The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-24

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old Pickard could be heard on the
crisp air outside, as he stamped
his heavy tread at the door. And
his CHEEKY wife, too. She was heard
to say
"Here's the place, deary! You'll
soon be as happy as tangels j. Heav-
en!"
"WilI FASTENED to open the door.
And -what-what did he
see?-a little tired figure with a muf-
fled bundle in her arms-a-the
figure raised it's face with a great
fearful sob: ooh, Will" and Mars
den's wife became close pressed in his
manly grasp.
81 knawed she'd be welcome!"
was the chuckling ejaculation of
Pickard; and his wife exclaimed:
BLESS her dear heart! she's at rest
now!" AS for the bubbling Mrs.
Faldeen, she fervently cried
"God be praised for all his mercies!
I've seen nothing better nor this
betune here an ovid Irelandn
"Well, let us be goin', dame," said
Pickard, as he mopped the perspira-
ton from his jolly face, 81" young
folksll understand how to get along
wi DOT us now"
"My darlingr' the overjoyed hus-
band cried, as he held the precious
baby on his lap, and gazed fondly
into the face ofhis happy wife "How
did you manage to get here before l
sent money to bring you?"
ooh, Will how could | wait after |
got your letter to say how we'll you
were doing and what bright pros
poets you had? | sold the dishes IA
Their gave me on the day we were
married, and my silk gown, and best
shawl, and when ID paid everything
there was just enough left to get here.
Oh, how good the Lord has been to
us
But, Will eagerly pursued, how
did you manage through the dread
full long journey? Which way did
you come? Did any one offer any
harm to YOU"
He was in a great tremble of ex-
element to learn whether his wife
had met with rough treatment from
bad characters on the way. He was
speedily set at rest. His wife earn
estly responded
"No! Everyone I met was more
kind than | can tell. l expect, Will,
it was baby, bless her! See how she
grows! Everybody fell in love with
baby. And they cheered and COM
forted me, oh, so much! They said l
should be sure to find you all right,
and helped me all the way in my long
journey. [ seemed to be among
friends every bit of the time. lift
hadn't been for that, l think |
should have broke right down, the
way was so long. One lady-she had
the sweetest face ever met, but, oh,
so sad-she kissed me and Rugged
baby as if she never could let it 90
again. Oh, Will! she had lost a dear
little baby of her own, just laid it in
the cold ground only a few weeks
ago, andshe was heart-broke griev-
ing for it. She said baby looked
like her dear angel now in Heaven.
"And the men were just as kind as
the women. They said how brave l
was, little mite of thing like me,
to risk such a long journey alone
with baby in my arms; and that if \
you was as plucky as me-you see, \
Will, they didn't know you, or they
wouldn't have had need to say that |
we should be sure to push along to \
a prosperous fortune. And do feel |
SO grateful towards the people \
who have been so good and |
kind too, that l shall always love
America and American folks as long \
as l live"
"Amen to that was the fervent adj
dition of her glad-hearted husband.
From New York city to Philadelphia.
then across the great State of Penn
sylvania, over the Allegheny mount
aims to Pittsburg, and down the Ohio
river, a final stretch of more than
400 miles to Cincinnati, his young
wife and babe had Travelled with not /
one rough look or unkind word