New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-05-12

vertiSing. They posted notices Of their
loss on the walls. All in vain.
After others knew that they had fol.
lowed forlorn hope. they still pursued
i as earnestly Is ever. And 50 the
@ceks rolled by, the months faded, tho
years followed. Theirs was : hard
case. II death had taken tho boy It
would have been easier to bear; but
they did not believe him dead; whore
was hep In whose hands? Had he
mourned for them and for home? Had
he been ill-uscd- -bcatcn7 They knew
nothing, and tho suspense wore their
lives away. ltwas an old story 70 9TH
eEs very soon; It was always terribly
now to them. At any moment Il seem
Cd % them that the door might opoD
and their. child enter, and the patter of
little feet upon the stones set their
hearts beating wildly. This when ten
years had passed, and tho child of four
would have been Z child no longer, but
. youth taller, doubtless, than his
mother. s.
No other children came to these peo-
pie, and they were very miserable. The
man seemed crushed-he had neither
ambition nor energy. The woman went
about her daily toll in . dull, lifeless
manner. Their hair grew gray, and
their brows wrinkled very early.
trlends were pltl1ul; but grlet does not
invite-it rather rcpels. a.G... ......
At last they seemed to stand alone In
the world; old acquaintance and rela-
tives were gone, or had forgotten
Aho,,o rl,n,, -. a. - ~o,~ ~,oo Do~~
lonely, sad, they chung to each other,
and shared each others sorrows and
trials. There was no Joy to share.
This child would have been eighteen
years old-was, If he lived-when
what is called . piece Of good luck
happened TO them. A far-away rela-
tive died and left them little fortune.
He had not taken much notice of them
during life, but he had given them .
thought or his deathbed. They were
comparatively rich. When they knew
It the same thought came to each at
once. The woman uttered it first.
MARTINI said she, .'perhaps we
can find our boy, after all. When once
we have the money We viii advertise
him all over the length and breadth Of
the land. He may not remember, but
the blessed mark you put upon his foot,
that he will know of. He will come to
us-1 feel sure Of it-at last. Martin.
ut laat."
"Yes, it may be so, Agnes" the
man said. 1T may be so; the time
has been long, the days wocful, but we
may be happy after all that has gone.
Agnes. I believe it will be sO.''
They kissed each other and made
ready for the journey which they must
take to enter upon their Inheritance.
And they travelled together over the
road with eyes that grew brighter for
this small speck of hope in their hearts.
Through all the proceedings that fol-
lowed, this grew and grew; and when,
at last, they found themselves I'M
disputed owners of a pretty house
and money enough to live on in COM
fort, they b>gan to feel sure that their
boy would yet share it with them.
The first evening in their new house
was almost happy.
"Agncs, we must put this cash away
in a bank Tomorrow said the husband.
counting over roll of notes. lit Is
not safe to keep it here, and we must be
careful; we have that to do which makes
US economical"
"Yes, Martini" said his wife, as she
held the light for him and he locked the
small, old-fashioncd safe. "You see,
when the boy comes to us we will want
to do all we can for him, and home
must be pretty place. We can live
on almost nothing until he does come"
Afterward, in the dark, their heads
close together on the pillow, the elder
ly couple talked on. dreaming like chill
drcn.
"Yes. Martin" said his wife. AZ she
held the light for him and he locked the
small. old-fashioncd safe. "You see,
when the boy comes to us we will want
10 do all we can for him. and home
must be pretty place. We can live
on almost nothing until he does come"
Afterwartl, In the dark. thcil heads
close together on tho pillow, the elder
ly couple talked on. dreaming like chill
''Martln,'' said Agnes, "when he
does come, our poor boy, perhaps ho
will be rough and not well-mannered,
he has not had us to teach him; W
must be very lenient."
Yes, yes" said Martin; "but tho
boy will improve. Young as he ID, hs
can 60 to college yet"
Away from us1'' said the mother.
"No, no, he shall come home every
day. said tho father. ''Wiu he be
tall, I wonder? We are usually tall.