Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-08-31

n lived, Nelly" said Bob, his black eve
er growing dim, He was an a~ffectionat,
fellow and his sisters were very dea,
O. to him. Life alone with his wifi,
ct yawned very bare and empty befor,
" him, II hope you and Anna have hat
" no words?n
mo, indeed, Nobody could have
words with Anna. Butt would BE-
Ie better for us to GO, Bob"
'r She said to Josey afterward: God
n help him! She is sitting him. |
! would stay, but | will not have the
children's lives cramped, She has
her little rigid idea of duty and she
goes about forcing every other human
beings life into it. She might as well
have an iron shoe made to fit herself,
and then crush all our feet into that"
Anna Smilingly babe her sisters
1 good-by and prayed God to bless them.
Il never thought to- see the girls
! leave the old homestead" said Bob.
hoarsely. Father meant their home
should be here"
Annals heart was warm with tri-
umph that she was at last mistress of
the old homestead, but she really did
not know the cause of her triumph.
She thought she was pleased that her
sisters had done their duty.
After all, it is but right that Ellen
should exert herself for her children"
she said.
"Oh, suppose So" broke forth Bob.
You always know the right, Anna,
and 1t is always so cursedly disagreed.
ble,'
To be just to the little woman, when
she went about with her idea of right
like an iron shoe. she did not suspect
that her W selishness or ignorance
had nodded it. 1t was, she sincerely
believed, Of Gods making, and it was
His Will that all human feet should be
crushed into it and walk in it.
After this she reigned supreme, Tho
only Trench left was Bob, over whose
stupid, aifectionatc, hot-tempered ma
ture as he grew older, she lost a1l
power. He would not listen to her
scientific readings nor to her exposi-
lions Of the creed of her own sect and ,
condemnation of all others.
God help you if that is the religion {
yon teach your sons he said.
But why should poor Bob talk of {
feilglon, who spent most of his time I
now IN the bar-room Of the Oxford imp
His old neighbor gave poor Trench, /
who was going to the devil" the cold n
shoulder, and pitied his swoet-tem- b
percd, pious wife. 9
Anna had two boys, twins. On them il
she had fuli time and power to expert h
ment' She dictated their diet, their c
words. their beliefs, their verythoughts; s.
she was their nurse, their roverness. o
.helr tutor; she prepared them for s,
college; she permitted them TO form W
10 acquaintance with other boys until o.
she had closely examined and ap- in
proved them. r.
line result will be-" said Nelly to
Ter once. that those lads viii be Of
either weak limitations of yourself, or th
lypocrites."
Annals face fell into its customary %
mile of superiority. There can be ri
nut one right way of thinking, talking W
nd living. If my way is right, why m.
mould not compel my sons to m;
dopt it2'
The boys went to college. THEN. as an
ely expressed it, they kicked off the liz
ION shoe. John plunged into every te,
lsslpation within his reach, was cx- sw
eIled and disappeared. James drank,
drank alone and in secret. His
lother took him home and struggled de
lth him for years; but ever her will Sil
as not strong enough to conquer. an
1T is the only fun ! ever had" said est
James, the day before he died. V.
e was a mild, lovable fellow, and
ould have been glad to please her. tul
he felt duly hat his life had beer tor
lhealthy and dwarfed. There wac :
strength in it to resist temptation if I
Anna lived but a year after him. dis
lie was calm and self-possessed to the =
st. .o;,
Poor old Bob insisted on helping ia me
Use her, ard strove vehemently to wit
'ag her back to life again. He int,
atched her face grow thinner each of ;
y with fierce wrenches at his heart
love and remorse When at last A
knew that she must go he brought Of
nselt fS speak, knecling by her bed. mys
We've made a mistake, Anna IL
mellow. God knows why! We've tete
far apart. Can't we come together fast
'inP Can't youNforgive ne, my dar- llgh
g?' GOV,
Certainly. forrivo vou Ro,bor, !, dair
r voice was weak but composod ing
am sorry you think ! was to blame men
going apart from you. OF course, '''
are all sinners, Bat ! tried to do der
aad-there is only one right ousi
"" toys
he died that night. and was laid in CLAN
grave with n comnlacopt emilio on bant
little, fair face. Y
lob Trench left Oford Immediately. 'imt
was said that he went to South usr
erica in search of John. After two ni'u
rs they came back together and 81
led down on the old farm. John al
1 thorough Trench, big, sincere, RI
His father had pulled him doin
of the slough and he never re- cold
ned to it again. lie married one wi,b
lis cousins, and the old homestead al
gain the center of warm, helpful, SEQ !
Ply life. m
ut, oddly enough, Annals name is nayt
- i" 1t" SIM
here are many wcll-meaning how.
men who carry about iron shoes 80,
have their own way with them -,
le living, but when they are dead ~.
world hastily cuts their name on lions
cold marble of their ombs,onc the d
forgets them as quickly as posi- ~
-Rebecca Harding Davis, in indie. "a
lent. II
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