The Troy herald., 1875-08-25

porl0o OF n6r CTbUs uui UuuOUB uOW0TSs
and thon there came the day whom
her parents shuttle light OF their
eyes from their sight, when they left
their dearest In her lonely bed. lIelen
askcd so pitcously to 60 none could
resist. She stood like . statue until
tho mound was heaped. Then every
mothers instinct seemed to draw her
down, and sho fell on It in . deep
swoon. .....t ...I,a., ....,
In . fcw days Rob carried her to
her own mother, In whose household
chro niclcs such loss had more than
once been written, and together they
mingled their tears.
That autumn Miss Ray came TO
spend week In the city.
Miss hay was forty. Her attire
was In good taste, but It hung OF her
angles, as 10 tho treachcrous wont Of
old maids clothes +; and It had the
other fault ascribed to that order
extreme neatncss. Sho was thin, her
hair was threaded with gray, aud her
features were not beautiful; but OF
her brow dwclt peace and love shone
from her eyes.
Miss Ray was ono of tho few NOR
tails who know all the throc chords Of
tho Angels song. We are willing TO
ascribo glory to God In the highest,
and content that there should he
"pcace OH carth;" but who practices
"good will towards mcn?" Sho did.
She had not the love Of the plilan.
thropist for man In tho mass, but on
individual love for each one as for q
brother or sister. Tho ouigrowth
was quaint enough, but II yo''
laughed first tho tears OF q genuine
admiration hastcncd after.
She always mendcd torn bills be.
cause she never forgot the distress in
q poor woman's eyes when her tat.
tered money was refused in the shop,
and her own modest means promptly
rendered, were insufficient. Her
course through the village street was
q devious one, because Of tho peel
Jugs, tho broken glass, the rusty nails
she gathered and put into the gutter.
The child we have oil met crying be-
cause he has lost the money for bread
or broken the milk.pitchcr, was al
ways consolcd by her, and gazed aftel
the dear slim figure. with relief shin
ing through his tears. the assuagini
coin clu,chcd tightly In his fingers
Old men found their empty tobacco
canister mystcriously rcpienished
OLD women found the shawl they hat
coveted with tho "dcsire Of the mott
for the star" waiting In the drawe
to be worn on Christmas morning
Tired washerwomen were checred b.
the packages Of tea that appeared o.
their table when they lit their lat
lamp after q hard day out, and a
they slipped the stcaming brow an
felt rcvivihcation steal through thei
veins they gave up the conundruil
Who thought it! In placid satifa'
ton. The iank.cheeked boy gain
into the confcctioner's window, til
forlorn girl fixing wistful eyes @
the doll IN the toy shop, had II
treasure suddenly put into the
hands. Her eyes "grcw tender ov'
drownin. flics," and she duly fishe
then, out and laid them In the sun
' dry. low she has stopped dog.ngh'
tending the lamc warriors OH DO
sides how she has snatched littc
= from tho very jaws Of tho pupp
, caunot be told. II you surprised b
Z in these deeds she blushed like . 81
u caught writing . love.letter. II
u steps wero as noiseless and bencficc
AZ an angels. Her friend took Il
o driving In tho cemetery ono mor"i
Q and when they got there they wa
dered through tn. tranquil garden
!. the dead. Stately dowagers roll
g BY In velvet mantle aud double chi
9, gay girls took their MONDAY airi
. aud made plans for festival days .
nights; ; two lovers read eternity
Is each others eyes-all were unmii
full Of this feeting, tragic life whit
:. memorial stones CLEANED thick q