Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1885-05-05

'It was the eve of caster day,
Her heart within was sad.
'Thcy have taken my Lord away, she said,
And how should be glad!
al see the thorns, the cross, the grave,
Tue dead hands wounle sore;
But the risen form of the Crueihed
Is lost foreNcrmOrc.
The light of Easter dawnel on the city,
over spires in which bells were Ginning
gladly, over happy homes, over prisons
an hospitals. The desolation OF the day
in tn great hospital was frightened by
service Of song, conducted by some visitors
who were anxious that the sick should
participate in the Easter rejoicing. One
OF the singers fingered after the service
and passed from cot to cot talking to the
patients. Gertrude felt that mysterious
attraction toward her that sometimes
draws us to strangers. Her prayer-bo0k
was living on the pillow, and the lady
picked it up, when a relic of better days in
the form of visiting card fell to The floor
anl 81. involuutarily read the name:
MRS. Frederick Vernon. New York"
Her face flushed with pleasure as she
eagerly inquired, "Do you know Mrs. YER
nony"
"Anl did YOU live in New York, aud did
you ret the Governor OF Michigan to par
don prisoner some years ago"
81 think 1 did" Gertrude answered, in
bewillerment, though done understand
how you know anything about it,"
"Why, l am Mrs. Eaton Jim Eat t)n's
wife, aud l have wriytn AMI written to
You. AMI tri ed to find you, and now am So
| glad: but don't understand how you come
to be in such place as this. And where
is your husbandW
at is long story OF misfortune and sor-
row." Gertrude answered. We were
without dollar in the world when We
were both taken sick AMI BROUGHT here
but they could no. let US be together"
II an 50 glad have founl you! And
almost glad that you are in trouble, that
may have the ciauce of Offering comfort
We have blessed You every day for your
one great deed of Kindness"
A few hours later Mr.. AMI Mrs. Vernon
were installed as honored guests in III;
home of the Eatons. The strangers whom
they had once be ricn led could now repay
the obligation ten-fold. Easter was fes'
tival dav aftsr all. The turn in the long
lane had come at last.
With beautiful surroundings aud two de-
voted nurses Mr.. AMI Mrs. Vernon would
have been very ungrateful nog to recover
During these days of convalescence, ac'
counts of mutual experience We're ex
chan sed till all was told. Prison life hat
proved blessing in disguise. Ii his soil
tary hours the convict had invented
piece of machinery that had already en-
riched him, and he was now at the head o
large manufactury, employing hun
lrels of workmen. To share al
their good fortune with their bene
factors of long ago afforded thes
grateful people the most intense delight.
A few months later the two women in
stituted the Charity already described. Sc
through their affection cam1 comfort TO
hundreds of the poor, the sick, the sorrow
-ul They were neither o. them willing t
restrict their minis'rations to any one class
but they said: 80 lar as we can we wi
help those in need"
As Easter had brought them great bless
ings they observe the tins as Il kind o
memorial making special efforts to best ~
happiness on all their hendciari1s. Las
year on Easter evening when Gertru le an
her husband were reviewing the pas5 sh
said:
II am quite content, dear, to have ha
my life just what it has been, for it is onl
by passing through great trials that W
can understand the needs anl wants {
others, and be patient with all their fail
inSs. | was mach touched by al iiea
the sermon to-day, sDme5hiI, lik, tn )
In the account OF tn Great DaJ, when tn
multitude of the redeemed stand he ore II
Judge of all the earth, only one throng
specified: 'Thes. are they wnich cam, y
OF great tribulatiOn.' "-Ffdac.S i. CJH Ls
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