The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-09

She entered an untroubled rest.
Lille was so fair thing to her,
I wcpt and plead Tor it to stay,
My wish was granted me, Tor 10!
She hath eternal life to-day.
PnEHE CARY.
ROSE marks.
The old house was slowly dropping
to pieces about the young people. Yet
Cor I'LL that they were as happy us
though it were palace building up
nbout them. In truth, it should have
been enough TO content anyofus simply
to be Rose Marks-the rose no roster,
the lily no snower, sunshine NOT more
golLen than her hair, more dazzling
than her smile, alovely little soul and
body, enjoying every moment OF life,
and making it precious to every one
within her influence. She never
Thought OF grumbliny that the house
was shaky and the food scanty, but
contented herself with bread when
there were no dainties, aid when the
roof leaked, moved her bed to anoth-
er room where it did not leak so
badly. Every timber in the old house
was dear to her, and she never asked
Tor better. No wonder everybody
loved Rose Marks i'll general, and her
cousin Roger loved her in especlal; not
her cousin, that is, if you demand
literal fact, but her step
mothers nephew, yet always
called q cousin and always loved
like q brother. a brother? Well, no,
not exactly. People are not so Very
apt to think whether Or no their
brothers will like this ribbon or that
Hover, to blush damask ii their
brothers catch them gazing ut them
selves mtently, to pout ut an lnatten-
ton from their brothers, or to have
their hearts beat like wiltllirc at Il
touch OF the brothers hand. These
two children were all alone in the
house now, for Mr.. Marks and his
wife had followed the elder children,
who bad died when the great typhus
epidemic ragged some ten years ago.
So Rose kept the old house as she
could, and Roger paid her regular
board from his little salary as clerk
OF the only store in the village. How
many times Rose had resolved to 90
out by the day and do sewing since
she had been sixteen. 81 could earn
5000 IL year easily, Roger" she would
say, rs she was mappin. it out to
RoS.r in the evening ut the other side
OF the table where he vas studying.
"And what would become OF me?"
Roger said.
"But, Roger" Rose said, growing
red and redder, some day, You know,
you will be-married. and then you
won't want me round"
ashanti II"
"Iour wife won't at any rate; for
you know Pm not even your sister,
and your wife when you marry"
Cant you wait till do?" thunder
ed Roger, getting up and stalking out
of the room. "lou won't forget how
to sew, will you?'
And Rose began 10 cry, and Roger
strobe all around the place till bed
time like al unhappy ghost. He mar
ry! Why was she harping on that
strlng9 Did she want to marry her.
self, and have him first put out OF the
way? And then he wrought himself
into fury. And then he groaned and
ciinched his fists and asked himself
why was he, OF all men, SO placed
that nothing ever could accrue to him,
no help reach HIM, no one to hold u
hand to lift him up-jlst suffered to
plod along from hand to mouth, when
a little capital would put him into
such 81 haven. If he had but a couple OF
thousand dollars to start with. he
could open IL second store here. Two
well wish for q silver mine, just as he
said the words to himself, a soft, clear,
radiant hue was yelling up over the
dusky garden, and MS he raised his
head again, after u while, there came
the moon floating up above the hort
zon OF the long interval below. n
cheered him inexplicably, like an
omen, q promise. lie stood up and
struck one palm into another. II
will have her vet" he cried, and went
to his dreams.
SdIl YOU ltilLlk vi HHyUIllnp, hose.
where We can economize?" said he
next day.
"Economize!!" she repeated pavlv.
"For what? In what? With what?"
"So that we can raise $4,000" he
answered eravely.
She sat down az suddenly as ii some
gigantic hand had been laid on hel
head and had crushed her into tn,
seat.
1.-Two thousand dollars" she gasp
ed. 1--WE COULDN'T economic it in
1000 years, for don't know where
we waste Il centnow."
IL must get it in some way, then, if
have to 90 out saving wood ate,
hours"
''Why, Roger"
"For capital to get into business
sThe house would sell for $500 NOR,
than you want.
1.-The house," he said; "that is no,
mine."
Rose stood up, moving one thin.
and another nervously about tn,
table, her lips trembled, and all al
once she ran out of the room. "Oh
he nares pothino for mo. l,a J,,,,;,,