The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-09-15
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80 1osh-s''sAis's - sse taIiin'; IL III
eniy ,xpessed soneshis', is's that - doe.
sef VI Lsrds Eve svose, and Niss Essiel
sse1i Oh gracious goody What Be
sn, - 9sS Oh dsss, . 6sas! Oh Ne
Pesssa Pitcher ess.d sss syss sui.s-sh4
psos fsilev's grief vas too deep. What
eosI1 - thist - esssoIs Hin. bot tia,
osepsss aeofsss - tbs b<sssysd-kss kap.
pies ssaeS.
"6y dear f.ieud, be eonsorsedi Eanics
v ssth shs blessed 10 hessen.o
SCI knoW IL knou IL She alters "a
Dsgh sboss Il - get there sifhoss DIM
Oh, Lord. shs's goss 70 heaven and
hai1s!
So-thsss vss No use trying 70 eaHafor,
Cnsls Josh thai tosch of. na.sss showed
u. He Vas aloee and refsses 10 be con-
fsstsd ; % Pssses Pitcher n sds fsrven,
prayer for the stvisg, ths, anasases merged
tsss tb.shsgiving far Ne dead, and sec,
his vay, sorrovfai!y cosviessi thar biz hsly
sf4es hsd 10 il 90 ssp<rnssaral power or aid
that soms things are 800 deep and too
nighsy for man.
Josh's grief rassd into worn oas dsIec-
sion, ssin 200 poignant TO bear the gsn,ies,
touch /: biz xsoaas snd cries ware heart.
breaking ~ the funeral, and il seemed a. il
be sssld rally die sifh agony, while the
d,spais,nx wrssehsjnsss Of the lansrsi hyma
Tbs sssiisx esdences of.C .ins," poured
round the da,ty and cobs.bbed meeting.
hose - which they carried bic sife, 10 hss
s"6a, one suitry Augas, Sunday, TO utter
prayers and lynne above her Who nov
needed 20 prayer, and heard tbs hymns Of
heaven.
After this, josh retired TO his own house,
asd, soear!,ng 10 Nrs. Cass.y's story,
ssithsr sIeps nor ste bat ibis VAS soma.
What spseryphsI, and three days after thu
fsn.rsi, Parson Pitcher. bs,aking himself
10 tbs Crsos fsvm, found Uncle josh whit
fling out set Of clothes pegs 90 his door
sep, but looking very dosncass and miser-
able.
"Gaod morning Mr.. Cransn sid the
gosd divine.
..Mornin' Psrsan Pitcher. hev . cheer Z"
The psrson -, down GA the bench Of ths
sssep, snd vi.sfaIiy survey Cd Josh, wonder
ing hav beet 10 Introduce the subject. Of bic
loss; bs, III. refractory ~idouer gave no
sign, and ., length tbs Person .poks.
II hope ysu begin TO be fssisnsd to the
will Of Prov,dsnes, my dear Sir. Crane z"
mo don't, . spsek ~ honestly rstor.ed
Josh. Psrson Pitcher was shocked.
"ihopsdso dad yoa IN better frsms,"
said he.
81 e.nt h.ip 1. - s.cl.im.d. Josh, cling
Ing dssn . 6nishsd Peg emphas,cnlIy. IL
s'n's resigned ! van. Mas Eanies
ain't wiii,n' To have hsr dead, | can't, and |
aia's, and shais the hail ont and I'd .
ID s,gh. rs,her oh goody I've swors
ego. Lord-s macy % shs ain't here to
look =, ms shsa do, and I'm goiu ssraigh,
to tbs D.. oh land There Is goes oh
deer soul cart Teller hep himself no
hos ?"
And with tina, josh burss into = passion
oftsars, and a~d past Psrson Pitcher, into
III. harm, from whence he emerged no more
until the minis .r's steps ssrs heard eruach.
lag the gravel path toward the gate, when
josh, persistent A. GsiIleo, thrust his head
eas Of ,hs barn window. and repeated in a
Loader and more Strenuous hey II amt
wiltia', Par.en Pitcher - leaving the Par
son 10 q someshss dubious state Of mind,
IN which hs ramInstsd for some weeks,
hnalis concluding To leave josh alone s,th
his Bible, till time should bian. tbs keen
edge u h. pain, aud reduce him to reason;
and bs aos,aai With great Satisfaction, that
josh eams regularly TO church and confer
snos meetings, and a, length resumed his
work With = du. amount Of compo.ure.
There wss in The village Of fls,u6sld a
certain Mis-. Ranacv, daughter Of the afoTs.
said Mr.. RannsY, the grsa,sssvlIen 10 ihoss
parts. and ~ eour.e an old maid. Her
temper and tongue had tsps OF suffers ID
her ycath, and had IN now,sc ssfteusd since.
Her name was Sarah, famitiarised ,nto
Sally. and ~ sns grew up TO middle age,
Al ia.p a ~
Keeping With her nature, everybody called
her Sail Ran, and the third generation
ssaresiy knew she bad another name.
ANY uprosr in the village always began
w,th Sail Ran, and sse to the unlucky boy
wha psIs.r~d an sppls andsr ,heovsr hanging
tree. II Mrs.. Ranney's orchard by the read
mr. Tilted ths ~eiI--wsep II her stony -earhsd
veil. IL drink Sail Was da~s on the offender
hss = hail.sorm, .nd ead. and shrek,
mtaslsi in Wild chorus s,th her .hr,ll ssold
ing. 10 the ase and CONSERVATION Of every
child within half mile.
Juds., then, Of Psrsen Pitohsr's amaze.
msnt. when, little more than year after
M,s. Eantss.s dsAth, iosh vas u.hsrsd into
his study. one EVEN <, sad after s,roktng
s.s s,oss.ptps hat for long time. AT
isnsth said he hal ''esms 10 speak about
beng Published" The psrson drew long
breath, partly for the masabiitty Of man,
and partly for weadsr.
"Who are yoa going to NARY, Mr..
Crsue - said he, after pause. Another
man nigh; have .oflsnsi the style Of hi,
wife IN pe-auos josh,
"salI Rsa." said he. unjauotsaly. Par
con Pitcher arose fFom bis chair, and with
both hand. IN hts pockets, advanced upon
josh HE horse aud foot together but he
ssoed biz graunJ.
"Nhat ~ the name " common sense and
d.esncy. do yna mean by marrying that
woman, Jasha- ssy Crane 7" thuadesed the
psrson.
s.w,l, eiyna'll set down Parson Pitcher,
I'll tell TIA. right. cot You see I'm dread.
TAI ps..ss<d With ,ht. here swssrtn' way I've
Cos. lksaasr thought ii would WEAR of. Il
Mi.. Eantes sspt = locking at me. but she.
died, tasrc josh intsrpalassi great blah'
h~stas .ahl an I'm gettin' 81 T. bad
there yaa zee Fsrson. doc swear dread
fai and l s,a's m more resigned to her
ay(a' than I used - be, an can't stan Il,
o. 1 set 10 Essriu' on IL aa'. saa guess I've
lived tee essy= hssn't had enough 'a,etion,
and ,rtals 80 | cancluasd had easAtsr
rat msssIt to the w,ua'ari ef sems squalls,
o. A. 20 iarn nsvtgs,ian, sni ccalin's tell
kaw. Til suddenly | hseagai TO m nj Sail
Ran, who u ths a~--~~tsnd ali, Oh dear
". nigh ahea, sssrs ssin aud eonsla-
, dsd she'd be the nearest ~ cato ntns
tails | eaaiA gee 10 tester me. and then
rssInSss4 What old Cap'u Taamas used to
sss, sksa sas hay aboard hts waaler
"Ha..." sea be. "vear alters cot ter he,
yer s~H war, aei yaa've xas ter hsv nine,
- IA. paalgs clear shss III ases yea ID
rope safns ~ else yoU'ii hes ser make be
lsrs ms wss's ygasn. whies'a sss 81
rcsui," 80 ysa see FsrSas. sa'nt gain
~ Pat msssif 10 wsy IL quarrel With ia.
lsrsi'- oil sxsn, sad dpns expect yea %
he.' a. .ash teahls With ms ts,ee, ss weave
hsi .sues Ms. Esassa died. swsn ~
e,v. ur reasonable next tsns, ssssa' IL,
Sail :.
Hardy cca1J rarssn Pitcher s'ana shi'
singular er-~$, ~ dossr,ss. ~ The saTsss
and ssl. SATISFIED. Yea hasess sxrssssaen 81
a.. s,th shssh JS.k ctsrcAegi has arg aniens