New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-16

but somehow as I got nearer felt
faint like well, that cost me
quarter. Still it helped me helped
me a good deal. Well, let me see She
said again, and pulling out the old
silk handkerchief, she united from one
corner a few small bills and some
change. Slowly she counted each
piece, and laid it carefully by itself.
eyes, that's all. did think it was
q dollar or so more, but that certain
ly is all, twelve dollars and sixty five
cents. Well, l don't know; p'r'aps
never shall go, but it helps me to think
I may, some time.
GLOW much do you think it would
cost you?" asked Carroll.
ooh, | don't know. l never dared
to ask for fear twas a good deal.
Sometimes have thought, p'r'aps
sixty dollars. Do you think 'twould
cost much more?".
Carroll asked her the exact station
she would leave, and the one to which
she would go. Then he thought lit
tie, and looked up, the faded eyes
were so expectant, SO mixed with a
far off hoped-for happiness, that he
could not find courage to say one hun
dred dollars. She watched him close
ly for a few seconds; then, as though
half afraid to speak, asked If it would
be very much more.
"Well, I will tell you," said Carroll,
reluctantly. II find first class fare
with good meals all the way-that
makes it a little larger, of course-will
cost you about one hundred dollars"
The flat bosom raised quickly, as he
spoke, and as it sunk slowly back, a
resigned but inexpressibly sad look
tookthe place Of the hopeful one. Be-
fore she could speak, Carroll went
on
CHOW, I will run up again on the
cheaper PLAN
He turned around alittle, and again
opened his book. Two bills were there,
hislast months pay, just one hundred
and fifty dollars.
Why shouldn't he? He had never
given much to anything. Many aman
gave that amount to a church or min
lister, and thought little Of it. Hehesi-
tated but an instant, then, tearing a
leaf from the book. wrote
| L IL
and go to- ourdaugh Please do not ask
can sympathize with you, for l, too, have
watched by the dying: The very morning
your husband fell at Shiloh, my only brother
was shot there, under the other flag
"Yours in sympathy, JAMES CARROLL"
Into this he put the money, androll-
ed it carefully.
"Here are the figures hesaid, turn
ing to her, call down plain,so you can
make no mistake. 1t will cost you
much less, I find, than we first sup
posed. Please do not take time to
look them over till you are on the
train
Thank you, sir. Twill be a sort
of comfort to know just what it will
cost, though since you spoke, I fear
l shall never co."
s.But perhaps you may. Sometimes
things are in store for us that we least
expect. Ishall havetog onow. Good:
by, and may God bless you'
AS he passed the edge of the trees,
Carol could not resist thetemptatio1,
to look back.
She stood as he left her, looking down
at the smallest grave. After that she
put the paper away carefully, and
walked slowly around the graves, one
after the other; then for a moment
leaned on the solitary stone. He saw
her take out the old handkerchief and
pass it over her eyes for moment.
Then she turned away, and her tot
tering steps disappeared among the
pines.
Some six weeks after this, as Carroll
glanced over the pile of mail left at his
tent, a small white envelope, postmark-
ed at town in Southern California,
took his attention.
AS he eagerly opened it, he noticed
the writing inside was less cramped
and uneven than on the wrapper.
"Dear unknown friend" it began,
''can ever thank you enough for your
kindness to poor old mother? -Four
short weeks ago she came here, with a
heart overlooking with gratitude to
you for helping her to come. Though
we then fondly hoped she might be
with us for years; to-day she is gone.
Onejoyous week of seeming health, and
then almost before we knew it she be-
| gan W leCll Istpluly. we ulu dill tHaC
could be done, but nothing would help
her, and yesterday, with her head
resting in my arms, talking ofyou and
my father, she quietly breathed her
last.
"You will never know how badly we
felt when we found she had to go, nor
yet how thankful we are that she came
to us to die. She seemed perfect
ly happy from the moment she
reached us till the last She held
the baby as long as her strength
would permit, and after that We kept
it near her. When shefound she could
not live, it did not change her at all
She only seemed the happier to think
she came, and the more grateful to you
for helping her.
''The morning after she was taken
| i'll, she directed this envelope, but
finding she had not strength tic
write, asked me to be sure to let you
know she came, and thank youfo YOU
kindness.
Tomorrow we shall lay her in thu