Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-12

ness OF tnelrS. IL was d nigh dllu lloiy
brightness: a deep expression, full OF
divine speech. and solemnizing even
while it frightened with an aspect moi
of the earth. The light might have
streamed from the altar, a halo from
heaven around the brow Of its most
favorite apostle.
She spoke to him of the commonest
affairs of life: yet she knew that death
was busy at her heart. Whence was
this strength of mind-this confidence!
Is there, indeed, moment before the
hour Of dissolution when the mortal
Is vouchsafed communion, close com
munion and converse with its GOD
Are there glimpses Of the future from
which, at such moments. the sufferer
draws his hope, his consolation? 1t Is
II must be so. The dim confine, the
heavy earth, cannot always be around
us. The soul must sometimes employ
the wings of divine prescience, ana
shaking off human care with human
feeling, forget for while the many
pains. along with the humble pleas
ures. of humanity, and be only alive
to the Immortality Of the future. The
dark mansions of the coming time, and
the huge and high barriers which con-
troll II, must then be thrown aside;
and faith and the pure spirit, in their
white garments, already on, must be
suffered to take a momentary survey
Of the world which is to. be their own.
But the spirit had come back to
earth, and now grew conscious of It's
claims.
Dear. dear Robert" she replied. as
she motioned to be free from those
caresses which he bestowed upon her;
and which, though studiously light and
gentle were yet too much for frame
spiritualizing so fast; "you are come,
Robert, and with no Ill news. You
have no harshness on your brow, and
the vein is not swollen; and by this
I know you have not been engaged In
any war and violence. Is 1t not so?"
He did not undeceive her, and sup
pressed carefully every allusion to his
late adventures: spoke Of Indifferent
things, and encouraged in her that Idea
Of the national peace, which, from a
hope. had already grown into a con-
stant thought within her mind.
"Oh. would that I could only hear
of it, Robert, ere leave you! Could
I know that you were safe. all safe. be-
fore / die-you, dear aunt, and you,
sister, my more than sister-and you,
Robert. who have been to me father
and brother, and all, so long: would /
could know this, and I should die hap
py-even with joy! But death will
have its sting, I feel, in this. shall
go to peace-I feel that: while all the
strifes, and all the cares, the wounds,
and the dangers, will be left for you!"
Her eyes now filled, as her earthly
sorrows were renewed. Her brother
strOve to console her In the usual
commonplace Alas! there Is no Ian
guage for such q time and occasion.
but the common place and fruitless,
and silence then is the only fruitful
speech.
Fear not for us. dear Emily; and
let not our Affections fill your mind.
Be calm on that subject; you have
pains and sufferings enough of your
own. my dear sister, to keep you from
desiring any share in ours"
81 have no sufferings now, Robert;
have long ceased to have sufferings
CT my own. Have not long survived
the hope Of life? have l not long labor
ed to sustain myself against the COM
ing and the fear Of death? God be
praised. for I think have succeeded.
These were my Affections once, and
they are now over Yet l have sor-
rows not my own, and they are, that l
must leave you to sorrows-griefs or
an unnatural time, and horrors that
come with the disease, as 1t would
seem. Of nature. For war Is her dis
ease-her most pestilent disease. The
sharp sword the torturing scourge,
the degrading rope, the pining and
rible accomplishments Of war; and oh,
brother, soldier as you are, when /
leave you to the dangers Of these, l
carry with me all my human sorrows.
may die. but my soul must bear
along with 1t those thousand fears
which belong to my sympathies with
YOU"
"Ah, too considerate of us, so un-
worthy such consideration" was the
exclamation of Kate beside her. DO
not dear Emily, oppress yourself by
reflections such as these. You leave
us to no difficulties: for though the
is free from it's ravages: and though
under hostile control, it Is still quiet,
and not now a dangerous one. We
are all here at peace"
why seek to deceive me. Kate, when
but a glance at Robert tells a differ
ent story? Look at the sword by his
side-the pistols in his belt, and say
why they are there, II war be not
around uS-H THERE ut lO OCSdoioii
for strife, and If he is not exposed to
it's dangers? You cannot persuade me
out Of my senses, though in this l
am quite willing that you should:
Would that it could be so? l would
not believe these truths If could help
it,"
And you need not, Emily, my sister;
for though there be war; and though l
may be engaged in it, yet the present
prospect is, that 1t will soon be over,
and as we all wish it-giving us peace
and freedom alike, and securing hon
orable station for our country among
the nations of the earth. This last
thought, my Emily, ought to make you
better satisfied with the risks our peo-
pie are compelled to run"
1T does not, brother. I have not
that vain ambition, which for the sake
of name, is content with the blood
shed and the misery of mankind; and
hold the doctrine hateful to one pro-
Tossing the Christian faith. How 1t
may be upheld. this warfare In which