Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-15

n ~ u mns own eaamnsf. howsvsr
vttA ny mother wssping ever me-, that
Vahsd - my Bsn1s2
Fair Lord, what eAa1Gle thsrs ware IN on,
hoassi The fever haA CO., aud smittsz
down our Lily; Priscilla vas guns away;
would never 80 hef @nga. Though thsy
| told M Of this wills vas ut too weak L
do moEe than Wa1k softly from oos place x
smother: and though had many days to us
myself TO Tie knowledge, yet would it moi
stay with ma Ever Is I went up and down
| the Sudbury lanaa, did hear her following
altar; bot when turned and looked, To-
only the empty grass behind mel Also, al
dusk, the air seemed full Of a dim music
and when listened, naught could l heal
| but the old hymns she loved 50 well, and heI
tender voice singing. 1t was moro han
could bear The quiet time Of the year wa
| upon rs, when ths weather has q touch Of
frost in il, and the leaves lie like scarlet
Goals in the windy meadows
The Carews were not still folk and grief
went hard with us The quiet weather hui
added TO our troubles So it Mapped that.
beating my wits out for some thought tc
give me comfort, there entered my mind
| suddenly one SO good that Istraightway sci
forth to toll my father.
Father, let US pack up our goods and get
away with them TO the New Worli II /:
weary living in Sudbury.
AYE, Persis, that he true, and the har
! vests have failed sadly" said my father,
and nothing more. though he thought upon
it deeply.
We made . great supper and babe our
kinfolk to it. When we had all drunk and
eaten. my father unrollei great chart and
went with his finger over the different places
marked thereon
twas very solemn to Us ALL doubt no,
We felt as did the Jewish folk when making
ready to settle in the land Of Canaan We
talked 81 Boston Colony, where some Of our
Puritan neighbors had already journeyed.
Il like not the Puritans," said my father;
~they be not all Priscillas' d.
Still following his finger. We went down,
down, till it stopped at tie colony OF Mary
land, near the older one Of Virgins, which
last was called for our ancient Queen Eliza.
beth.
~wenr said my father, As though he
asked us questions; and my mothers broth
ers, who were all young men and pledged Il
20, answered: There will we abide"
Weary months was it before We departed
Once more the lilies stool up in our fair
green garden, AMI my heart broke, because
that each time looked l saw my Priscilla
standing amongst them The tears also
came into mine eyes; but only when this
happened, my fathers voice reached ms
from the doorway: Tomorrow, will we
start, Persis
Last Of all 1 went to my two graves in
Sudbury church-yard knelt down in the
deep grass and said: Farewell, Roger,
farewell Priscilla The bees were hum
ming all about me and the crickets making
their sad old music. Yet Is loves voice
louder than bees or cricSets, and to say this
and n faa, nc tnough thew had anna way an
svered was of much comfort to me.
At the cate I stopusi and looked around
ma Close be,ide rose NV dear hawthorn
hush: mt ont INV hand and touched il
yery softly. Sweet Sudbury. There did
stand and bid thee farewell, and know thai
l would never see thee more, So blind wa.
1 with tears that the roofs and the swallow,
dying above them seemed dim and blurred
.na the or.sSas "a, NV feat wera like a greer
r,;.t ,b.t s,,.,ch.a n, 10 the houcbs Of tbs
80 - -, ,,,, 30 ,hs b,,a sky vbar. ~,
clo,Is v.ra saiI;n, and bIot,aJ ont the TAI,
vorId 10 ma AftervarJ in sudbury lana
Iho.-i !. n;,ht;no.Ia s;pg;n. .n3 IL brol.
NV ha,r, tbs mor, Many wasks did IL tak.
onr 700, III, 10 carrv us acr,ss tho orea,
,-o,ers g, ,onr II toot ;r,,a.a thu, +
.samaI Ike 1aars ;nste.d Of weeks
wban n, Iast 1, tho mid of =, cle,,
afternoon ~. fnuna ourselves mt IN,
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80 ., re-. Ii.;,,- 60, our Io,
As for the weather. that came in tn, and
OF tho wear: how couIi MA aver forge, il;
The trees were scarlet and crimson and vel
low. The little bushes down by tbs water.
edge were Is rcd a blood. Imind tina. MS
passed them by in the suns settin, the,
looked so much as though thew were a-tir
that I stood still with n childish tbouph,
,h., 1IE sta,.d I ,,,;.h, h..r tho .n,,oI' ~,
ri g.. - 49,
~ 49,
was 'ne NY navy anu '"e saIie maze IKE
larry smoke, hung over all the land and th'
sea as well. Now we be used to it, and call
1t our Indian summer.
Some ten wears after. INV mother went t.
her grave Tina, INV fatbar faIJ soma
what .na ,lo 81 oaa;-s sa,i ,a-,aI,
7. ~ -. .s.n
oh ms !. was III 'nc ousy 'i'iie "i harvest
mat ons OF our worknen came calling me;
"Mistress Carew. there Is a strange lad come
calling for thee"
Down the little grassy slooe, | won't. witt
the fair xhsa. RI. Ting olI .hout mo aud
vb.r III .o,,,,, o,, =, ,h. H., G.I, I
40. eo"'0 ous -. .' ~
!ookei anu sa" sup III tne naIooi- iAei
knew II was That one We hal long cX
pected, but given up Tor lost.
In my path stood young stranger. Hi
eyes were like Roger Stoughton's. very clear
and beautiful
Thou art Roger StoughtoDs SOM I saio
straigbtway.
yes. mistress. and I have come hare t<
seek INV fortune And nv mother. ere sbe
died. gave me a nackage for thee. wherein
is a letter and some new, from Sudbury.
At night read INV letter.
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