The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31

shape and putting in the crops. She
developed q genius for this business.
AS the second year drew to a close sbo
knew that success was assured and
that ten years of battle was to have its
victory at last.
;. Now this may seem tame recital. but
1t was busy life for her, She arose
with the sun and she was the last to re-
tire. 1t was brains against q sterile farm
ana a shiftless husband. She developed
shrewdness and business capacity. She
made q market fQr herself. aid soon &C.
CURED reputation for the quality Of
ner VeRetaDles. She was proving
nezer Grath remarked: ut was thunder.
in curious how awful quick a woman's
brain works; he believed there was
more Of en-" Now, you may think
Jane Grath was a muscular, musculine
creature, without that fine.bred bearing
which leisure and wealth bring With
them; but here you are mistaken. Atthe
opening OF our Story, she had borne
four children, with ten years struggle
with proverty and an indolent husband
behind her. Better times had Just be-
gun to dawn; but Eoenezer Grath's wife
was fine looking woman and she
had an air ABOUT her and a carriage
that many q fashionable woman might
envy. A large figure. exceltentlv pro-
portloned with head we'll set on broad
shoulders, her sharp gray eye had com.
mand OF 1t; and her magnificent hair,
tawny as the lioness's skin, was fitting
pity you say. that this woman should be-
compelled to burn out her life in such
humble work! But soft; was there no
display Of heroism and poetic action in
this life lived near to natures heart? She
had mastered dilemmas and fought disas-
ter and conquered late, and now, as a
steady income was assured, there would
be more leisure and the children could
have better advantages. Epenezer Grath
bad really begun to develop; he could
not help it, or he must die Of shame. To
live with such woman was aliberal ed
ucation. lie did q mans work, and he
Locked on Jane with an awed respect.
One of the summer boarders at the no.
tel vas terribly sick, Jane heard of it
when she was down to the village. The
proprietor was paying his bill for vege-
tables, strawberries, etc. 1--WE have a
verr sick man up stairs, Mrs. Grath, and
we cant find out what is the matter.
You have experience in sickness, won't
oou step up?" She was an excellent
nurse. She had the light touch, the
keen perception and calm bearing in
d!spensable in sick room. She went up
with the hotel keepers wife. He had
not overstated the fact, the man was ter
ribly sick, delirious, the face red and
swollen. Jane Grath was very
thoughtful all the way
home. There was pathetic look on her
face, and once tear rolled down her
| cheek. Fifteen years now she had been
| married to Ebeu; she was So years old.
She thought she had done her duty by
him and the children. They were in
comfortable circumstances now, the
| children were getting up out of the way.
She was strangely silent when she got
home; FL ben and the children wondered
| what had come over mother. Long into
the night she Sat in the doorway, while
the stars hung out their light, and the
moon flung its shadows on the valley
| below. A strange tenderness fell on her
and retired. Eben was fast asleep. She
looked on his face as on the dead, a mo-
ment, and saying'I must do it." fell
asleep.
The man at the hotel had small pox
and none of them knew it; he would be
left to die when they discovered his
condition. She knew it at once. When
Jane Gray was IL she was engaged to q
merchant she became acquainted with
at her aunt's in the city. They wero to
be married when she was 10, and were
going to the West Indies, but her moth
er was tai IN sick, it proved her last
sickness, and she had to choose between
duty and love. Mr.. Sinclair was obliged
to 90 at such time, he pleaded with
her to 20 with him, but the white face of
her mother pleaded the stronger: She
must obey duty, and he went alone. As
she never regretted her decision, but it
was q terrible trial. She loved John
Sinclair, and it was like taking her life
to let him go. Tuen she married Eben.
ezer Grath. Her wanted her, her
mother was dead, a stepmother ruled the
home and she consented. The sublime
passion of love had been stirred once in
her soul; this was simply convenience.
But she had been truthful wife to him
you see what she accomplished. The
hunger of her soul only spurred her to
accomplishment. When she entered the
chamber at the hotel she saw the man
had small pox. She saw also that it was
John Sinclair. Love cannot be deceived
seventeen years make their changes, the
flush of delirium could not hide the
VI uGAS SSAAN oAA0 01 :" AAVA 1OVV
among strangers with loathsome dis
ease upon him. She had again to
choose between love and duty, and
You know what such q woman would
do.
She had long talk with Eben. and
for once he had nothing to say. There
was look on her face that he dare not
question, such as the martyrs might
have on the morning Of their death
She set her house IN order. Her eldest
girl although young, but fourteen, was
capable. she was like her mother, they
must all help. There was choke
in her voice when she bid
them tfss b., good God bye; and d., E :te car
are doin' your duty; don't biame ye,
but its mighty tough now on U.S." and
ture in his eyes. When jane Grath an.
/ nounced her business and what the mat
ter was with the man, there was a pause
, at once. Mr.. Paine said he must be
moved at once. "Moved?" answered
Jane Grath, as she came down from the
) chamber of the office, and her jaw sci
and her voice rang, 1T would be Ger
tain death; will take charge of him; he
will not be moved" The boarders al
| left. An, Irish woman was found who
, had had the disease to assist her. Tie
proprietor ana his wife stayed out O
shame, and because Jane Grath de
, manded it. The house Was guaranteed
!, the yellow flag flew above it, and ther
began the fight with death. We say
this is not heroic age. Perhaps not
but this woman in the bloor
of womanhood, Notwithstanding al
8 her hardships, approaching an easier
? life, husband and children left behind
I was nursing an old lover she had no
= seen for seventeen years. when to nurse
= him was to face death. She had let hin
60 from her because duty demanded it
although, it almost broke her heart; sh,
, came to him now at fearful sacri6c,
: because duty demanded it.
t that loathsome disease too horrible t.
describe, delirium that required all
4 their strength to CONTROL fever tha