The last our readers may have anticipated.  From the day of Jane’s death the heart of the old man gradually declined.  He looked about him in vain for his beloved one.  Night and day her name was never out of his mouth.  It is true he prayed, he read, he availed himself of all that the pious exercises of a Christian man could contribute to the alleviation of his sorrow.  But it was in vain.  In vain did his wife, son, and daughters strive to soothe and console him.  The old man’s heart was broken.  His beloved one was gone, and he felt that he could not remain behind her.  A gradual decay of bodily strength, and an utter breaking down of his spirits, brought about the consummation which they all dreaded.  At the expiration of four months and a half, the old man was laid in the same grave that contained his beloved one—­and he was happy.