Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-04
THE HpaeksangAessWIF =
By FRANK cL1vE.

rather rough on ME- q I" rs 49,
She was soldiers widow. he was kill
ed at MasvRl9 HilIG GTI.MA
And when married her. she seemed TO
sorrow forhim still: u
But I brought her here to Kansas. l
never want to see
A better wife than Mary was, for hve
bright years, to me!
The changesofsceneahrough -eheerfal-
OF Rsaniness Rsss, ana aGsa aGss sSs &sgyg y saseks
7 think she loved me msg Son1e-Tmr bound
to think that of her, sir.
And, as for mel can't begin to tell how
flowed her { s -. =. :,
Three years ago the baby came, our hum
BILE home to bless; s ;,
And them 4 reckon, II was nigh Soperfect
happiness; ..zg9
,Twas hers-'twas mine-but Pven6 lam
guage to explain to you
How that little girls weak fingers our
hearts together drew! aGs
Once we watched it itthrough fever, and,
with each gasping breath, ..r
Dumb with an awful, wordless woe; 1--WE
waited for its death;
/. And, though I'm not a pious man, our
q souls together there -i,,l,1,.l :;
For heaven TO spare onr darling went up
inyoiceless prayer.
And when the doctor said ,,twopld lYe,,
our Joy what words could tell -.
Clasped in each others arms, our CRATE
full tears together fell:
Sometimes, you see, the shadoWs fell
across our little nest Nf'Vvf >!
But it only made the sunshine ii s seem a. a
doubly-welcome guest.
Work came to me plenty, and kept
the anvil ringing.
Early and late you'd find me. there a
hammering and singing.
Love neryedmy arm to labor, and turn
ed my tongue TO song,y h..
And, though my. singing wasn't sweet
twas almighty strong!-
One day a one-armed stranger stopped to
have me nail SHOE E-H
And while I was at work, We passed
compliment or two.
I asked him how he lost his arm. He
said twas that away ,.I..,
At Malvern Hill. AT Malvern 5dln
Did you know Robert May ?"
"That's me'',r said he. q" You, yon ~
gasped, choking with horrid doubt;
eff you're man, just follow me; Wen
try this mystery out"
With dizzy steps I led him to Mary.
God twas true.
Then the bitterest pangs of misery un-
speakable I knew. - .
Frozen with deadly horror, she stared
with eyes Of stone,
And, from her, quiyering lips, there
broke one wild, despairiqg moan. .
'Twas he! the husband Of her youth,
now risen from the dead, .'s -
But all too late-and, with that bitter cry,
her senses fled.
What could be done? He was reported
dead. On his return,
EHa strore in vain some tidipGs of his
absent wife to learn. g.F N
,Twas we'll that he was innocent. Else
I'd have killed him, too, .ri
So dead he never would have riz till Ga
briefs trumpet blow!
1t was agreed that Mary between % en-, us rs /.
And seUdla each. by S her decision, would sacred
ly abide.
eternal doom,
sentence in that room. ..AS
Rigid and breathfess there We stood, with
nerves as.tense as steel,
While Mary,s- eyes sought each white
face. an,piteeus appeal .s,. =. =:
Godi Could not womsiI's duty be less
hardly reconciled -
Between her 1aMful hstsband and the
father of her child. -, n.s.a
All. how nv heart was chile to ice when
abe knelt down and said,
+" Forgive me. John T. he is my bus-
band dpsi Hers ALIVE not deadf-
I raised her tenderly, and tried totteil
But. somehow, in my aching breast the
prisoned words stuck tightF s
"B But. John, / can't leave baby p'"What!
wife and child, - cried 1; ri
"Must Iyield all I? All, cruel! Better
that Ishould die; :. 5ssf:.: Z, :.
Think of the long and lonely hours, wait
ing IN sloonl for me-
No wife cheer me wHn loye--no babe
to climb my kpee t'a+ = '9e -,
And yetayon ara her smother, and the
sacred mother. loye. i!5s 5l!! 70, =!
Is still the purest, ndrest tie that.heav-
en- ever.wove. e.
Take her, but promise, Mary-for that
NV little gir} shall bear, and learn to
lisp her father,s name H'h;.4ziEs
It NAV be, in the life to come, I'll meet
nv child and wife ;i,sis 2 i.e.,t,..ss
But y ySaasss e. sss y y cottage gate
One long hand-clasp from Mary, and my
dream of love was. done! i,15..,
One long embrace from baby, and my
happiness was gonesE l;iasI
No REspEcrtER OF PERsoNs. Rev.
Peter Cartwright of Illinois, the Ven
erable and distinguished Methodist
minister&relatesst the following:
"On one occasion I was engaged.
to preach for .: brother minister, and,
while reading my hymn. Gen. Jack.
son and his wife came into church.
While engaged IN singing, I. the nsrvi =! !.
ous brother Tor whom was ofieia-s
ting whispered to me that Gen. JACK, ae :.
son ! and lady were present, and F hoped q,
I would be careful AND not hurt their
feelings. Singing over I arose and
looking over the congregation | sand
"My brother behind me SAYS Gen.
Jackson and lady are present and ne
wants me, to be careful and not burt
their feelings. ]. wish ito, IS say TO Gen.
Jackson that unless he gives has heart
to Christ he, will go!to Hell. Gen.
Jackson without religion, is no more
in the sight Of God than pleayune
Niger This SO pleased the General
that a strong friendship. sprung up
between us, whichcontinued as long
as jackson lived"
A stranger having heard with sur
prise that Dumas was Ia quadroon,
called tporhim to verify the fact,
"I ain told began the visitor,
that you are q qpadroon, Monsieur
DumasI25 a.;ss~, g q.
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