The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-02-09

ing Win the rrqueet fnade bv one OF our most
vaiued patrons 10y giving place to the fullow-
Ing well written essay from the pen of Mrs
a. u. CUuitrr, wife of our old friend OF for
mer days, Mr.. Alex. Coulter now decessed
Formerly OF SuriinitvIllet but more rerently
az Gaiiitzin, this county, who as the sfticle
III question amply illustrates. is n Lady Of
more than orniuary culture. The essay was
written for the slillerstuwn (Pa.) Re,tcr
from whirl. we copy, att, we have no doubt
H. will be read with interest iy the MANY
admirers Of our deceased friend in this coun-
~, his former home.
1t IVES not much that stirred up these old
memories. Nothiny tn any only us-just
little voice That said Lt'oine home soon ula,n-
ma. and the., two bright blue eyes looked up
INTO ours aifd two SWEET red lips were offered
Tor KISS, two loving arms were clasped around
our ns;f III 3 warm earnest embrace ji:st such
perfect tne as only boys imDulsive nature
cal sivc. Again the little voice sounded in
"tif cars Good bye. inarnma, ard then he was
gone We turned away va:nIy trying to sup
press the tc"rs which ,inbiddcn tiled our eyes,
White memories of oihct days in the far away
past were recalled To our mind.
And this ia what we saw A home In the cast.
not respltnaent with all the gorgeous h,auty
that money alone can give. bat II happy htime.
nude bright by the dear presence of iuvins
husband and kind indulgcnt father: u true
wife and sacri'icinE ,no!her; two bright boys
ana tiny biur4"yed baby girl, whose fair face
aud Innocence and reminded. enc OF n better
country than that in which we live. We saw
HON" whore love was the ruling power the
restraining influence: /: where every Thought
centred and whore every heart acknowledged
tHe uiaIHtt- IBtIt There tiua when n
great s"rrow fell upon its inmates. When the
rrsis'irss hand Of the Destroyer was laid. upon
nun who was our ''all IN ALL Day hy dny his
sttpPreW les eiasfiet his once noble form sway
ell with suffering. the brightness faded from
his soulful eyes, aud II new lie hr ,s.ncto them,
~ WHICH, all too plainly. we read that sooii
Idol wnuif go out from our home tn that Gel
estiai City whcrn there is no sickness. snffcr-
, ihH' no death. SILENTLY. with Il heart almost
breaking und,r iis wight oi sorrow. watch
ed ~ too rrpid decline Every little wish was
Rr,tih'-', every littie want anticipated. every
hflntS Gesif'd III WAS procured tD tempt the de-
or 'asing appetite. With "'ir hands
grave the last touch To- his morning toilet he.
tore NJ tri ttS for his office ind every evening
we listened iur thr stsp that we had learned -
know. and for the voice that music to our
ear with >;'d. uxioiIs pleasure At last there
cum" dny- ThmrkSs iyirg fny to cur natiun
--t,ui OH wIi-t a tiaN OF SORROW for m. mem
bcr> ar hat once harpy home. when he came
IN Ia, ~. ncNtr ngain to out in the bright
sunshine. never :" look mp ut the blue canopy
:. oh! how we prayed that God would spare
min. that IL would lift His nffiictiny hnnd
ana make him well and - r,,ng ~ In How our
hearts rthrilcd against Him, against his good
ness. Days were v,,t hcr,ai int, week ana, weeks
into months before could say. .'Dh Fathc-
Thy will To-. dome - Then WHEN - bright Ft.t,.
ruIry duy tmd drawn tn a cl,,sr nnd nivh; mad
thrown u pail OF darkness a>t.r i!ic t7tfIh rl,.
weary burden az lite lniti dt,wn. and the
s"nti' spirit was released. Oh, will ,hnt time
ever cont " hen vii c-,se fce the htatrt.
broken agony H. we recall IN" words in has
gone nni III inarinat:on feel rp,in The gentle
haiid or one U those true fricIitiS who iia aver
stood near us IN Uur sfticiiou-Y Then It kiss
was pressed npon the dear d,a'i lips he lips
from the presence of the dead.
E"w Nc recall the sorrow or the fnthcrlrs@
NIUE ones. the agony of the agctl m"th'r " hose
l'ett"'i sr'n oiIr dear ONE Was. We can rclncn-
h' r Il'.ir tears and how :iunc cumr 10 eyes.
ours was Al sorrow ton deep for such Il blessed
relief. oh, whnt II rain AT our heart We
trni IL yet: II seems ~ if 1t hn> never ceased.
have prepared him Cor the gravel then NC say,
1T is not h, IL is only the tnherHa lie that ur'r
with hir,, i IL, a,cn M re. :" SIN we r,,z.. nt
th'. d'ar lcn"tiiul fne".and ask God fur-tr z n
Promise n"vcr tn fursuke the widow and the
fhIhcricss.and II new peace fuis ut'ot; our hcnrt.
TWO d'yS lat'.r the ca-kct is ci''s'-'i wherein
r"poSeS all Tint is 1T or treasttr' md i,,.
is hid forever from oar view. Then there. is ~
long Journey in which We AT" not conscious or
lertifg eiIil'r hunger "r cold. auh we 'ay him
To rest ON the stmnif of the snow clad \ lie
ghenirs. besides these who had gone before. -
Ihat was sad home toniit Every t,ouE-
rvcfN picture reminded Us "f hlni; There stood
his easy r0cktr-''pap,'s : chair There, just
where nc had i''it H. stood his caiic. uad un the
rack above hung his hat and coat. Tr',:i, riJ
we touched them, whtn thcy were put away
from our aching eyes.
Thtn There came another sad day when onr
h"nHc WAS broken up when TIA" th:ig We loved,
h"catSe he hiG brought them in. went ont :.
Sirnvcrs- \ Few cherished gut. tokens at
hi~ we, were pnciS..d away wi ni,"y tears,
some bool = n few cho'cc pictures, little urn T.
mcHts ndfi,; bN he dear hands that now Were
cfiiihtitn2 into clay, aud then wc w''rc ready
for Journey. Then there. W. re- g, MANY
good tiycs' said--su many promises given
n'.v"r 40 torVct many h"iidS''tspcd aud
we knew that orr heart at least very -ptl.
When morning duwued again. the f.s.nrt.st place
we had ever known hay many hLndred uii!,-s
behind ns. How often now. wlieH memory
goes hack u those ''xoui hyc>. wurits-r how
many hmVe kept their prt'mise' ''ncvcr 10 tnr-
get. For all of fbciu-T Thr-.. dear friends
away down deep in our heart is "a loyc shall
ever cherish. Oi her rirnds may come. making
our iiie bright and pleasant, hut Tor rho-,.
, Whose hands were cla-pci in ours in that sad
'go''i bye there ia memory sacred .hut
even Times ruthless hand can never tuucli 1t.
But now back to the realities of
life, and thstk our Heavenly Father for spar
ing the treasures that i'll their yOuiitul iupa-