The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-29

Massa Brown had taken the proceeds o!
Cu5ee's labor for his own without even .
thank you" for IL True. when Cuiiee
ate he had given him food. when he was
sick be- had given him medicine. and be
had clothed him. too. just IS he HIM
self though, best Mr.. Jarvis had mar
ried n lovely. conscientious woman. and
for fifteen years had appropriated her
labOrs. Her recompcnse had been food
and clothes. such as he though, hest for
her; . little better than Cuiecs. per-
haps. but the similarity of the cases did
not please him. Ec had expected his
xife TO oc very grateful for what he
had done for her. but now he wondered
that she had not retellcd log ago.
Had his life been n mistake? Had his
wife no more money or liberty ,hsn
Cufiee had in bondage? Vas Donald
Jarvis no better than .,iassa Brown?
His bra n seemed To be in = middle.
and he looked so strangely that his wife.
anxious to break the spell. took his
arm. saying: lie. Us 90 home, dear;
tea must lie waiting for u.s." He put
on his hat in a dreamy way and
tAitd Woshtd Jill III SskstlTt. 1fC
children ran joyously to meet them.
The yard was so fresh and green
and the flowers so many ard bright
that he wondered that he had never
thanked Nettic for them all. Hitherto
he had looked upon them as his. but
now he felt that mis- interest in them
was only q iew dollars. that would not
have amounted 10 anything without his
wife's care. His children were ,idy and
sweet, and everything around and in
the house had that cheery look that
rested him SO after the hard. dull day
ut the mill. They sat again at the
table that had been . source Of comfort
and pleasure to him for so many years.
and he wondered how he could have
enjoyed it 81 long without even thank
ing the woman VINO had provided il
True. size had his money in bringing it
all about. but how else could his money
be of use to him? Who else could have
turred it into just what he needed for
years? And he tegan 10 have an undc-
fined feeling that il took more than
money 10 make a homo. He glanced ut
his wife's face as ne tuitered b last
slice of bread.
1t was not tina: OF the fair. rosy bride
whom he had brought to the mills years
before. bu: ut that moment he realized
ii was far more dear to him, for he knew
that she had given the bloom and fresh
ness OF her youth to maze her home
what it was. His daughters had her
checks. his sons her youthful
beauty. all had her cheerful. winsome
ways, and cOmfortcd him nov as she
had in those days when. hardly knowing
what care meant, she had lived for him
And a new thought came TO him;
who was comfort n, her now when
she had SO much carc??' Was not that
what he had promised to do when he
brought her from her old home? He
Us he thought how far he hal
from her while in bondage equal
Cuifee's. Nay, he felt that her CHAINS
far more binding than any which
had ever held a negro. and that his
to her were so much the
greater.
Something called the children out OF
and Mr.. Jarvis took his easy
His wife came and stood beside
him. 81 fear you are not well. Donald;
are you displeased with me?'
He drew her into his arms and told
her how her words had showed him
manner of man he was. and there
were words spoken that need not b.
written. but from that day forth a dif-
[erent man was proprietor OF the Jarvis
mills. and there was . brighter light in
Mrs. Jarvis eyes for ut last she had
of her own. nor has sine Pc
that she applied for wages
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