, 1880-10-30

linI; ctled, too, hiit shw tlo mntier s'a MA
se1!tc'i S, , nntwseii tncn,, n,H9 said no liore.
.noii III .iSt .icSf aay KchaNl ca'nc and nfter
i!iEht l,avn Susie for vile. Then, i, IT, n,nut 1T
Three months after, SHE went .low, Tito TUX
is rs ite wife Ut Richard. ~ ~'>'
ws%t S% Z, tt' Ky s Wls G1tes 3 sa snslcs narr'asa
tI'cre,; but could not stay. i ltd tlot like
the c!!natS, tho peoute, the wnter, or tHH
,May ,'Iy u!ey 'tyel. and l SOON returned. My
81 Il distant aWls solI ny s'i'ti' ilttis I"1n9, "m
cillMrrtl fO mt ly ycnrs uf tni,t,ii,ess str,it
,s wtthln rs walls md a. Thousand te,uler
F5ccnliect!ofls. | went to boarding, hut WIS
Church regularly; hit / sat nions III
sermon md TIC seryiccs iel hit oi, lry W rars m
alsl Msro nlike iln!ee!lcd. ro XII limo
Ing to church talrs. fcsiiyals, ai,l sociablss.
: ~ went on tl!ls wny for about year, when
l. began to nbscrye a tittle ,.oru clusely
yoling!sh woman, who, appeared 10 bc very
aso bne II f @ @1!e, "a ssy ' cs VIE Fffe iGnt so to
cAt',e null went without escort. I inquired
who sflu WIS, md was told that size WIS
widow WHO wits struggling hard to support
tHat hHSrself s'ta an fnly Of young eltI.tcn nn
1esS. SFnlcliow | bngasI to feel all interest
II the willow mil n sympathy for her. md
sue W0hlu frequently come i!lto my infnd. |
@ intl ''0 thought of nlnrrrylnE, for lla:l too
but for a!l that could not lIelp thinking OF
ler. :.
Chance fnatle us acquainted. Size ant! q
laHy friend Wore going lIoMn ono hight from
nsis srG e tc 1siS" ssc ,rseo wi g s sfn v fs ths.
Mrs. T., dropped s!,nwl TINT was Ilni,Itng OH
llaa,lu! ittol,er Sic tianked lne, lnntle so,no
Et'l,rrai remark. intro'tucet n,clo the widow,
selwiceablc q tlleln alongside. / WALKED
with tlie1, until we can't tu Mrs RS lo,.sr.
W'9n yarr ta,,lHy t1t qly w" rs Eo fntgh % ssi|
trust ,yo! to SEQ Mrs. Ras!.!n'l sniff, to l'c.r
Masa Faod 'iis;nlMe on, Int VIZ ut length
rencilett It 'li!l mt q, III. but sim gaye mo
few evenings afterwards met her by acci-
dent ut tho house OF Il friend, anil our meet
lngs thereafter htcale much more frequent.
j., sne Eaye Ile her History. ller husbnn!!
l!ut Was killed ~ cultislon two years be-
fore met her liz left her with five children,
absolutely destitute. The three eldest Of tho
children %ere Eirls, nge,l respectively Ii, III
aainl the other : years. notlccd TINT thu
furniture WIS hotli seant niut plain. She wns,
she sn'a, woman ut simple tastes and lud
10 desire for llnrry or sl,nw. Her Lecessl-
thhtsKht sl,0 could live u, MS s,un!l MI Income
Us my me. iIere. thought, ], Is Il wo!!ul!
WIN l!1s hcen a!sstpIin&ll fl thoscvcre sc'lnol
Of adversely, rIlcrs vii! be nu waste Or .lIs,,
@ @Sseu vSry .ovotpsl wifa Is ,ar @ flTst ut hns- Ills
ha1Ni, md there WIS no reason why slle
shnnl! INT bs lust MS goWl 10 u
feso1 rarlSl.riX Mlen tat seem" nok
them, ! hatt thought myself proof against
the wIes. thu 9rtlticus the schemes of my
wItlaw III creation, ntld TINT could be In tho
Eennpa'y Of Mrs. II: with pcrfcct safety.
thanEl!t that I6ll1 cnyagrMents wern goner-
ally disastrous anA brought tronb!o, t'le
marriage followed hard IN tile engagement.
M %sis 70 t E EcinE iiHas's s ILL, '5fsy saysr sy ey
i,a'i ieft lslo my t1,lrltness lnl become almost
uncomfortable, aud ti.ut | itnti ttetcrn,il,nd to
nlirry n4nlh. Enyo tllem the 1lame. of tho
la;iy tllat was g9!nE to ,narry, md told them
nsltt expressed thu wisl. 70 have THEM both
present, !ilt! not expect tlleln to come. .nnd,
Ms thry hott. knew thu lndy tshc, had lNosi
Ss M tcy I! w e t',M2 ,n2s wGS anSs wsr udprs to Ssa
Mt II latn hour 1T the. evening, l,ososly heing
present but lEer rrsntlo,lR md II few friends Ut
1atne. THO next Marning | was formally In
d, rvHSs H,,i,i t" ny now family sonly, Fetici
girls. Thu two eldest, Snphy nlni I4!sly rs
they wcre called, werG hlE. ssrapl,lng lasscs.
VIII; reh i,alr aug saIl1ty cq!llplexions, With
S!nalt nsS'rtment of freck!es; tho yoanger,
Al4ude, Ind tlnrk llatr and Uyes nlitl Il fair
skin. trunk WIS tho na,nc nt llts eldest boy
ntltt GGnrEn Of The younger, breakfast lnssetl
Oft quietly. About Il o'cs0ck walked dawn
street. Tho Wet,ljlcr WIS clear and mild for
stunned l'e. The tlpru WIS done, md l.alt
commenced Keeping lOltSo, stocked with ILL.,
other, man children.
Frnn thu manner In which people looke.l
ut me and Ny'lt!ctl me hegaM t0 fear TINT
Ind cGiHlltlttGI KDsnH grlDrulIa Uffnisn. l
went To church, but Tho Christian t,rethren
greeted Mn With IL cp0l md. When Iuf-
iestt( my hunt tliera was lln return To- my
pressure. About IL nH,ntll after my marriage
R1t letters from my twb tlnHEhtera. They
vera very sllurt. ThMy simply snt,t l was
resronsilla 10 10 one but myself for my acts;
t'lat @ l!n.! bgell 4 Kooa i@shar - them, aral
eo,,ltl only hope TINT lime would not slInw 1
fsa'l acted 'snwlsely or ngaitlst my own hap-
plllehs.
x lt4w days utter these latters cana re-
eeivesl 01lc from Ripley cnsGn. C9llon ltntl
many yenrs hefnrt. ll!Arriad Il widow with
Kansas city. lls WIS, however, . bac!,cur
Mt tho lime ut his marriage. COlton's letter
Ii short, nld | give 1t in till:
NY ny LEAR @ FqlKNt CLArIslLR; ! haya jnat
cout,oietcck ihavu heen tiero. I ID, thsrG,
sas aw aa sS1saGf p9xs q s se s9 ss, soss S'Fht vl
eoall add tott. Msy a y"a u f happy. ''' "''"
SilaS JnncS aud ! lived In the sano ward
hatl been warn. friends, hit Sins s0lnu two
years nGn tuck 1t Into Ills llealt tint III, was
Hrlper l'nrA.,ll tG represent ONr warl in the
Eity Council. llts iarty not,lIna1e,l Him, nn.