The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-26
SAVANNAH, MO-. FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1872.

: she sank down upon the floor and turne
: away her head, mIttering, 80 cara il
su.-retr, c.der de la musrte ~
"But l am not returned from tn
, dead" said he. "I'm BOb-Big Bot
wy now look hcre-say! don't go away
I'm drunk, or crazy, or drcamin' or els
, you are-my wife,
: She arose while he spoke. and the loo
of terror changed to one of CONSERVATION
and anxiety. 'Oh, GO away" she sal,
in her lisping English; lit is so long, s,
long; since then other husband-,nuch
nauchacha - and she passed backwar,
through the door, her face full of grea
apprehension. What wonder? Dea,
husbands are not wanted to come bacl
again and interrupt the social relation
which come about through their deaths
This Spanish woman acted as many O
YOU would i'm situation SO strange ant
SO nearly impossible.
Then Marvin returned with his daughf
er: s. l was about to remark tOye, gintlc
min about this girl, that her mother wa,
one Of the only two persons who cOmt
out alive from the massacre In the canon
adozen years ago.
The fronticrsman listened as one who
dreams. His eyes rested softly and low.
ingly upon the child, who knew and car.
ed as little for him as though he were
indeed dead in the canon. "Chicquita,' y
| said he, as he advanced toward her and
held cut his hand, ado We know who !
am? Yer mother does. Wy now come!
can't yc2'' His fond and confident look
changed TO one almost of agony as the
girl ran from him with a wondering look.
and took refuge beside Marvin.
"LoOk here. Mister" said the Irishman,
~ don't know you, but you must bc a
fool. What are you skecrin' Of this one
for? Now stop yer foOlin' and eat yer
breakfast if yc wants to, and if not, be
done wild yer nonsense in me house."
"She's my own little one," thunlcrei
the other, I'm her father! Go call her
mother to tell yc.'
Then the woman. with red eyes. and a
face i'm which a strange contest was visible,
again entered the room.
mo. Senor." said she. 81 not know
you-go." Aud she shrank into a cor
ner. and covered her face and rocked to
and fro.
The Irishman seemed re-assrred. His is
laundering race i'm such things. and he
failed to perceive the situation, which was
perfecly apparent to the three travellers.
Therefore he advanced upon his alltagon-
ist. "WhO are you:' NE said "I'he
man you claim to he is dead long ago.
He was dead when this girl was born.
You can't play ns such stuff as that.
'Taint none of this one yen git now. She
wont look at you. Chuck, who is this feller
The spoiled beauty looked disdainfilly
toward the frOntiersman. contemplating
him for moment. and broke into a careless
laugh.
The victim of all this sunk into seat
like one stricken. The actions Of step
father anu child were natural, and the in
stinctive recognition Of relationships
is but Il fable. The actions Of the mo-
ther were, perhaps, equally so. She
had said 80 long-so long and what
She meant by it was true. The only
tongue in all the world which could have
seemed ihihie hi fT Sitter & than Haven r Was
silent. The brOken-hcartcd man, denied
by his wife, dcridcd by his child-Of whose |
possible existence ne had vaguely dream |
,d for so many years and insulted and |
lcfie,l by the husband. ercpt away and |
hid himself in the coach, and was there |
when IL drove out Of the yard on its OH |
ward journey.
The remaining iifly miles were Travelled
N the uIow and clccrfuIncss of the ,lay,
but the party WAS now quiet and con- !
strained one. The physician and the ira
Ter conycrscd apart. i'm instructive defer
'nce to the mood of their companion. who |
'at in his old seat. pale. haggard, and |
crushed by that century of suf- |
cring which TO some in this life is concen-
rated into a single hour. Years seemed |
.dded to his age. He had eaten nothing,
Il was pitiablc to see the lines of suffer-
ng gather beneath the rcsolutc eyes, and
.ie strong bony hand trcmbIe AZ Il Law
upon his knee.
The conversation bctw.c, tbc two ,,.p-
Icmcn grew mnr,. earnest and ,"ni;ern-
ial, and finally. rs by agreement the
physician lcft his seat and placed himself |
Esjdc the fronti,rsman. Thr tonrh of /
he Kind mans I,and-tI,c hand of a nhvsi.
ian with n lcart-wos almost \ carrss
,s h, s,id. snow nv friend W;or;nps
md | have been tsIkii,r about fifth
his trouble of yours. If Won need any
mIp of any kind We want +" Lnow i
NE also want tn saw NJ. arc sorry fnr
,uythiuy we sail last nirht which was
III no, .,,,re,..,tlc y,,, L,,,w + am
:, .,;nnnJ ~ Ssi%on WI III" n,' H., ,h;s @
.ycning Won Know and 7 th;nL nerl,ns
.,h. tlrai Won h,d h.,icr stav awhile with
ne" ''
Whom ,t I,s, ,,c ,,s, ,,,S r,.hcJ :,
,ecmrJ with ,litlicu,ty ,b,t ths .tran@nr
walked 10 the doctors quarters As fhc
laws n,sseJ On hn C,;Ic3 tn ,n,,o,r Thc
ness. Every sign of age had smitten him.
But the pillow on which the rrnv head lay |