The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-02-01

lead the way we will follow you,'
and so supporting his morher, now fee.
Bile with fatigue, entered Ralph's house
Past the rooms id which he lived,
Icheerless and cold, we went up to floor
luxuriously furnished, where two women
were already pouring out all sorts OF
apologies for neglect of their charge.
E Ralph, With few stern words, left
them aud / remained with his. mother
until she slept, worn out with wandering
tor some hours, as we ascertained, later.
Then ! went down stairs. to the libra
~. Ralph was there; and upon his face
was the light of some new resolve. In
short phrases full of deep earnestness,
be told me at last OF his love. .l;..:
Ny. father was fatally hurt, my moth-
Ter injured as yeu'see. BY a railroad sacci-
tdest2 he ssaids sbak before 3ssdisi ny
father exactedl from mea promise to care
for my mother myself. He died several
days after receiving the wounds which
caused his death; and In that time we
knew that my mothers reason was gone
for life. To-day she is quiet; to-mor-
row she may be violent, raving, q sight
lot horror. Gould ! ask any woman I
loved to share my life. my. care 2" -
Yes" I,answerod frankly; .'for II she
loved you il would be her happiness to
give you comfort, to tighten this burden
of pain" a. a. H,g mf} ~
He saw. that I was in earnest, that il
was. no girlish enthusiasm. hut a wo-
mans devotion | offered him, aud clasp.
ling me by the hand, s., :.
.Csn you bear 1t p he asked. go. =.
Loving you, csn." I answered. a
Il Bnt after all 1t was not required ol
Ime. Mrs Dalton took . heavy, cold
from that night Of exposure and wan.
dering, and in less than month from
that January morning her life seeking
VAS over, and she had gone to end hel
dear "Ralph" in a brighter world. ,s.5,
Ba' my Ralph has been my husband
for five long years. and his face has losl
its careworn gravity, and his voice its
monotone Of pain, and Woliston is /
home Of peace and happiness, where
there is no sorrow. no painful mystery.
Profits OF Sheep Raising. s
II farmer gives proper care to his
dock the. depredations from. dog, can be
very considerably Iessened, more espe.
cially if every farmer in q neighborhooJ
is engaged in the same pursuit A pup
raised on farm with sheep i, not apt
to b. q sheep thief, ualess he is Of the
lowest type OF, the sneaking cur. But
1.-The profit in flock OF ewes, numbering
twenty fve TO one hundred head Of lnpt.
! ton sheep is sufficient iniucement for
every farmer t, bestow the requisite care
to keep such 4 flock IN the best condi.
|.ion, Ie would scon f1d that nothing
telse on the farm brought him half the
profit on the inyeslinent, aud the present
tisthe best time TO make this addition t
his stock Get q bunch Of common
jewes which are under Ave years old, and
jthsn adi1 ssashuy 4 tss,is = gUou gTaug O
Cotswold male Keep the largest and
best formed eve la nbs OF this cross, sci
the Indifferent ewes and all the male
lambs. Repeat this practice for three
years, fattening and disposing of the
old stock as the young supplies theil
places, and at the end Of the third yeal
sell the old nsle and get a young ami
NAL Of the same breed and most val
uabie q ,ck OF mutton sheep will have
been built up, worth per head more than
double the original stock, while the
yearly profit from wool, lambs aud ole
sheep will have returned larger com,
parative profit than any other item on
the farm. A home market there is nc
danger OF glutting with mutton sheep
and raising them gives more sproft AM
speedier retaras than any other stool
on the farm. ~o..ssy = NV