Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-08

want, sickness, starvation and death, Will
find it's way-even when Christian love
fails to rest it's eye on or open its heart
Said the woman, between sobs, as we
sat by the one window looking out over
the river. as his life had gone out 0Uer
there:
"Ol what shall do? x x did so love
him she was all I had to love. If
T could only have done more for him. X X
But-I-couldn't. He was SO good to
me. sir. \ He never struck me after his
fall-he never struck me Gerry hard, sir. Il
He suffered 80 much-and was so pa
tient, though he often cried and said it
was his fault. But it was not, sir-in-
deed it was not. They were to blame
who kept coaxing him to drink. de
-he-he-he didn't want to, but they
kept coaxing him, and he drank, and fell
But he didn't think he was go badly hurt,
sir. < < They said that they were his
friends who coaxed him so, but they new
or were after he was sick. They
did not even come to see us. But, sir, l
didn't care-Pd rather work the flesh OH
nv fingers than have them come, for they
ruined him for me, and l could not think
we'll of them.* X I tried to make him
comfortable, but couldn't, sir. The
lady with you, sir, found us this morning,
when looking for somebody, and said she
would bring you here; but, sir, you
eouldn't help hint was too late month
ago He said you would come, for the
lady said Won would, and he whispered
to 4 that you had
\ and x and he would
wait for . me tower wonder"
Wealth in that garrett! Yesl The
wealth of woman's love- The wealth
of that great love which men should
better protect than they do. Think you
a woman who loved man as that woman
loved that man, could be won away from
him and from her purity? A million
times no Theirs was the love reborn OF
sorrow. He had fallen-had repented-
the love of Christ was no more than was
the great love of her heart, which tool
him and his misfortunes to her soul
there TO nurse and care for. What heedec
she for work -? When she sat on th'
floor sewing by his bedside she coulc
watch him as he slept, and, when too
weary, sleep beside him happier thar
thousands of harrisburg women VIII
had rather. if choice be theirs, sleep In
dungeon than beside the form of on
they cannot help loathing, as the pur
and good loathe the coarse, brutal tyrant
whose marital rights are his boast ant
his tyrannies. Women would be bette
if men would have them so. Happy tn
man of honor, who wants to be good ant
to do good who is aided, encouraged AM
strengthened by true woman, who's
pride is her husband, and whose gentl
touch, love-lit glance, sweet kiss, generou
confidence, and kind words, are hi
greatest reward for welldoing. Give u
a man of honor. a woman of true love
genius, versatility of worth. and W
would defy all the powers OF earth t
separate such hearts, or cGu7e either t
wrong the other in thought or act.
Here is woman's power-her kingdom
her heaven. Here she is queen, and t
her all men who live here to A0e hereatte
will paw homage with a sinRleness
heart proof against sorrow, trials or sc
3 duetive wiles The heart-broken woman
: of whom we have written, has her oouu
terpart in thousands of high and loS
: homes, and may all who are really me
be more true, good, loving, and kind I
} them, till shall come to US all on cart
} happiness aud that purity OF purpos
which will fit us for the voyage to tn
) other and better side of the river, wher
will come happy days, but never Satnr
4 day Night.