The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-08-15


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esrham''' sig~sa Mira Sterling,
what will they dol"
IA well witAcas him - With him. |"
vas the snfselisg answer Il her has.
hand, who Was shishias only u The
three hundred asllAu he had been
persuaded to loan Tho nick clergy
man. In order that h might - sou,h
during the winter. "lle's been mere
. burden than support 10 than these
two years"
Poor Mrs. Orangcrl Poor little or.
phans - Well might Ms. Sterling
pity them. When hcr mcrccnary hus.
hand was sighing over the lcss cf three
hundred dollars, the young widow lay
scnsclcss in her homo with her two
little ones weeping over her In childish
terror. Tho ncws Vi hcr husband !
death found hcr unprcparcd. Only a
week before she had received a lctter
from MIR. Granger. in which he talked
hopefully of his rccovory--"I am
stronger, hc said, my appetite Is
better, and ! havo gained 6yo pounds
in acsh sincc lclt home"
Three days after writing this letter
there camc sudden change of tcm.
rcra.urc; hc took cold. which was fol-
lowed BY congestion Of tho lungs, and
NJ medical skill wan sufficient for the
ease. Ills body vas not sent home for
mtcrmcnt. When tho husband wen,
away two or thres months before. his
beloved ones looked upon his face for
tl,c la>, time IL this world.
Lave and honor m.A. ha lear,
strong Mrs. Granger was a ren,,.
retiring woman: al" L.a ieancn upon
her husband ry heavily; sho hal
elnng a. him asa vine. i'hnsc who
knew her host folt very anxious al"a.
ler. "She has NO mental stamina, =
they said, "she cannot stand alone. =
hut they wcrc mistaken. Az W
have just said love aud honor mud,
her heart strong. Only wcck after
tho Young ministers death. Le rcccis.
I'll note from tho window.
My husband. "she said, twas able
10 20 through tho south through your
Kindness, IN tho hope of rcgaining
his health II hc had lived, tho ,none,
you loaned him would have been faith.
fully returned. for hc was man ol
honor. Dying ho loft his honor in my
keeping. aud | will scs ,ha. tho deb,
il paid. hut you viii hayo 70 bo i
little patient with me.
IAN very 6nc." muttcrci Mr. Stor.
ling, with slightly curling lip. "l'y,
heard q auch things bcforc--the,
sound woll. People win ray q Mrs,
Granger. what = noble woman! wha,
y Rne sonsc Of honor ahe has. but
shall mover WOO Tho three hundred dol
lars was foolish enough 10 lend hcl
husband" "
Very much 70 Mr.. Stsrliag's surpris,
mot ! little 70 his plsssuro--ho dis
covered that no was mistaken In hi
estimate of Mrs. Granger.
Tho pale, sad. fragile little woman
brought him Tho sum Of twcnty.av.
,lollc~. llo did not 20 tho .cara Ii
her cycs ~ 10 displayod her huslaad''
note with its dear. familiar writing
aud Mado thereon with considerable
formnlity, N endorsement u tho sun
paid. She would have given man,
drops Of her hearts blood 10 have bce,
ablo 70 clutch that document from Mr.
S.erling's hands. Hi possession of l
seemed like blot on tho dcar losI
ones wemory.
"katie Granger h tho quccrcst lit,l'
girl ever knew" said Flora Stcrlin,
10 her mother On tho evening of III,
very day on which hor 6rst payment
was madc. Mr. Sterling heard tho 70
mark. and letting hi Dyes drop from
tho newspapers 10 VA reading. .urnc'
his cars 70 listen.