Middletown transcript., 1873-08-23
Goldsmith,

In all my rricis---and God has given my ST. are
siill had hopes, my iaes, honr TO erswn,
A mid these humble bowers To ny mc down.
still had hopes, my long vcxa,ions past,
Here 10 return and die al home at last
And thought at that moment. poor Nor
man. you too have felt that same feeling
| and you have returned to reap the iruiiion
Of your hopes.
saw he avoided, when the oongrcga-
tion were dispensing. leaving the church
by the gate: so hurrying round to the
door Of the vcs,ry room. met him. aud
reminded him that We had been school
boys together; and tha, asked or not,
intended to dine with him at the parson-
nge lie pressed Inc TO do So. and lock-
lag arms with him aud Mr. Nillars, ac-
ccmpanied them home
lie seemed communicative spoke OF
many persons he had known, aud inquired
after them. At length he asked. aud
saw his lip quiver as he did. after Mrs.
Nevillc--l told him she had gone to re-
sile with brother in another State. lie
said nothing moro on the subject, and in
an hour or so retired.
Twas midnight, and Heaven was clo-
quen, with stars In the soft snhduing
words Of Mrs. Crawford, they seemed 10
be telling
'---Mnnv 4 ,onching story,
or friends long past 10 the Kingdom Of love,
Where the soul wcnrs iis mantle Of glory.
The winds whispered among the droop.
ing flowers, and seemed hynning sad
swvc, roundclay emi ,he thick foliage Of
the trees could not sleep. arose aud
locke from my window Nigh, seemed,
in tho beautiful language Of our own
Mclen,
bending from her throne u beauty Iowa,
Nith still stars burning on hcf azure crown
Intense anl eloqicn''y bright
I | dressed myself, aud walked forth Il
was an hour calculated 10 awaken the s,ul
% the bruu'y 1T Nature. anil the bet y.
c"nra oi tie Creator, aui Gucnnseiou-ly
uttered as gazcd up into the deep
blue heavens. ut the far-of glories that
Shed their las,rc upon me, the words of
Lorenza to hi, Jes.ica in the Merchant Of
Venice,
Look how the iiaor ~ heaven
= ri inlAli with tliiucs % III. .lt rjil
lhtr sno' The su,illcu orb whrii ,aps teholiest
ttat n u motion. lae an angel sing.
S.E 3Hfia. IA the yoang-ey-1 eheft. ms
sasH l6l#meaf Is In immortal sel4as
lsat ,k3#e this m56is sesiaft af aes5s
lcsd etaasl1 e5ase il in ae eaaaa, hear i. :.
fnnul myself. ere WINS aware of il.
entering the gateway Il tAs ehutehsar4
pefhap>. under 9thfr feelings. ar nu any
other night wead hase ehas II some
aiher promenade the dead | feared
not and Sabbath s,ilnes. restel upon
the tombs hai hit advanced sery far
bsfbrr | WIS startled b} ernan Al first
+ gave WY to q thrill af superstition.
tetlipe; hn; quickly hanishei the i'm.
rres,ian. | followed tle direction Of ihe
.onna aul before me. nj snmo little ai.
lance discovered dark looking mass up.
on grave lkc truth flashed npen NY
mini IN an instanf-f aas H. 4.aef II
Mr. N.s1lt. aaa Heay .N4fman uas
Atft
rushed T. tile spot. aud tnak hold Of
him. \ raised hm up | felt a warm
iluii flowing eapieasly oser ny hani.
Dh tiui hc hai broken a blood vessel ii
called ier halp, ani in lew minutes hal
the satisfaction IT seeing the sexton and
his SOU With their lanterus approaching
Norman spoke 10 them. anl II mc-ht
toll me not IL remove him u H. was dy.
ing .lst aud wished 10 lio who're he was
Il have prayed. sail hr, for ,hi,
hour Nhcn fur. Ear away from my hag
Ia IL
bed nf sickness | wrestlrl with gaut
energy against disease ani when singh
plank has been between tie dark water.
II the ocean and me. unl hopeless wretch
. around me were hnile,ins the will Bit
lhws. shritking in I'll il agony. ! hlrt
gathered sHrerhuman shergy. AMI. breast
ing the waves | have fastrl i my sseit l.
i spar and been saved feared no
death ii had long sinre last ils Sing
Mary You will find my will in my trunk
Oh soc. saii Le. as his voice grew iain
ter aud fainter. aud tile beautiful pas
come on in panoramic beauty BIRD
are singine-ihe green leaves and s@ee
/ flowers are rustlng IN the breeze. and
/ am again standing beside the murmurin.
stream where our young vows were frs
plishicd Tod bless you. let me sleei
here hesiaa my Mary-=we loved, W" -
his voice failed-he uas dead,
will rot dwcll-the baiy was intct :,
in due time hy the side II his Argl.
Bride. aud above their grave stone wa
reared. which recording their birth an,
death. bore upon it that touching insarp
! ton from the word of God.
lovely and pleasant were they in life,
And in dealt. ihay were NJ, divided
I'm opening his will it was found tha
he had tat little Of this worlds goods
fe~ thousand dollars. aud this wa
divided between tho Bible Society an
Mrs Neville.
In a few months after Norman
. dccease, Mrs Neville herself paid ,h
debt To nature and was ulaued near Ill