Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-23

piece 1t left by night She de NEST
oestructiOnsst gal ever saw.
Poor Judy seemed fairly lifted TO an
other world-her happiness was so In
tense aud unallOved.
Added TO the Christmas festivities,
Judy was In love, and no truer love
was ever bestowed on man than that
which Judy offered cornelius, Uncle
Wilkes boy" How many times had
she made the sacrifice OF buttered bis
cult aud . slice Of pie from the "white
folks table" just that Cornelius might
have IL when be called that night
Judy's manner always betrayed when
Cornelius was. expected. She was so
lighthearted her thoughts grew musical
aud she would sing almost without ces-
sation. One choice ballad Was:
Never you mind brother, Never you
mind."
''r'aint gwine TO be always So"
Another leaning more TO the sacred
melodies for which they are famous
was:
"Sweet Grace, Sweet Grace,
Sweet Grace, My Lord,
NV Lord feel ike new born agln,
Glory Glory in my soul
A new born again. Bin long time Talk
ing bout tryin' TO pray"
Alas! Judy knew little Of Our Lord
and His Sweet Grace" and seemed not
so have mind enough 70 grasp anything
concerning this Man OmnipOtent. True,
she knew right from wrong; but what
prompted her TO abstain from that
which was evil she was not able to IN
derstand, and to teach her was as I'm
possible as Christianizing the whole
world.
Thursday During Christmas" was
set for Judy's nuptials. Great prepa-
rations were on foot among friends and
kin OF the bride and groom elect.
Cornelius had gone 20 see his grand
mother, old Aunt Charity" who lived
near the railroad just that she might
ride down on the train, aud be met 10
state at the crossing by his "oest man"
and Uncle Caesars" Cx cart be was
to arrive early in the morning, and In
order TO be there in time, the wedding
team" SET out about "sun up.
The say dAwned, clear, cold but
beautiful As the cart rumbled out OF
the stable lot an irresistible desire
seized me to peep through the shutters
At this knowing caravan and as l did
90 q strange feeling came over Ice. was
10 the perfect morning? so calm, so still,
30 serene? The trees, swaYed by the
dawn's gentle breeze, seemed 70 whisper
some sad story, What could 10 be? Al
ter this lay on a restless pillow, trying
TO discover In the stray robins chirp
some new scheme on which TO build; but
they too had dropped their gay notes for
sad ones.
/ waited long for the rising bell. and
it failed to ring at the accustomed hour.
] arose, dressed hurrledly, aud went to
the cabin,rapped on the door aud asked
II they thought IL general wedding
day, adding, hurry on to the house,
build your fires, &c" Before l had
reached the house Aunt Dinah said,
LAW, Missus, come see what de madden
with Judy. 1 don tried every way to
wake her. herd her say arly this
morning, NANNY, tell Cornelius TO
wait for me-" but thought she be talk
log 10 her sleep, out her head like. One
glance at Judy and l saw that her soul
had found new fields In which to wan
der. She was dead. She died happy
yet 10 reach OF greater happiness. Her
life went out as the day dawned-full Of
promise. Oh! the weeping and wailing
in the cabin! IL would have moved the
atOutest heart
Their grief was sincere, for they had
oil loved Judy. / cried with them, for
Judy had been so much with me, and
was so good and faithful q servant, l
knew l should miss her many time.
In tina midst Of Our uriaf a maSsangar
came In saying that Cornelius, not
knowing until after he had boarded the
train. that IL did not stop at the cross
ing, had tried to jump of there aud
was thrown out against tree and in
stantly killed.
How strange that both OF their spirits
had taken fight at the same time. Let
US hope that Cornelius waited" for
Judy and that they were united in
heaven.