Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-05-18

not be!
And yet, and yet, what could She
do II the die were fatally east? Oh !!
she could bless hm while be lived.
Yes she cenld do that.
That evening, when Allan Moore
returned home, his wife met him in
the hall and pu, her hands up to his
shoulders, and then kissed him.
You are hate, Allan. Dmuor has
been waiting for you"
" But you have not waited, Mary Y
Yes, Allan. | could not eat alone
this evening"
=" You could not ?"
"No. | wanted the light of the
Other times, Allan the ligl,t which
only your presence can give"
And she helped him to remove his
overroat; aud when he had pulled off
his boots and pnt on his slippers which
she bad ready for him, she led the
way to the dining room.
His old favoritr dishes; the silver,
bright and clean; the china, d,inkiug
the gaSlght into its translucent >nh.
stance the napkins white. like snow =;
aud the food as she knew he preferred
INT and, above all, her own face, wear.
ing a smile of the old sweetness, pre-
~lding over the scene.
Was he dreaming. or was il real ?
Almo>, afraid To speak, least a breath
might di>pcl the hapl illu.ion he
drank in the joy Of tnc occasion.
When the meal was concluded, Allan
rose from the table.
Now, now, Allan. Where arc
you going p
ITO my room, Mary. have pa
pers to copy.
"Cannot others do your copying for
you ~
"Thesc are papers which | dare
not trust to other eyes
" Bat YOU will trust me, Allan ?"
" Tru,t~-you." lie was in a
dream again.
Yes. If you will explain to me
the work, ! viii copy them for YOU,
| You know | write well. ."
"Oh, Allan + my husband !~--mv
own true loye"--shr had now moved
up and laid her hand On his shoulder
-" YOU are working to hard. II yon
will let me help You now and by and
by you shah rest We viii 90 away
among the green fields, aud the brook,
and the hills
"Mary! Ny darling. What
music is this Z" IL took her To his be.
som, with his arms twinpd closry
around her
"Allan, | have been unniudtnl ol
your good, and have bpeu very mis-
crabIc but win br 40 no more, II
you viii JET ne help YOU if You VIII
give me hack yo1r io,eaud your trust;
if yon viii lean upon ne " whnu yoa arc
weak and rest sapon my bosom when
yon are in paiu !; # yon will forgive mo
for the wrong and the crror---I viii
bless Heaven, and take courage, aud
we will be harry always while we
| live ?"
Oh, blessed, happy hour blessing
aud happiness reaching oGt INTO all
Inhc cnn,ng y4ar.t Tl,c hrar had
| Ihoas rnlortrJ ana lis d45d If ,r,o
l,ya ,nsh;nr an, into . ,pr,ru, brn,1
ana strnng had wa.hei avay H..
.,,,u. or ed and nuriGrd the ,,.mpr,.
land upon the sacred altar Of their
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|Ln.b,nd's f,co-,,All,p hnw#stro,ls
and wrIl Won have o,ovp, Yoo don,l
kn,,y L,w proud aud ha,uy !, mal,rg
n,an
IL c,noht her ,a Ills bosom and
LpII ler tbnr.
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! How LGrISEss I}EGoAtEs llENttI
/ IFvI. "A beautiful face * one ot
| c., l's hranitul works bat H. ha.
made moIe beautiful ,hings We
shall see, maybe. ~ our trayrl ut 40.