The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1888-02-01

was a Dog. But lie knows OF that
unwritten law which torbids man
to cry or wear his grief on his
sleeve for the DAVIS to peck al.
He must meet it alone, and
sI[aow how sublime a thing it is
To suffer ard be strong.0
And all the while the scalding
drops of anguish are forcing thems
selves to his eyes, s-aring them as
reaa.hot iron, while he stands
there trying to look in the face Of
this awful intruder, who has come an
unbiiden guest into his house.
She wants you: she has sent
for you" says one of the house,
hold, sobbing bitterly; and he goes,
with vague, mechanical steps, up
the stairs to their room and in her
| presence.
"Have they told you? Do you
know" she asks in whisper. "Oh,
love, we are going to be separated.
God is taking me from you'V
Gle cannot be so cruel, he says
bluntly and unreconciled, and he
takes her in his armsas if to defy
death to part them. The hours wear
on, the clock ticks in the death
chamber:
"Forever-never,
Never-forever."
He does not heed it; his eyes are
fastened on that beloved face,
changing from its bloom and beau
ty into the ashen pallor which the
shadows of the unseen forecast.
Presently she opens her troubled
eyes and fixes them upon his
haggard ace.
Real t" me, delr," she whis.
pers taintly. He kaows what she
wishes him to real. That is ono
OF the beautiful intui:ive qualities
which R1ade their lives a perfect
harmoHions sphere "a congcniaI
nnIon, ri..h in love and mutual fli;ll
md Of which there en- be 10 final,
i.y Of dea;h Or lini:ation. So ho
brings he7 B;b'e and turns 1he leav,
e'ia search Of some text Of 60 ~
foTI, such as they IAye 3ft5n ra.d
together.
but which enc? There are so ma,
ny, aud al aro good. lie is no
competed to decide. The bIes,e,
Book opeas to the Eost preeiou:
one Of all, that has coMiorte 81
many hone>Sick hearts, she sweet
est of the heayealy madligals.
"The Lords my s'i,pher,l,
1 shall not want
She repeated it after him.
AT intervals she broke forth int
snatcaes of speech:
Trough | walked through tie
valley
OF the shadow OF death,
/ will fear no evil"
cit is dark in the valley-darl-
dark" he heard her murmur.
"Oh love, there shall be no nigh.
there" he answers brokenly, feel
ing how poor a comforter he is.
He holds her hand and she sleeps
and dreams such dreams as the DIV
ing have, and death goes on re
lentlessly with its work. HcI
bird breaks out into joyful strain
Of music in its cage below; sound,
of life come into the darken cham
her; watching friends are near;soor
she opens her eyes and there is
bri hit, glad smile in them.
ct is light beyond, she says ant
sleeps again.
he does not notice how cold heI
hand has grown; how still the room
is. Nor does he resist when the,
loosen his clasp and lead him away
telling him with fearful pity thai
all was over.
What is all overl The love tina
has blessed his manhood with it.
crown of completeness? The com
partnership that made heaven anc
home synonymous tenn ? are thes,
ended forever
When he sees her again she i
wearing her wedding-dress. FTel
soft pretty hair is arranged as ST.,
liked it pest. Her eyes are closec
and her lips unresponsive to hi
kisses.
And over her bosom thy cross,
her hands,
Come awaY,9 they said God IN
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