The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-24
For tie Democrat
"KEGOEks:s's0Ns OF THE
IraaE.''

tui lays npon all ]. nature, and tn
sweet little birds were caroling thei
cougenial notes from III, bouehs O
The stately G@k. and when the itoi
Of Stone Park was ci"ihc.? in Z vest
urc Of beautiful green took care
less STROLL into the country. As
passed out Of the city, The tseautifull'
orna:nented mansions grew PLANE
and co:niaoler. and the stonc-rayc,
streets crew narrower until ut len1 til
| was travelling ia an open country
road. passed On tor some time
noticing tie beautiful, yeraant fields
Oh either lde Of the road and. ocea-
sionaliy, | passed neat little fam
house. After having gone several
miles into the country, | came 10 4
comfortable cottacc situated near
this ROAD. surrounded bT Il fiae growth
Of beautiful oak trees, and on either
side oi' tI,e yarl was fac orchard
in fall bloom.
As came up to the font Of the
lot, -heTe was something ahou, the
place which seemed to be strikinelv
familiar, though 'conl1 not re;;Hily
account for its familiarity, bees use |
hai rot seen it before. | called at
the cate and was answered hy an
elderly gentleman whom l supposed
to be me proprietor. hut after s'iou
convers 5tioa with him. | found that
he MAS onl, employed on Che premi>
ses.
tian inquired Of Kim the dis. ance
back to the city, which lie Informed
ne WAS much farther than I had
dreamed OF going, when [ left that
morning. notlced it vas almost
nonl. too, and Thought [ would at
once retfa2e my steps. But look
- down thc roa,j,I saw near bv
small school tousa and not far dis
tam 4 church., near " hieh was small
:'c.ao Jerry. ihe si,ougils ut once
occurred To .ae, thai tile premises
were very mich like that nf nv lic,ae /
IL early If; the cottage WAS like.
'i"i 81 BY carly coun;ry home. and |
tie ~:'rrounhings made every-t,.in,
'oin perfectly ;l9;lral, hat as sli..
people we're strangers. ! ,ail not ask
tie liberty Of eSauii;iug verv
closely.
| 'tSc~T''ined, also. that the people
we're preparing To move to the eli,
s'nc|' i'a parents of the family mad.
:iot long since, died. On passing
on. | fnrnes, my steps towards TIN,
>c..'sol house. but found it was
vacant.
tiis'aght how it ,esemblea the
sctt'''i house whicn was once
'Ir'"-e v*lth happy vo.ceS and ;,l..as-
;'''i c'''s'ite..,tnce, Of III: .iea,:, auf
Ala 4 Wa 1icver more ln he filled;
" Ia i'tiie .'f,tt;::t.. viii. whoa I
'ni i STARE III SPORT Arr few
'i''''n7.'tg u.u",l NY 81, Us in ,h,.
''i' "a Tie little senesery.
~ tlISi. IitItltT ia, Al
i''h was lie Two 2rayea ne:r IL,
'hHfc' e''iii"e. As L a,,;,roaoue,s I,
i'eI'' l 81" tnat they were he q ayes i
u ''t1 father and mother, VIII, Were, ,
''lo5 n'lsi'v III Tie cottage lust s.,,>
eyed "a the roadside.
Laere WAS Il ,nonument at the
'otl'er head from wni"s, | read the
'fdH "Ae'eep in Jesus. Al the
a''i@e heaa was stone rudely
'c'ed rom material very muci. re-
clh'Iih- asbastus. but | was unable 4
"ee'pher an tai"g save the initial
''Eefs' Ishins 4 seat near bv. 70,
time was completely 1rapj,ea in
'ou5}t. The grave OF the mother
,o+ssht wildly before me tina: Of NIX
IN dear parent. ] could. see her
eh;le form and hear her sweet yoice
1t before | had become Old enouo',
Fefiiza their true worth, l had
el Ter gently, though carly, laid
meath 'he Silent Wondering sod.
ne grave OF the father though RIDES
adorned by al asbestus, suggest
that Of my own venerable father
ION L had long since seen horno
I'm the happy cottage and deposited
side an affectionaje mother :
2usht Of ths time when the homo g
ny childhood passed into strsnne
nas and | had then to leave al q,
little companions to seek othors
my new city home. -,
he thought Of fnrsaking all thu, u
; GEAR to me and my country home Exc
eSaruciating pain and | was
willing - leave it for one mare
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