Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1871-01-13


friends, sweethearts and wives, th'
soldiers and the sailors, and America
our country. foreverla' Hip. hiD-l hur
7Eahi Three stunning eheersi j
The sparkling tides Of reYelry Wer,
beginning to flow back upon the des
erted rooms, when Emily suddenly ap
Peared in lovely agitation, her hand up
raised, and hurrying light and color II
her eyes and on her checks and parted
lips.
"Oh, quick - she said. "come quick
and see the prettiest sight you ever saw
FIish ! Come softly
Those who happened to be there
few of the guests, Mrs. Dyer. Tom and
Fanny. Faulkner and John followed
her on tiptoe across the passage, into
the chamber we have so often called the
.flre-lit room The door of the adjoining
apartment was half open, and, obeying
her hushing hand, they all stole quietl y
up and peeped in. There, in the full
( illumination of the tapers and the FIRE
light sitting in a large oak chair near
the centre of the room. was the gray car
+ penter. crowded all around and over with
murmurous buzz of children. Girls and
boys. thiclly clustering. dense around
his knees. -perched upon his lap, close to
/ his sides. mounted upon the arms of his
/ chair, climbing over the back; -peering
around the edges. twittering, chirping,
laughing humming, prattling all togeth-
/ er. He sat quietly. rosily, smiling deep
I in children. They f1uttered around him
/ like birds, they bloomed around him
/ like flowers. they wreathed around him
! like vines, they swarmed around him
/ like bees. Close to his breast he held
the little lame girl, Lillian. The tender
I light of heaven was on them all
The watching group stood bfeathless-
/ ly, gazing with open mouths and eyes
upon the lovely picture No heart but
was stirred. Emily had stolen softly. 20
her husbands side, silent, bzaOding Hp-
on the scene with parted lips, her IA e
rapt and yearnipg, her white dress
divinely tremulous, and lifting and fall
ing with the trenor or her limbs ana Ihe
palpitations Of her bosom. John gazed,
with clenched, dropping hands and bent
head, his countenance surcharged with
tender and melancholy gloom.
20 my husband % he he.ud his wife
fervently murmur, ''see how fondly he
holds our little lame girl See the dear
children gathered all around him l. Oh
lovely, lovely sight Suffer liz lie seaH-
dren to come unto Met makes me
think of that-'fof OF such is the king
dom of heaven. Oh, my divine Redeem
er-Oh, my FREUD, my Saviour
He gazcd IN silence for a moment
then, fillcd with strong emotion, he slow
ly and softly moved away. and paused
in shadow with bent head, in the corner
near the window which held The harp.
A slight movement passed through the
group, and. without speaking, they stole
on tiptoe from the room. Emily, still
looking backward on the beauteous
spectacle, rereated last. John remained
in the shadow, brooding and alone
There was a flying step, a quick rustic
near him, and Emily, pale aud agitated
was close against him. by his side.
''Iohn, John-Oh, my husband, save
me she wildly whispered. II love yea
only, my darling. Save me-save. me
from my dauger-save me from my
self! Don't let me wander from you.
I will ten you all. You do not know
but I will tell you oh, help me in my
peril Aud you are sometimes so indif--
ferent-and seem SO hard and cold
and then life drags heavily with me.
Oh. my love, be true aud tender to me
my love, my husband e
The stern and reticent man quivered
with controlled emotion.
Il try to be, Emily he faltered, after
a faasse, That, 1 always try to be-
Save me, John - she hurriedly i'm
plored, with springing tears. My only
love, do not be cold to me-do not let
me wander from you! That good old
man-rhat stranger-oh, cannot tell
you now--but three times tonight he
has brought up my hearts best feelings
he has recalled me 10 my best self.
to my dear love for you, my darling-to
rlyrciead baby-to cur little living one,
my own husband And when l saw him
there with the dear children, and on
poor baby nesting in his breast-Oh,
John, love me, and take me back close,
close to you, my own husband, my first
my only love, my love forever! Save me
save me from myself, and never let
me wander from you, in life or death
neVerilet me wander any more.
Silently he threw his powerful arm
around her, and drew her to his breast.
With all her Strength she olung to him.
His, eyes were. blind with dropping tears,
but he felt her soft, warm bosom throb-
bing against his heart, and his veins
thrilled throughwith light and sweetness.
Gathering her closelier to him, he bent
his face to hers. His lips were wctted
with her sacred tears ; selifused with sad
and gentle ecstacy throughout his sense,
he felt the milk and cinnamon breath of
his beloved, his wife, his own and via
the long and passionate holy kiss of.
welded souls, love, fo-tre5sed against
doubt or temptation, was reborn.
v.
They were gone, and the carpenter
had left his swarm Of children 10 their
games, and now stood IN the hallowed
room. For the moment, he was quite
alone. The guests, at the proposal Of
some stirring toast, had again all troop
ed away to the other side of the house,
and were dense and Joyous around the
punch-table. The hour was wearing on