The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-09-17

simple ceremony, yet it was as happy
day to me as ever mortal ex-
perienced since the creation of earth.
Mrs. Lawton dad everything she could
to make the occasion pleasant. She re-
GREETED parting from me, and since the
day when she learned [ was to be mar
ried she had sorrowed truly. After the
ceremony, and when we were preparing
to depart for our wedding journey, she
said:
"Agnes, to lose you is like losing q
daughter, for I have learned to love
you almost as a mother loves her own
child Your stay with me has made 2
wonderful change in my life, and have
been so much happier since you ca,ne,t
You do not know what youshave been to
me, and how you have broken up and.
dispelled the cloz1d Of grief which had
SO long hung over me. am sorry,
Agnes, to see you GO, yet am glad you
are married to man SO good and
noble as Mr.. Cornell. God bless you,
my child, and may you always be as
happy as you are to-day"
It was quite awhile before I could .
utter word in reply, my feelings were
so wrought up by Mrs. Lawton's af-
fecting speech, and the remembrance
of her many kindnesses to a strange,
friendless, homeless girl, all of which.
rushed into my mind like great food
"Mrs. Lawton," I said at last, mo
matter where ] go Or what befalls me-,
you will always retain place in my
gratitude and love. You gave me q
L 4 r
shall never forget you.''
That was very small part of what
felt and wished to say, but my heart
was SO full that I could not say more.
She understood what I felt, however,
and was satisfied.
Then there was Mrs. Cornell, her
kind old face fairly Respondent with
Joy, bearning smiles on everyone about
her. How she Rugged and kissed mo
and spoke of me as her daughter! How
her eyes sparkled with pride and
happiness when she saw Charles and
me standing together, and came and
put her hands on our arms and said:
''God bless you, my dear children"
All, was there ever such day as that?
Was there ever such happinesse Surely
not.
There was Mr.. Cornell, too, his gen.
erous heart fairly bursting with joy.
shall never forget how he came forward
after the ceremony, and, taking us both
by the hand, shook us with such hearty
good will that really feared for the
safety 'of my arm. Nor shall forget
the earnestness with which he addressed
us, each in turn, speaking from his very
soul:
9'Charleth,'4 he, said, .smay Heaven
bleth you, my thon. You have done
well, and have made nth very happy.
God bleth you, Gid bleth you. Agneth,
my daughter, bleth you. May Charleth
be to you what you detherve, true,
faithful and loving huthband, which
believe he will. God bleth you both,
my children
It was all SO full Of sympathy, gentle
ness and love that felt sure another
such occasion was never known on
earth. So much kindly interest greatly
affected me, and felt SO little deserv-
ing of it that it seemed had no right
to accent it. #a b Z
TO be ContinuedJ s3 /.
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