The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-14

''ut w WIZ "Sauttut Iahu Whetc the r
.lassic waters III Hea,h's creek ripple |
through q country n lonely n that I
shich the returning IsraeliI,s iaok~d upo, !
~ home 81 delight, lives \ hayward
who has been smittrn with the
charms oi = ncishborins widow. Both
are we'll advanced in lie, and are reSp,c-
lively the head I'll a numerous family.
Fair so.s aud daughter. grow around them.
Time has
FH'~rED THE Ls'K>
vi bath with silver hue, and much oi the
freshness AMI vigor IL life has passed be-
yoni their reach. but their staid lives
and rugged natures have still left some
tender ~yu'pathies. which cupid seeing, has
let Nv an arrow, which ranklss in their
hearts Being neiyht"r-, they knew, "r
thought they knew each other WE'LL Ere
Iuent meetings stirred in their mem"rie>
some rsc"llcc,ions Of days I'll ialliance and
youth. Before care, ani the busy tustling
world had
Scared THEIR HEATS,
perhaps sometimes each reverted with
ni.i>tenc,i ewes aud tender sigl,s to two lit
tie hillocks that nestled in the graveyard
beyond the hill. Perhaps this feeling drew
them closer together. l:e that ~ it may,
the widow lsgan to watch eagerly for the
old mans coming, and the bloom in the
matronly cheek became iresher and the
eyes Of the lady had ieUderer light when
he WAS neal. Of cours~, there are always
persons who note these signs and report
them, and gossip soon grew busy with their
name-. II Was told
FAR ANDwIpE,
that this venerable couple were 20 Ne married.
With vhai feeling the grown up -ons and
daughters heard the announcement, IL
would In difficult Ia tell. The youngest
daughter ii the ancient sutton, however.
was mot pleased with the arrangement, and
determined to break il. She was = shrewsl
Lass, and went about il in business way.
Putting on her bonn~t, one afternoon, she
called upon the Siiow. She fairly gush~l
with affection
"Ami 80 Sm In have you ior n,"tho' q
The widow blu>l,ed.
"Oa h.w happy Ne all are, AMI how ! IL
hope father will treat you we'll; hut!
anil the girls face grew solemn AMI heI
eyes filed with tears.
"Treat me well." exclaimed the aston
isl,e,l widow, "whv, ii course be will
What in the world can y"n mean" an.
/ the widow tcnes assumed an anxious in
a"iry.
"Oh, I can never tell yon," walled tn
girl.
"Enl Won must tell me. my dear. Yo'
must tell n,er' Iml"rinne.i the widow.
"Yon knew nv moiher?"
"Yc~."
"She died suddenly. y"u know"
"Ies, ye~, knew"
"From asthma
ayes. yes"
cob, I can never tell the rest AMI ii
girl gave herself up 10 nne"ntr"'labir WEEP
ing. Hn, the widows interest had now II
come nnsovernable, and she pressed eagerl
fur an explanation.
't;o on, GO on, for PHYS sake tell ME III
rest"
"Well-but You'll never tell yon promi-
me never To tell"
81 swear to- solemnly protested III
widow.
"We-bnt oh, ii may have heen mistak
we thought we saw mark about he
neck-oh, what I, have told. what hav
,old.' and the young lady sprang to he
feet anil rushed acr,<ss the floor wringin
her hands in sgony.
The widow sat in speechless amazemen
Her lip. were pale and her eyes d
lated with horror. Her trembling vote
twice essaye,i the sentence before she CAV
il utterance:
"Choked tn DEATH
"Oh, madam. it may have bee" all mi
take" cried the sobbing girl.
The widow s;oopd and kisse,l her ter
derally.
go home. nv child, wish tn be alon'
bu, God hears me when promise to kes
your secret.
The dsmsel staid not upon the order
her going, but went ut once. Fairly Gle;
oi the premises, the solemn little face hu'
: otr its sadness and hes IN to ripple vii
smiles.
II think I've stopped tha. wedding" 81
murmured snf,ly, "and didn't tell stor
either. Mother did choke To death vi,
asthma. and there Vas . mark-an Of
scar-on her mex. The idea 81 th
msrrying that old woman.
Well, the wedding diin't come OF. The
was q stormy interview between the wido'
and her sutton, and more than once 1t va
On the lsdy's tongue to call him = murdere
but she res,rained herself and simply sal
she had changed her mind"
The old gentleman took discouragin
vieu Of life for several days rallied at VI
men in general, aud widows in particular
: and then settled down tn his ordinary iii
lie never knew vby the widow went ba&
on him.
A man named Harris, IN Madist
county, has made repesSesi eh"rts on b
;. life hat has never succeeded IN making q
y rifle. lie nos proPosesIso starve hinss'
to Death.
The Chicago churches have total chur'
debt Of Sl,4il, l95, divided ~ follow
Prexbyterian, S356.Ss8; Congregation.
s.i4,il5; Methodist Episcopal. Sl69, as
Bap(ise. SlSSUe}9.