The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-05-25

BeSslc has entered In to her rest.
Pierre goes out into the sunshine, it
is as bright aud beautiful as ever, the
flowers bloom on, the birds warblc
the zephyrs wave the light branches
over his head, the springing grass
kisses his feet, but it all seems mock
| cry to him. On he goes until he
| reaches the rivers side. In all the
wide world it Is tho only thing that
seems to sympatbizc with him, for it
chants mournful requiem, solemn
funeral dirge. All! Pierre it had
seemed q light thing to die with Bss-
sic and lie with her beneath the same
daisy covered mound after you and
she had spent a long life together, but
when death comes sudden and unex-
pected and bears her away from you,
how you shrink and shudder and re.
coil from the future which Looms up
black and gloomy to your appalled,
vision How you pray for death, how
you cry out in your black despair rs
Isreal's king did for Absalom, his
pride and hope-'would to God that
| had died for thee"
ave wind our life about another life,"
We hod il closer, dearcr than our own,
Anon it fants in earthly strife,
Leaving us stunned and stricken and alone,
But all We do not die with those VIC love,
This also can be borne.'
How much the heart may bear and
yet not break. Pierre lived on for
long and weary years after beautiful
Bessie had mouldered to dust and tho
green grass had c,rpeted her grave.
Lived on for the sake Of bonnie little
Rachel who grew and bloomed miracu-
lously in the gloomy atmosphere of
the old cabin and tho old mill. ca
babe in a house is woll,spr,ng Of
pleasure, messenger Of peace and
love, a talent of trust, loan to be
rendered back with interest,"" and in
time Pierre began to love his child
With all his strength and to endeavour
to rear her as her mother would have
dono if she had not gone to the grave.
This simple story was related to me
on u balmy evening in June, by an
old grey-haired man, none other than
Pierre himself. (though I have not
given it in his words,) the husband of
Bessie and father Of Rachel. We
stood on the bank of the river near
tho place where the old mill had been
aud within sight OF the sput once nc.
cupicd by the old cabin. MY anxiety
to hear the fate of Rachel prompted
me to inquire about her. The old
man frightened up, swept the silvery
locks back from his broad brow and
replied,
"Rachel grow up to be as beautiful
and graceful as u queen. worked
hard and gave her fine education,
better than thousands of men rolling
in afllucnce, give their daughters, for
she was bright and intelligent and cx-
pericnccd no difficulty in learning"
"And where is sho now?'' I ques.
toned.
\ smile of triumph lighted up his
features as he pointed in the direo-
tion of n stately and imposing man
sion, built Of dark red sandstone and
cmbowered in magnificent grove of
dark green forest oaks,
"My child dwells thore, she is the
lady of Bsrtram manor, the cherished
wife of Vivian BerSram.
Wndeed," I said with an accent of
surprise.
eyes, the madame opposed the mar
riagc at first, desiring her son to form
u more brilliant alliance, but he loved
Rachel tenderly though her blood was
not aristocratio. He knew that it was
healthy and honorable for she was de.
sccnded from an honest miller and his
wife on one side and an honest shoe
maker and his wife ca The ether, Re-
chel was sweet and pure and fair and
in time won the madame over. 1t
was a great day for Vivian BuYtram
when his mother yielded to his Gu
treaties, for my girl would not marry
him in opposition to her wishes. /
remember how he came over looking
so handsome and happy, and told Ra-
chel that he had knelt down and kiss.
cd the hem Of his mothers robe and
then flown to her ON tho wings of love
to bear the glad tidings. The mad.
ame is dead now, peace to her ashes,'
and they dwell there. Rachel and her
husband and children. My home is
with them and ] am ever as an honor.
cd guest among them.''
Tho old man shook my hand, said
farewell and wended his homewarf
way, whilo pursued my solitary
ramble along the banks Of the river,
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ENFORCEMENT OF TIfE SurrRAGE
AmENDMENT.--Both Houses to-day
considered bill to enforce tho fif-
teenth amendment by virture of the
second section, which gives Congress