The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-12-21

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the character of their pleasures. ,heir
standing among men, their inner con.
sciousness and the tendency of their
paths. But now his utterance. which
has been rapid, fervid and happy, sinks
almost to O whisper and il measured and
SAD rs he paints the wretchedness in tho
home of the protligate young man,
With Raphaelite aculeness of outline he
pictures the despair in the heart and face
OF the dissolute wretch. and traces on
aud on upon the canvass until at the end
he shows n grave which their grief and
disappointment have prematulety made
Before the minister had concluded the
touching appeal to the hearts of the
young men. which formed his conclusion,
the gray haired woman, laboring under
intense agitation, left the church ON the
arm of the nephew who had supported
her there. When the services were end.
ed the visiting minister, in walking homo
With DIR. H., referred to the old w0man'y
leaving the church.
The house We are now passing is
where she lives" answered the Doctor.
with relations who but recently moved
here from Mississippi. Your sermon. I
knew, must have been a sad one To- her,
for she had a very painful experience. it
Is said, with anr, an only child, which
cast a gloom over her life" And, bv
the way" the Doctor iigressed. "her
name is the same as yours"
"Latimerw The preacher had all.
suptly s,oppad and faced the Doctor.
"Latimer," was answered.
where did che reside at the-7"
Augusta, Georgia"
The oFna of tho N,,tox
sinking man. For II full minute the
words he WAS trying to utter sluck in hin
throat. but finally they burst their bonds.
and with the exclamation INV moth.
er, thank God !! my mother !" the preach.
er was strong on his feet again, the doc.
tor atanding pe,rified with amazement
Quick doctor, take me To her." and
taking him by the arm he hurried him
70 the door of the house. But there the
doctor stopped him. Take care that
you do not kill her by the sudden shock
-she thinks you long since dead" lie
said
Seated in her own room, with a fuded
picture OF her son before lier-her son as
he appeared in the happy time long ago
she did not hear the thrice repeated
knock upon the door, nor see her niece.
who now entered the room. Poor heart !!
over her deep sorrow alteration of mind
had kindly drawn vail and lifted her
beyond the boundary, into the blissful
days Of his innocent boyhood, and .he
sat talking to him and answering his
Imagined questions, now and then nat.
ting the checks her wild fancy formed
before her. She had never been parted
from him he wns her darling boy" and
so much like your father, Frank" she
said in tones of touching fnndness.
The girl ran from tho room to the par.
lor, where her mother was with the two
men, and communicated the terrible
news. The Doctor and tho minister
were with the sister when she opened The
door to the poor woman's room. when
all involuntarily paused. She was seated
at the table still talking to the uicture
and holding his Bible in her hand.
"You are so much like your father.
Frank" she said again.
"Am like him? and do Won know
me by the likeness mother
He had dropped upon his kness at her
side and thrown his arms about her neck.
She slowly turned her gaze from the pic.
ture to his face, which was near her own
passed hand in dazed way to her fore
mead as she bent her eyes more closely to
his own and looked with a panied wan.
dering expression into them. He took
his old Bible from her hands and aaid
II shall stay at home tonight, mother;
what shall we read?"
AT that question she gave glad cry of
recognition and fell into his arms. And
now, in her feeble old age the Christian
mother often aska Frank to read to her
at evening. and never day passes that
she does not repeat Train up a child
in the way he should 60 and when he il
old he will not depart from it."