Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-12-09
Death of the Old Wife.

ing VIII he3VIy-iannred breath, out as the
sun sank to rest in the far-off western sky,
an the red glow on the wall of the room
faded Into dense shadows, she awoke and
called feeby to her aged partner who was
sitting m etionless by the bedside he bent
over his diving wife and took her wan,
wrinklrd hand in his.
us it night :" she asked in tremulous
tones. looking at him with eyes that saw
not.
Yes he answered softly.'@ 1t is grow
ing DARK
Where are the children ~ she queried;
''aIe they all in ?''
Poor OLD man ! how could he answer p
the children who lad slept for long years
in the old churchyard-who had outi we'd
chill u God anu borne the lieax and burden
the cross ana gone to wear the crown, be-
fore the old fal her and mother had finish
ed their sojnurn.
The children are safe.' answered the
old man, TREMENDOUSLY s'do1't think of
them J met, think Of yourself does the
way seem dark 20
'My trust is in thee I; let me never be
confounded. What does it matter if the
way is dark p
I'D rather walk with Col in. the dark,
han walk alone in the ght.''
II "a rather walk with Him by ia 18th than
" TX alone by sight,
John. where's little Charlie 20 she
lsked. Her mind was again on the p st.
The grave dus. of twenty years Ixd lain
II Charities golden hair, but the mother
ad never forgotten himi Tie old man pat
I'd her cold hands, hands that had labored
- hard that they were scanned and wrink-
d and caloused with years of toll, and
he weddn g ring was worn to ia thread of
snld-and hen he pressed his tt in lips to
Them and cried. She had encouraged and
strengthened him in every trial OF life
Why, what n woman she had been! What
worker What ii leader in Israel l. AL
Ways with the gift of prayer OF service.
They had ST. oil at many a death-bed to-
.pther-clDSed the. eyes If loved ones, and
tnd then sat down with the Billie between
VIII W icdu tllS pEOIHi NOW SIG Was
bout to cross the dark river alone.
And it was strange aud sad to the old
dan and the yelow-haired granddaughter
inft them, 20 hear her babble of walks in
ne woods, of gathering May f,w,rs and
trolling with John, of petty household
cares that Sc had ALWAYS pu down with a
strong, resolnte hand; of wedding f+asts
md death bed triumpis; and when at
midnight she heard the bridegroom s voice,
IND the old man binding oyer her. cried
pitifu'ly. as.d the younr granddaughter
Kissed her pale bro v, there was a ,lema
i y in her voice as she spoke the name of
lsr children one by one, rs If she saw them
With immortal eyes, and with one glad
mile put or Immortality. They led the
I'd man soothing awav, and when he saw
'er ag ain the glad morning sun was shin
ing, the air WAS jubiant with the song of
Drds, AID she lay asleep on the couch un- !
r the Norfh window W ere he had seen
'er so often lie down TO rest while wait
ng for the 5 bhath bell. And she wore
he same st black silk. and he string of
gold beads about her thin neck, and the
foIds of white tnlle. Only now the brooch !
wi h his mini ture was wanting, and in its :
i'llce was a viii $ rose and spray of c. !
1tr-s'le had loved cedAr-she had loved
to sing over her uori:
"Oh may in hi COATS be seen,
Like 70 ing &c lar fresh an green I"
But W la5 strange Jrtu,t.Gnl ia WIS
Ill
races of age, and pain, and WEAKNESS were
II smootled out tie flee had grown |
'Frange1y young, and placid smile was
aid on the pale lips. The old man was
WED hv this likeness to the prids Of his
yonth. He kissed the unresponsive lips and
said softly: I
you've found Heaven first. Janet, but ,
ou'll come for M soon! It's our fist |
urting i'll more taan seventy years, but 1t |
von'o be for long-it won: be for l"ng!"
And 1t Was not. Tae winter SHOWS have
nt fallen, and there is another grave, and |
y day would have been their diamond |
eedding We had planned much for it.
nd w0nler-I wnnd-r-but no! Where !
Lev are tne' is neither marriage nor Civ
i in marriage ID atfoit Free Press.
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HoRNp TRor NR F L. Haight, of |
1852 Sullivan street. is 1t. ressed in I. Ter
# alleged phenomenal powers. The ste'r
III PEI usyvania, but M. Haislt i ,asn't
:are to say exactly il wha, p.r5 of the
state, because some speeul tor might get
tp OF.
H is what YOU might ell a remark
.ble animal d lad Mr.. Fl 4ight, land was
,orn to trot. When he WAS little calf.
instead Of jumping anil gambling OF he
,reen like her calves. he would set HIS
read and in off On a trot for a quarter
stretch. This created 80 ne comment, be-
;ause the little Turk would make big time,
nd he was encouraged. He IS only three
ears old now, and as gentle as lamb, but
he can pull sulky over nile of soft read
n four minutes, and just get warmed III
Vt that HIS name is Novelty Boy, aud he
strong on three-mle trot He's got
zig speed in him, All it eau be brought
ut by straight training"
Mr.. Haight then produced pho 0graph
f Novelty Boy. standing between the
shafts of lig racing sulky, looking ve'y
eepv IN the off eye. His FIRE legs are
very short and his back ling. but the un-
l-r part of his bply curves up, giving him
F., GREYHOUND blild. He is driven in II
'lgs,t racing harness with collar that
,prns at the lower end. He is -teered
With ease by two reins attachen to the
base of his horns. Novelty Boy is pure
white with ambAr horns.-Neto York Sun.
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