Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-30

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hs, a s-c.d ,or1ion of the land which Bill
h.S s.r,,og,..3 =, har,I u, retain and nov n
voalI nass into other hand, unIs.s II vas n.
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But. vors, than al. Bill soon learned that
poIIx his pret,v n;ousnt LITTLE Polly vns
fonier Of the frcinatiny John than Of his
own soEer self Poor boy, II was a sd
awakening. The one hurst of sunlight that
had enllvenesl the gloom Of his life had paled
.,d rroxn ai,, Iu.t ma thu ,,rls.r,s In rxA
.f,.r the dre,,rv forenoon 81 a rainy d.v
on,v tn hurry jtseh in the sill murkier deptbs
NJ the storm of the afternoon.
tn. Old life long burden that seemed made
for his shoulders John married Polly. and
thew set I'M il, lie ON a little property that
Polly's widowed mother had beouestbed her.
There was the sunshine of the summer that
one had lost. Here was the old, gray autumn
he had won.
Year, passed AWAY. The girls married
men from distant localities and moved awav,
Zeke went wild and it wa, but another stick
.ddt.l to the heavy bundle when he got in
trouble far from home. and Bill had to pars
with half the money he had earned 10 nav an
that nertgace TO redeem his Younger brother
The rt,le,nutiou was hardly worth the prica
for he WAS slain in a wild carousal wear
later
Mrs Ioner rntssSsi John and bis liva,v
manners and ma her life drew ne,,er IN IL.
close she for,rot ths WARY vears of devotion
an,l self sacrifice. and died with Johns nams
on her lips while Bill. the silent and uncouth.
had A neat headstone placed by tho prave
hearing all the EXPENSES hi,nself and Jobn
comnosad the e,itaph.
Alas, alas, my tale is over t,ua am
sorrv I cannot mt some bri.btar co,ors In
the picture. Had the power of the novelist
might even try 10 FRISCO tbi, ploomv ,ond
,ri,I' !. i;,in,, ~ si,ro,. az. N, 80 .;,i
Dnriur the weary wears that followed Rm
redeemed the old prouertv. and made tho ola
farm ono of the finest in the ,,eigbho,ho.,a
Bill was not popular. however. for a M, ~
co,,nulsorv econopv Ind patrralIv m,d. h,,,,
saving. and people rewarded his cenerou.
da..ds i,v ding him .Stingvr nil Jn,,s-
Jobn was onite nopular True HE rror.
wer. moor and be was m d.ht IN. h.. ga
the whole system of farming was wrong ana
he meant IN reform his neigbhors a. To-,
his debts he male a test of Them and said
that n feilow would not work bar 60 vii =
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