Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-16

ON enlighten MAJ Wa The answer nads
With some conS&raint and with Q slight
fretfu1nen Of tone.
The lady ut Glent for = few moments;
she thsu said, speaking in schanged and
more pleasant voice:
"1laSie seems to grow lovclier day by
day; every time / meet her ] zee some
new grace Of mind or charm Of manner
I caI you one Of the most fortunate Of
man."
"And % / am" was tho warm response.
!" look At her, sometimes, half In won.
der and half in gladnesa, and then think,
with new Joy, she is mine, all mine
"No time coming when she will turn
from you and 20 to another" eco to
another There came . fash out of
the cloud which had sweptinto the young
mans face.
Gas she vent from her mother to
ycu."
For = little while q silence fell be-
tween them. Swift changes were pass.
ing in Cleveland's face.
"From the mother" resumed Mrs.
Ray, "who bore her in pain, and cared
for and nurtured her through al the
Year, OF helpless infancy and childhood.
From her mother, who watched over her
with . loving solicitude and . t~ireless
devotion all along her path of life,
guarding her from evil, drawing to.
wards her all the ministries of good
within her reach, and moulding snd
fashioning her with . wisdom born Of .
love which no mans heart IAN measure
or comprehend, into . being of such
lovelines that your heart bowed down
before her q If she had been An angel.
From this mother she went to you'll
Vas nothing hurt in the transitionf
Were no chords remit No hearts stIick.
emf No life made desolate? Think OF
her going from YOU"
0.orge Cleveland sat a. one who had
been stunned by . sudden shock.
"And think" continued the lady, "ot
Z man accepting this transfer with just
q cold Thank YOU" and then turning
away from the giver without q touch oil
gratitude, OF the feeblest sense Of obi
CATION In his heart"
w UCA u1O yV0 EO0 yVuI A1OUuOA
Mariei" asked Cleveland, a. he looked
across the table ct his wife that evening
There was = new quality in his voice
A something that caused her to look a
him intsntly.
"Shs was here yesterday" Marie An
swered.
"How IL shef" The interest ex
pressed in her husbands voice sent
quick throb to Marie's heart.
about - usual"
"6ome n said she was not lookinf
very we'll"
The young man saw . change in Ma
RES countenance. 1t was half surprise
and half alarm. Swift as the movomen,
of = thought had the inner and nov
clearer sight of the daughter passed t
the mothers place. The face into which
she had looked with her natural eyes, OF
the day before. How much more sh,
saw In it now than thenl No, abe va!
not looking we'll. A feeling of anxiety
crept into her heart and began to shad
ow her face.
Her life must be very lonely nov
that I'm away from her." said Marie, /.
slight CULVER in her voice. II wonder
sometimes that she's as cheerful a. sh,
it,"
EYES, it must be . great change fol
her, greater, perhaps, than We hav.
realized" remarked her husband, speak
ing in repreaed tones, ~ one trying t
hide some feeling.
Little moro Was said during the meal
Both were absorbed in their owl
thoughts; thoughts which neither wa
ready to unveil to the other.
"Suppose We call round and zee your
mother this evening"" said the young
husband, u they arose from the table
|" We haven't been there for / can't say
how long"
"Ohl Shall vet I've been wanting
to sec her all day. Poor mother.
often think how lonely her life must be,
She Wa quieter than usual when she
was here yesterday, and didn't take U,
much interest in things as she has beer
in the habit of doing. And now / re-
member, that it struck me G or twice
that she had an expression in her face
which | had never zen there before, and
which l did not understand"
"No, Marie had not understood thu
meaning of what she saw in her mother
face ct their last meeting. The aflu
ence of her own life had given her M
measure by which to estimate or deter
mine the poverty of her mothers life
Feeding herself upon the mama of love
and with it, rich juices couIsing through
her veins, how could she know that hel
mother Wa wasting from star be
cause food had been Withdrawn and de
nied-the food of her heart!
"Motherl" The heavy eyelids un
closed and lifted themselvesslowly. Haf
she been asleep in the great arm chair
Or only lost in q waking dream of heI
own delight
"Oh, motherl My dear, dear mother!'
What . Wild passion Of love expressed
itself In Marie's voice a. she drew hel
arm about her mothers neck and held
her face closely to her bosom.
Wien strong feelings had died away,
and the mother sat quiet in her chair,
and Marie's eyes looked steadily into hei
face, Its paleness smOte her with . aud.
dem fear. And how wasted it seemed
how transparent the skin; how strange
and hungry the eyes that never turned
from their intent gaze into hers for q
moment.
"Motheri" It was George Cleveland
who had uttered the word. No son
could have spoken II more tenderly.
He bent down and laid q kiss upon hel
forehead. How swiftly her eye turned
from Marie's face to his. What the
young man nav in them was q parable,
only the closer and lower meanings oil
which were then understood. They held
his gaze intently for . while, looking
through his eyes into his very soul; then
the lids shut softly down, and something
Of peace and Icstful quiet gathered in
the colorleM face and about the tranquil
mouth. Al abe at thus, George Cleve-
land went noiselessly from the room.
Ten minutes later there came the sound
Of wheels At the door.
"Mother!" The young man was
standing over Mrs. Fleetwood again.
" Mother! you are going homel The
carriage il at the door," There was no
hidden meaning in the narahla NJ his