Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-26
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smnonnee Ia her.sA Ss4Ea va aggH.
.Yes. Y.,... DIED 8 long tine ego =
~ ;ebm Ne have never forgotten her
and that, suppofe, is Why We fancy sCHe
nmpst We Ism zee 20 ne look Ct hf1s II
oeAssa Wodld you Ike 70 hear sSoo
20. res that is, II you would like Il
ten me-" sIe s0de6, gaatlys but with |
arssee, wntfuY look insntr eyes.
ave always like TO speak Of her." wa
he quick reply.
They rne from the table, which wa
paAhed back against the wall, and Fat In
semieircle, b<fvre The fire. Stella direC@l'
IN 'front.', Ralph n the extreme len, tn'
III. ard Mrs. Anderson between the two
sYcu tell her, BeD.," she said Sh
I'D suspicion she might break down
- sns0ptsd - g fTsSNgLf z.l1f
sYou see we haven't sl~ays lived herr
MIN Blake, and 1t was before We lett Mas
sDcAueetts that our little girl came 70 us,
Ben said, bed1bing The tory at once
"The sea brought her 10 rs one terrible
night. You never saw storm on the
-. chiA.' ~ "a I.wL st- sss ..6l
III have crossed the ocean. Icame from
ENGLAND about four months ago: 1t Ma.
vosy csim theD, I she said quietly sEs
Then Ben Anderson resumed tho story
He told of the storm, the wreck OF the
LBrrn. the rescue Of the mother and
child. and the death Of the mother. Then
IL Intervening time was hastily passed
over, and then The sudden disappearance
Of tie child in the streets Of Detroit was
briefly but wildly sketcbed; and, lastly
the death 10 the lonely little lake cabin
aud the simple cross VI wood with only
lola rudely carved thereon.
Stella had lain back on the pillows, and
shaded her eyes from the light with hel
hand but RAipb, who was watching her
sew that she WAS listening tntently-sc
iptently that she hardly seemed TO breathe
and WAS - mOtionlfss ~ statue, and
- vhite. Even Ben Anderson noticed
her extreme psiIor, though not generally
very observing in such things, and not.
vttbssaDdiDg she min Kept her face shaded
with her hand.
~IthiLk you had better put our little
guest 70 bed, wife," he said; II am afraid
she has sat up too long already"
Mrs Anderson had slipped out when
they FIRST roe from the supper table, and
kiDdled fire in her spare chamber" NJ
that it might be comfortable Suu pleasant
fur her guest She would have put her In
her own BEDROOM, but she knew 'intuitive
" that, stranger NJ She was, She would
fefl more at ease by herself
I'VE bsye fsn,ilys prayers, dear but
yos ,,eed MT 1fop, for y0n nm look tired,
and SsaLy ill.," Mrs An erson said, rising
end sskiDg down lamp from the mantel
behind the stove. a3 81. .,sa.4u
please let me stay; am not ILL.,
Stella cried, eagerly, and, as ii 10 substan'
tisse hsr ASSERTION, soft crimson glow
AasUed suddenly IN her cheeks I'll
haven't heard any one pray for 60 long;
with little desOlAie sound, like . wall, ia
heS voice ksH 81
scersiBly, we would like to have you,
II you src not TOO fired !" and Mrs. Ander.
soD put down the lamp and came and sal
down y hiie her husband read the 'besuti-
full parable of the prodigal con, and then
put upa plain, simple prayer, In which,
with rude cloqueDec, be besought Heaven
10 bless each heart according 10 its needs
- keep very tenscrDy through all the fu.
tuYe years the younx life which IL had
pkssei Him ~ save that night 10 lead il
through all pain, or sorrow, or tempta-
tion, " HimselG And then he asked that
over hsS grave the SHOWS OF Heaven and
the blossoms Of earth might fall with
eqpsi sweetness and grace; and when for
them TIM siiyErcUd WIS loosed, He might
out 0f His own infinite good pleasure
unite them all in Heaven once more.
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