Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-30
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$50 much gone! | might have
known 1t would said Mr.. Sterling
looking up from the morning paper
with an unpleasant expression on hii
| face.
what IL gone r asked Ills wife.
Money is gone" answered Mr.
Sterling, fretfully.
What money 2" ~
The money that / was foolist
enough to lend Mr.. Granger
Why do you say that n
He's dead, replied Mr.. Sterling
coldly. : 7
Dead f'the wife's voice was full ol
surprise and pain. Sorrow overshad.
owed her face.
Yes, gone, and my money with him
Here's . notice of his death. was
sure when I saw him 60 away that
he'd never come back except in bic
coffin. Why will the doctors send
their patients away from home to die p
Poor Mrs. Granger! Poor little
orphans !" sighed Mrs. Sterling "what
will they dot"
As well without him as with him,
was the unfeelinr answer Of her nus
band. who was only thinking Of the
three hundred dollars he had been
0ver-persuaded to loan the aick clergy
man. In order that he mirht % Sonth
during the winter. aHs5s been more
. burden than q support to them these
two years."
aFoor Mrs. Granger! Poor little
orphans!", Well might Mrs. Sterling
pity them. When her mercenary hus-
band was signing over the loss Of
three hundred dollars. the Young wild.
Ow lay senselcse with her two little
ones weeping over her childish terror.
The news Of her husbands death found
her unpreparcd. Only 4 week before
she had received . letter from MI.
Granger. In which he talked hopefhllv
of his recoyerv-aI am stronaer.v y he
said " my appetite is better, and I have
gained i've pounds In fdesh since / left
home."
Three days after writing this letter
there came q sudden change Of temper
ature he took cold. which was follow.
ed by congestion Of the lungs. and no
medical skill was sufficient for the case.
His BODY was not aent home for inter.
ment. When the husband went away
two Or three months before, his below
ed ones looked unon h;s face for tha
lasf fine n th;s wnria 80 ~ ''.o
love and honor ~ r,ora ,ha ho. =
stronv. Mrs. Gran.ar rs - r.nt,n .
ret;r;no vomar she h.d ,a.naS ,,nI
her hnshand verv haav;iv ~ She bsd
Ching ~ MIN !. ,;na ,kbosa s' mho I
knew her hast falt al varr .,-;nms shont
her. "She has M mants1 stsm;no y
thew .a;d q ahe % ca~nn. U va." s.sna s ainma
But thew wera mistsken A. we
have lust said love and honor made
her heart strong OnSv q week after
Mr. Sterling read ths news a. the
Young minis3er's death he recaivad q
note from the w;pdow
"My husband.0 She said awae ah,a
to 90 Sonth thrnn Oh vonr t;nSnass % IN
the hope of reoaininr his health tn
he had lived. fha money von ioeuad
him would have heen fa;tbf,,lIv retnrn- r,.
ed. for he waa man ~ honor nv;nr
he left his honor ;n INV Eaan;nr md ef 7
win see that the dabt IL paiS Rnt
von will have to ho ! I;tt,a ret;an, r,;th
me- ~ ~ A
1All verv t,nen np,,.roa NJ s..-,.
inc. with 4 slichtlv cnriin~' i'm ST,ve
heard Of such fhines 6eserv-they
sound wen People Vim eav Of Mrs.
Granger, "What a noble woman /
What . fine sense of honor she has. .
But ! shall never see the three hun
drea dollars l was foolish enough to
ie41 ner husband:
very mnch ,.le TO MT: Sterlings surprise
NOT 9 little to his pleasure-he dis
severed ABOUT three months afterward
tnat ne was mistaken In bis estimate
oi m mrs. Granger.
Inc paie, sad, Fragile little woman
orougn. nun the sum OF *z5. He did
~. scs tne TEARS IN ner eyes as ne dis-
playeo ner husband's note with its
uear, iamiilar writing, and made there
~ WIN conslceraDie formaiity, an en-
uorsement OF the sum PAID. She
woui9 nave gwen many drops OF her
leaI.s Dlooa 70 nave been able TO
:lu,cn tnas document from MT. Steri-
ing nanas; HIS possession OF Il SEEM
gu IKE = Diot on the dear lost ones
memory.
nstie granger ie the queerest little
girl ever KNEW, said Flora Sterling