Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-04-18
She was gone. and likewise the eggs all
but one. It rested In painful loneliness on

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the center Of the kitchen table, and on 1t .
tear still cleaned hkela pearl zee ;hjG VI Z
Then Tom Towsley knew that Ethel had
taken the eggs. reserving this one, and hur-
ried with them out into the town. 7snuiss
He went to the gate with the intention Of
calling her back, but she. was not to be
seen. Then he returned to his seat in
the chimney corner with itl strange pain at
Within twenty minutes Ethel returned,
carrying In the basket a little paper Of meal
and a square OF meat; both of them scarcely
q load for the bright and active six year old
There, gran'pa!" she exclaimed, q little
thrill of exultaion in her voice. 1.-THE
groc'ry man said he give. me big measure.
1 reckon it's enough to do a month. - ,af,1(
She darted into the kitchen. f...si :.
AN here's the egg saved, grandpa!
You can color it with sassyfras, an We II
imagine it's whole dozen, can't WEI" =
Thus aroused, Towsley put the iron kettle
on the stove, placed water in 1t, a sufficient
quantity of sassafras root, and, at the proper
time, the egg. He moved about silently
buOuSu, ~ IL d &Ica1 C6ieaAutJy AApeuocO, iOk
had already befal1en him.
Then, while the coforing process went on,
he took Ethel upon his knee and poured
out his heart to her, as If he were only an
other child. - = t''tttE@i 'f-' 'fs,'.. III =
It was touching scene, and there were
witnesses to it-unwitHnE, unintentional
The landlord had come quietly into the
little yard with gentleman whom he, was
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sale. -.s,., - So, q.
The words of Ethel and Tom Towsley
came to them through the hah-open win
dow, and were of such a character that they
were forced into quietness
When Towsley had ended what might be
termed personal confession of his straits
and circumstances, his voice grew more
cheerful, and he told his little grand
child the meaning of Easter, and how
the egg is held as a symbol of the resurrec-
ton, since from it, apparently dead mass.
there springs new Life. .' .s..s
The gentleman. whose, name was Silver.
ton, was a business man, Immersed. in the
cares and distractions Of trade. Yet he was,
at that time, in susceptible mood
few months before he had lost bis own
rosy-cheeked daughter, and his heart was
sore and bitter. The loss had tended to
rather than soften him -'-fi55it
The faith of this simple minded man In
the good providences of God came to him
as revelation. and the tears crept into his
eyes as he listened "a
. Come away!' he said Itugging at the
landlords coat YLet us not disturb them ~
Easter morning dawned brightly and
luminously. The spring had lately, adj
vanced with rapid strides, and the rising
sun was greeted by the songs Of birds and
the incense of flowers. Is. , ti' s-s''' 800
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hurried on her clothing, with q few as
sisting bitches here and there from hel
grandfather then took. up her SOLITARY
Easter egg and ran. out upon the porch !.
The sight that greeted her drew shouts Of
rapture from her lips, and brought Ton
Towsley tumbling from the room In per,
uous haste. - -
There, in a dainty, parti- co1ored basket,
were a dozen Easter eggs, rejecting all thu
hues of the rainbow. And there were other
things, too, Of moro substantial character.
A bag OF -four and one Of meal together
with meat and potatoes and other neces
saries almost without number. : -. lp
1t seemed too good to be true, and Ethel
had to pat and caress those wonderful eggs
again and again to assure herself that she
was not dreaming.
praise God for His wonderful goodness!n
cried Towsley, his heart Overlooking With
thankfulness and delight =" e." ~ .'''. 4"
''Amenr' responded = deep voice and
Mr.. Silverton slipped from around the cor
ner. t5s.Hl%f - viz = fs 8 t''f y
That was an Easter that Mr. Silverton,
Tom TowsIey and Ethel win long fefnsm-
Der; FORT marked the beginning OF . new
LIE for eachaIv T. e. oct .a 81 5s4.$ :
The place was purchased and Tom lows
ley and Ethel stin live In the little cottage,
happy and contented -, -.
i IT felt that I ought to aid theml"", said
Mr.. Silverton, feefingiy 81 can never pay
them, though, for the change they wrought
Through them, and my angel daughter,
God spoke to my soul It wits truly resur-
rection for me. A new lifei For II any
man be in Christ he II q new creature. Old
things have passed away; al things have
become new" JOHN 81. WHHTSoN
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