The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-05-09

grandmother all that dreary Spring
and l stayed there too, for grand
mother needed me, tor Becky was II
nearly ell Of the time now, since shs
Ihsd plunged into the pond She
staid there because she had no home
to 60 to snd II she was not
made happy she was at least treated
kindly.
| With the opening of the roads
the ssage began again to make
tri-weekly trips but no, longer did
D, the wild. handsome face Of the min.
ister's son beam down from the box,
snd no more papers Of candy were
thrown TO me, for Jerry Ovens was
| still away, and some said the minis
ter add bis proud wife were glad Of
ii because they. could not bear the
idea that he should drive a stage
Though Jerry Owens did not drive
any longer, Becky always watched
out the window for the stage 10 pass
and then would turn away with a
look on her wan face. half resoiute,
half despairiog.
4 One day the news came uP to Us
that old Mrs. Ovens had taken a
stroke of paralysis and that Jerry
had been sent for and was now with
bis mother who was supposed to be
dying.
i The next day was wild aud stormy,
for we bad late spring and severe
one, sod there was trouble 3. our
house. for Becky wss very i'll. and
between the shrieks Of the wind
about the house and among the tall
poplar trees, rang out the walls of
mortal agony from the closed room,
and grandfather smoked. aud 1 sbiv-
cred and cried By the fire over op-
! posite him, till ne 10 pity called me
aud took me into his lap and saw
tears in bis eyes as be said:
! God keep you from such fate"
| About nighfall the doctor came,
and after taking of his wrsppings
said to my fs'her:
This is sad affair-very sad,
Yes replied be. shortly.
Have you found out yeti Well.
well, | never would have thought
she would have turned out 30, bot |
suppose it is my duty as Christian
Ito attend herr
| IF you have any doubts Gn that
score you had better not undertake
the case, Doctor. only know this:
she is houseless and friendless, aGd
perhaps we ought 10 have taken bet
ter care of her. bat as long as she
Lives she shall stay here. / think
she has been more sinned against
thsn sinniSg. IL is for you 70 saf if
you will attend her,
"Of course, Mr.. Marcy. OF co9rse,
bat I hope hes suaerings may be
ssnctifed TO her and be a msans Of
saving power With that he en-
tered the sick room add shat the
ldoor.
| Wilder blew the wind outside and
wilder sounded the despairing cries
in the next room, and | was too ter
ri6ed to sleep and was sitting in
grandfather's lap when the kitchen
door opened, and Joseph entered, and
can even yet remember bis white
face aud set look as be ushered 10
Jerry Owens and bis father, the
minister.
Grandfather set me down 10 aston
ishment and rose TO greet them.
They were both sisibly embarrassed
and neither spoke for . momen,, bus
finally the minister said
How ia she. Mr.. Marcy gr in q
yoiee tha, rembIed ia spite of him
self, and be added: II am afraid I
was too severe on the child anyway.
but now / know all Joseph told me
and I have come to make what repa-
ration I eau She would not confess
vino had wrought her ruin, bot
know now. Il vas my-my-Jerry
and now | have brought bin up
here and be mus, make her bis wife
st once, 80 that-tbat the child may
bear bis name. God help as all.
We are weak si1ners."
Grandfather turned and gave one
Ilook of seorn and contempt at Jerry,
who, looked Ike strange image Of
bis old self, and then strobe iato the
rocm where the suffering girl lay
lexpistiBg her sin- A few words to
the doctor and then he returned say
ing:
You may come. shc is dying;;D
never looking toward Jerry who
was pale as 3 ghost
He pushed as all aside and went 70
the bed and spoke 70 the gray sbad-
ow of the old bright Becky, saying /:
Becky, NY girl. I've come" And
then be kissed ber. A faint smile
crossed ber fsce snd then Wild par
io1ysm of pain. s1d when iha, had
passei they told her what was wanted
but she smiled again fsebiv a. ste
said: 'It is too late now, bot an
glad you were ~iliing. Jerry
He sobbed and xep. a. % srsng
man does. bot the iatber joining their
hands asked the fes solemn qaes;ioos
and pronounced them man and wife
while tears ran dosE his cbeeks
Then sc were all sent oct of The
room aud back 20 the kitchen. aud
Joseph piled more logs % tie IRE,
aud the hoar hand crepi slosly
around until until il marked twelve
O'Clock
Just Is the clock struck twelve .
sudden, sharp, sgeruloos cry broke
on the silence, and I inyolantsrily
said: Il; 10 nv bttie sis,er," and
started for the door bas xas called
back, and soon the doctor came in
and said; 1T Is all over. Mr.. Nsr-
ey, bat she 10 almost zou-. Come
quick If yoa wish 70 see her alive
We sn vent in sgzis and took p0-
siEioas around the bed to watch The
going ooi OF that young life She
opeaed Ter eyes wesrily aud tried 70
smile. ss Jerry took her bsod
Tnea The minister cane acd kaeIs
by the bed xnd took Der other haad
ssd said: Try sad fosxise me, nv
dsnghser. ] did wrong aod eas Of
my own nsss.h sss condemned
viii do al ! ean, which 1ow is sos
much, bas wiIi take the boy aod !
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