, 1873-01-02

city, and began 4 new life, Which the vitality Of
the old enables 1c thom endnG for ;Te
without adding ono drop to tho source Of physlc-
al health. 70 attain tho highogt SUCCESS which
thoy sought, they needed both the attriion and
opportunities Of tho city. Had thoy added to
paatlmoB and old pursuitp, they might huyo
added years to their o1istenee. But no human
being, city bred, much leAs ono country born,
could lavo maintained tho highest health OF
have prolonged oxiatence in tho hot mir
with tho sedentary habits, which mado tho
daily life Of Alice and rhoobo Cary for many
yoars: Tho new life encroachod upon tho old
vitality imporceptihly and not until tho worry
Hcious Of the fatal harm it had wrought. They
exchanged tho country habits and tho familiar
ont-of~door hauuts Of The old farm for tho roar
Of strcotn, aud tho combining air Of city house.
much lls1noy to support 1t Ia such place. This
WAS all to be earned by the pom, mud for many
years. It wan earned almost exclusively by Alico.
With hor natural Independence, her fear OF
sro for a compotency, her generous hospitality,
1t was oaBy to SOC how heavy was tho yoke Of work
Which sho woro. Dear auul! sha might haro
ulado 1t lighter could sllo haye baiiesed it. As
1t WAS, oven to the lant she wnH mover FREQ from
it's weight. There camc q timo when her por-
sonal lfo waa work, work. work. 1hon tlloro
waH tho shadow ct doath always on tho houae.
Elmtna tho youngest darling of nll WAS fading
nhy Wy AA3 lTUM Del0I0 Lll6IE Gycb. llHT OuLHO.
ings were infroguont and uncertain. Tho loiBllro
moments Of Alice and phnbe wero spent with
her in her room. Az nho slowly faded hor BiB-
ters bocnmo moro exclusively doyotnd to Aur. At
last 1t came TO pRaB that Alice rarely loft tho
house except on Bomo erra1l Ut necessity.
ALICE CANY's LAST ILLNESS.
During her lust year Of ineHs alo delighted
much in the yinita OF hor friondB; entered with
keoneht zeBt into tlleir hopes and planu, aud
lkod to hear OF all that wnH going on IN tho
world from which clio wnB nov nhut. Sho talked
much Of better country with those who came
to talk to her upon tho land to which her steps
lrow noar; and go catholic mud FREQ from profit
dico was hor spirit that mnny OF those friends
whom ahe loyod boBt, aud with whom she hold
tho moat aacred communion, differed widely
from herself in their religious faith
She loved to lHton to tho reRlinE OF poetry,
and Of pleasant storios; but not lattorly to any
thing Of all exciting or painful natuEa all
oftcn wanted to Aear tho most tonder and coun-
forting chapters OF tho goapelB especially those
which tell Of tho Savior'a love for woman. At
tho beginning OF each month she Ind buen ac-
cuBtonlod for aonle time to furnish q poem to
one Of our city papors. On the frat Of that
month OF which hlio noyer cav tho entMg eho.
! WAS nnabio to writo or ayon to dictate. a wlsolo
wook haf gono by, whom, apenking auddany ono
day with something OF tho old energy, she asked
to he placed In llor chair, mud to Lave her port-
| folio, naylng, "Ttlat article muBt 10 ranay tu-
day." hllo waR pod irou. Tho l,ol aH eho tlu-
hir.N n;.t, though unable to til upwitAout hoing
casoluIly supported, s4o completed thu task 70