The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-06-13
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! vor must think about yourself little
.Dut hey to mind Ton.v she replied
irreleyantly- Don't yer know he's my
husband And the preacher said must
love. honor and erbey, and so l hey to
mind him--don't yer see -
This revelation rather startled the doc
tor. II had never occurred to him that
standard. who had a mother and sisters
moving in the best circles of society-in
which society he himself had mingled
could have united himself by marriage
to this girl; and yet the knowledge Of the
fact rather raised than lowered the man
in Lis estimation, and at the same time
he felt that the girl, poor, friendless, al
most outcast as she was, had thrown her.
self away in marrying him.
@when were you and Tom married ~
he asked.
@Nigh on to g year ago." replied Mag
gle. "But, oh my wasn't TO tell, and
now I've gone and done it, and then
she began to cry.
"Never mind, |" said the doctor sooth-
ingly, stroking her hair back from her
forehead with a gentle hand Never
mind you have only told ME, and I'll
not tell anybody else"
Wont yer now? Well, l know yer
wont ef you say so. You see, his folks
mighn't like it, and we didn't want no
fuss. But whar's my brother, doctor p
her eyes glancing slowly around the
room.
He is at my house. ! thought he
would better stay there while you are
sick"
"Yes, / rickin he had-ef you'll let
bim The po'chile wouldn't git nothing
to eat here"
Very well, he shall stay there, and
have plenty TO eat. But you had better
not talk any more now, so viii leave
I you to rest awhile"
He went to the door, and stood there
( looking across the field at group Of
( pine that had sprung up and grown
apace where nothing else would flourish.
There was a mocking bird singing among
the dark, green plumes, its various notes
ringing out loud and JOYOUS.
Were there nothing beyond this life
I for US as some would have Us believe"
he thought, 'it were better to be yonder
bird, which knows not pang and whose
/ existence seems to be a never ending
merry-go-round, than the poor creature
living in there. If life end for man with
the death of the body, then surely he is
the most miserable of all living things.
He alone knows that longing for high
er, nobler state and to him alone comes
heartache, comes woes, however FORUM
ate he may be, he cannot escape care,
and disappointment and sorrow await
I him at every turn. The beast that serves
him knows none of these its hunger and
thirst appeased, it is content it suffers
from naught but actual physical pain
and even that does not make il howl and
writhe as il does many men,"
When Ire returned to his patient he
found her living with her ewes fixed visit
fully on the western sky, where the sun
was just going down, flooding the earth
and lighting up the pale, sad face on the
pillow with glorious light He took
her hand in his and bent over her.
"How do you feel now, Maggie?' he
asked. "0h my, doctor she sighed,
+" l feel mighty weak, and my foot is kim
der dead like"
Take this" he said, bringing cup
from the cupboard and holding il to her
lips, while he ruised her head little on
his arm.
Did you ever go to church" he asked,
when he laid her head gently back on
the pillow and put the cup away.
"Yes. onct in a whle-when could"
And what did the preacher tell
you ?"
He telled us eff we didn't rerpent-
that means bein' sorry-he said, for all
the bad we'd did, we'd go to hell. But
never done nothin' so awful bad that |
knows on, 'less'n twas marrying Tom
when | knowed his folks wouldn't like
it, But he'd have il so, doctor, and
couldn't help it. | he'd to do like he
said"
Well never mind that you and Tom
had right to get married if you wanted
TO, and you might have done very much
worse. But didn't the preacher tell you
about anything else pr
"Oh, yes; he told US about the Lord,
and how, eff we done wat was right and
rerpented of our sins, he'd forgive us and
take us inter a place whar ev'rything's
purity, and the street is made of COLE, and
thars plenty fur ALL That's when we's
dead, yer know"
Yes, | understand"
"And is it all true?'
Yes, something like it."
And is il as purity thar es that ?' lift
ing her head feebly and pointing to the
western sky all ablaze with glory.
Much prettier; and there is no trou-
BILE. no sorrow there, and everybody is
happy"
I'm glad-to hear that" /" said the girl,
her eyes Frightening with look of joy,
'and that's whar I'd like to go-fur this
be wearisome world-and one don't hev
much hereto make 'em happy"
/ believe you have been good girl,
1 Maggie" said the doctor.
a. hes allers-done the best-l could"
she said, "but-I dont-know much
and-mebbe didn't alters know-w'at-
was-jis-righi"
! Her voice had been growing weaker
I for some time, and these last words were
uttered between short, quick gasps for
breath. Now she closed her eyes and
lay quite still, and the doctor thought
she was falling asleep, and so might
come the end but suddenly she started
up, and, half lifting herself on her arm,
that trembled under the weight of her
body, looked eagerly toward the door.
:oh, Tom. Tom" she cried, her
voice all at once sweet, and clear, and
siugularly strong, know'd yer'd come
when they told yer | was sick Don't
60 away agian and don't yer drink no
/ n,o'-noxx don't Nar do n Ton,