The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-07-15
THROUGH SORROW TO Joy

Mrs. Hartley was seated in small rather
cueerless slttng-locm, engaged IN the homeiy
occupation OF siocking-darning while eppo
SITE 10 her Sadie. her only child, with folded
hands, looked OF; of the window,
There had been tall figure passing down
The path that leo 70 the little gate, but long
before, that was c0; of sight Still Sadie sat
there, her dark, mournful eyes looking out
upon the dusty road, her beautiful mouth
folded in lines sc pa'hos, touching in 50 young
face. BUSY he shining needle went in
and out of the stockings, and sometimes the
mother cast wlstful glance at the lovely
face opposite Il 4er, as if longing to comfort
~ advise. X was strangely pathetic to her
10 see the small white hands, that were al
ways so busy, lying idle in the forenoon, the
cheerful face 50 described and sad.
At last Sadie broke the long, monotonous
silence.
Mother sue said, ais it ny duty to mar
" Cotton overland"
Your duty, Sadie? Have you no warmer
word TO use when you talk of marrying a
man to whom We owe so great debt OF
gratitude
mo, mother an grateful to him, but /
10 not love him
"Yet lie loves You devotedly"
"If could only believe that Sadie sighed
"If were only slre he loved mel"
You doubt that:" Mrs. Hartley spoke in
a tone OF the Utmost amazemeat, while her
busy hands lei! idly before her You doub,
Cotton Everhard's .ovey'
Mother, If he really loved me, surely my
heart would answer something to his words
But when he !s most eloquent, shrink from
him the most ask myself why he should
feign q love for me, who can give hun moth
lng And vet ! know, by every throj OF my
OWE heart Cotton Everhard does not love
we
You are TOO .omantic, Sadie. Think fol
AmOmeni We we're miserably poo-, living
IN an attic sew 20 upon shop.work tor the
barest necess.,.cs of life, wheu accident
threw You IL Co,.On Eyerhard's way"
WAS ii accident? / have thought ii wa!
strange he suoa have stood so near when
was insuileL ~ the street. II has often trou
bled me tina, fought detected glance
pass between III man who was rude t. nj
and my de.7e:o- II was rather dramatic
mother, that s.- zen rush TO protect ne"
But tl.lk, sadie, of the great de!icacl
exhibited u Is kindness since that time
His Introduction - me was certainly gentle
manly me;aUI 81 obtaining permission (
CAL Then IS occurring this cottage for u
upon suca easy ,erms, and the work we ar
doing, SO i.eGsaLi and yet SO wei! pald. An
surely, if we were still as rich as we wer
when your deLa ;ather lived, you could NJ
have been vccei with more respec, tina
Cotton Ere.Ls-c constantly shows you"
Il know I'll you would urge, mother, an
yet the fac; :ens.as-he does no; love me-"
Ale Is a nan who might marry well in hi
awn circle, Sadie. His father IS ore of on
leading lawyers and your poor uncle had
great respect e: aim
Uncle He;osii, motherg"
"Yes. dear, who died in California la,
year. Poc- ;ellovl alter Shaving there f.
nearly twenty years, he mus, have died yer
poor.
Why
Il am A.s auiy living relative, exceptIn
Yourself. lpl Il lie had left any property v
should have heard Of H."
"Yes, have heard you say SO. wish
had left you . Little money. Ever so lit
would enable as 10 throw of this bitter OBJ
CATION. Iioiushes me. had rather be bac
in our own EiiIc, and know we were ind
pendent Moiberl motherl cannot mar
CSi.oa Eys:hsrd-"
II was despairing cry, coming from
tortured heart
The young girl had been So gradual
hedged 10 b. the kindness Of her suiior III
she had scarcely measured her load Of ob