The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-30

THURS
"You b'aiu't we'll, Peter, yoa balm
weil;; lave . drink OK bsst and rea'
ono il you, boots, .aa sbeer up.
wish to goodness I eoald get up sn'
SEQ to things"
"Books amt any good" said tho f..
mer. "l'm miserable somehow beyon,
books" -
1"weuld yoH Ike q mako me happy
Pstsi," s.itd tbs vif.,, sitting up will
IN effort, and looking earnestly At tn
st.lwart squsre.shouldered man, VIII
had flung himself into ! :ehair, viii
his eyes resting upon the empty stones
vhloh . good hsrvet would have GOV
cred with two additional staoks Q
| wheat. 49,
"H.ppy !" he said, turning round
"M.ry, I'D do sood deal just now t
make any body happy, I feel SO far Of
being happy myself"
"Aud you won't b angry, Peter, Al
whSts7ef I s5siEI5577" asks ''..z,:> t,.....,...,
"No, no; IN not be angry an,
mois;sI think I don't thiuk'1; eould
have tho spirit so'stt.sk even sqaite5o o.
parson, much. moro saying wry words t
yoa, missuss.Y' ... :,
swell, then, ! Do think I'd get bet.
ter, Peter, if Kate Meadows would com.
and nurse me i; do, Indeed. Some
.hisE tadT 10 sAs'd S6tss IL, 1wi;itk he,
pts4sts WI, .ad! !ths'd t.1t 19f'1 IF oai i
poor T6Ha:1' T6Ha::1 !" ~ =. .'.|
Peter North ! l.ok.a At Iii, I VHifts iii; nott:;
ed ths'sss,odI pansej~tsh xMjE sh.
wtssA1dasorh bis 1epFs ssndsyd''hsta pale
thin 'tass, shsf b,td~s. ~s.yes3: .ddtei.oms'
how ths msiaov'oeh1r sodns' ''yosth;
ful figure whom 'she stood At the altar
came back: to him.. He saw her nurs.
Ing Tom, and beard. her lull.hy song
The te&r, came willing into his eyes
the first tears fq equerter Of = cen.
turg; he bowed hs head over the thin
hands that were stretched toward him,
aud subbed aloud.
may, de.tty!I,, ny + Petet,,> my y own
deaiI: i: man, d il ny goa 1naao, husband o.
mi! lgsifl:time,, don't give way. y God
help ., ny de.r man, exclaimed. Tie i,
bedridded woman !; ar wouldn't have
griessd 70 50 fo.i worlds."
"Ifs all rigbtsMsry.; don't bs sor'
ryaboutit.' l'mseettsr for ii; 5doh'i
netiuelnt." $:
"rou're not >w4h; Peter, that be it,'
said the woman, ,'s'thst be it; try = lit
tle brandy.and.xiter !; it be low spirits
that's! ALL: J. = ...:,..:v:. .
:: EYES, said The farmer ;,'"Ged bless
yeu, May, you shall have Kate Mead;
oxs, il she'll eens.".
"rh.ts kind, that's, ike ny: old ina,
10 he used to b.; Jet me have: Kate
and ri 30 aboat,'eg,'ihi1, farmer, T. that
viii"
m. ~ Ming = vii iii briasgl; sl; ,h;.i
to pass said Peter, his face brighten
ing. II feel bett.r'. already: WHY,
there is Kate crossing the meadow; yon.
der ; she'll pass the farm j.; I'll call hel
while the fits on me-
'Do ., love, do e, my dear," said
tho womatll !; and Peter lift tho bedroom
to act upon the good impulse Of tic
moment.'
As Kate passed the front Of" the
house, Mr.. North tapped at the win.
dow, tapped %: loudly that the girl wal
frightened at bis demonstrations. She
She could only think that Mrs. North
was either dead or 10 tho extremity o1
her illness. Acting on this impression,
Kate stopped, and, after an instant o.
hesitation, made her way to the door o.
North's house, where she encountered
the farmer, who approached her with
nervous step and downeast eyes: She
followed him into the house.. After q
few minutes Of awkward silence, he re-
quested her to take a,ssat, which she
declined. Then, ID 1 frm and unbrok.
On voice; she: said. :
"Farmer North, what has been yout
object in calling mo into your hoase. I
the house from which yoa, drove ou!
the only man I eve, lossd-dro,e him
iuthles5ly folth-Jio'ditI iIi' own l. jon:'
"Do not 5psak If him, just IL p,ss' u
eatat all 'evsnts;"* said r tho farmer
my wife thinks she esa nsvsr get vel
unless you come snd nurse her; she
ays:of:ns to bring; ysus to her,; and
that is why,I have tak,n this liberty p
"1ndeed! I should hardly have
the nght you cared about her getting
bet9er,' > said Kate, hei TIPS trembling
"No, I dare say not; though I don'
know that I ever was es1.aotly u Fuinfind L L
her; poor soul!"
.""Not when you CURSED her soin' mi
sent him forth; not; only inaiotiat
misery upon him, but upon her and up
on mo, the Innocent cause: Of his shame
And now you .sk me TO- come: and tax,
care your wife, because your aceount'
are in .rresr, I suppose, aud you wan
your CLERK to get we'll. y"
! This reused the farmer. - Having s.
recently had .: tt Of goodness, thi'
home.thrust stung him to the quick.
"Not 10 fast, Kate Meado~s;. 20,
.rs' ols&ef;; no Doubt been wonderful,
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