The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-01

always cherish the hope that some time
we might be reupited.
The day on which Harvey started for
Europe my father met with an Hccident
which rendered him helpless for the res 7
of his lie. AT his request l undertook
to arrange his business affairs. found
them in state Of great confusion. He
had been speculating, and had lost large
sums OF money, so large that when every
thing was settled we had very little lett
to live upon.
Mrs. Randolph had married my father
solely tor his money; and when he lost
ia, and was rendered pewerless to obtain
more, her grief knew no bounds.
My father needed the greatest care
and attention, and l tried-though am
afraid with but i'll success-to be in eV-
cry way comfort to him.
And now the clouds gathered more
closely about me, and the storm beat
mercilessly upen my uncovered head.
The ship In which Harvey sailed had
gone down with all on board. Df. Alb.
bott, our family physician, brought me
the news, and, for the first time in my
lae, tainted. He worked over me for
lr0urs, and at last restored me to cen-
| scioHsness. Il said much then of which
4 Tam sure l have sincerely repented. L
| scolded the good old doctor for not let
| ting me die; / asked him how he could
be so cruel as to bring me back To life
and wretohedness; and, after shower
\ ing upon him a torrent OF abuse, l
]lapsed again into uneonsciousness. But
his efforts to restore me were as until
A ing as before; and, when he succeeded,
Al strugg ed hard to hide my sorrow and
4 20 quIetly about my duties-and was
partially successful.
4 The excitement attendant upon my
4 fatnel's accident and the loss OF his for
4 tune brought on my step-mother long
tit of sickness, which ended in death.
/ She besought,ms at the last 10 care for
her children, and L promised to do all
| that could for them.
4 A year dragged slowly by, and at its
/ close we found ourselves with scarcely
enough to support us another twelve
month unless we sold our home, and
that was not to be Thought OF.
| obtained my father's consent to open
b school; the house was SO large that he
lcould notibe disturbed by the noise, and
our friends were glad TO send their Chill
DIRE n to me, SO my school soon became a
prosperous one.
/ Ten summers and winters succeeded
each other, and still we four lived TO-
Igsther; but, while LheneXt summer was
vet young, my tatherIeft US. he seemed
TO care more for me the last year of his
lite than he ever did before; and he told
line, only q few days before he died, that
mad been to him all daughter vUulu
be to father!
Philip entered college lew months
after lather's death. may had been in
my school until she reached the age oil
lourteeh; then / sent her to better
one.
This was thirty years ago. Much that
was OF Importance 10 me has happehed
since then.
May grew to w0manhood and married
and, although [ did not like Mr. Warner
l would not oppose her caoice. "Fdr,'
says MIR. Brooke, in "Middlefnafeh,' ,
"people should have their own way il
marriage, and that sort OF thimg-up tt
certain point, you know" And
agree with Mr.. Brooke. Philip has beer
successful in the world, aud is respected
by all his feliowmen.
We lost May many years ago, but Mr.
| Warner has not married again.
My work has long been finished, an(
now, alter much sorrow ana trouble,
have found at last that "peace which
passeth all understanding"
Il
| The above, L, Philip Markham, found
, in my step.sisteps desk after her death
Like many others, she had verified Jht
familiar words OF Shakespeare:
! When sorrows come, they come not singh
spies,
But in baIaliOns!
: can write no fitting tribute to hel
| memory; Ibut cherish the poor old man
. uscript, and the blooming portrait OF
yohder wall.
She sleeps in the village churchyard
! under an old elm-tree, from whose shel
tering branches the birds greet the dawn
with their joyous music, and sing at eV,
In q al IL