The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-31


John continued from this time on through
the spring to live at home. He allowed
his sloop to float idly in the bay, while, as
he said, he himself rested. The truth was
he saw, as others did not, that his mother
had carried fearful weight, and, how
when 1t was lifted by his return that the
resources Of her life were exhausted The
change. not apparent to other eyes. was
clear to his vision. So 1t Is that these
silent spirits read each other.
As the warm weather advanced the strong
woman became weak and as June flowers
began to bloom she ceased TO move about
much, and sat the most of the day in
chair at the open door. John managed the
house and talked with his mother. Her
mind changed with the relaxation of her
physical frame She no longer strove to
hide her tears, but, like a tired infant,
would weep without restraint or conceal
ment. as she told her son of the early loves
and romance of her girlhood life in a warm
valley of the west He learned more of
his mothers heart in those June days than
he had surmised from all he had known of
her before. And he understood what they
predicted. He felt that the heart nearest
his own was counting over the treasures of
life ere it surrendered them forever.
There was no great scene when the wO-
man died. 1t was evening, Just as the
July flowers were coming on. She had
wept much in the morning As the day
| grew warm she became very weak and
faint and about noon was moved by her
son from her chair to her bed, and so she
died as the sun went down.
John was alone in the house when she
died. Since his return from Montreal he
had been made TO feel that he had but one
friend besides his mother. Only one
neighbor had called upon him, and that was
Pete Searles. He had ever proved true.
But John did not like 10 trouble his one
friend, who lived two miles away to come
and stay with him during the night. So he
lighted candle. took down from the shelf
a little Bible and hymn-book that he and
his mother had carried on an average about
four times year to a sChoOlhouse used as
a church. some sixteen miles away: and so
alone Win the dead he spent the hours in
reading and meditation.
In the morning he locked the door of his
home and walked cover to Pete's." As he
met his friend, he said in a clear voice. but
with eyes avertcl. ''She has gone. Pete-if
You will just take the KEY and 20 over
there I'll go down TO the lake and ret the
things, and tell Downer, and we'll have the
funeral, say on Thursday.
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