, 1873-12-21
TRUE UNTO DEATH.

nus1t cropt over tho city llourR neo Tho hur
ryiur crowd haa found resting place, anil tho
sounds Of labor havo conBod for brlof aoaBon.
How buo is tho yault Of hoaron-~-llow cloar tho
stars TINT look no solomn whom, with llonrta Tint
aro weary of ITO, wo HIT tonrfa oyos to pray for
pitv from, liim whose compassion iB over all His
hnna oreatod.
hIomory Btnt,ta firm ut llor post ag aecl1scr or
comforter, and turn bnck tho pages of \ llfo
TINT Aas boom snlliod by sin antl Haa'lod with
tcars, and road wt,on tho wnri1 Ia mot by. I
nm n Southern rofngno. Tar away, whoro snu-
NOR aits queen tho long bright yoar through,
my homo lies mass Of blaotonod, unafGhtly
rninB. M YOURS woro when-.-thnt terrible night
,yhoso t1ate III too recent to bo forgotten-aorcc,
1norcioss flames riotcd 1iko tlendB amld your
lioaHolod~gola. There wis anotlior-we wcro
but two Of tllonHnn1s-who Ind not whore to
1ay :hcr head wlon thoy tlroyo us,
lilo tAioyos, from tho luxury amid wficl, wo aro
born. Sweot Anno Nj. Wild grassos grow
over ,or pulselcss lloart, wlilo miuo throbs OIL.
The pior,tost blood Of tic South ran bl1o In her
veins. Wllito tor father WAS got q pcnnilesb
man, without profession or na1no, tho beautiful
hoiroaa Of tho old ostntos olopod with him from
school, and they were n,arred without 10 much
Oh by your loavo " to pompous suttor whobo
wl,ito ioc.s md venerable years. hacked by q
million dollars appealed moro strongly to tho
favor Of hor falnsly tl,an hor own.
Blinded by tho adoration sho bestowed upon
har husband, the voting wife hastonea with him
to l.or fnther, with noyor doubt but TINT thoy
would DO Welcome, or at 1east forgiven, to mud
hcr discarded, disownod outcast, diainl,erltod
and fogsakou, the door OF hosna closed to hor
forever aud tho curso OF disobediouco rosting
upon lor sllelierlegH hoad.
III wild aud rugged scction OF ono Of tho
Southwestern sEatos stood poor dwelling, half
farmhouse, half cottage, whero the motAor-a
kind and generous woman, usod to hardships
mud privatlouH all lor lifo-cooked tho frugal
mcals, waslledthe homemade liuen, mud secured
thh hard white Aoors with her own hanls; aud
tue father, sturdy md Independent, toilcd Upon
bis acanty .cros, mud literally oarnod his broad
| by tho sweat Of hia BROW"
| This was tho birthplace and homo Of Annio's
father; and hero her 1nothei, tho lato hclrcss
| and bclle,--pettnl child Of Fortuna, whoso light
| est wl1i1n hud Deon law.-foulld refugo. No
| show and pomp INST tho dahcartcned md humil-
lated fugitive brile but lovo gavo llor tondercat
| grcetug and welcome to refuge from which
silo mover wont until her Inst homo vas made
ready aud Rlio borne out to sleep 1t. tue valley.
| Tho dnintily-rearGl girl became tho idol OF tile
household, aud in that yine-eoyered cot, whore
loyo transformed poverty into luxury, Md coil-
tont aweotcned hardship, woro passed tho lap
picst days Of her lilo.
| Litttp cared yho-tllis lonnio bride, this love-
crowned Queon Of her husbands lloart-for tho
| ualaces wherein Kings dwolt. Soon = how Joy
| stirred III her boson aud day by day she busted
her cunning wlito ilngors with embroidery antl
hts Of nlusns aud noro. yoar ntter hor mar-
ilrst-bor, n llttlo dangliter. whom slo namoa
Annie. ''Surolyt" = gllo Baid. With solomnly-ton-
der eyes, my cup runueth over
| Sweet littlo mother II secm to SEQ hor now.
as sho 1ay, with her. baby OH her arm, studying
tho pink. placid, expressionleHs face Of tho
aeoriug mlto Of Immunity, persuaded that 1t
was tl,o " very picture of tho dark, handsome,
leartiod face that bent smiling over his traaa-
! ureB.
But shadow, dirk as the grave in it's gloom,
hoyrrod over tho Gea!, now home,-th Shadow
Of the Angel Of Death WHO stood at the portal.
Softer grew tho voice Of tho Young mother,
aud slower the stog. tint M tended 1,t: do%n:
yearning was In .her l,oart to SEQ hol
father oilco moro, 10 l,car his voice pronounce
her forgiycnoss Ind give assurance Of protectioI
to her bnbc, so soon to know, as she had, Tux
wait OF \ mothers love and guidance. !" can.
not die il may not SEQ him I could not roa
| in my grave at lust if l do not hear lin prom
isc,, sLo pleaded, as she tossed with fuver-crIsn
so,led checks al.d lipp. So he camo In time. Il
hour her last eloquent appoat to grant ho
petition with toars aud sobH ind to pour out un
| ayailng pruyoss TINT her lilo might 10 sparos
: him. True to llis prejudice agai1lst her his
band, ho stipulated that the cliila should uovo
bear it's 1atlor's nnne, but adopt tint Of it
Objection could not bo matlo ut such q timo
but when, with her lust words, Hl.o asked that
bo left IN caro Of her husbands mother, hi
wrath bazed tieteely but tho will That s neye e:
dying child US ,hoy followed linn, aud ho scale
| lis consent upon tho lips, that would ask II
. moro Of him on oarth.. An hour later, with he
1 Aands clasped in her husbands, and hor hea
: pillowod oil tho bosom where 1t had lain iu 1t
iniaucy, Rho slept tho slcep tint knows
0 Mr. III returned homo after tho funeral
o but slaves wero sent to caro for the babe, th
= cottage was made comfortable aud oyo
h elegant, and every, luxury ra.rouutlc
the little lcircAH. Ine loss Of his vito was
teYr.L1o blow to tho husbaud who rel'roaclle
himself for the blndnoss Of tho love, md til
: rashtess Of the youthful naaalon tl1at - hnd ls
allure his poverty and struggles. Nothing wt
left him now bnt fanAe,-no home On carth,--!
4 hope but for position.-no love, no wife, nu M!
: trcAs, but Ambition. The bako she lag borne y!
v bud been torn from lis heart. separated from
: protection, gison for pyico TO stra''ssera III
" tloBpsol him oven llis nntno WIS stripped fro
II ler. as If It were some .ilshy and polluted e
10 mont that dc1led her infant purity, IN ale
a ycars wo hear OF him from tho battlo-ticlda
J. Mexico, from tho senato-C Cha.abey,, as q lead
in the counselH Of tho nation; but Ao never r
a turned to his old home,-,,evoy married or n
q his Child again.
= Anno's education was finished ut city in Il
ID Southwest; anu hero, NJ II some intalsty alton
IS cd them, at tho sanlo school from Which ;, i
Df mother Dioped a}ie learned to love . pellnile
\, man by tho name Of Charles L., tho iaHt scl
" Of M Impoverished family, whose patent OF Il
ID bllity dated buck to the Norman, couanefnor n
g. ness In America, Wishing first to graduate fr<
u Southern college; but tho rigid casto-at tt
time moro tysani!ieal there t.an in india,-barr
r. LILA cntraneu. Tho Principal Of tho acllo
-, himAo|{ m asYrant Tor tho hand aud estas
ia OF ono of the woaltlliest and luoat bcanti
Id hcresacs IN tho Slate, looked with htlc plcast
ia upon the Intimacy betwoen the young poop
,ia At this time forgery was committed upon t
,ts ~. Principal, who ehnrged it to Mr. L--.
i'd warrant was issled,, und ho arronted. On !
he | wny to the 7ccitation-Ioom Annio hoar1
m. faots, and, gancing from tho window, saw Ii
- passing IN charge u an oiliccr ALL tho hot, I
sovoruul temper Of her race leapad to her ho
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