The Placer herald., 1870-07-02
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SITTING IN SUNSHINE.

''lo UV IN eunshiho, CAIN ana sweet, 10 IN
excellent thing for an invalid"
These words mo. tho eye of Mr.. Stephen
Strongway, as be glanced over tbe pages of
= book, taken at randum from The tabls 10
his wis's psrlor. ha
10 sit iu sunshins. calm and swse. !"
That would be beautiful existence, indeed
even taken only 10 . physical sense Of the
wordt; while 10 cit all the time 10 mental
sunshine" ai in
Mr.. S,rongwsy dropped bis head upon his
hand, and sigh stole almost uucousciously
from bis lips At the thought. .r
Ils was worthy Of his usme-s strong man
mentally and physically. aud with all a
strong saas 'in,pssisnce 81, not 10 say con
temp, for. weakness, 10 whatever form il
wss manifested. -. .-.-..
Mrs. Strongwsy was delicate creature
loving, truSttil aud timid. She was over
wbel,ned BY her husbsnd's cont-mp, Of weak
nss-. and sbrsnk from exhibiting her atfsc.
ton ,ossrd him; and .hs aul her children
irooped under The chill which the sbxiow
OF his stst.llnsss constantly kept upon their
hume. 1853
But now Alice, bi. wife, was i'll. was dy.
ing; and his th.ugh,s we're turned to softer
.trains, and the sentence. To cit in sun
shins, calm and sweet, is an excellent thing
tor an invalid" struck home To his inmost
s"ul. us wife had never any sunshns Of
home, or OF love. in which TO bask; but b.
resolved /, should bs 50 no longer. a..
Aiiue's esry homo ai the seaside was for
SALE; and, il shs wished ,:. he would purchase
the old h"nse. ~ a summer retreat IN future
,esrs for herself aud ctldIen.
10 future year! Nay. what bal the
grave'facsd family doctor told him only th~,
very da,! lie dashed the tears imps.-ntly
from bs eyes. The doctor must DO mistaken.
Alice could live! II WIS not yet too late 10
repair the ravagss his coldness and unkind-
ress had mals. Even "a he thought this.
hollow cough struck upon bis ear. and his
wife crosssd the hall aud entered tho parlor.
"Alics,' he sail, gsully, you are very
She looked a. him, and her soit brown
eyes Il lsd with tears.
Yes, Stephen"
''Our doctor has been with me to-day, my
dear. lie ha. told me that you are dying"
"Yes, Stephen"
Add the brown eyes looked into bis wist-
fully. as if saying. "Do yon care''
"Y"u knew this. Alice u
81 have known this for some tims-lopg
before he discovered II, Stephen"
The question WAS on his lips nov:
"Do you care, Alice 2"
THE sof. eyes filled once more.
"Oh Stephen, dread to leave you and
our dear children. ! have loved you so
may cay it without offending you, now that
you know am dying"
God forgive me ~ be cried. "usve
then. been so unkind that you have feared
TO tell me Of your love till nowi
"You have not been unkind. Stephen"
she FASTENED to say. "ODly think mss
do no, quite understand woman's hear.
sometimes. II is so necessary for Us 10 love.
and to be loved. and to show that love, Ste.
pben. and TO have it shown, tba,.-"
That see il all my darling, aud know
now exactly how great the mischief is. and
how it bas been done," said her busbsnd,
clasping her TO his heart. "Forgivs me,
my darling We will 90 from here at oncA,
to your old home, where We first kOew and
loved each other. and will see if | cannot
bring The lost roses back to these cheeks
tho lost light to hess dss, brown eyes. Kis
me, Alice, and you shal sit in sunshine,
calm snd sweet, 10 future, If | have the
power TO bring il round your path"
lie kept his word. And did Alice die 4!
On the contrary, she disgraced her ply
sicsn forever by growing strong, and we'll,
and healthy. and happy in the calm. sweet
sunshine Of her husbands love. IL never
wantd again. And she aud her children
have lnst all their fear of him 10 this strange
ly altered state Of things. while all who have
business deaioes with him ofla'e can scarce.
ly recogulza tho once stern and haush,y
mud ,nasterful man.
$50 81, in sunshine. calm and sweei." is
indeed "good for an ipvaIid'-it is good for
all. Reader. Ifin hat blessed heart sunshine
yUu sit to-day, thank heaven humbly Tor
Ihs gift, for some there are on whose patio
no ray Of rsdisnce, no glance Of true atf.c'
tion ever fslls.