Smyrna times., 1875-04-07

bless you.
And the Doctor, after sundry coughs,
Ostensibly for the purpose of clearing his
throat, managed at length to say: "If you
two young people don't have luck | shall
turn infdel, d-dif Idon't! Excuse me,
Mrs Stearns, but | could not help it,"
The preparations were soon completed.
Jessie bent over the cradle for moment,
kissed her husband, charging him to be
careful of her 'boy," and then went out
into the night
The wind had ceased, and the moon
shone bright and clear; the cold, sharp air
cut like knife; but still they laborcd on,
sometimes breaking through the frozen
crust, never stopping until they reached
the LOG House." Jessie here spoke for
the first time: "Is there any one with her.
| DoctOr?'
eyes the old negress, Judith; and as
he spoke he opened the door,
Jessie for moment stood on the thres-
hOld-only for moment, however, for the
faint cry of child was heard and then all
the woman came to her relief, and she
stepped quiz into the room. The cry of
the child came again. Going to the bed,
she took it in her arms it moan.>, She
seated herself in a low chair; the Doctor
turned his face away, a feeble cry of con-
tent from the child, and then all was quiet.
Nancy Jones baby was saved.
Five years have come and gone since that
night, and time has made many changes
Abel Stearns and Jessie are no longer in
Rabbit Creek. One misfortune after another
has happened to them, until starvation
stares them in the face. They have one
more mouth to feed since we saw them last
and Christmas night, 1853, sees them il
San Francisco without food.
Jessie, unable to see her invalid husband
suffer any longer, has made up her minC
to beg. Out into the street she goes irwin.
to gain courage for her task. Faint ant
tired from fasting and overwork, She rcache
the corner just as fine carriage is drivin,
past She tries to avoid it, but her foo
| slips, and she falls on the crossing! Tn,
carriage stops, the window is lowered an,
| a mans voice asks "What is the matter? !?
! A bystander replies that "A woman ha
tainted! = and then a womans voice asks
? ''Is she hurt?'
"She is i'll the drug store" the same pei
son replied, 'and is insensiblc."
. The soft voice from the carriage speak
4 to her companion, saying: 81 should lill
/ to see her, dear!''
f.! The door is opened. Passing into tn
e store, and asking to see the lady VIII
V tainted, she is shown into the room. Sh
glidcs up to the lounge and casts one loo
e at the white face, drops on her knees, an
h puts the poor head to her shoulder. Onl
for a moment does she remain there, turn
ing to the clerk, she said: "Carry this lad
to my carriage! She is an acquaintance ,
mine. will take charge of her
: The unconcious woman was lifted int
d the carriage, and it rolled away.
II Abel Strarns waits for his wife, but 81
d does not return. Fear at last overcome
Il
a her, when there is heard knock at IL
d door. y mans voice asks if Mr.. Stcarl
v lives there, and, if so, he is requested
come with him at once, as his wife has bee
le taken ill; but she is with friends Alb
Ie hardly RECEIVERS from his surprise when |
t. finds himself in a fine apartment. In
DC very few moments he has his wife in Ii
lg arms, pale, but smiling, in her night-dres
There is heard a rustic of silk, and All
90 turns and sees II beautiful woman benin
70 him, amused at his embarrassment. 81
st comes toward him, offering her hand, as 81
10 says "Why, Mr.. Stearns! don't you knC
ii me?'' and she looks at him with her gre
ro black eyes full of tears.
Abel still stands in doubt She steps
Il the door and leads in golden-haired lit
girl, beautiful as dream! She lifts t
st child up to Abel and says: "Dont you knc
Nancy Jones baby?"
-, Comfort and plenty i - come to Al
i Stearns and Jessie since that night VIII
go Nancy Jones found her in the street
Nancy Jones no longer, but Nancy Mors
She gave Abel the means to restart in Ii
- Now he has one of the finest ranches
- California, and, he says, the finest wife al
children, and all because Jessie say
Nancy Jones baby!