“Yes, dearest; what a little while ago it seems!  Ah, those were gladsome days to us; were they not?”

“Gladsome?  Ah, yes! their memory is sweet to this hour.  Yet I do not sigh for their return; I would not bring them back; a deeper, calmer blessedness is mine.  My dear husband,

    “’I bless thee for the noble heart,
     The tender and the true,
     Where mine hath found the happiest rest
     That e’er fond woman’s knew;
     I bless thee, faithful friend and guide,
     For my own, my treasur’d share,
     In the mournful secrets of thy soul,
     In thy sorrow and thy care.’”

“Thank you, my darling,” he said, lifting her hand to his lips, his eyes shining.  “Yes;

    “We have lived and loved together,
     Through many changing years,
     We have shared each other’s sorrows,
     And we’ve wept each other’s tears.

    “Let us hope the future
     As the past has been, may be,
     I’ll share with thee thy sorrows,
     And thou my joys with me.”

THE END

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