The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-22
DEAD TO THE WORLD.
A Story of Devotion and ot Wasted
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 ' wss as superintendent 0f an nid cametery. in lalse-shore city, thst came Co know Miss Ahbie Penna, 4 euiet spot it wss. though the growth nf population had brought it almost into the heart 0I tho town; snnreG as the resting place of most Of the early resi- aeuts and where few wore buried save as. nov and theR, some old person wRs hrDuch5 tn he iaiG beside families and friends whe had beeu awaiting lham perhaps lnr years. Hence ht1le oi the passion of fresh griai entered at shoss ola stone gates. and eyes grew moist win the mist Of tenda- rec0leusion rather shan with the 1esrs Df smarsinC sorrow Time had luid his iinger in soothing touches on &hs hearts of the 1uourus~s. and in Ncheps and mDsses au ehe quaint old monumental stones.
 A liking for she place grew upon me Tor is panCafHl sjlaneo, acceBtuated hy she stir and hustle 0I the city streets outside it's walls In summer evening when the hivd~voiees la the tall old silver maples were hUshea, and the ptsssers through she long, ssraichl walks were all gope, l wnul6 Ofshu pace up and down. with she aRskIv treo shadows failing around me, and She white stones over she sieeping dnad hitinc thick on evory sido, ana wonder as to she history nT tha3 great company on whose eVerv hnoE ni life H.sS was wviueB And SC walking through them day by 0Ny, musiuc ol she hopes aud ambitious long since dust and ashes. an emotion ot sympaally and in teresa in them grew upon mo, & sense oi iriendliness had almost said, nf acquaintance. strange feelings, indeed toward spirits who had long nassed beyond the need, if not 1he tlnowiedgs ot uuy ni she gifts poor mortality can hestow
 Among thc graves shat iSnm age anitaph or some oXgraneDus cause snou drew my nt2anu0n, vas nns in s rptirad snrnau. noticeable for 6he con s1ant care with which ii was tendcd and she fresh flowers nn it, renewed Rs oitou as they faded, while the modest heallstnne hore daC some thirty years betorb,
 Strong nacaG I said n mvseB must this affection ht tha, after all these wears fnreeis not its snrrpwfui ministry
 Malcolm MChuieh Randall, read the inscription. "A young man oi gresi promise, drowned May 2S lS-- aged twrnty-fVc years
 Poor ieliow thought "giiied, no deuht heynnc the measure O, men, loVea. also. it would seem, hevouG thnir measure. A tacuo-reotvpo was fixed iu fhe from of ths stone. hu, sun an6 stnrm had dimmeG she linoamants. &il nnly thr eye ni afIpcuunate rt> memh~snee cnui6 possibly traee aham.
 And whose that was ] had Bnt long to question Evory afternoon sht came through the ola arnhe0 gate q slight rvsy-hsireG tigure h black. vilh iace tha1 llc teatu~cs or year. coul6 pver make nlaiu holding as it diG the heauty Of 9 ra~e sweetness ard sersnity Making hsr way tr young Bauaal''s grave. sine would ~y.. main n'tar for ar hour ur mora. teuC- lnE shE plants tha grrv annut ij n- sitiing hy thr grassy moma. her hesG iiHad a littlG anG y tar-swgt ions r thr snf hlpr cvcs tnas aespitt tnei, hrlrnness, always bail ,n~1aiu ps- thetig wistiulunss
 -IlC vnp s,uov thas iaGve one day sgsaee sr alt iactaum ot thr eemara~y ss the litir hgtr-p tr hlaca nassad aS
 ''ih that Mis- Ahhtc Ppunet. shr !. hreU a milhune ne~e fav ovr- thi~ts vealr~
 AuG wna relation vss sht tO titf young mar vehCsc g~evr she rs,~s- iur 7'
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