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CONSTANCY MXSHLACEB. 23
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. . Wildl It Were Was Y Past Along A ; G...
answered . The letter contained , in the unformed , almost childish , handwriting of a young girl _^ these few words : —
a Deae _Pabents , unexpectedl " The good y , last grandmother night , after is dead she . had She repeated fell quietl in the y be a ? evening _sleejD , cannot quite her
tell favourite you how hymn sad : ' every Who thing knows is how here near . The my end day may after to- ' morrow I is the funeralI hope dear father will come and take me home .
. Aunt Meier is here ; she ¦ " I arranges remain , every your thing deepl . y sorrowing
" Jtjxte . " " Mgood old mother ! God be thanked for her quiet end !'
moist said the y she pastor would in hav deep e liked sorrow well . to Even have the broken eyes the of sea his of wife ice were that
lay between ; " said their she hearts " shall . ( I i You with will have ? " to " set I cannot off very advise early tomorrow you you
to do so , " said the ; pastor ; go _" you know it is not like a regular journey too fatiguing ; , I must for you set . off ' earl ce As y , you and will travel , " quickl rep y lied , and curtl that y , would and rose be and
those to The prep spoiled are pastor for was men the mourning soon who , read like y and for children d for his he her dep , had re husb arture quire had ; to at ' he s learn j every ourney was to not turn . one the for of
himself service an it d was care onl of y in ten what der h belonged an ; by strictest rule to the care duty It of appeared a housekeeper ; this that morning nothing as was if a ever softer found element wanting were . And visible yet
funeral between the But pair when , when his wife the tried pastor to express was going her love to his and mother sympa ' s -
th had y to . her lost husband the last , it was loving damped heart to and him that by the his thoug mother ht had that re he
ceived now but scanty measure of love and , joy from this daughter . It is so hard to find a bridto connect again hearts which have been
ge once kindling _7 | I estranged will with bring deli ! Julie ht at b the ack thoug with ht me of , " seeing said the again pastor his , long his eye
abg careful sent child " continued . u Of course the father , " rep _" lied that the the mother child . _u Now coming , do from be * poor
a house , of mourning " , may find , a warm welcome awaiting , her at home to a . Make read irl . y The a ple alcove asant little in chamber room : that is too is small always for a her joy your
young g has now back the ; bedroom she one will next on want mine the to ground . have Ah ! all well floor her " is added little too large treasures hesomewhat and c about old reluctantl ; the her vicar , the y ,
" there is no other but the little , back room , upstairs , and that has also It the was pleasantest long since view the . pastor " had spoken so much with his wife ;
she had had a kind parting word , and a loving message for her
Constancy Mxshlaceb. 23
CONSTANCY MXSHLACEB . 23
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 2, 1863, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02031863/page/23/
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