The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-10-22
II he had only spoken kindly

II he had only spoken kindly
to me! II he had only told me to
60 from him, and seek . more con-
genial nature. II he had only let
me die when ! Was so okkeD sick
in heart and body! II he had only
abused me in company, and been
kind to me when alone, In our
home, in our room-I could have
wept with delight, and worshiped
him. But he cared nothing for
me. Was wan and worn. .....
what was life to
me2 1 saw other homes happy.
I saw other men kind, and good.
and gentle, and high-minded. l
eaw poor men, o! so kind to their
wives, that hated the furniture of
my home-I grew tired of the
mockery of life--I learned the les
son he gave me and--and--and--
yes, / almost hated him! But
would do no wrong to him. was
true, if he was not. l hoped to
win him back to me. I hoped to
hear his loving words as once. But
then I did not know, as I know
now, that love once flown is gone
forever. / know it now, for here,
in the beautiful Land Of the Leal,
have I wakened to the rest never
knew on earth.
sOne day, when weary, very.
very weary Of life, l longed for
death-for that rest which Of itself
was heaven. wept over the bur-
led happiness of the past. | sigh
ed for the days Of long agone. and
tried to still my heart IS it contem-
plated the terrible mockery of life
which had been my lot. Hope 1
had none. He who once was all
in all to me was nothing--long
since out-grown his unsettled love.
Perhaps l had made him miserable.
Perhaps had driven him to un-
kindness. How3 When2 God
might know-I did not! He lived
for no purpose other than to be
master, and to point to me as his.
.. AT last-at last
Weary, O! 90 weary of life! Tired
of waiting for death. Heart-wreck-
ed and weary of feasting on ashes
with q prayer for him I once loved
with q soul blind influence over
me as it came from the shadow Of
his unkindness, / looked swai-
lowed the key which opened the
portals Of Eternity and shuddered
at what I had done
......... i slept. And such
a sleep! dreamed of the hours
of fchildhood--of girlhood--of wife
hood And I wished--O! SO rae
nestly wished that he would give
me kind words as once-that he
would pity the ruin he had made
that hc would be the lover IS Of
old. And then I thought of the
road over whose stony track l had
walked--of the mockery of life I
had ived--ot the terrible past and
its great agonies-and--and then
a plying angel came and kissed
the poison from my lips--held me
to her heart--looked upon me with
her tear-wet face as she sorrowed
over my troubles. ....... was
in strange worlds. For moment
there were tears, then came smiles,
and look Of hope filed with joy.
-. I am 1T rest now, but tired
and weary. It seems SO strange
there are no unkind words here.
Pretty soon I will be stronger than
now, aud then l will walk the gold
en- side Of the Beautiful River to
welcome those who come here for
rest. And I will hold them to my
heart, even with such tender love
as you would the darling SO dear
to you, and kiss the poison from
their lips and from their heart. -.
-. But could not wait till had
told you Of this, so they came
all these dear, good, God-hearted
spirits. bearing me on their love
to speak with you. And to tell
you that We who were crushed on
earth. but who Iow rest in the
Eternal Garden, are building out q
point Of remembrance-lald from
shore to shorten the journey, and
the sooner welcome all who on
earth are good and kind, and low
ing, and who will rest with those
they truly love. when comes to life
it's Saturday Night BRICK POM
KRoY.
Doz 90 LOVE DoD?--A little girl
was rebuked by her mother for
her fondness for killing flies. The
little one had acquired great dex-