West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-11-25

sides, / Should not like 10 be sway IL
Harry should hap! en- 20 como. Looking
back upon that time now,
wonder how could have been
so calm. I basied the turkey,
made sauce for the puddings arranged
the go den pippins and pound ,veetings
In tie g'a>s iruit dis es and placed tiny
VASES of cut flowers byt side of every
plate. Then ran up stairs to pu' on my
NV navy blue su.t-Iisrrv ked the
color, aud It was very becoming to me. !
had Just finished tyilg the ribbons In my
hair when mother came in. turned
round and gayly asked her IL was not
beautiful, ho ore noticed her w.Iite, sad
face. -, IA. marmie sal l "you have
made yo rsolf III " tn hard work"
She staggered toward me, and throw
Ing her arms around me, tremblihgy ex-
CLAIMED: "No, TO, darling, am not III
Col help you, my poor daugh,erl The
Neptune has go down
] have been la that when a solder
fist e Gives ballet wound Oh the bat
tie field, b is insens bl to pain. That
is something like the effect that the sud
den sho k GT my eat sor ow had upon
ne. did not we p nor cry out, but
btouu liNt olt u hlNEch.
II is not possible / thu soul to pass at
once from the sunlight Of hopo 10 the
darkness OF despair. IL will nrope about
for lit e while in the ain no c of re-
gaming its natural atmosphere.
But ths terrible awakening soon came,
and then tn long and almost hopeless
str ggle for submission to the inevitable.
fused 70 feel that my su lcring could have
been moro easily borne If had been per
mitted to look upon his dead face or
visit his grave. When the wind moaned
NJ night aud thought Of the noble
form that had almost woTshiped being
buleied by the cruel waves, II seem d
as though should bc driven mad. But
dIty remains when hore and love arc
gone, aud / gradually took Up the frag-
ments o my broken lie and found com
fort in constant unselfish work.
Then new troIb.e came. Father.
who had never been strong, took a violent
cold and died Of pneumonia. ! think
the sorrow / had b rue made mo more
tender and consid,ratc for the griefs of
others, and felt thrill OF sati-faction
when mother stroke my hair in her old
fond way, and called me her sweet
comfort
Through the influence Of Mr.. Mason.
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ment in fashionable New York church,
position made vacant by the resignation
OF tue principal soprano. who WIS
furthering her musi, al studies urope.
, Mother and sold our littis home. pa d
all our debts, and moved TO the city IN
May where we lived In o comfortable.
qu ct way, in an unfashonabe c street.
We formed few p casaut acquaintances
among our neighb rs, some Of whom were
lonely and sOITOw ng like ourselves
AS lhanksgivir g approached. mother
resolved 10 have them all at our house
and make the day as much like the old
times In the country as possible. For
sevcTal days we were baking pumr kin
pies, stoning Taisins, aud making a hun.
dred other preparations for our little
feast. But great choking Jumps kept
coming in my throat, for everything so
wildly reminded me OF that other
Thanksgiving, two years before, when
the greatest worldly hope had been taken
out of my life.
put the nnishing touches TO tho ar
rangements OF our cory little apartments
ana-7leit mother TO receive our guests
while attended service al the church.
will not attempt 20 tell low / was
sustained and soothed 10y the tho phtful
discourse Of the venerable old minister,
who chose fr his text the words:
Weeping may endure for night, but
Joy cometh in the morning" As my
voice rose and swelled IN the final
anthem, 1t was but the expression of nv
heart, which was utterin2 song Of
Thanksgiving that I had ever boen per
mitted TO know and love Harry. although
so rudely separated from him.
ttAiiEa Morton snur vpfro 1orofo,,
ing wonderfully; 7 congratulate YOU"
said the leader, as he turned 70 leave the
church.
! walked briskly home through the
crisp frosty air. Just in front Of me
was nurse absorbed in the conversat on
young man, apparently hrr lover
while O little girl, about three years old.
trotted along several feet in advance AS
j arrived at our house and turned 20 run
up the steps, I was shocked to SEQ the
child dart in pursuit OF a little dog al
most under the wheels OF a heaVilv.
loaded beer van which was passing down
the sire {.
/ sprang to her rescue ana caught her
in my arms, but in the excitement
struck my foot against tne curb-stoue as
] reached the sidewalk, and should have
"a len violently to the ground, hut that
vas saved by pair If strong arms.
Ny next recolie tion is being called
back 70 coneciousness by XII sos caresses
and tears. was lying on the lounge in
our sittIng-roOm. Harry was bsndinp
over me, chnfng my hands and calling
me all manner n loving names. Atfrt
! did not know whether was on e1rth
or in henven with my Ring But
mother was 50 nervous that she split the
camph-r in nv face, and Harry vas say.
inc that II ] did not stop in0 be nnse
he had come ba X 70 me ne ould 20
right away aRain md then realized
the great happint ss TINT bad come % me.
j do not like TO talk about that scene.
III you have ever Vrerirnced the sudden
Joy Of having the deal tostored TO life.
you viii understan how I felt ag /
leaned my head on Harry's shoulder and
listened TO the story of his rescue from n
fragment Of the Neptune two hours af.
ter she hnl gone down The shin that
had saved him was a clumsy vessel.
bound for Australia, whit ef ne was
taken; and es he had lo,t an he had
Wien the Neptune was lost he had row
90 work hard for money enough o. INV
his passage home. 10 had only arrived
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