The Red Cloud chief., 1885-08-21

mines.
Johnny. too, was complaining Of his
back, and his parents feared Ia take
him further that day over the rough
roads. .
IL was decided. therefore. that Mrs.
Parsons and Johnny should remain .,
the hotel in fhippsburg. while the men
went oil with the goods, and that on the
morrow when they returned. the heavy
wagon and carriage Wit, the team whici
MI. Blake Was to have should b turrsd
| over to him and the family should 20 Oh
in the spring wagon.
Small Is 1t was, the expense IT re-
naming at the hotel was a sad draw on
the few remaining dollars in the poses
sion Of John and Martha Parsons. but
it could not be helped and the teams
drove on and left them.
Towards evening the boat arrived.
and on il ain Jennie and Lucy. Mr..
Parsons could not leave JOHNNY 10 90
down 10 the landing. but watched =. tue
hotel window and LeckOnci To them as
they came up the opposite side Of the
street.
When the girls saw their mother they
hurried GRO the street To the Eotc!
and into the sitting room whore ,hc
awaited them. and in another moment
all three were crying upon each others
shoulders.
"Dh mother, mother. it, awful to
think that the old place is lot, buried
by the overflow from those mine; Is
there 10 way 10 save il? Can't II BE-
floated OF again. sobbel Lucy. her
whole frame shaking with excitement.
II cant bear to live and know that YOU
and father are driven out of yoIr com
Portable home and forced TO Gegin on a
piece of wild land again. ] wish YOU
would 20 to town and live and let me
teach school and support YOU. I'm sure
| could do it."
You must not take it SO hard.
dcars.' returned their mother. sill
holding the girls close 10 her. True,
it is very sad 10 be obliged 10 give up
the Old home. but no doubt we shall De
yer. comfortable on the new pace when
We get it fixed up a little. What hurts
me most is tie knowledge that we may
never be able TO visit you if o 90 so
far away rs l suppose you will do when
YOU are married to Mr.. Annelscy."
III never marry, mother. never
sobbed Lucy. Il have written Mr..
Annc,scy and broken off orr engage
mcnt, and am going t. stay with you
and father and help take care Of Johnny
As long as | live. You need not say Il
word against it, for it is too late; the
letter is half way to New York by this
time
To say hat Mrs. Parsons was greatly
surprised ut this would be but to STATE
the truth. To say that she greatly re-
GREETED it would not be so true.
She had felt Il certain degree Of pride
in the thought that Lucy would marry
wealthy, and had sough, to obtain COM
fort for the supposed coming scpara-
ton in the knowledge that her daughter
could want for nothing which wealth
could buy, yet at times had feared that
Lucy might not find happiness N the
union. and wondered if it would not
have been better for her to have mar
ried Erastus.
Especially since the last great trouble
had come upon them. and SIZE saw how
her husband was breaking under it. she
could lot help thinking how much com
fort it would have been to him. and to
herself. if the Young folks could have
found their happiness in wedding each
other and remaining with or near them
in their old age. And now. while she
scO!ded Lucy a little for her haste in
the matter. she could not but feel thank
full ut heart that her child was not to 90
from her. at least for the present.
Jennie joined her sister i'm deploring
the loss of their old home. and wcpt
aloud and violently when her mother
spoke OF separation. but she did no:
offer tO teach school to support her
parents. and when her mother gently
babe her cease TO weep she wcpt the
har!er AMI chung the more closely.
Come. Jennie" said Mrs. Parsons,
finally. ',you really must cheer up. dear.
1t is not SO bad but it might be worse.
We have each other Vet and no doubt
shall get on nicely in the new home.
and when Mr.. Ensign gets ready. you
and he can be- married and live in san
Francisco. which is not so far away but
that you III come home AMI See us
once in awhile. and may be We a
visit You why Jennie. what is the mat
ter; have You broken with Mr.. Ensign
alsoG'
But JenniS lly criei the harder and
upon her mothers shoulder.
Seeing the inability of her sister to
speak. Lucy said: Jennie is married
already. mother. and she and Mr.. En-
sign are to start for Chicago next week.
MI. Ensign came to see her the night
that We got your letter telling us Of the
breaking Of the dam. and found us
crying. and when We told him abou; it
he urged Jennie to marry him n once.
and finally she consented. and he went
and got \ clergyman. and We all went
down into the Professors uarior and
saw them married.
Il sh-shall ne never forgive myself in
in the world if you are angry with me-"
sobbed Jennie. ..lou know yOu-you
wrote in the letter that-that we
Eyes. dear. l know" said Mrs. Par.
sons. soothingly. stroking Jennie's hair
the while. Il wrote you that if your /!
lovers urged 4 speedy marriage your
father and | would not Object. So o
have done nothing wrong. aud | am
sure Mr.. Ensign will make you a good.
kind husband. and | hope you WILL he
very happy. am only sorry that you
are going SO lar away. Can not Mr..
Ensign find work in San Francisco"
At this Jennie began to check her
Sohs. and from The two girls their moth
er learned the whole story.
Ems gn had Glanced TO meet = gen
from Chicago for whom he had
worked before he came { o the coast.
and who now offered him a position at
good wages with the prospect Of = fore
manship in a short time. # h would re-
turn 10 Chicago and the Old shor.
As WAGES Were rot so good in san
traUc scN rs femeriy. and them