The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-06-04
Chr Circuit a'idsr:
A TALE or THE HEROIC AGE
By EDWARD EGGIrsroN,
AWiof off, The Xgosier .Sl,0ok lNas
ter," End Of tie World" .tc
From the Christian Union.
CHAPTER NNNili.

THE ALABASTER Bon BROKEN.
Not until DIR. Morgan came in a
noon did any one venture to open th
door of kike's room. He found th
patient much better. But the i'm
ptovement could not be permanent
the sedative of mental rest and tn,
tonic of joy had come too late.
Morton" said kike. Il want Dol
~ to do me one more service. Net
tie will explain to you what it is.
After talk with Nettie. Moitor
rode Dolly away, leading kke's horse
with him. The doctor thought he
could guess what Morton went for
but, even in melancholy circumstan.
ces, lovers, like children, are fond o
having secrets, and he did not try to
penetrate that which it gave kike and
Netty pleasure keep 10 themselves
At ten o'clock that night Morton
came back without kike's horse.
"Did you get it," whispered kikc,
who had grown visibly weaker.
Morton nodded.
"And you sent the message::'
"Ies."
kike gave Nettiea look of pleasure,
aud then sank into satisfied sleep,
while Morton proceeded to relate tc
Doctor Morgan and Patty that he had
seen in the moolight notorious high
wayman. s.His nickname is Pinkey
nobody knows who he is or where he
comes from or goes to. He got a
hard blow in fight with the police
force Of the camp meeting. Its a
wonder it didn't break his head. |
searched for him everywhere, but he
etlectually disappeared. II had
been armed tonight ! should have
tried to arrest him, for he was alone.
Patty and the doctor exchanged
looks.
"Our patient, Patty"
But Patty did not say word.
"lou must have got that informa-
tion through HIM" said Morton, with
surprise.
But Patty only kept stll.
81 won't ask you any questions,
but what if had killed. my deliverer
Strange that he should be the bear.
er OF a message 10 me, though.
should rather expect him to kill me
than to save ne.
Patty wondered that Plnkey had
ventured away while yet SO weak, aud
found in herself the hntterirgs OF a
hope for which she knew there wa
no satisfactory ground.
When Saturday morning came.
kike was sinking. 'Doctor Morgan,
he said, ''do not leave me long. Net
tie and ! want to be married before
| die"
ssBut the lieense?" said the doctor
affecting not to suspect kihe's secret
"Morton got it the other day. And
] am looking for my mother to-day
| don't want to be married TIL 5 e
comes. Morton took my horse and
sent for her"
Saturday passed and kike's mother
had not arrived. On Sunday morn
ing he was almost past speaking. Net
tie had gone out of the room, and
like was apparently asleep.
"Splendid life wasted, said the
doctor, sadly, to Morton. pointing to
the dying man.
"Yes, indeed. What pity he had
no care for HIMSELF answered Nor
ton.
patty" said kike, opening his
eyes, "the Bible" Patty got the
Bible.
'.Read in the twenty sixth of Math-
ew, from the seventh verse to the
inclusive" like spoke as
if he were announcing IA text.
Then, when Patty was about to
read, he said: "Stop. Call Nettie." ;"
When Nettie came he nodded TO
Patty, and she read all about the ala
baster box of ointment, very precious,
that was broken over the head Of Je
sus, and the complaint that it was
wasted, with the Lords reply.
"You are right, my dear boy, said
Doctor Morgan, with eifusion, what
is spent for love is never wasted. II
is very precious box Of ointment
that you have broken upon Christ's
head, my son. The Lord will not for
get it"
When kike's mother and Brady
rode up to the door on Sunday morn
ing, the people had already begun to
gather in crowds, drawn by the ex-
pectation that Morton would preach
in the Hickory Ridge church. Hear
ing that like, whose picty was ia
nous all the country over, "as dying,
they filing Doctor Morgan house and
yard, sitting in sad, silent groups on
the fences and door-steps, and stand
ing in the shade of the yard trees
As the dying preachers mother pass
ed through, the crowd OF country peo
pie fell back and looked revercntly at
her.
Kike was already far gone. He
was barely able to greet his mother
and good hearted Brady, whose dem
onstrative Irish grief knew no bounds.
Then kike and Nettie were married.
amidst the tears of all. This sort of
a wedding is more hopelessly ly melan
choly than funeral. After the mar
riage Nettie knelt by kike's side,and
he rallied for a moment and solemnly
pronounced a henediction on her
Then he lifted up his hands, crying
family, 80 Lord. ] have kept back
nothing. Amen
His hands dropped upon the head
of Nettie. The people had crowded
into the hall and stood ct the win
dows. For awhile all thought him
dead.
A white pigeon flew in at one Of
the windows and lighted on the bed
of the dying man. The early Wes-
tern people believed in marvels, and
like was to them saint. At sight
of the snow white bird dove pluming
itself upon his breast they all started
back. Was it a heavenly visitant? ?
like opened his eyes and gazed up
on the dove a moment. Then he look
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