The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-06-26
The l,omance Of the Old Barn.

lricht >i,nlirht IL b"Ir and love SHINING "IN"
ti,cs. three, leave them and you
The llomance Of the Old Barn.
An oli-E,-li..n.-i farm house. shaded i.y tall ina
Ile- with June hiscs. AMI fh" fragrant hon
ey.n.kl.. iaoomins thrkly around %; IN the rear
the great harm and cattle stalls IN fr''ns, golden
gram fields slipping toward the ri'i nsa'i'S iHhi
through which It'll. stream wound like f'i's'-'
iau. riaon and losf ii>.'if in the forest S'y"~i-
nov ..u,iin.,d clear sni dark against tn" glowing
western ~ky. An abode al rural i-sniy. a h"'"" 81
,s.r. and eminent. Tot the neafis> al tile M
,.r,.r ..rr-s,.n,l.-i with the loneliness without
In th. iatfsc..i y.or-h, good old Farmer Wa'-"n
sa, resting after hi> .iay> tell, and within his VILE
fitts.i Ia snd fire.. preparing ia" "'eniii: n"ai-
Ti,ar young man coming mp tine path win hrii''
,,st,- tread. Mas their son. Assi. lie !,sd enc 81
those 1.-the muscular FRAMES. that natuf. 's-t"">
an ,.h - the reward of energy hi- han't> w"f"
r.u.h and brown l.ut h,s hand-"n-, >nninrni iac"
ws> the index simple. honest heart. a''d n''i's
character.
H.. stopped M the mills, 81 whl-iln. gay tune.
far his aurk eye had caught sichi IS; slight siri>h
figure seated hy the roadside. nearly hidden D"
ciu,nr of ial~l..- Her punched ie si'si weary
altitude made her the sai-si thing al tn. -.nii-
ing picture: ani with few steps A.-i had gained
her side pity Overcoming his natural shyn">>
Gan de- ANYTHING Tor y",. mrs. - lac asked
.-,,h sir replied the .irl. with start. Il hs'"
left thu great w.rksi rify, hoping Q" hn'i some
,l,c. o.,. here M the ,-sniiiui country where
,n,..h, work fer the sake of quiet home" In th''
village Wa told Ia inquire at the arn-hou-e> TAI
hay. walked far wIihort sssr-ss."
.-Y..u i.. III AMI tired; tins j. ,ny home and Ne
wouli l.. Glad Ia have You e'''n" ia.
IL. extended hi hai,i u" ASSIST her Z" ri>' "'"N
i.ar-t l..i ALREADY .,rs- q. ui-h for th" frs''i
form AMI sl,s .,nk hack. White AMI UNCONSCIOUS
With new ami strange sensation thrilling through
i- VEINS ALL carried her Z" the h'.t'-e ~h"r'
hi> kind m"th-r arP!,,i r->'"ra'i,'-a ni anx'">'s
..a Ia bring hack the suspended ah''I'a''"h.
Aud ui,.n sc.->iu, the n"tii"ii. w"insn riii>'''
&. ALLOW her Z" explain i >h- ii rested and lsr-
taken al a generous -nPI--r
Ey..nin, shadows lsy over the iair s'.n"' the
pia,n,,,.. note 81 the whiilooruiiI came family
from tbs. distant woods ami the "r--sni n".'n ~a-
inst siiy-rlng the tall ire-t"p~ hen TIE wsis'i'r-i
! told her st"ry.
i My name il Mary Fsnton-" IN. commenced
II have recollection al my father. ,ai' my >s"-
Gentle mother used tell me that Col had tasef
HIM 10 live in the hrght home III the angels wiseTs
ne was watching and waiting for h,s iuti. one >h'
taught 10. To read AMI sew, and III. iasid VA" u
! rray Ny mother had always supported III com
f,rt.iay by her kneetlr. tut when ! ws> si-'ii
lively. wears old. her health fiil~sl, AMI Ne ~er.
obliged Ia move INTO "a crowded tenement h"ii>s'
where she died
Here the orphans voice fal'ers-i. AMI there ~a>
>ym,ssth.tic moisture the eyes 81 her 'hr'~ IT.
t~n-r-.
with her DEATH all the light "fmy life went oli
ia darkness i,si no relatives or frien.s. and NJ
money 40 for four wears lived in tissi nl>ers'a
house with a low German family. Who claimed ni
services teca,l-e ti- w.nan had hsli--i 'arc H.
NV mother in her last >i-kre-t. Blows. curses
ans, the crrele>t treatment, my only partition
wb,,. INV soul I.a,h.i the 81 from whss
could not -s.ate Al last I resolved g" run avs
and seek plsce i'm the country: hut m some IA
,.y torn,.ntor- discovered my ini.nti"ns- an
locked me in a room. Late lat nights manage
TO escape While the fanny were INDUCING IN
drunken re,-i. know enc whom dared 'rii>
~o.-with = little money had secretly earned.
paid me fare on the ears, and have walked from Ill
village this afternoon all alone ma the work
homeless and fricn.ll.ss Tad Was determined
leave that den Of urk-in->>, ii only tc he down
of these green fields. and 'i's among the ri"''
scents and heavenly Stiffness
As the girl ceased speaking. Farmer Watson La
his horny hand On h-r bowed head, and SAID, IN
Voice tremniou- with enosi"n,-
:. -.say not that You are Homeless and frieniles
my child, for we your friends, and this shall
your home
Ills wife echoed his words, while the young ms
could only grasp her hand and rIsa:,-
"Yes, Mary, stay
Thus il VA. arranged, and the orphan gri'> >le'
was very sweet that night, under the >heti-rii
= roof Of che old iarm-hon>e.
A the summer advanced, Mary gained M hr,i
y, and spirit. Her slender form grew more rcrnss
and a faint color often flushed her pale check
!. She was not handsome, bat lad -"fa brown ha
:, aud blue eyes tirat could laugh like srnls~ms.
though they had held 80 MANY tears. Her ~ilii
hands had given good assistance 70 the old moth
!, during the busy harvest time, an I, as she We
i,ither and thither around the house and farm. be
:, step WAS As light ~ her grateful, happy heart.
:, To Ab-l, her coming had seen tl,- key io a N
: life. Hopes and aspirations before unknown we
awakened in has breast, and hrs accustomed III
pie pleasures we're no longer attractive II unsi,ar
4, by her. As the feeling deepened, his brother
presence the poor fellow wouid trembac. and cou
scarcely say word TO the object Of all his thought
= Mary, too, had (eit the influence of that divine
passion, bat guarded her secret Nth true, wo'
only caAe and mistook his altered behavior for d
!, like. The old people guessed the state Of afaiI
- int wisely RETAINED from interfering. aifhou;
=, they were quite ready receive the young gih
% their daughter
Autumn had begun to paint the Landscape vi
!. her wsrm-hued brush when Mary sorrowfuliy Il
70 cided that il would Re hetier for it, inmates II :
should leave their pleasant home
m "Abrl," she said, as the too happened 10
walking toward the house in the hsxy Srpsesni
,r twilight, Il ann going to leave thu farm soon
4, when am gone, don't let your larrots think
ungrssefui for you have all been very, very kir
. aud shall never forget it,
the Young man, in surprise,
He glanced toward her fer encouragement Ia VI
coed, TAT her face xas TUNED SWAY. and she q
not see HIM. 20 tis~y drilled further aFart. and
ieatly catered the house.
~ The next day. Mrs. Watson sent Msry To tise ta
70 carry Atsei's lunch. IL wss wsde, sI.ac'o
:. place with rays Of sunshine giinting dcvn throu
y creyices IN the high pitched root Ahrl was in
middle al the ooor, sifh . gloomy, preoccupi
air, sorting the heaps of d~iscious looking apra
hi Hea ring light fcotss~P, ~ TUNED and beb'
Ne Mary standing there with the timid, chang