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CONSTANCY MISPLACED. 31
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. . Wildl It Were Was Y Past Along A ; G...
to the greatest distance . She thought and dreamt only of the
glorious moment when she should welcome the returning victors . T Her here parents she had allowed her likeness her to taken visit for her her only bro friend thershe in the said Residenz but the . ;
thoughts of the father and mother , , as well as her _, own , glanced at some one else beside her brotherwhen they rejoiced over the
beautiful and successful picture , althoug , h nothing was said . Alas ! its crown of laurel was too early wreathed . Summerwhich was to
bring the realization of all the blossoms of hope , broug , ht for them the sickle of deathIn Junein the middle of a trucein which
the young combatants . hoped , to recruit their strength , the , Lutzow corwas attackedthe flower of German chivalry fell , and fell
ps , beneath German weapons . Elise and her parents anxiously awaited news of the conflict , —
there arrived a messenger from the uncle , bearing intelligence of bring i Juliu t appeared s in ' g death , too , had , his and wri arms wha tten , t his with particulars wa a tch d , and had hand his been table the learnt t words s , in which of " Farewell his he fate , as ,
, y , pasto a t Kitzen ! r Elise learnt , His Oscar th true at Count has name fallen F they alkenschwerdt had never " Af heard was ter also . further Then among broke inquiry the a fallen wave , the *
. in cloud of which grea when t and time the bitter seems heart suffering stationary refuses over to , b and elieve the hangs parsonage or to over bear ; us those wh like at days never a heav came the y -
less , , it must accept . The mother found in the _de-pth . of , a pious spirit the most enduring comfort for the inexpressible suffering
with which she buried her only son ; the father , who had stood by o f many everlastin death g - consolation beds , by so — many ah ! he graves found , furnished how much with easier the it words is to
t preach ion and to others th in than the H to oneself y Script . ures The words so rich of , comfort so beaut for iful afflic , and
sorrow so manifo and ld , wi th th at such we fan hel cy there overcome can t be he n othin f g bu easier talas than ! when to the words , of Scripture are p not the Amen g to a continued , quiet
the pray hour er of of the suffering heart , * how , how hard oft , ho is w dead peat d o the in y stand exp b er efore ience us the in
answer of the aged widow who had lost her son , to the exhortation of the clergyman— " Ah ! if I were to learn Well the whole for those Bibl meek e by
heart dark spirits , depths it who would keep till not th quiet bring have , and him foun t back urn d the to pearl t me aw . " therein their ; gaze well from for those the
strong spirits who ey wrestle with the Lord in the dawn with the prevailing words" I will not leave Theeunless Thou bless me /'
Elise had no desire , to wrestle with her pain , ; she sought no pearls in the dark floodshe received this sorrow ( so much more
overbho whelmin proud g t demand han she ; had of her ever heart fore for bode one d , ) hour as a ' s inockery complete from felicity fate at of
the price - of a life full of sorrow . Her suffering was her only
Constancy Misplaced. 31
CONSTANCY MISPLACED . 31
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 2, 1863, page 31, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02031863/page/31/
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