Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-19

q. With soft. hsarech6nl blDe eyes sed
keAs hrovn hair. WIKI I0bel. - he
ssraed hs SpaaisA saoe. - inherit
I'd the ciear bsnsesae cs0plexsoe. the
brslllans cslascn ips and cAe~As. the
dsrk hair curiing N hesvy rinei~ss. and
the great. fashiag assk ~yes. that had
nsse her AesA mother the belle al
Gl-niAle IN her day. as Isabel uas
nov
The r,ck color ds~i oct Of Isabel 8
f.ee. and tae se.-.hel PINK faded Away
from the oval eh@-k 81 S~s-na ~ tie
minister so nei 81 thea o. 3szs r-are,
% the grave
The txo nser uko were vorkIcg there
had e that raaaeat uncovered the eof'
IN.
UsIske most a the others u sas N
p~rfer; pre-ervstlou-
"Iook there. nv child. s.il the old
clergyman. taking Isabel by the hand
She gave oDe glance Al the eoftia and
hii her face o. hi .hOald~r. trembling
for be hal te~n hind ~ q father 90 her
through all ;bos- orphaned years
Add yoa too. she beard him say
and lou sobbJng follo~ei. IL u4s
her sister tho was weeping.
The to~ B-p~ople stood watching al q
distance. still ss death.
There lie the remains OF good wife
and tender mother said the old
man. stIIl holding IsAbel's hand. Il
was With her IN Der last hour. She Was
willing 20 die. for the huslabd Of her
youth had gone ,-efore. AM she hoped
TO meet him at her Saviour's feet But
II was hard for her TO leave her two chill
dren. Over and over she said 10 me
that night, II have one comfort. They
are tn ms, and they will love each other
more than other sisters. IL she can
see us from yOnder heaven now-alas,
my poor children. In heaven DO enc can
be unhappy-not even for the woes Of
earth! But what sight for her! What
spectacle for the angels! What An
offense to God! Twin sisters who do
not pray Oar Father because they
cannot forgive each other, whatever
their trespasses against each other may
be! Oh, let it end here, for the sake
of your mothers dust which lies be.
meath you! Let the past go-forget it.
and begin new life beside this grave.
Isabel! Serena! One day you must
lie cold and silent in the grave, as your
mother is lying now. No one can say
which Of you will go first. but she who
is left will weep bitter tears over this
long quarrel then. It will be too late
to make amends on that day, but it is
not too late now. Love each other,
forgive each other, and may your
mothers God bless and preserve you
both"
Still holding a hand of each, as he
pleaded with them, he suddenly
clasped those hands together for the
first time in seven long years.
Isabel turned crimson at the touch,
Serena deathly pale. They made
quick, involuntary movement toward
each other. The clergyman stepped
back from between them, leaving them
standing face to face.
"Oh, Isabel, was punished! MUIR
INJURED tie elder sister, in q voice
choked with sobs. HE loved you all
the while, and your name was on his
lips when he died."
"Hushl Never mention him again!"
whispered Isabel, and clasped her
sister in her arms.
The clergyman motioned the sgitated
spectators to their knees, and knelt
himself with the twin sisters.
Solemnly and tenderly he repeated
the Lords prayer, and many . woman's
voice was choked by sobs as she tried
to echo tho words ''as we forgive those
who trespass against u.s." and looked at
the long separated sisters 80 strangely
reunited beside their mothers grave.