The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-09-07

tered in her dreams, that they
wcro Of her journoyings with tho
old man; they woro Of no painful
sconcs, but of those who had holp-
cd thcm kindly for she often said,
"God bless you'll" with great for
! vor.
Waking, she never wandered in
her mind but onco, and that was
at beautiful music, which sho said
was in tho air. God knows. 1t
may havo boon. Opening her
cyos, at last, from u worry quiot
sleep, sho begged that they would
kiss her onco again. That done,
sho turned to tho old mau, with 4
lovely smilo upon her faco, such,
they said, as thoy had mover sccn
and could novor forgot, and clung
with both her arms about his
neck. Sho had mover murmurod
or complained; but, with a quiet
mind, and mind quito unnllcrcd,
save that sho ovory day became
moro earnest and moro grateful TO
thcm, faded lil1o tho light upon Il
summers evening.
Tho child who had boon her
friend camo thorc, almost a. soon
as it was day, with an Offering of
dried flowers, which no begged
them to lay upon her breast, lie
told thom Of his dream again, and
that it was Of hor bcing restored
TO them, just as sho used to bo.-
lilo begged hard to 500 hor, saying
that ho would bo very quiet, and
thoy mood not fcar his being
alarmed, for ho had sat alono bv
his younger brother all day long
when no was dcad, and ho folt
glad to DO so noar him. They lot
him havo his wish and, indeed,
nc kept his word, and was, in his
childish way, lesson to them all.
Up to that time, the old man
had not spoken once, excopt to
her, or stirred from tho bedside,
But whom no saw hor little favor.
Ito he was moved as thoy had not
scon HIM yet, and mado as though
ho would havo como ncaror. Thon
pointing TO tho bod, ho burst into
toars for tho frsv timo, and those
who stood by, knowi.g that the
sight Of tho child had done him
good, LETT thom all alono togcthor.
Soothing him with his artloss
talk to hor, tho child persuaded
HIM to tako somo rest, to walk
abroad, to do almost as ho desired
him. And when tho day camc on
which they must remove hor, in
hor earthly shape, from earthly
eyes, ho led him away, that be
might not know whom sho was
tnkon from him. They wcro to
gather frosh leaves and berries
for her bed.
And now tho boil, tho boil she
had SO olton heard by night and
BY day, and listoncd to with
solemn pleasures, almost as
living voice, rung Its rcmorsc-
less toll for hcr, so young. so bcau-
tiiul, so good. Dccrcpit age, and
vigorous lifo, and blooming youth,
and helpless infancy, on crutchcs,
in the pride Of health and strength,
in the full blush Of promise, in the
mere dawn Of life, gathered round
her. Old mon woro there, whose
Dyes wore dim and senses falling,
grandmothors who might have
died ton years ago and still
have boon old, tho deaf tho blind
tho lamo, tho paIsicd, tho living
doad, in many shapes and forms,
to SEQ tho closing Of that carly
grave.
Along tho crowded path they
boro her now, puro as tho nowly-
fallen snow that covered it, whose
day on earth had boon as Hootinp.
Uudor that porch whore sho had
sat when heaven, in it's morcy,
brought hor to that peaceful spot,
sho passed. again, and tho old
church received hor in it's quiet
shade.
A BRILLIANT SIGnT.-About
halfpast nino o'clock last evening
those fortunate persons who hap |
pcncd to bo gazing at tho stars or |
Watching tho floating clouds, wcro
rewarded with an unusual sirht
a largo star in thc Nnribuoc,