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


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iletv't ~ssies u Ais death vas
sure when ~ him r. away Ma, h.
would never eeme hack ea~er, In hi'
coffin Why VIII she dccsors ~nii
their ra.scn,s away fsoM ho,ee II lle, !
"l'oes Mr. 0nseve ! reos l',,ls
orrh.m 4" signed Mira Sterling,
"wha, viii they 10 \"
"As we'll wi.Aoss him ~ with him, "
vas tho anfseling aaswes y her has.
hand, who VA thiskins only VI the
three hundred dsllAr he had been
ovcr.pcnaaded 70 lcan The sick clergy.
man. IN order that h might g south
during tho winter. "lls's becn more
a burden than = support 70 sasm these
two years"
Poor Mrs. Granger! Poor little or
phans |" Well might Mrs. Sterling
pity them. When hcr mcrccnary hns.
hand was signing over tho lcas u three
hundred dollars, tho young widow lay
scnselcss In hcr homo with her two
little ones weeping over hcr II childish
terror, Tho ncws 81 hcr husband
death found hcr unprcparcd. Only a
week before she had received letter
from Mr.. Granger, In which hc talked
hopefully u bis recovory--"I am
stronger" no said, my appetite il
better, and | have gained dvo pound,
III flesh slncc | lch home"
Three days after writing this letter
there came : sudden change of tom.
pcraturc; 10 took GOLD. which VA. I'll.
lowed By congestion Of tho lungs, anl
no medical Skill was sufficient Cor the
case, Ills body was not seu, home ~
intcr,ncMt. When tho husband wen,
away two or three months before. BIZ
beloved oncs looked upon his face fn'
tie Inst time III this world
Love and honor make tho lear
strong. Mrs. Granger WI. gentle
retiring woman; 1ho Ind leaned upon
her husband ~ hcasily; sl,e hal
eluos IL him Asa vine. Those win
knew her host fol, very anxious ahun
her, "Shc has no mental stamina.
they said. ''sl,e cannot stand alonc. =
hut .l,ey werc mistaken. Az ",
have just Sail love aud honor made
her lcars strong. Only week aftcl
the ,oang ministers dcash, he reeeis
"a a motto from tho window.
My husband, shc sail, "war abl,
to 20 through tho south through yoal
Kindness, In tho hope of rcgainint
his health, II hc had liyed, Tho meme,
you leaned him would have been faith
full, returned. for no was a man .
homer. Dying h. loft his honor IN ~,
keeping. and | viii 900 That tho dob
Ia paid, l,u. you will havo to be !
little patient with me.
IAN very Anc," mustercd Mr.. stor
ling. with 4 slightly curling Zip. NV,
heard u aach things bcforc--tl,c.
sound woll. People win my u Mira
Granger, what noble woman. wha
y fne sonso Of honor she has Hut
shall mover MOO Tho three hundred dol
lars was foolish enough 70 lend hc
husband. !"
Very much % Mr.. 9ssrling's surpris
--no. little 70 HI plsssaro--ho dis
covered that no was mistaken In hi
estimate Of Mrs. Granger.
Tho pAle. nd. fragile little wo,na,
brought him The sum Of twcnty-ily
,lollers. Ito did not no tho tcara Il
her eyca ~ 10 dIsplAyod her husband
note with In dear. familiar writing
aud made thereon with consilcrnbl
formality. Al endorsement u tho ~,
paid. sho would have giycn man.
drops u nor heart blood to have bcc,
ablo 10 clutch chat document from Mr.
sterliag'a hands. Ilis possession VI !
seemed liko ! blot on tho dear los
ono's vemory.
Katie Granger h tho qucercs. It'll
girl ! ever knew" said Flora stcrlinl
10 her mother on ths evening u III
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