Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
SITTING IN THE SUNSHINE
HEART MEDICINE.

HEART MEDIUM NEs
"To sit in the sunshine, calm and
sweet, is an excellent thing for at
invalid"
These words met the eye of Mr..
Stephen Strongway, as he glanced
over the pages Of book taken at
random from the centre-table in his
wifss parlor.
"To sit in the sunshine, calm and
sweet. That would ,oe q beautiful
existence, indeed, even taken only
in 8 physical sense of the word;
while to sit all the time. in mental
sunshine" : - :
Mr.. strOngway dropped his head
upon his hand, and sigh stole al
most unconsciously from his lips at
the thought.
He was worthy of his name-a
strong man, mentally and physically,
and with a contempt for weakness. in
whatever form it was manifested. :
Mrs. Strongway was delicate
creature, loving, trustful and timid.
She was overwhelmed by her hus.
bands contempt of weakness, and
shrank from exhibiting her affection
toward himY and; she and aher' chit'
dren dropped under the chill which
the shadow of his statehness constant
ly kept upon their home.
But now Alicia his wife, was i'll
dying. and bis thoughts were turned
to softer {stfaipsS and. the sentence,
to sit in sunshine, calm, and sweet,
is an excellent thing for an invalid,
struck home to his ipmnst soul.
His wife had never had any sunshine
of home, or of love. in which to bask
but he resolved it should be so no
longer.
Alicia's early home among the
mountains was for sale, and, if she
wished it, he would purchase the
old home, as d summer retreat in
future years, for herself and her chill
dren.
In future years? Nay. what had
the grave.faced family doctor .old
him only that very day?
he dashed the tears impatiently
from his eyes. The doctor must be
mistaken. Alicia could live 1t
was not too late to repair the ravages
his coldness and unkindness had
made.
Even as he thought this, hollow
cough struck upon his ear, and his
wife crossed the hall and entered the
parlor.
Alicia, he said gently, ""you are
very ILL.,
She looked at him and her soft
brown eyes filled with tears.
Yes, Stephen.
And the brown eyes looked into
his wistfully, as if saying:
Do you care p
Z" You knew this, Alicia?".
II have known it for some time
long beforehe discovered it, Stephen.
The question was on his lips now
"Do you care, Alicia ?"
The soft eyes filled once more.
.tOh. Stephen, 1 dread to leave
YOU and our dear children. [ have
loved you so. l may say it now
without offending you, now that you
know i am dying.
God forgive mel he cried.
"Have l then. been So unkind that
you have feared to tell me Of, Your
love till now p
You have not been unkind, Ste
phen, she hastened to gay, only l
think men do not quite understand u
woman's heart some times. 1t is 50
necessary for us to love, and be loved,
and to show that love, Stephen, and
to have it shown, that"
"That-T see it all my darling,
and know now exactly how great he
nischiefis. and howit has;heea qose,"
said her husband clasping her to his
heart. Forgive me my darling. We
will go from here, at once, 10 your
old home, where we first knew and
loved each other: and / will see il l
cannot bring the lost roses back to
these cheeks. the lost light bacl, to
those dear l'town eyes. Kiss me,
Alicia. and Won shall sit in sunshine
calm and -w-et" in future years. /. J
have Tie !over to bring II about your
path. i u.s. Il
He kent his word. Anddid Alicia
die?
On the "cntra+y, she dissraced t.svi, t...vi,
physicians ior~ver by growing strong
and we'll, an'I,healthy and happy, in
the calm. .%.ei. sunshine of her hus-
bands low. 1t never wanted again.
And she and her children have lost
all their fear Of him, in this strange.
ly altered state Of things; while all
who have business dealing gs with him
of late, can scarcely recognize the
once stern and naughty and masterful
man.
Toatin sunshine calm andsweet,"
is, indeed "good for an invalid" 1T
is good for all Reader; if in that
blessed heart-sunshine you sit to day,
thank God humbly for the gift. for
some there arei on whose darkened 4
paths no ray of radiance, no glare|
of true affection ever falls.
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By the Mobile Register: Several
rnnrninos since. q gentleman reaidinn