Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-05-09

IN sorrow. he flung his arms around
Der and dropping his head upon her
bosom. burst into violent fit of weep
ing.
20. Mrs. Sunderlandr' be cried, 81
can't bear u have him die; can't
can't he was always so good to me-"
The mothers lips quivered; her fea-
lures worked convulsively; the healing
tears came at last TO her aching ewes,
and with her face bowed upon Charles
curly head, she, too. wept freely and
softly, and with the blessed tears the
first bitterness of her anguish passed
away.
Mrs Sunderland's friends came to
her and took her away from the scene
of her bereavement. All that affection
could do was done to cheer her, and
after few months her healthy. cheer
full temper began TO reassert itself, and
so aided the effort of beneficent nature
that by September she felt able to re-
turn to Greenville and her boys grave,
and to become again, in a measure, her
old calm and gentle self.
The schools had just reopened, and
though the remembrance of one short
year ago. when her own boy was there,
the brightest and most hopeful of the
young throng who commenced the
school-year together. brought pang of
almost unbearable pain TO the mothers
heart, she endured this suffering rs she
had endured all the rest, uncomplain-
ingly.
The examination for promotion was
again held, and this time Charlie Coon
er ranked first among the five OF his
class who were promoted to the higher
department. Mrs. Sunderland was sim
cerely pleased when she heard of the
lads triumph, aud few mornings later
when she met him, she stopped to shake
hands with him, congratulating him
most cordially. ''But how does it hap
pen you are not in school, this morn
ing" she asked.
'H-l-don't 60 to school, lust now"
he stammered. 1--WE stopped awhile"
"Why, how does that happen? Surely
now is the very time you ought to be
most regular in attendance
81 knOw-Pd like 10 be. but''-again
he stopped, much embarrassed, and il
was no. without good deal of ques-
tiOning that Mrs. Sunderland at last
drew from him the Information that he
had ceased to attend school on account
of his fathers inability to procure for
him the new set of school books his pro-
motion had made necessary.
Fathers had felon on his hand all
summer, and it's not well vet. He
hasn't been able TO work much, and
we've had to be awful economical
Mother cried like everything when
father said he just couldn't spare the
money to buy lot of new books; she
was mad at first, but she soon cot over
that, for she knew father couldn't help
It. She 5 saving up now, and so am /,
and we'll raise the money between US
before Christmas, guess, though those
kind of books do cost like smoke" he
concluded, with a rueful sigh.
After he had gone Mrs. Sunderland
went into her darkened parlor, and. sit
ting in her rOckiDg-chair, rocked and
cried softly for long time.
linen she went upstairs and opened q
deep drawer in n bureau, from whence
issued strong perfume of withcred
rose-leaves. She removed the linen
towel that shrouded the contents of the
drawer. and from one corner drew forth
a slate and pile of schOol-books-al.
most new. She opened the books one
/ by one. and in each she kissed the
name Frank Sunderland" inscribed
in big boyish hand; then she laid her
cheek upon the books, fondling them as
though they were living creatures, and
Dried again.
AT last she wiped her eyes and tied
up the books i'm neat strong package.
- 1 am dong just rs he would want
me to do" she said to herself She
wrote the name of Charlie Cooper upon
Tic package, and giving it to her little
kitchen-maid. directed her TO take it tC
the house of her neighbour, MIR. Cooper.
The evening of the same day. rs Mrs.
Sunderland sat alone. reading over a
few verses from her Bible before retir.
ing for the night. she heard a hustle of
approaching footsteps. the door opened,
and her little maid said.
Here's Mis- Cooper wants to see
you n few minutes, Mis- Sunderland. -
She ushered into the room n tall,
gaunt figure, whose head and shoulders
were shrOuded in dark shawl. and then
discreetly Withdrew.
Mrs. Cooper. Tor she it was, advanced
| toward Mrs. Sunderland rs the latter
arose. I've come To talk about them
books you sent TO my Charlie" she said.
roughly, almost ficrcely.
"fes, replied Mrs. Sunderland, dep.
recatingly; ~ hope you don't feel Of
Tended; Charlie told me his father did
not feel able TO buy him the books he
needed Just now, and / thought it a
| pity he should be obliged 10 yct behind
his class on that account"
MY Charlie says them books is the
ones you bought last year for your
Frank; is that SOP
Yes" Mrs. Sunderland said her
voice faltering little, "they were INV
boys. Charlie was fond of him
couldn't have given him those books Il
I he had not been"
You're right" and the fierce voice
grew suddenly husky; "my Charlie
/ been a-crying hover them ever since he
: got them. and l don't wonder. for the
sight of 'em has made me do what ]
never did for living creature in hall my
life afore. I've come hover to bee
your pardon for all my hugliness to
you and to him that's gone; you poor,
dear soul, you-hido, hido," and fierce,
evil-tempered Mrs. Cooper ended her
sentence by burst nS into hearty fit OF
CRYING.
Mrs. Sunderland clasped in hers the
knotted, tOil-worn hands outstretched
toward her.
Don't cry" she said, tears rolling
down her own cheeks as she spoke. u
know you are sorry. Wen have to be
friends after this, and we will never
quarrel any more"
And they never did.-M r. House
keeper, ga YoTth'S Companion.
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