The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-07-02
THE Dark NIGHT.


Il can't stand i sBy ienyeF, Jane
IL 20 out, AMI perbzpe something
vii turn Up f0T u.s.
rs cold night, Ro,serL-
~Cold. yes, Bat its noi mueL
colder outside than in Is would
have been better if you had married
John Tremain.= be said bitterly.
Don'l saw that, Robe-t. I've nev-
er regretted nv choice
/. Not even now, when there i not
4 loaf q bresd IN the hoase fo- vou
and the children -
Not evea now. Robert Don =,
D. discouraged God hzs not f0rsak-
en u Perhaps this evening the tide
viii turn. and better dsvs nav dawn
upon us tomorrow
Robert Briee shook bis head de-
spondiayiv
~Yo1 are more hopeful than !
Jane Day sfter day ] have been II
search Of employment / have call
ed al kfIv places, only 70 receive the
sane answer evervEhere
Just then little jimmy. who ha5
been asleep, woke up.
Mother. be pleaded, won; y0a
give me piece Of bread, ! am %
hungry
There Is 10 bread, Jimmy, d2r-
Ing said the mother with 81 aching
heart
Wben vii there be some = asked
the ehild piteo1sly.
Tears cane 70 the mothers EYES
She knew rot what 70 saw.
Jimmy. III bring you some
brad. said THE father hoarsely. -
he seized kis bat and went 10 the
door.
HIS wife. alarmed, laid her hand
uPon hls sleeve She Saw the looz
II his eyes- and she f-srd 70 what
step desperation might lead him
Remember. Rote-1, she said. Sol
eaaly, IL < hard 70 sc2rye, b1t there
sre things thar are worse7
He shock q her hand. bai no>
roughly, and without 3 word passed
cut
0at n tie eold streets, They
would be his only home Bexf. be
thought Fer a brief tine longer lie
had the shelter Gf eheerless room II
: tenement house, but the rent would
became due a. the end 0f tie uoath-
sod De had 8Sshiag 10 meet l.
Robert Brioe Eas . mechanic. COZ
peleni and skllfuL Three years
since be lived N s coQBtry village,
where his expenses were moderate.
and be found 20 diSezlTy il meeting
them. Bot IN 81 evii Loar be grew
tired Of his village home, and he re-
moved 20 The civ For a while lie
net with Very good Success. bat lie
found ne tenement house Il which
lie was obliged 70 Eve s P5or sahsti-
ts1e sor the Neat litsle cottage which
BE had occupied in the oog1rv.
He saw bis mistake. but was too
proud 20 % esck
~Of course ] can't have s. good
accommodation here s. Il the coGn-
Ev. be said. .buf II i something 70
I've IN and be N the midsz Of things
I'd rather Dc back again s2id
MS wife -So11ebOS the ci1v doesn't
seem Ike home. There I used torun
N and take tea with > 1eighbor. zni
have pleasant social tine Here
knew scarcely ANYBODY
Y0ul ge; used - i after
While. said her husband
she dId not think 20. but she did
not complain
But the tine Ct great depression
came, and with i 8 suspension Of
Business enterprises Work ceased
Tor Rober- Briee znd Bsnv others II
he had h--ea n his Old bone be could
have t8-ned his hand % something
else and a. worst could have bor-
rowsd IRON RS ueirhb0rs til better
tines But the friendly relations
arising from neighb0rhO01 DO not *
- Z The city 70 the sane extent -
L The coGutry. 80, DAY by GAy. BE-
saw his seaniy sun Of noGey pass
ing away, and 10 one extended 3
helping hand DzE by dzy be Esat
ogt 70 90 work oaly 10 find himself
Ole o. : large number, s. OF whom
were doomed 70 disappointment L
be had beeE slone be could have -0t
along somehow, bgt Il vas : sore
tri4l % eome 70 cherries room, and
5 pale wife and hgnyry children, and
ID relief 70 oEer them.
When. % that eyezin- Robert
B-ioe went into The STREET he hardly
knew low be was gong % redeem
The premise lie had made . LIKE Ji--l-
nv He was absolutely penailess.
and had been % foS tb,ee davs-
There was nothing be Eas likely 70
E1a 70 DO that night
/ VIII pawn nv coat" lie said :;
iast: Il czaa0s see @y viz and chil-
drea ssarve"
Il was well won oTercozt- and .
that cold winter night b needed .
more - keep hiTa warm f
BY tie enfsro7i tasting BE .
was more sensitive 20 The cold, and
shiTerea zs be walked zl0ng tie
pavement
Yes be sid, my coat must 70. 4
know no5 bow I shall get slon-
Il. bat cant =es the chill
srez st2-Te hef0rs nv eyeS-
he WIS Bot in ye1erzl Il envioas 4
ns1. bat when he s2E sleek, wel-fei .
b1tt01ed ap 70 The throat n
warn orsrcosts. cone out 4 the bril-
ixntIy lighted shops. provided with
uIuries tor hapPy Children II home,
While his we're starving, he Suffered
some bitter thoughts upon TIE ine-
I1AiiiF q Fortunes gifts. % come 70
as mind
WHY should they b 30 happy and
Be - miserable
There vas 0ae man, shorter tkzn
himself. warmly clad, who passed hin
with his hands thrust deep into tie
pockets Ct h. 0yercczL There xas
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