The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-11-16
THE OUTWARD SEEMING.
BY rroasycE , HAILowELIs


she took her spsctacles FRO. her nose,
and slowly replaced IN its envelope the
letter she had besn reading to her frien,l
Miss Hepzibah Lackey. "[ think l
know my duty as we'll as most folks, an
eivin' helm to Susan Bayard an her chill
dren don't come under that head"
but bein' as they're your own kim"
said Miss Hepzibah, deprecatingly, tits
only natural for 'em to look to you"
"Let 'en look. They'll take it out in
lookin.' told Tom when he married
Susan Bayard that the day'd come when
he'd rue it. She was alters spin Him an
sort O helpless. But Tom wa,- that
neadstrong he wouldn't listen to noboj y.
lie spent his last cent in biy,n' that
farm over to Milford, an then had to
mortgage it before lie could start his
crops"
"It was unfortunit his dyin' so soon,"
said Miss Hepzibah. who was kindly
old soul. "Ef he'd lived couple o
years more he'd paid for the place an
left Susan comfortable. I shouldn't
wonder but she's had hard pull these
two years to get along with those three
children"
"Most likely she has. But don'tsee
as I'm CALI .. OH to shoulder her burdens
with her. .Goodness knows l've enough
already without lookin' out for any
more."
"Yes. your hands are pretty full
that's II fact" said Miss Hepzibah. 81
hear folks sayin' every day that they
Ns,tsk str
without you"
II reckon I've labored pretty faithful
in the Masters vineyard" said Miss
Sarah, "lf ! do say it as shouldn't"
"And you'll get your reward, Miss
jenkins" said Miss Hcpz bah, Us she
rose to GO. "Yuu CANA lers take comfort
IN thinkln' that. But l do wish you
coull zee your way to help Susan q bit"
"Sne don't desarve help" and Miss
Sarah's tone was decidedly acid.
"She'd oughter have taken my advice
in the first place. tod 'en how 1t
would he. an It's come out pretty much
us said. told Tom she was too ever
astin' delicate, an' would break down
in lessen five years. But he would
have his own way an ,malry her, an
she'd be-"
"pity they didn't listen to you," said
Miss Hepzebah as she went out. "But
young foung folks is gener'iy mortal
kendstrOny."
that '@I she never never spent an iJ,s
minute; and there was always
work of ono kind or another for
her to do; but after her visitor had gone
sle sat for some time with er hands in
her lap, thinking over the contants of
the letter She had just received.
Toms marriage TO Susan Bayard, the
orphan dnnghtsr Of q man who, to use
the expressions Of his neiyhbors, had
never been "lorehandcd," had not
pleased his sister, who thought Susan
far too delicate and dainty to prove of
much help as the w.fb ola farmer of
slender means.
Tom, however had been very luppy
grelted his choice, as he took pains TO
say to his sister ,siiGnever he wrote to
her.
And Miss Sarah who wasn't as good a
Christian rs sac thought herself. and
did not fancy being called IL false pronll.
| ct, resented his happiness, and allowed
| IL feeling oi enmity To grow up In her
heart against Susan.
Toms death, seven wears after his
marriage, whsa terrible blsw to his
| wife and children, who were left almost
| pennllesS
Blu, Susan. knowing the way in which
she was regarded by her sister-in law,
did not dream OF CALI * upon Miss Sa.
| rail- for help.
Through the influence ola friend the
young widow secured the position of
| teacher in u district school, and tor two
| M n Sinn.lnr aulurv I,uI
managed to keep the wolf from the
door.
| Then the mortgage on her home Was
torecIosed and long illness which fol-
| lowed her removal IRON the farm to a
small room in the village OF Milford,
made it necessary for the trustees Of the
school TO provide another teacher in her
| place.
The sale OF the furniture of the farm.
house provided Susan with money to de.
tray her expenses during her illness; but
she found herself when convalescent ut.
terly penniless, and with three small
children looking to her for support.
1t was then that, with q heavy heart,
was letter which ought to have called
forth only sympathy and pity from its
recipient, but which gave Miss Sarah on.
ly q strange sort of pleasure in being
able at last to say, II told you 60"
| As She sat in her kitchen tina. warm
July afternoon, the quiet broken only
by the ticking OF the large eght-day
clock and the soft purriny of the cat by
tho stove, she was thinking what she
would write in reply: in what words she
would remind Su-aa of Toms declara
ton that "neilher he nor his should
ever ask for a favor or cent at his sis.
tcr's hands,"
| Tie clock struck four with loud
whirring noise, which reused Miss Jen..
kins with start FROM her reyerie, and
to find how long she had been idle.
"l'll let her wait awhile for my ans.
wer." she thought. eth do her good
TO be in suspense bit. And I reckon
it amt too late to 90 after them b lack.
berries in the medder-lot. First thing I
| know them pesky town-boys will be
after e'in, an won' get none for JAM"
She put on her sunbonnet, and taking
a large tin pail from the antrv, went
out. She paused on the path which
! led to the meadow to look back at the
house, thinking 1t was very like Susan
liz calculated on being asked to take
up her abode there.
1t wasu large, o.d-ashioned house.
1 WIN iOOihJ WtNC piOEt %
and plenty of winiuws The grounus
surrounding it were well shaded. and an
abundance OF flowers bloomed in the
front garden. 1t would have been q
grand place for children to play, but
none had ever playel the since Tom
had been grown. The place had been
lett to Miss Sarah by an aunt, and Toiu
had no share i'll it. Miss Sarah, how
ever, had cared for and supported her
brother. who was very much her junior,
until he WAS able to s;rlke out for him.
self; and she made llm present of five
hundred dollars when he attained his
majority. She Thought she had done
more than her du.y by him, and she
'lesircd that he should pay her some
consideration in the matter of his mar
riage. She had never ielt tile same
toward hin since, though she tried
to heed the old motto. DE mortuis nil
nisi bonun." whenever she spoke Of
him.
The blackberries in the meadow
were very ripe and large, anti 81 plent-
eous that Miss Sarah had ilO difficulty
in filling her pail in q very shor!
time. 1t occurred to her as she walked
holnewa"a that perhaps the ministers
| wifp n,iyl,f wanf IN mako lam tOn and