The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-01
DARKEST NEAR DAWN.
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 And the young MI.e yLFney: - sf> aer s.shand face whose ss:daea si4..eaess se..ed her hopefa. words.
 Its TO use. Nara. i :eli ,.a1 ls zone, :" cried the yo4n5 r4n. n ;onc> = despair. ''Gone. and the .-a.4 erlY knows wha; is to become If Us
 What Is the case. sir asked one ot he several gentlemen who let: her seats n gather round the distressed faa}llx. consisting of the parents ant; ,av'o very no- Die and beautiful l,tie ones. o7y and girt.
 II have been robbed of al the money Ina; have on earth. replied the young man. lips quiverins and his teeth falrly chauering in his head. And l am bound for Iowa with my family. Ne have none 70 help us: we shall starNe. or these will. before can earn anything for them.
 .Oh. not So bad as that. my man. auo,h a venerable gentleman. with long beard. and god-headed cane: ;" 10; so pad as that you rnust ne, SO easily lose your courage.
 Al this the pretty. weeping wife looked ID. and said with earncs,nesss
 If you only knew one. hali that re las come through. you would notwonder that his las, misfortune iS the drop loo much. and leaning her head on her poor hGs- bands shoulder. she sobbed aiFesh.
 II would like 10 hold you on my lap. my boy may have that pleasure asked the old man of the l.ttle boy.
 ..Ycth thr." was the frank assent, and he little fellow sat quietly where he was placed. while Jenny looked upWl,h smiles. into the benign face beside her.
 You must excuse me. ST. the eld man said. addressing the husband and father. but feel very much like taking libeI,ieN. Will you be so good as 70 relate so much as you may choose of youy h.stccY: feel strangely curious 10 hear Il.
 There mas sympathy m every ac; and every tone of the cid man. and the sore heart of the troubled young man MS vefI thankful ;o unburden ltsef.
 His name was George Howard. hc sad -tha, is. this was inc oniy name nc sne~ anything about. for he Was A ieatae..ne ,aken from the cold s;onc ..1or E. a nal. n ,abiie building one ca-s setu'an morrsn- He wa> ;hco abnGt iaa Ycar> oid. hal been dgusSeG snd ie:; .heFc V pe-sE = be p.ceec r'. q, '" -a~e might te. .A Sird -er.;.t .." eat. 'sanc him. a..s .er >iXer el- ''.,fs .N-s> .ics. for anG v.s happy. s.le. i-.tzR 3fzs.. and he i .. hsUl sci =-Is. 7--. TT ne r-st'- ~. II st.ar-ct, Ii Va ,ase. H;e q family here ,hcy Ne.s , oeet e.H4 ia the5f e.,n eh..Greu = k.la .hc1 hsa = nicG etc-Y pleasure &&e= e#cf .s.-,t.-e. He se,s.}fe .4a; .4;.... :=sss = : .. --.. but had managed ss esse...e9 ..5. study a: nis,.t. I ha7 heg,aa>;eree. ooos- keepins and some oi..e. :k.F-. and 3, eishteea ears oi a-e h.. oh..sae 4 i. zod place IF a store.
 At twenty he lad fallen n lose W,,h swee, and worthy gIrl. .if.d ,.i;er ;wo more wears of tuIi T, spite. opposition 6: her proud relatives. he had marrieG her. This was d mistake. he supposed |. ieast everybody seemed to conslde. II so. They ough, 10 have waited. Bul hi> salary was quite sutiiclen, ie hye or. ard wh.s. more did they need: Thez were Neyy happy: but alas there came a chaHce. \ bank exploded somewhere: chen another and another then the merchan, began to shake and shake. and Ike row oibricsss standing near together. when the rly>, o7e gets blow. dow they IL tcl.. ard h:s employers among thc:.2.
 There was no getting :. situation. Hsn- dreds of clerks and many merchants alse were ou, of business. 1,eorSe de;ern.neG 70 70 west; Then he me; w.th r..any ms fortunes: he was a len- tune sex he Y 4s several tunes cheated. and once burned cut. al that he took ug. with alIu WAS soon gone.
 What made he trouble sa bad wss the fact tha; his family were nlth His wife relatives. and he knew yery sell how they all talked ;o her he kneA how hard II was for her high and true near: ,o bear 10 hear him blamed for everything. and unde-- valued and condemned. So he had >irven. and earned and borrowed money enough to go for his family. and they had started for home in the great west. and no~ ,hls blow, had fallen upon them. and ]; was too much.
 am now without a dollar in inc world. concluded G,eorgs. and the poor fellow le, his head sink on hls breast. and TWO tears fell from hls great sad eyes.
 Cheer up. my man. sad he stranger, you know ';is an old saving that the darkest hour IS lusi before the dawn. And If man ever trusts and hopes n God. t should be when he mos;s needs 70. And you are in ;ha; place now
 Yes: thins l am returned George. slooTnily. And II IS very hard. had hoped that our wors, troubles were over.
 Well. think that they are sad ;hesr companion. smiling. Here. NJ. Con ducror for that funct;oaary a, :hif mo- men, paused beside car grogl II pay for ;hree-you don, chars eanyt27s for my children. you know.
 = I, is exceeding kind fyou. ST. sal4 George: bu,-bn;-you mus; ssye us your name and address that we may i,TioN where ;o send he money shen we become able 10 return II.
 - You II have no diE:cul,y 4S 70 re-