Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-09-08

"a
ide our sorrows 10 friend, and I need
not ss.ure you that ! sincerely grieve ts :
} cause Of your Distress" ...f asz1
i And %. with kind word. an half ca
ressing movements Of the Ii'.le hand laid
on the seamstress' arm, Mrs. Clark drew
from Der lips the sad story. ......,
| She was an orphan. supporting herseli
by her daily iainr., and she had one
brother jas' sixteen. three years her jnni-
or. lie had been some kind Of an und, 2
clerk in large ~holesale pstnblishmen,
where 'her" vas every prospect Of his
promotion; but he had seriously hart
him"elf in the summer. hy lifting some
heavy bale Of good. and At last. a DANCE.
rous fever set in, wh.h lad finally left
him in so exhausted y state that the doe
tor had no hope of his recovery.
And 10 think saa,l never see him
again. Mrs. Clark" c:ied the ponr girl
with fresh burst Of tears. ITO think thai
he mos; die away there amongst strangers
i" the hospital. with no loving face to
nd over him in his las, hours. or brush
away the damp curls frcm his forehead
which mamma used TO be so proud o. q
-Ge"rge, my darling bright faced little
brother George. And here the poor girl
broke down in storm "f tears.
Poor child, poor chilli" mnrmnred
Mrs. Clark. her ewes swimming with tears.
"How much would il cost you 10 20 TO
your brother and return?' she NJ lat
asked.
"About thirty dollars ! iavnt 50
much money in the world. You see. is
nearly four hundred miles of. bu, c .uld
manage TO support myself after I got
there"
thought passed quickly through Mrs.
C'ark's mind. She stood still few mo.
me"ts her blue eyes fixed tn deep medita
''"n. At last she said kirdIy-"Wrll. nv
child. Try and bear up hravely. and we
will see v'at can be done f r you" aud
the w"rm. cheerful tone comrortcd the
h"ar' Of the seamstress.
The lady went IN stairs and took the
pieces "n' "f her ivory po,tmonie There
was hr;er sha.p struggle in her mind -
"S"mebnw ] have set nv heart on this
velvet cloak" she thought. "and Edward
will he disappointed. ~a- going OH. to
select tho ~clv"t hi, very af,ernan.. Ru.
then. there's that diving boy lying there
with strange faces AL about him. ard
would not this thought haunt me every
time ] put on my cloak After all nv
I'D h;oadc'osh is not so bad. il its only
And am aure en-, bring Edward over
70 nv wav OF thinking. No. YOU must 20
without the cloak this time. and nave
she tleasnre Of knowing Won have smooth.
ed the path going down TO the valley Of
the shadow Of death. Mary Clark And
she closed the ror'mouie resolntely and
went down stairs.
Jenett. pnt up vour work this moment
there is no time to he lost. HIRE is,he
money. Take il. and 90 to yonr brother"
The girl lifted up he- eyes moment
almost in tewildermen'. TO the lady and
then as she comprehend d the truth. a cry
Of such jrv broke from her lirs that it.
memory never faded from the heart thro'
all the after years ef Mrs Carks life.
"Geo-oe. George!' THE wor's leaned /,
from her lirs. ms the sister srranr forward
70 the low bed where the youth 'ay. his
white. sha"penod face cleaning dea,h.lke |
from his thick. vellow cn-ls.
II" opened his larqe eyes snddanlv-a
fnsh nassed owe. his raid face. He
stretched ont his thin arms: 20 Jane,
Jane,! have PRAYED Col Cor the sight
Of yon once mare before die"
His pulse is stronger than ia been |
for two weeks. and hi- face has better
hue" said the doctor. few hours later, |
rs he made his morning visi- through the
wnrds Of the hospital.
Ellis sister came Yesterday AMI watched
with him. answered m attendant. CLAN.
cing 1t the yonag girl. who hung breath
less over the sieeping invalid.
All that explains il. T'r not certain
but the young man Ans recnpcra,vr pow
er enough lefl to recover. if h. could have
the care and tender ess for the next two
months. which love alone can furnish"
How Janet, heart 'eaped nj the hleased
words. Thai very morning she had an
interview with her Lrn,her's employers.-I
They had been careless. but no, inten-
,ipnally unkind. and the girls story en-
listed sympa'hies.
In day or two George was removed 10
n quiet, comfortable private home. and his
sister installed herself by his couch, his
uorse and comforter.
Three years have passed away. The
shadows Of the night we're droop,ng alrsa-
dy around. Mrs. Clark sa, in her chan-
her hnmmng nursery tune, to which she
cradle kept sort OF ray,hmie movement
Sometimes she would pause suldcnly and
adjns. The snowy blankn,s around the face
Of ths i,,le slumher,r. shiaing out from
their brown eurls as red Apple> shine ou,
amid fading leaves ~ October orch ards.
"Sh-she,' Ms she lifted her finger
with .mlins warning. as her husband
entered.
There's something Cor you, Mary. Il