Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-11-23

Of my life. ''o puV
u - natural Tor young people n
look forward to something ma ~
ENJOY their lives, and / think tbat
,iod mennt that every Girl sbonld
nave lover and every womon !
husband and children OF her avn
and that we should all he grateful
Tor the good things he has given ns
and take onr own share.
might have had loyers-I might
have married-but, with all faults /
could not care for any one as / did
Tor Benjamin Rue; and a wretched
thing indeed would married life he
without true tenderness. / was an
my way 70 be spinster.
As for Ben, one day there was n
great scandal in the town. He had
had a quarrel with Mr.. NorlaDd
about his wife. More than a aunr.
rel-blows had been struck, shots
Tired. The woman's character was
now entirely gone; their home was
broken up.
Mr.. Aorland sought divorce and
gained i Respectable people drop.
red doctor WHO had such evil no.
torlety, and one day heard that he
had leit lnhnstown.
'netteFior him, thought. "the
quiet life he would have led with me
better even from Il worldly point of
view, And still believed what lie
had sought 10 ptoye--that he had
only been freeand foolish, not Grim
| innl.
And again time passed ON without
ans new events OF Importance com.
Ing into my lie, and / expected 10
live and die ia Johnsfown n school
teaching Johnstown. OF
which the rest III the world knew
nothing 10 speak Of.
You nj know how sadly Ii became
famous one wild day ] shall never
forget that day for many reasons.
] had just given my scholars their
summer holiday and had my time to
myself and | had been all through
Tbs rain tosee u poor, sick woman
who was quite destitute. The good
widow with whom lived was away.
slgc had gone TO another state 10
/ visit married daughter, and the
houec WIS lonely. had heard that
br, Rue WINS III the place that he
had come down to see about some
los Ut ground almost worthless
! Ahrn he bought them, but lately
I lseromr Northumberland at every step
hnii feared, bali hoped 10 meet him.
The idlennss ofinY holiday lett me
time "a think 0i myself and was
yrty horrowiul.
Al passed the church door il
stood ntea aud IN impulse led me
10 enter
AR nld woman Wns busting tho
cushions. polishing the pew doors.
alsi settin. aa0ls ia order ia the
rarka. and nuat forward 80 the
'front.' 81 the ehnrrhand sat down he.
lpre painted window that loved
10 look ai
bcgau 10 feel strange pence
steal over me-a promise Of happi.
npss. Ms heart went forth 10 my
oil love and for all H. pain he had
gwen me | forgive him. hoped
thut IA wls leading better life and
thinking better thoughts
remember saying to myself that
80 should like TO feel on Che day OF
dcath--lnviug all men and having no
scnr whatever al the mysteries he.
yond this LIE, whatever they might
pr0Ye to b..
think Ind iallcn asleep listening
10 iii. wind and the heat Of the rnin
upon the root, when suddenly | WIS
aroused by screams and cries. Peo-
nlc came rushing into the church,
CRYING ont IN terror. The water was
nircDdy making pond Of the place.
and those who sought safety had
climbed 10 the pulpit ar rushed
M 10 the gallery.
AsI stood ,lnEcd and trembling nm
nr,n seiscd me about the waist. The
dam Il downl" shouted a voice in
my orr wns hurried away up be-
ynud the gallery into the bell tower
The crowd followed Us and now We
ANN The water coming down toward
~ like 4 great blurk wall. such a
sirht was never seen!
/ Turned 70 look into the face ofthe
man who had helped me TO the lott.
/ had no doubt as to who he was
eyen before / looked, but when saw
Rebinmin Rue lelt happy
nnd had no fear. Death was be-
fore me: but he had sought me. hoping
"a save me, aud in his arras ! should
die. j.
God have mercy on our souLl'
said I.
He answered;
"Ameni'
re helpcd me to a little wooden
hood above the belfry, and there we
ciung together. IL wns the highest
point we could reach. The waters
were at hand.
Forgive me-, he said in my ear,
aForpiye me, Agnes; huvcrepent-
"a heaven kuows--and ! never was
~ wicked az they made me ouS. !
flirted with Mrs. Norland. admired
her Int didnot wrong her husband
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