Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-18


Oniy tho dan .luer OF poor Cape Cod
f.her ~ss ta,s IN other Auita,' ~hose
iple story l am going 10 tell you. transla-
ting u fro the rough phrase OF the rude
bat k,sdi y people Among whom l spent my
last III ttsa-,'s vacation. into . lev SIMPLE
wa,i- fny own. do not think that you
wal cali ASA story; it was nos such {,
me. allno n T wed u back from lts c,o.-
ias cnApt-~ wn,tcn On marble In tn. lie .
grave I'D:
MOTHER ANITA.
Ac. &c.
No I'D, since death, coming however
tarl,, c.nnot mar the Proportions of
be,us,iai uIe rae power Of the iconoclsst
s,oos vi IA outw ,rd TORN the fair ideal re-
tncsrsapiibie tr,a-urc.
A,afs- hwcvt fneisn name suited her
vel. Perhaps is cho,ce had been guided
~ some srb'le mother instinct, spr,nging.
a,oita..hke. out OF the rough soil and
nnldst the -,ern sno~s q, circumstance.
Her features were . rare study, combin
ing the beauty and namel.sp grace for
which We 10 not often look among those
whose very life seems continual war WITH
ha-iie .lc nenss Bat Nature, In touching
,h. face II her child TO marvellous perfec-
ton. had acted in tender obedience to the
yrcat LAG oie,npensation tracesbie through
al the wsys AMI works Of God for Anita
va. ,pclessly huachbscked. Her dcf,rm-
lily SIS ,nc Key to all her lie. Doomed to
a c-rts,n solitude AMI isolation from che
work AID pay Of her sturdy brothers and
sis c,s ir,.rr,d from active participatiou
in - many of their interests, the child Vas
thoughtful aud sensitive far beyond her
years.
some natures thus shut in By DO iilv in
Or nifty have contracted upon themselves
ike IN old torture chamber Of the Inousi
:,on. shuddcr even nov 10 recollect heW
once upon solitary journey, - eur staee
cacn drove up to the lonely inn which |
NAKED little country station, l say,
standing IN ths roAdsids, with averted face.
. iisare no taller than an ordinary child Of |
Owe or ak years old, bat strangely b, ood- |
xhsuidsrcd. | thought, for one 90 youns. I
ard. - | still looked curiously, il tursed |
about with allow. defiant movement. and
. Nomsn's face eszad up q M. dark.
bitter. desparing the black eyes. under
theis heavy brpws. fall Of the i.r,s Are /
wassS marked tho gradual starvation of A
sou /
Aa''Ss face expressed Ear difs emit his
u r. rhs -o-,o~u. nv sterv Of Aer lot
- artiines weighed very heavily upon her,
bn-csu'c not shake her simple trust that
u "a $40 M lie her renem Dsrcd and loved
her stu The rongh 6>hsrmsu, VINO often
bNSe after her 9TH tender whispers as she
passed let perhaps that her brow grew
ss,"us nader the crosa Of suff.eine. al
salnsh hsv would hardly have NUT .he
sa.Ss tame, in words.
The long. i,~ Teach OF sandy ooa.t ~.
~na'ns fsr man, aiies along the Cana 4.
sisav> peculiarly dangerous Tor weasel, I,s
AIT ~ ano III xest g,ie but the old..,
eAors c,o'd rem mb.r no ,n,rs 6a..l sS...-
than tn- '.l' and winter when Anit. -.
s'gu Years oil. Al many a. twenty s.il.
were kaown to 20 to pieces ia : e;r.,.
drss ifd' dav upon The bar ou,.;de ,hs r.
osr u ths huss fishing village. Thar -.
no lack OF brave hearts and silhos h.ra.
=" t'ses d. when Ala was possible: bnt Too
oftea ~ asn strength aud sympasHv sts.a
ne . srsv> On the shore and ssv the o;.;l...
sursss snsu z their visiios, leaving no trace
- ,sines IN il. coming wave. like snue
huge isi,es creature, you'd tess iss helpless
Prey. ia csusl ap %, tas 20 the saady beach.
ssa - Il hAppeaed that oAss night spar.
v'sh the Corn Of wenas l.sbsd uuon !,
=. cropped AZ the very feet 81 Anita's
.s'nsf. sturdy John 0rsy. when the uiecs
- sw-:issh fastened .ho.t her -. NJ
~ouh.A enti sas so.rd t,.h,,~ .l..s.s
N sSs srns ~ the voo, a..d .o,h
ssssee ooy. pssAaps Of = - -
Grey. esslsas hastily 4, 49, - o'a 1'ho
tnou :nt b asses-asd so0s u.. ".ue scarf.