Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-04-09

porch, cluster of young girls are
chatting mGrrily, and their laughter
reaching the woman by the window,
then makes her smile again as ii she
felt in their happiness her own youth
renewed,
In the pleasant dining room the
table is spread for toa, and soon the
family aud the merry girl cousins, who
have come in honor Of the day, are
gathered to unite in the enjoyment of
the good things prepared for them.
All heads are bowed n moment as the
father lifts his voice in words of
thanksgiving and of prayer. That
prayer comes back to the teacher in
the plain country school house far
away from her loved ones to-day. The
fathers voice is stilled in death. Lit.
tie Ben. and the mother, and even the
merry cousins, full of life and health,
as they then seemed to be, have each
heard the call to the home where il
is salways joyful, and the roses never
fade. The teacher believes that Fred.
has joined them there. He went to
the army, while yet the roses of that
June were in their prime, and years
have come and gone, the war is long
since matter of the past there is
yet no word from the soldier boy, and
hope so long delayed has given way to
despair. There was another, too, who
went out that happy June time to risk
his life at his cOuntry's CalI.-One who
was young, and passionate and hot.
headed who because of foolish
quarrel with the girl who loved him,
herself quicktempcrcd, and little
thinking how far one little angry word
may 90 toward cmbittoring a whole
lifetime, thought would soon pass
away, as many another of their quar-
rcls had done, leaving him loving her
as much or even more than ever
went away without one word of peace
or kind gOod-by, though he still wore
her fair pictured face next to his heart
and she still retained the engagement
ring he had given her
After days of weary waiting for him
to come sueing for peace, the village
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nn1 The ncws fell "n I th" ;;irI'. v "m%, amcr,
heart like Il seething branding iron.
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er and little Ben. at home with her.
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gone too. Yet that prayer OF the
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but now u'u you l'hu me III last!
aSkcu Ine haPPy tcacher' "A irlehG at
our olu holhe' was Ine answer, mas
SHOWN me great klhuhesS. TIC as
sisted me 10 start IN business anu has
done all no could TO ald me IN my
search ior you. When we heard a
report OF your ueath IN a distant state
lie refused 10 oelleve IT, anu mas al
most iroced me TO employ every
means possible 10 ma some clue TO
your Whereabouts, i am come to TINS
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