Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-09

sbould have a. Eusus' ues4io
devoted her to a life ~ ueF lac
the Old Ladies Home A.. hardship
OF tribes! Poor Miss Re-. eail
membered once or tw'ee Ne
ity had offered when M gag oppa
made it up with Larry. b,, |ga'
a sort of fine reserve bsS pfes
lips-Larry oug I 10 =" .eesei
was above silly fl'rtations " Yet
they met at Lucy Amorys e,O'
when they all went ont IN, wed
ard while the bride papta5 '-
tree and the guests lootoI
leaved clovers, e had fon, "'
whether by accident on .'' lv'
could not tell-o on the
Larry; their fingers met '@
lucky clover, their ewes me, W
and Tor an instant she Ig5 aO'
tongues end to confess ali Ga
drive and IS results: To nm, '
her pocket but just then n
called TO Larry:
"Oh, horrld spider-oD
Larry! XII him qu,ck-dar
oh!-I shall de shall fa9tr0
And that aas the end AZ +
The old orchard, With il
ounce bushes, its gnarled an.
its four-ieaved cloyers, WAS
the past; a cotton-miU ~,
Numbered all day lone
birds built and the trees blo.,a
cept IN NJ IS Becky's memo.
had turned her thought,
plants hen she vas left M
resources, but one crue. k
night killed all her slips. and
ital was lacking by when
renew her stock. Since lseU
gone out for daily sewing. had
the sick, had been in deuqr
temporary housekeeper tharar
tired matrOn WIS ed an onfa~
lately her eyes no longer s4r,e
for fine work, and sewing mg.
had been introduced; she was oa.
alert in the sick-room as of yars
moved more slowly, and her
keeping talent wds no LONGER +
quest; added to this, the bank :
her little earnings had been 9os
one day failed and left er IT,
dry. Some of ner friends hadta
to pastures new, some had m /,
away, some had ignored or fi-
her. As for Larry Rogers.
been away from Plymouth this
year. Somebody nad sent hm a. /
the year after Lucy Amory's marI
to deveIope his musical gems.
had grown into a famous void
playing all over the country To cri
houses, before the finest ptopgm.
land. It was a beautiful rumaat
Mss Becky to read in the Plm0
Record about our gifted TO U,uI
she did not blame Ann because L
IN the shadow, because her .ls
been colorlcss. She sang agla
old tunes he mad taught her, aada
IA little sunshine in her heart A.
happiness she had ever known Be
brought her. Why should she
plunp And now She was gong "a
Old Ladies' Home!
1T isn't exactly what eyneHa
my youth, she said to the old loe
widow.
No; but you'll have an'cewan
a bright fire; and the nei1hJas
drop in to see you and make It b
ike. Now, there's old Ms g
Not ing can persuade her to 70 g
Home. She says it's only a e.
aims iouse after all; and SO q
along with W at little she can
aud what the ne ghbors have 8
to send in, and they ave to q
mighty gingerly, too, just as ia.
they ere asking a favor of her.
she doesn't earn her salt.
Il dare say, returned Miss BE
"Now, if it hadn't been for the
mausm | could earn my Ea-
wears yet, and maybe get some.
ahead again, but it seems as 4
rheumats m lard in wait Tor the
and friendless.'
You Dug to have married
you were young, Becky, and 'ae
tors wjdo no hid for11'ie'
about Becky's love altar and ia.
under the impression that she
had chance-an impression
matrons are apt to entertain eo-
ing their single friends. NJ s, p
had been spending some eaN'
Mrs. Dr.. Dwight, whohad ma'e'
from Plymouth after her .'H,
death. She was there chiefly %
some st tches into the Wido
robe. which nobody else would a0
snuably. that lady's grief ha'a-
capacitated Ler from holding
or giving her mind to material =
of "seam and gusspt and ba0d
during the visit, Mss Becky aa'
seized with her suarpest a.' :.
rheumatism. which had Kept ny.
for weeks. tin her wages were FL.
ed by drugs and doctor fees,
at tins time that She made w Dc.
to 20 into t e Home on per Te.'
Plvmout
Mrs. D light saw her of a, .',
ton. "l hope you'll ind i5e
coy" she 81 d, outside The
dow. ITS lucky Parson AaI.,
YOU that 500, after all hs
have doubled it.
Yes. | suppose So Miss b'sA
cred meckiy Perhaps
thinking that. ii she were VI y
no old friend Of hers should
ring for "A refuge at an p
Perhaps she was think'nS "' y.
comfortable home wal.''-
friead, and wondering R