, 1880-07-10

the curly spring-tim think all will lind u
ready excuse when tol! them that long ago
laid aside MY pen and thtnble 10 sock IN after
noon's rcst lIttio thinking that It would 10 over,
three months Gro WAS again rolcnsel from my
room. know It IL NOW TOO Into to anawer thum.
but will try very soon to have q chat on our
fnvOrit thome. For the present can only think
Of the widows whu nrc brought before Us 10
me tho Widows woeds aru one Of the BnddtAt uf
sights, and neyer behold woman clothed iu
gar1nents of mourning but foel like takingher
band and seeking nm entrance to her. heart, 70
lcdrn IL may not tn somo way alleviate the
heartaches. Some w!doWa therp may bo ,who
are a1tdy and foolish, but oh, when yot. speak
of thom be 1antent, for those aro 81 t,ulny
moro who are bowed to tho Garth In
their SORROW. Tender, frnfl, and dependent ns
they arc, who can marvel that thoy sink beneath
tho burden Of walking aluuo over rugged paths
which haVo heretofore been mado smooth,
through fonmiug streams which were formerly
bridged With love, md up mountains OF care
which In former days were, assembled &c easily.
whea led BY tho hand Of duty and affection, ,thut
y seemed but y plpastug summer dMy. and no
thought q winters GOODNESS eyor !nt<udetf
funeral pyrs beside her husband. ind mnny a
ono has been: for. although her body stl!i in
habite the Garth. hor heart md courage dwell IN
good woman u The best tlowor that I!gons
NHGGE uHAFEklf AIu VIZ l00K WIKI sDf4 hAA
wonder upon its sicnt grace, its pure fraEtancc.
its delicate bloom Of heatlty. Bweet md Fenuti.
full the fnlscst and the most anotlesst y 1t not
1eath, wnsttng in disease. plu!uE with lplg p!n,
OF cui oN by sudden fate In their p1mns we
Say escsya xsio but why should ssao 10 W.
chastens thoso whom 1t loves best, boing plensed
by repeated trnls. to 1nakn thcso pure spirits
walked through lie bcsilS n WidtIw; ind whom
look back to tho day when tsc. led mo from
aa Of sp na vel nh
w. ~ opened to @s. ssd % do Older / 'M sccna,s' S
eease to sno ~ liz ss %iasx, 14
as,; st.sa Of havtng all the synpathy iaankd cas
ve s9e% to 10 a. @ for may T.
conccl We Of sut,dor sight thu whoro u woman
hns M given her heart. toI tho man ehe loves. mud
de 1nn dsan CT
tion from ohidho1-and for him bas gone 10
few, or usny-h9s presided as tho loving anl
attrnctive Gantro.-alsd has become dptachesl
from TIC old i'oae but is tho altar from which
e!satsa qheH, Sss' e 'ss ssr n9jas
sss sss' .esss esston 3 nssa sd f; dns
. fathers hand can ID il. Tho oni has iony
stoDd beside her, md In its shade sts haa penoe
% see SFs af sess,DSns ess Sse~a 50
there ia not n leAf Of Thought p0sscAsed by tho
coyorea and tho Two ses ;neidesi iato o1o. one Tho 1
~ Of no cenaeqneuof for tho oaE staf,ds isrfn
the tyy elinYa tic closer. with Devotion wiaioh
sss Gsen!9 ,.a, foTce Of tla gsoateat tompest and
@ dsqn no sfES 1,h untfa ba aaa
esSnx r. pa s.S?s ssr e exSny tST
whom oan she turn @ in TIL this ' hor r d|strcss? l
When you tore her arms from thut cold
ssk sksa yH@ fss' Ssss q ts' ua,sea a,sa5.'Si ssa
f' ff5aano' 9ld Is,eoos9lable, whit can sho dp3
& be s9S s9s %nrS nfo n
she will bo u Kuy widow, aud will t6uGtiess mir
o,n az D. - "a soa o. shs aR" aa hnn,anty
,nakss X, oil mtdnleht darkncas and tho henri
rn'S Scaa W.T. ks s5s fer nes snu pna rost
loyo 10 stuhdfnAt, il now hiiahe and yct hor tays
wSst wSst 70 ny., m ad o. on 3thcr friends go sKnx
ansaa percs. It'll sespes !. hSes1 Te
il slst s sss acks ss ':S!s sSs "a s3x s3
Undouo, updonst
IL thsru no hs!p no comfoTt-nops7 ".
Cannot roal friend now cunu and aas.lro her
that tho Cup Irokcn for her was t,ss t t. s,1w ns
Aeaven.s now Wlno. for through tsrn aud tefI,-
nsst' w VII wIah e,'ptpa s sEs md fsnsuse Koao ~
widow and u father to The 0rpnaE9 Thoro nro
t1ules when she uuEl 9e1 tuliYht hut.
~ r. Id tfs ,ss,s ~; e.sss
ao$ & I'll; j; Ii, Sssss:s
And bow Gun ypu add to the tortuse now vetl
aiYa unet4tAble3 lndtca, you may SONS DAY bu
Widowt then hayu ,nuroy and sympathy, and
wbisS stsisS to sltssiate: rtlsr tba 9 Is
some tny bs boraft uf III fdn, and, although
never married. yo,ir hcars feel lcsolato and wiI-
There y no ono who Gun always have iiioso
s.9as wl,n sasy love nesth ysIla M and IL no 70.
Things wen, a1ltt IL as nehr when bruised nn4
.brokan aud driven, tho bloui. .tlr.,ps
surfing frt!n esory poro, W whvn surrounded y
w w know Mo,,. whom our hearts may 10
aecGptation q tho tornl;-it may 10 father er
iAHther, child. or Krandparcnt, or .sroAaltrod
latn. tender aud beuutfuliy touching. Ii cos,s
ars Inflicted, aud doubt uut thote IL no ,nu
who rgll* thees !l,!es but eaI. rreull to lnin,i
sEe E!s one who !. truly w!dow, sna nues svory
sYyur! y, years hKo who tfted g b. eGerful tht
s1,e a I'll nig6t n4ks ether halpy. and lor thls
tho laarkct Folow|,g her tso tha ' rst asan uns ~
. ss t. .fSsy e. iii Il f " :RS %S % IT.
TaiseG aes hoa aid asSed use Il @ ubsoryeu re ~ n
act Gt k!ndne4A which rcrtni1l friend bsstowci
on hts wife. replied that / did "Uh," saII
s sSa tdEnx doW9 psp e. f. fm,l0 who ths teats
ono to seulan,ber tho thus, hut those
nE1gnt Days ate gone; do not think ! envy hUr,
fnF !rn11 1t; but 1nias thuse lttIe ktQd4gs4.s
which every fond wife loves, and il makes me- 70
sad. and OIL e lonsly;" II was not !oux srv aho
NAs K9ain with ", striving to hide hcr Yrius by
often oal! say md deslyalng. Have charity, ani
oa tuaEo!fA); seek for tho K0od sath9r than the
sSs!, a4d remember that people seldom Improve