Litchfield enquirer., 1877-08-30

love him so well as do, not even you. By and by, you may not love him so, well as you do nov. yet he IS Sara's child, and mine. and yours" ss sts v tsl
 'I shall love him best as long as live.
 "Amos, I forgive you heartily every thing that you have done that seems un- kind. and forgive me. could not help what Idid, I loved you immeasurably. You will believe me now. Come nearer, Amos; Is5d 5du have slovsd ma toos.g! l
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 "Bnt not as I loved you. Icould wait to be united to you in Heaven" . a
 Amos did not try to speak, and she went on: 'I promised you that I would tell you why I did not marry you; what came over me that could not, now is the time. Lift paeupAnos, in your arms. It was because-rT"~ the red life-tde rushed from her lips; her eyes sought his asif he too pnst go with her, and then Patty was dead. Amos did not move. r He dared not cail aloud for help. Soon the cold arms relaxed their hold from his neck; the long brown hair fell over bis shoulder, and he laid her down He wiped her lips, through, which her life blood, had just ebbed, and kissed them reverently. Even now they seemed responsive to his. Life separated Amos and Patty. Death brought them together .s.f' f. ; ?, Ja a .s .ss
 HesstoIelout ofthe room with lines on his face that'never would be obliterated. The chill of the cold lips he had just pressed still rested on his. They never had toldlhim an untruth. He felt now that she had loved him as few have been loved. Why then did she not marry him9- Could it be that this pure.souled woman had really been warned not to ally herself with his unworthiness? Surely. God would not vouchaafe such special manifestation. Amos felt that he could never know in this world what brought the shadow be- tweenthemy dShs was now where there are no shadows; he was still yainIy ques- tioning why they had come. He went mp to his littles boys bed.and lay down be- side him: Jamie mrrmured, Mamma Patty, come. ''Poor baby, motherless again." Amos said. ''Death took yon from me. and now he has restored you to me. Oht God, make me worthy of the |" "0U ~A- 1S~ wac .4ssS sASs SOu0 UO Anoo.
 This prayer was answered. Amos Hill reared up sons and daughters in Gods service. Jamie was always nearest and dearest;", though little girl, born to him in his later days. was very precious. She had soft brown eyes and he called her Patty At twilight, when the shadows comesand go, and she sat by the old mans chair, he prayed that no cloud like that which. had .darkened the other Patty s life, might ever come over hers. .,> 49x V.
 ONE OF THE BoARDrRs. -s'Not guilty. your honor, and I'll tell you how.it was, !" began -Charles Martin Rose. "I'Ye been boarding upon Croghan street We don't get half enough to eat. there's no ice. to keep things cool. and the flies are awful
 ''State how many flies there are in that house, said the court.
 'I can't do it, siL--they are measured l by the bHshel. We'll, last night when we I sat down to supper there were flies in the butter. in the tea, in the milk, and thou sands of flies tnmbling over the bread and cold neat I didn't like it, sir. and told the hndladyI didn't, and when she called ne a chickadee man packed my trunk. She wouldn't let me take it away. and so we had fuss. She tore my collar of and pushed me over chair, and I be- lieve pinched her arm. If there had been no flies there would have been no fuss" 73'- ...-..... '... f'R
 Mature created the fly and pronounced | him perfect" softly answered the court. ''Flies have just as much right in this world as you or l. @eE
 But don't want 'em around me-"
 But perhaps you are in the way of the fly astmuch asshe is in your way. C Fly or no fly, you raised the, row. and l shall have to fine you $5. We can't get through life and not meet with, annoyances. I've had boils when l knew they weren't at all necessary. I've had the ague when no one else in the country had a touch of it. ] Flies have bothered me, and on seven diff ferent occasions the doctors have pro. nounced me dead man. Am not living yet?- not fat, and happy, and con- tented ??
 Heres your money, and I'll die before 1 I'll let flies eat of my plate!' muttered l the prisoner as he reached for his hat, l Some of the boys sympathized with him, and when he went out one of them fol- | lowed at his heels and earnestly inquired: l
 "Dou't you think the flies of this coun- try are sapping the life-blood of indus try ?''--Detroit Free Press. .a- 7I s4,I