The Mineral argus., 1883-11-22
THE OUTWARD SEEMING.
BY FLoRrvcr . nALLowELL.

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nd slowly replaced IN its envelope the
Ter she had been reading to her friend
ss Hepzibah Lackey. az think 1
now my duty as well as most folks, an
iyin' help to Susan Bayard an her chill.
rem doyn come under that head"
But bein' as they're your own kin, F"
aid Aflss Hepzibah, deprecatingly, "it's
bnly Natural for 'em to look to you"
let 'em look. They'll take it out in
bokin.' i told Tom when he married
usan Bayard that the david come when
ed u it. She "a alters spindlin' an
Drt o. helpless. But Tom was that
eadstrong he wouldn't listen to nobody.
e spent his last cent in bnyIn' that
I'm over to Milford, an then had to
bortgage it before he could start his
|rops."
1T was unfortunit his dyin' so soon,"
sd Miss Hepzibah. who was a kindly
IA soul. "Ef he'd a lived a couple o.
tars more he'd paid for the place an
If Susan comfortable. / shouldn't
Ionder bat she's had a hard pull these
so years 10 get along with those three
|hildTen."
Most likely she has. But [ don't see
I'm callfd on to shoulder her burdens
i.h her. Goodness knows I've enough
ready without lookin' out for any
bore"
YES, YOU hands are pretty full
hats a fact" said Miss Hepzibah. 81
ear folks sayin' every day that they
on't know what the minister would do
ithout you"
II reckon I've labored pretty faithful
the Masters vineyard" said Miss
srah, IF | do say it as shouldn't"
And you'll get your reward, Miss
enkIns," said Miss Hepzibsh, as she
bee to go. "YOu can,allers take comfort
thinkIn' that. But / do wish you
pulJ see your way To help Susan a bit"
"She don't desarve help" and Miss
hnh's tone was decidedly acid.
She'd oughter have taken my advice
the FIRST place. l told 'em how it
|ould be- an it's come out pretty much
said. ] told Tom she was too ever
etin' delicate, an would break down
lessen five years. But he would
ave his own way an marry her, an
" here she is laid up-just ss ! said
bed be-"
Pity they didn't listen to you" said
lss Hepzebah as she went ont. But
pung foung folks is generly mortal
eadstrong."
Miss Jenkins often boosted
at she never spent an id,s
rlute; and there was always
0rk Of one kind or another for
q to do; but after her visitor had gone
b sat for some time with | er hands in
81 lap, thinking " the contents OF
e letter she had just received.
TOMS marriage 10 Susan Bsyard, the
phan daughter offs man who, to use
K expressions Of his neighbers, had
eyer been "forehanded," bad not
eased his sister, who thought Susan
too delicate and dainty to prove of
ueh help as the wife ola farmer of
ender
Tom, however had teen very happy
his welded life, and bad never re-
e,ted his choices, as be took pains TO
10 his sister whenever he wrote to
And Miss Sarah who wasn't as good a
tristan as she thought herself, ard
d not fancy being called a false proph-
resented his happiness. and allowed
ieellng OF enmity to grow up in her
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TOMS death, seven years after his
hrriage, was a terrible blsw to his
e and children, who we're left almost
~nniless.
But Susan. knowing the way in which
vas regarded by her sister-in Law,
not dream Of calling upon Miss Sa-
for help.
through the influence Of a friend the
mig widow secured the position of
cher in a district school, and tor two
hrs, on a very slender salary, had
hnaged to keep the wolf from the
Eor.
hen the mortgage on her home was
eelOsed and a long illness which fol-
we'd her removal from the farm to a
al room in the village of Milford,
DE it necessary for the trustees of the
Ool to provide another teacher in her
he sale OF the furniture of the farm
1se provided Susan with money to de-
her expenses during her illness; but
iOund herself when convalescent ut.
p pe~nniless, and with three small
ldren looking to her for support.
vas then that, with a heavy heart,
wrote to her sister-In-law, and it
q letter which ought TO have called
q only sympathy and pity from its
plent, but which gave Miss Sarah on
strange sort Of pleasure in being
At last to say, II told you So"
she sat In her kitchen that warm
afternoon, the quiet broken only
ne ticking c. the large eight-day
and the soft purring of the cat by
aove, she was thinking what she
d write in reply: in what words she
. remind Susan OF Toms declara. A.,
That neither he nor his should
ssk for a favor or q cent at his sis A.,
hands" ,
e clock struck focr with a loud
ring noise, which reused Miss Jen- A.,
with a start from her reyerie, and
aprang up, surprised and shocked
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