The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-02-17

cit does, indeed, fto5me.s thsve

lit does, indeed, lto1me.s .Ihsve
many flowers in Winter.''
:" believe there will be flowers an,,
pros III heaven" said Mrs. Edwards,
ior the very air seemed full Of Heaven
ana she alluded to it easily, naturally
Inaeed, and the cleanness of the room
ieo to another thought, SO but I don't
fancy there IL be any flies there
Ike the little fly very much He
MAKES me work, it is true, but he keens
my ar pure for me, and [ am sure heis
my true friend" .--asii . ~ :. - - =
Then came talk of work, and most
deilcately Mrs. Edwards asked prices
put Mrs. johnson had risen above sensi-
tlveness and talked in the most matter
OF laet, sqllet,WaE, of work NIrs.-Ed-
wards lett in love with her and with the
beautiful Christian faith and love and
nope that could fill a. life, else oIlone
ana hard, so full of sweetness and bean
tty and happiness. Mrs. Edwards saw
her twice after. Then came word that
she was very sick, and in two days that
she, was dead. @-vr7 as 80
From one who had been a life-lono
friend Of both Mrs. johnson and Mr.
writ, she heard the. full particulars of
that last four days of earth.
=" went to see her Saturday evening:
she looked somehow strange to ME. So
pale and yet so wondrousIy sweet. Bv
dlnt OF loving questions got the truth. >
-, II God would only take me
home!- He bids me wait, and do trv
TO wait patiently. but am so tired, SO
tired of living ss... --,,z...,.---,-,7
You do not look well, or speak like
yourself 4. E5.e7 T4T - -. 4 i /
She smiled and said, " NY will is not
lost. His holy Will you see that,'' !,
She burst into tears. 'ssI am huuo,,y ;
| have had only bread and salt forthreee
days IsF1>za 9slETi1a
Why s havn't you told mee''' ss-Ba
II thought Mrs. Writ kept YOU in
work and paid you good prices. She
has often told me SOL Y 80,
She has kept me in work, but this
summer their expenses have been very
great, and she is, much of the time, out
OF purse. She has always been SO GEN
erous to. me, l did not like. to ask her
for my pay e.' eat' zi,,.a-} stssaH frsTi- v
''You ought to have.'' ~ q So, aiJs Il
~ did last week, and she gave nae
all she had by her. h,1 = -. =. -, p
h How much was thatP't -zatssi 9, ssxs
She smiled family. i. "a dollar.'p ,.ttss
"And how much does she owe vouPs'
= She is o good woman, and often
sent me ice cream and jellies and deli
cacles from her own table, =, v,.
That is not an answer to nv r,ues-
ton. HoV much does she owe yous''
Don't speak of it-S43. 500
- What is forty three dollars to herpr
" 30 little that she does not realize
how much it is to me. M sG
L took her home and fed hero the
best the house could offer-indeed, had
extra for my Sunday dinner on her ac
count. The result was an acute inham-
nation OF stomach and death.
Every day Mrs. Wirtesent her flowers
and little nice things to eat, not a mouth
full of which she could eat in that dis
ease. After she was gone Mrs. Writ
said: ia me-. ~, ~
s. Beautiful saint! she is safe and hap
py now in nsallasio,' prepared for her
by the Son of God.'' A' :
' Yes, and you and sent her there,a
l sald' you starved and 4 erammed
her to deaths
What do you meanr' she ex-
claimed, hut was already. sorry hfor
what / had said, and SO made myself
too busy to talk. But after the funeral
she came here and insisted on an .expls-
nation. ~ NAs8 IS - Alss Y-TI II |
When | told her all she sobbed out |
loud and said: - -''..5s,-. J |
'sIdid not think owed her SO much, |
or that she lived SO close to her earn |
lngs. But that is no excuse. Il euq5at |
to haze k'aoeOn; my elegant home will |
hereafter be haunted by that sweet, |
starved face.'' - sA. - -
"she wassonly glad to 60. I 1t was.a
JOY to know she was dying. Entering
life,' she called it. !, She would not come |
back. Let us both think of her only as
q bright saint, with q golden, hars..s'2-l0 |
"Only il. l could see her long enough
to ask her, forgiveness. X would not |
have her sta5E' 40 r. "a
''She fergaye, she morethan fergaye
you. She appreciated all your kind
ness.o bf..,.. 5.=5..-I9. ,'...-e ..,,.,~
:" My kintl,aess'' - }s,s .s9e#gz aH (
"She. understood it all, and loved
you.''. = ] .ass - g 'fsl
:. That makes it all the harder for
ne to forgive myself" ----------
She said, over and oyer, she should
never forget The lesson. and I 'kaow 1
aece5 shall. s'T.'f #5%i'3a'.Ii ia'.A Al 5s7ogH,!
= q And am sure nevershau,p added
Mrs. Edwards, 8. how often
Evil is wrought by want Of thought
-'4 AS well as want of heart'n g 7'Et} |
N Y Observer.
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