming He said
four years. Karl is coming p"
"And is to-day just four years since
he left ?" 1 asked, touched by the
hlothers woe.
"Just four years." said she. "The first
year we received letters. Iheh ne SAID
ne was gong on Il great venture, ana
we hiignt not near from MN In some
time. Nor did we. No tidings from
MIN since our iast ietter."
AND the poor widow broke out in
TEARS. But ueep groah from the IN
her chamDer rouseu her at once; she
went III anu hearu the slrl saying
| Mother, mother Nari Is coming
coming Er fon'm'! Er hoHHt u
While the mother was soothing her
suilerihg oaughter hearo lar away, as
l. seeiiieo 10 me, SOUND ike the tihk-
ing OF cow-oeil' But IL increased IN
strength' ana going 10 the uoor lls-
tehed atehtlVeiy, ana sure enough IL
was church Dell.
Ihe mother's lam liar ear mad caught
the souhd, ana fushing TO the door she
llsteheu While' mo alarm !no nfe!
SAID she' wv nat can 1t be ~ 1t Is the
church Dell Oh WetterDruner."
How lar from mere ~ l asked.
1.-Two mlie she answered put II
taxes long 10 get thefe through the
winnings Vi tne mountain passes.
Inc oeii s'iii continued ringing aho
thfouSh the open door the SOUND reach
Gu tle eur oi the sulleref.
Iiear !. near J. she CRIED Ihe Dell
riilsS' Er "o"'me Hr ho"i"" !!
Tue 'iiolher anu myself were sIahulne
III .he u"or iis'ehihs W INC souuu' anu
do IL "ere' iosI III our own thoughts
r What were her's 40 not KNOW rear
: '.realheu uoWh her cheeks' ana AT las
r Sne suiu WIN the accents OF deepes
@ srlei Ateoe' oo't' e'0""te a'ce W'SeT !!
: w. Loru uod' nave mercy on u.s.
g Dut All AT once we heard voices sing
ins' shoutihg' huzlaihg theh "gaih, IL
b. ,iie roau wen. peiiiiu some mountain
: .he'e grew iailt ann hothihg was hearC
/. put the distant ringing OF the Wetter
9 oiuilel oeli'
I lurrah J. IL souhueu suddenly
!, Whefe lhe ROAD came olrect upon th'
r ctaie.' iiuif"ii ioi Null Long lV'
! MARI Lung I'VE iruuciieh
, l looheu ~ tiie nlother she stasser
: eu' Caught her III my arms put re
. covering lilllheulateiy, 'he brave Wo
e man SAID 'hafi, sir; harl Is comihg'
5 Anu she went 10 lhe ped-chamber. Sh
D khelt down before the couch Whereupol
s lay her uaushter, seemingly asleep ne
@ eyes CLOSED, her hands clasped over he
Y breast.
= l. STOOD IN anxious expectation. I'm
$ Voices became louder ana louder
couiu i'e"r 'iie 'ianipihs Vi horSes al'
: ioo'9'eps. 0oo" '"" mass Vi ine'
f approaching 'i'e s"'e' o'opping' theS
s"So iae'i'y an ioi Mail ihui
3 i"n i"i iu''1i''n ID" young iiai
9''"nihS ''nu9, WIN "oi'9 u 'ii"iA'
" aii' '"ei, ii''iis up .ie sa'e'ia'e''"h'
hastily waning up " 'i'o uooi'
llc saw me- sree.eo ihe poii'eiy'"ch
/. in.o inc hou'e' ana saiu' WIN voice
e 'hick WIN eino'ioh'
5 Mother Mother !!
Q =, az 9'' ''' '"0 w VI P"' "'
t hiisor Oh ii',i 'il7' oPcneu iier arihs,alu
g "ha' "'' oii,oi"ce nat io"s' ioiis
ni''oo : ia. ",oi'No i"'o u, 'ne youht
. ." i'Ie' q''' 0i'' 'v"i' ioiio' uo"h
anu .''o ''io''ei .,, ever ioise' III"
= e"p'''''o'' Vi 'i''''A'u' ''opo anu sr"'e
| iui NV
,iin ituo'i'c'i s"'u >"fi "' ia9'' ,
al 9ourS' my hari' my poy III
Q you,9' ou' III anu "e'h, Aooh ih'
. AhuS S''S ii'E' S"u iou MN ~ 'ie oeu
: c''"'iioer' "hele iiuucheii lay, seem
| i''eiS "sieeP' nun 'roi'ioieu al. owe
WIN clio''on' iie "ppiohchea ah'
| hhe't uo""' .ooh one Oh 'iie eia'pe'
: 'ahus' Alsscu H. 'heh ro9o slowly ant
; ieit INC ioon''