The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-01-13

and Thy scattered, rods around. The
timex chuging ivy had lesn wreuchcd
from its hold, and the tHo old scars Of
the no@ thrice-stEiekeu tree lay opon to
the view.
Ten years passed over he inmates Of
Ivy Cottas-ten long years, aud still the
widows curb remsinsd unchanged.
Throughout this weary time, her seat
within the church had been ~unoccup;ed;
for, never; yet had her feet passed be-
yond tho wicked gote, since the day OF
her husbands funeral. So secluded did
she live that very few amongst the VII
layers had m opportunity Of Tcmmking
how like marble had become her rigid
features, and how cold the eyes that nov
scolla1. very fearless.
Those that had slw this change wins
porel amongst themselves that shc was
not 70 religions woIaan, that there was
no resignation in her SORROW. They
uil Alright. Since tn hou 0hs first
nout ui0r Goc LuslN.nd's corpse. tho holy
name e God had never paygo1 her lips.
She who IN prosperity had ever heeu
mindful OF his goolncss, seemed harden
cd 10 stone At the iirst tOUch Of lis chast-
ouing. It Was strange ioH more than
usually, th~Bstier vf0a We forget in
prosperity we cease not 10 callupon when
the adyorsity Q, estNAes US.
II vas winter time, and the ground
was covered with a thick, crisp snoT.
The trunk Of the lightning-soat}ied elu
still stood erect. One by one tho strong
blasts had wrenched from il tile branch
es which the lightning had spared; and
now, only a single limb remained, which
ratified dism9lly as its dry twigs were
swaret to and fro by TIE winter winds.
The cid tree cracks liko o gaHDws,"
39id Harold to his mother, ono night as
,hoy sat in the cheerful freight. She
cast Il glance nj him, and then sAuddcr-
oil as Ing had never seen. her do before,
she rose and left the room
How strangely mother acts about
,lat tree" he continued. IL wonder
,lat size will not give her consent to its
being cut down, Mr.. Harris SAYS it ia
alreauy quite dangerous, aud even if it
we're aoi 30, its old blasted trunk spoils
the beauty Of everything around it,"
a heard your mother say interrupted
the houaa,eopcr, chat abe dreamed one
night that the tree " bo,c, and she
was cni!dlesr."
"pjshl who believes in drearna? /
don't Bra there is nothing more likely
.inn it will be 50, if SHE let's it stand
there; for the old thing will crush u3 al
come day and Harold whjs,iing, arose
and went tn the window.
.eniga5 was clear and irostv--;hc
mooa WIS liga in tn, g};.tor!Aq heavens,
md il gIjntcl down upon the white
iieids, %a'iyerg lake. thick dimmei river,
which le.,e tel back a light almost ag
vivid as that Of day, but dNested Of its
painful glare, there was shouts and mer-
~ voices IN the streets, and Hcrold SOW
g party o lhoys going down 10 the lake
with their sieJs and a4alcs. He aid
Herbert s,iznd their own and followed
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