, 1879-01-17

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ra,ace-r're aio"rnrr, A!'ous Her i'ler'
frun'fottd Js"ns the harn'ta'dtr zd'sno'
Long before daybrcnk on one OF those gloomy |
December days Of last week M officer made bis
the Capital. ilo was IN t,'I Uniform out It's
ponn and srlendes were .hso''aea . ., IN th'es
do duty bv the bier Of the beloved
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VI Guy Oh the ueao' oesof*'e as '"o"xh
tenantcA only by tho dead was tho l"slly
palace 10 which he bcnt Ills steps. The sentinels
at tbr crent puts stood mo,ioulcs., .lcsuj,c tho
s & =. - tisy teorel tn df.,mr,' IN. ~.
sese'o eo'u. u" ."e' ieuu " ,',',t wv
pose Of death. Here where the Inhabitants of
the Capita; used to sec aif nsttr with the busy,
checrlul life lpscpa.abtc from the rcA[dcuce Of
= rc,a,,,og p,,nc,: ,,crr vhrrc in days l,ut rc.
aa",;u ] "",, 10 r1,;,d,.n h,.,,ntrr nnd hcantI.
iui, the co,intry's pride aud tue IVY Of thclr
Pr,ncclY parents, Eave animation to hnllsc nnsl
gaE.lc,, nil wnk silent ailtl vul: deadly blast
T Te co,,,try's s"s younr Idoltze mother ia ciosc,i
t,er beautiful eyes, closed them for eYerfnore,
after doing AMI enduring nobly. ns,cr tast-
Ing tho bitterness of, Escat earthly sorrow:
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even grSnter anguish, hn,l she watched,
trcmblct,, and praycd by the couch Of hus.
band sick unto death, and OF i've children
beloved past telling. Tho sweet, youngest bu,l
hcc,, tor, frt,rn her bleeding hcort, md tho
tcnrs-scnlilIng tcars-frr tlln sweet lltte Mar
blossom, whvIi she hail herself put to her last
sssp shs t"IeS her hsnas n m gratitude When tic pcr
oi tlcati, hai I,assr,l over Tho hcals of her
lnsbnnd and her other children. "Thus DO we
learn i,nlily,n alse said, with qulsering LIP, 10
for oi,c liie mud ilas given INC back i've for II;
iov thcn, st,ulli I ,,ournf" And nov, wien,
| with fcar and trembling, Joy seemed nbori to
enter once Moro into ..hat heavily stricken
Dcatj, wcrc heard upni, tho air, and lse horc
uwuy tlls tr1,rst OF wives, the tno4t loving ot
n,nthers, q sacrifice 10 duty fulfilled With the
| ul,t,Ipst inrrctfu,ncss of self. These were the
thoughts with which tho solitary wayfarer vent
unun his sorrowtul way. aud crossed the ttrcst-
Old of tl,u chamber III tlcath. With Hight step
uuu whtsucruI words tic watchers by the dead
wiluu, hr relieved Withdrew.
The Princess Law OF, Il bier IN the great hall Un
tllu ground llour, where sla had ~ often sut
s,,rrnutMicI by ruIant x,rcle OF guests. What
IT her wns eartiiy. raaet In u trlp!o crrc,rcnt,
wa. covered with u pall OF black velvet, which,
h,weyrr wns alu1ast hid fruu, view beneath u
muss Of flowers aud pallns. Upon tho head Of
tbs eotIn stoo,t little, simple crucltix Of per.
tcct artistic workmanship. stx torcca On ped
estals. hung With black, stood round thu b,er,
shttl4l'hE Hut .eeo'e 9!asn"!ts tntouEn .ns
nati: senfee!J osshtc1. es!' tha.' u: sra..S H..
!lxit o. t1s sawnam M "!e. ~ ,,,t,,, uat f tn .t "
i | HaH oPEoAHo wy Eua'' 1Ho 1nae"sn. ss,AsI ~
her hustahd palnteu II naHEes tInes, aoohGta
sadly t!o"n upon t1o loYca one tost. UHcetN
nlpos!tc hnhE INC n,etoFs WHICH !ne uesslul
division naa patntea LOT tnclF muCh
iuVca lcadeFs III 1emcHap1aHce ht
glorious 9hy o! trhVelottef-a picture "
battie anu Of tue wig melsa " elausntel
. in the silent enaniner VI ueatt. NC WIZ INV
| watched bf lflu EOlllh hnu pla}fA hlft III kut