The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-22

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seated at the 1eet OF a Whlte-Halreu Ola negro,
against whose knee she leaned ner ne4o "nIe
Ihey sang HoS9uheI- III . lIe9u' oNeoo IN "a
CTallo' ne III Ihe quaVerlhg zones oi ase-"n ou
pl4IC1t9h uIGoy, sInPle ana plainClN9' u;ason
ne hau suolen away unhoUtceu' anu hda rluuoh
slowly nome WIN a Ieenng IN MS heaft thaO
was something IKE despair. III was the con
seriousness OF thls IeeIhg Whlch hau elclueu us
Suuueh ORGANIZATION anu resolve;
II was near udyoreah Wneha hhooh az III uooi
aroused nm; ana frightened prayer TOOK MN
70 lle oeqSlue0 OF one OF Uhe servants Vi tHe hou9e'
u was yello" IeVer'
lhaI sgCCleu Jhe quesGloh OF HIS departure
nome. he renamed where ne was ana III INC
CerrlpIe uays ThaI lolowe! no 1elp thss ne eoun1
give was "ltnneld' 90 Idltniul anu ellclenV "ao
ne tLa tne lankee DOCTOR was d 9ame On Une
ups OF everyone. ana never uttereu WITHOUT d
word OF commentator and gratitude.
AIone-Ior the Oh physician VINO hau loIS
hela the practice OF the little place IN monopoly
1au carry succumoed 10 the IeVer-ne Iousnt Im9
disease oaVTlng WIN a courage thaU ihspneu
oThers ana Kept them from despairlhg through
one rainy night; atter the epl1e1hlc hau passeu
lrs crlslS' hortiahuC' returning from d NIs4t i d"
Instance ana dlsmountlng from ms weary hoTse
~ hI9 "ooi' louhu Woihdne nsuL0 ~
MS sue when ne Kne" even III ChaC oIn lISh@
IL voice. WHICH addressed him Was . my a.
10 De almost lnaudioie' Forgive me- IL sal1'
1 was insane oo not know; you are hoois
anu gooo' Ihey nave Che leVer-Ohcle Jake anu
NANNY IN; Ior U0ds sake come; =
hortiandts heart throooeu so Vloiently tnaI -
was d moment oeIore ne uareu OrusS MS Holoe "
speak; linen ne SAID quleul!I l wiz 70 az
once, ana remountlhg; ne ro9e away WIN a.
,hucn speeo as ne couu geC lro" HIS J"u'u
oeast.
DuI she was at the caolh alh9st as soon as ne,
eagerly and etnclently helptui despite the agony
OF sorro" ana helpiiesshess Whlch possesse1 her
as She saw now NIUE science ana loVe coulu pre-
van against the relentless death that was hgnt-
s she ior POSSESSION . $50 . gu ! rie poof, o ill., otta h = b ou nx'
sue iogeG SO well rorlU was III VAN 9hdt ne "a.
pended all ms 6noWieage ana she an het IenoeF
care the SECOND morning WIN a lasi' IalIh4uI
loVlng look from MS am eyes ana "a last gehue
murhut OF Gooq-Qye' NIUE NiIssey' uonC cry
1or me" Uncle JAKE had falen asleep an9
d Ie" hours later, ola NANNY Coo' Hau pdSseu
away wa r,ou ru..u oo, ,oeono eo,.
1hat evening Ellen EVerStu stoou pelore IouT
graves. two OF them freshly made; for she had
idIh I4e ooules OF tue 0lu olachs mere; oesiue
ntT otner parents, as sne salu' III Ihe etter
sIllneSs Whlch Ians WIN C1e setuhg Oh I9e
sun She coulo near, Tar ooWn the road
the departing footsteps ana NolceS OF tne
men VINO nao borne her SSnIly il4enoS 10 III
resGhS- Place az 4eT leet one IsUeheu u tneni
until they mad faded away. ana then stood hsten-
ing sui I0r one more souhu' NO theE were
gone and she was alone alone, alone forever.
30 she crleu Wildly as she thTe" neTsei oeWn
among tne graves casVlhg 10 tHe WLhus Che sell
controI Ihat had never WaVefeu uhtll now
DuS She was Iot alone' Ior MINUS stronger
IMAM her own uook them ana helu them III d cIose
grasp anu IN a lrighIeheu glance she saw tne
Slr91g sympathy IN the manly race "nlcn she
1au learned 10 trusU ana Vurh ION the last tM9
days AS hauurally ana IhanAIuHy as d cn!u
she accepted II, ana laying her race upon MS
arm WepC ouU CHe arst olCIerheSS OIL heT grteI;
IL was not long before she had Wept hefselr
quiet, but she did not ralSe her head for some
Tune, and when she dId so perceived that night
had almost fallen.
Gently dlsengaglng her hands from ms she
rose to her feet, then again extended them to
HIM as he stood by her side. Good night, she
SAID. You cannot know how thank and bless
you GOOD night.
on; child, he cried retaining her as she
would have turned away Il cannot leave you