The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-10-25

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,aash. eiiil might III autumn, With
huw Atal iaAen AtuAnssiir ,lash II rain
thai lss#i against slss windows. ANIL
issfAlsi elssHn lie nanr, Ike isms .siss1ss
iailsne frta lhr lassinn vlsmtis. tha,
SEEMED weeping rs.f ilsn vasls ,i.asi, III
NATURE, The ~shi. sighting ihrauh the
wislssrsl laatteiirs w thr tttts. lsremrhl
the yellow lsass~ rknrssimr ~ the
rrsani, AMI Mr.. Mcdonald turning
irstn contemplation III The .lrars
scenr without. fill al additional sen~e
u comfort In Ills elepsfnl CRATE. fs.l.
Ina which ms nas reflected In thu face
~ lsi~ ~it,, who at Knitting opposite
Sho glanced nnrMsily M ihr rlnek firm
iima to thur, her slender fingers flying
~, without insrrmts*inn. whlle thc
shining needles caught occasional
lla~hes frum thu dancing hlayr.
n IL time FIR nun IL s.ame." she
saisl NJ last. planeing frum iii. rlnck ~
tlir farr VI her husband
H. lid not look mp frm the paper he
wa remiinn, and hi~ wife did MT ven.
tnr IT, address him again. liz was 4
imam ~ III or tlisrNlnui*. large. bread.
shnnll.rei anil substantial looking. with
inasy mns,aehe. Int slightly iinTc,l
with plns. particular In dress nnd ~ his
own personal comfort, and possessing mn
in,lninitahlr will Tint lind never hecn
known ~ ~ swrrved nv any appeal ~
heart or conscience from liz stern rur.
ro~e.
4 proud, arrogant man. Knowing NO
law Int his own will before which
everybody fnr years hnl bowed. for hc
was 4 man " wealth nEl worldly posi-.
tim. Which surrounded him with n
crowd III ilatterrrs who made his faults
virtues, His vii. was ID quiet, subdnea.
ioukina little woman, with sweet Ills.
position. u kind, motherlv heart. pale
l,lnc eyes, and small. sensitive mouth
that alwnys spoke gentle words. hut Oh
this particular evening her heart wins
nnhinH with expectancy md dread
W.at co,t'l be keeping Don? Her
only child the sunshine I'll hcr life; the
lpy WHO nad always chccred her lonelicsi
hours, gentle md tender ~ Il girl II,
sleknsss 10 him her thoughts were turn.
ing, fur itim she watched nnl prayed.
ling the only son III the wealth,
merchant. Don had been given every
advantage III education. hut, hrinp
tnl 81 Youthful spirits and that love oi
excitement tint II tllr ruin 81 W many
Young men H. lad fallen In with rather
will associates. who hn.l lei him int.
sfill worse company. Perhaps. II thcr,
hal haai more attractions ut home fei
him. II his father ha.l sought 10 max.
III ho,ne-eolningr more agreeable, II Ii.
had bcen given more privileges nns
kind words and fewer lectures. il wnni,
never have happened. lin, Mr.. Mellon
all. wrapped up III hia business calenln
tions, hnd little inclination for sncl
things ~ these. Int rave l,is son Ills or
dcrs, mud never ~ much IN dreamed o
their being disoheye,l
Onn evening, however. III the grief u
the mother mil the CONSERVATION MI.
rage u the father, Don came hom. In
isxieated. The SCENE that ensne.l Iii,
next morning need not he dilnted upon
hnilie. !. 10 MY lhat /. VIM painful Ii
the extreme, nj leasi to two III the pAr
tia Interested Don and lis mother
II cannot l,c cnnscienti0mAly asserted
TINT The interview WAS painful 10 Mr.
Mcdonald, Nv he never felt more salts
fie, with himself, or more thorough,
convinced u Ills own greatness and IL
rapr0achahle goodness than when assert
Ing his authority over somebody els.
AMI mornlixinR over that persons man,
rims. Was he 10 be- slisgraerd by snrl
proceedings ~ thrsey After the money
IL Ind spent Oh his sons education, wa,
Wis ~ be hin rrwnrd2 WaS he to III
pointed ~ ~ the Esther u the drunken
leafer staggering along tho street. NJ
before he wotild suffer such humiliation
h. would scnl llis sun forth pennil.sl
into tho world, where his evil deed
might MT snlly his fathers HONORABLE.
naiii.. Hnch wis tile substance I'll tht
angry TRADE TINT was delivered III til
bs'akfMst.r0pm 10 the son, who rat. palt
aud eAlm, though suffering from sever,
hrnslnrls, with Ills lleal resting on ON,
land, the brown hmir pushed back from
tho hroal, white brow ID slender youth
not more tlan 70. with the easy, kndl,
disposition u the mother, aud the tall
~rll.madr figure IT I'll. father.
IN tho snblime seliislaness III th'
INT .sr n never once occurred ~ him tina
II might be we'll to advise tho lal, r.
~ .son with him calmly. and point on
thu errors 81 his WAY and the ruin tina
might eventually follow. liz nrve
Thought NJ this. Il VIA thu disgrne,
iat would attach a. himself that con
errnsd him, and hr drove IL tile cit,
tut morning, IN his elegant e1uipage
feeling that. be-. III leurt. hal done Iii
4 ity, Int TINT h. MAS MI nlniscl mn
4 snply @ronged mAn. Ali. misguile.
II her you nrn making terrible mis-
take.
This VIA some three weeks ago. and
IN response ~ liir mothers grntl. renso,,
Ing, Donald Inns promised IL reform, III,
u ~ harl. 70 hard. 10 10. md tonight
4. she sits. listening ~ every sound, Will
II grows later mud later. horrible f.a
hrrms clntehing ~ hcr heart and nlsnor
stills IL Very beating. Oh, Uod, II &.
but listen! Surely that III step Or
Il only the wind among thu leaves III Ill
chestnut tree ao nrar the lo,,seY NJ
nne hears n MRain and nearer. There
no mistake tins time. Il ~ step crt,ncl
ing upon the gravel walk that iea4ls /
the house. There Ii moment II breatl
less waiting, during which ths incrca,
ing wind howlH through tho lilrlnA. trrs
tops, anil beats the rain more iuriousI
against the win.lUws, and then |. hear
Nh unsteady iinnd fnmbling Ut tho tlool
A grOAn blrrts from the l,ale lip. u ID
mother NJ she MATTRESSES ID open tho loo
for her NON, hut Tho father hnsuhIy com
mMnds her 10 keep her seai. and, walkin
sero.A thc room. deliberately turns Iii
key II III lock. Father" tho voice ]
= cry n pain, and sl,e il 1t hin sid
now, plemxling In MI mother. sngsiinI
lor hor only child. Father, yoa vii
MOI tssn The hoy away On such = nigh
- thts--in sucl storm. boar with hin
Ooce mOrs, father; Tor my nake. bea
With him GOO nOgt."
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