The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-07-02

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still the minutes dragged on,
and at length Emily came and
stood by his side, and to make
him stronger she took one Of
his hands in her own. Togeth-
er the three looked down upon
the blahched face and wasted
form Of the invalid, and saw the
chest move with labored effort,
and The lips, as if praying for
air. Great sobs, shook down
the sons breast and the tears
rolled down bis cheeks, and at
intervals the words came forth
i'm conlYfulsiiye whispers: z Oh,
Cod God. must | lose my ~
mother ~ She heard him once
and tried to smile but she had
not the strength, and iinstteaC
she worked ber hand along the
counterpane until it touched
his, That destroyed the last
particle Of. his. self-cQntrol, and
sinking upon his knees he wept
when anguish makes him a
child before his Creator. .nii,a j.
+ alom} }1lsaidl Emily, in a low
voieehniHe arose .iustintime to
SEQ The slastopulsation of his
mothef'siheart.a Sheihad gone
foreyendoiWe by grietahe
turned toward Emily, andHgazed
nponiheF -ilhploringly. r'asye !
"Be calm,y dear friend,P she
said teaffally.dl sA1am haa ahoi
"0B, Emily, you are all thai
l have 'left!'s s0H,,s Emily, If ]
dared To love YOU ---- !" TIC
paused, and his Body Shook like
a leaf. Again he spoke '"Em-
lily, next to her I lQyed you
May II" .ssiok laaailoq
q eyes, Tom," and thus they
were betrdthed in the presence
|ofdeath.' ''a7'a'' ~ ''"- hH'r
= II 4 liii * balaa*uoa t8a hse
i4I9i
Five years had passed since
the spightwheqnp Emily 3 gave Tom
her promise at the bedside of his
dead, mother. Very long and
weary had been those, years;
many heart-aches, some doubts
and many fears had come, and
gone, only to come and go
again, Emily was now 23
years old, and looked upon by
the villagers as an old maid,
not that she was less attractive,
but because she had refused SO
many lovers some distinguish
ed and some rich ,5so'@ sr,,
.. My child, my dear Emily
said her father, one evening,
when theyyWere rsittinga on the
piazza, in the very same }placa
where sheth had seen, her only
accepted lover, MdCthink9iyou
have done your dutyin wait.
ingI Your life,isyomlow own, and
from the, fact that you ahave
not heard from Tom for two
qitsisinot lil1elyIthatE you
will ever hear fromrhim again,'l
d Don'te afatherlI Oh, please,
said Emily, shuddering,
4 "Mys precious daughter, III
would ,noteapain dforl the
world is only mydlovel for.
youthat causes inc to speak
5hus. .n'Yon proved to me that
Tom was good, else L wouldnot
have sanctioned the engage
neht' He Went tSway4't6a make
lis fortune, taking with him
MS little sister.--It-is sad to
jhink of anything having thapl|
oened to him. but time and ST.
ence indicates sOmethingspI as j
b Gle will ocomeIbdeks fatheSs4
'he replied, q, far6lf dreamy look
n her eyes. "Tom, viii afSomeI
'achn ~ 4 lJl i9Iom boos ii w
)1~Ips tnonomailis with
ler,"d fheo iyiillagers said, and
With lgrieGsfor itiiwas b dreadful
o seea the ofairestl 1owerathds
But one morning Emi-
y came down Stairs singing and
ookipg like her former sell, and
Iera'paFents wondered, ,pqfor Of
lte she9hap beenpensivelo ar.d
IstleSs' , THE day i9yesySS.,ttoo az &.
lose,diandIj just atitwiliohti 4
arriage dashed up to theadoor,I
"a p1aIa Il@me e3diatelX,stHsre aligA}sd.
i@li, noble looking man, ,owhaI
resently assisted aNerydbeati.
lul Young girl TO- alight. hAro-I
ether thew came m ifhaN dtono