Telegram-herald., 1889-10-25


Ehs wore homs-EAds oroNn alsPsea.
snd cap SlEh . border al roar1. ted
under the chl1- Az1s rs.slesd over hsE
Fesoi ztlon a. shs 1sde hel coed bye
Bat tls husband vent Tar o. TIE road
wlgh kLS mother. snt sas rot zshsmsd
- s1ed feN tears snd coming home,
hs wished aloud G1ne2r1 ~ anything
but tbe Old eo~ Who grszes Ia the lane,
ana Who seemed 70 turn hsr head -
lizten, rhal hs hsa never net Kate
stsphsns. For other and less ssnder
FeaS0ns ae ~isksd it very oftea during
the ensuing wear Ihs good family cook
Ing sas "a upsrseaed by the inartlstlc Of
forte % a s@riss Of poor e0oks-tAe
ancient help % the household having
left IN indignation u follow the fortune
Of hsr old mistress. For weeks together
Ehsrs would Be no servant. sGd Kate
openly declared that she eouIdnt cook.
Then meals Of tea and bread ald butter
we're cat the hard worked Doctors
patience. until, after repeated visits 70
ths city a nsH servant sas found aud
ues Let ~ misdsmeanOrs wac reheaIsed
Tor his beDsdt every night a. supper time
aEd..sVery morning a. tie breakfast table.
HeHas very uncomfortable. but he had
net ceased 10 love hls wife. She wss
only Is wears old, and much was not 70
be expected Of Ler powers in the house
keeping line. He hardly wished 10 sec
her La working attire, with hef hands
reddenet With labor and a cooking apron
or. Her dainty helple5snsss had = charm
ln lt. der soft hands aud unruf1ed attire
pleased him nightly, and there were
moments Nhen he was very happy.
But no man can remain so II ill-ied and
tho daily discomfort, combined with the
twinges OF remorse which he felt when
ever DO saw his mothers Pstieat face or
hts sisters Indignant tcOuntenances, quite
altered his temper b slow degrees.
lie did not TepFoach his wlfo az any
time, but 10 sulksd behind a newspaper.
or spent long evenings out by himself,
aud now and then alluded 10 mother .
pies or dumpllng5 IN tone which wives
understand very well
All this only confirmed Kate In her
dislike ol her mother-in-lsw and sisters
in-lAw. aud when the first baby came
she refused with little string II spite
| lll remarks abOu. old fashioned names,
/ 10 have IL christened Margaret after its
/ grandmother. Then Henry refused 10
| think OF Rose. but yielded when his
wife cried over IL; and Kate 5 sister
/ came 10 the christening. though tbs
Grandmother did not, 10 the great
scandal OF al the congregation. Kate's
'airs" had wounded the old lady too far
at last She had resolved never TO enter
/ her sons door again, and Kate reioiced
| thereat.
So the baby grew % be two years old,
and another came, and a nursemaid was
added TO the establishment, and the
/ trouble with cooks went on, until one
| day. Kate, led BY an advertisement sup
/ posed 20 oe inserted in the paper by an
unexceptIonaole servant, penetrated
/ into the dirtiess streets OF New York,
/ and into a room where the dlrtiest Of oil
/ created children was i'll In bed.
Poor craythurw said the mother.
What eils him don't know. and Kate,
! In the sympathy OF motherhood, patted
/ the childs head and spoke 10 him kindly,
/ and advised q warm bath. which the ma
/ trOn took as an insult. The efficient SER
| want. Sowever, was engaged and Kate
went home to feel conscious in few days
| OF being very unwell. and 10 break down
/ az last and take TO bed. while her anxious
| husband felt that a. last the greatest
| trial OF their married lives had come upon
| them, for Kate had taken the small pox
! in one OF its very worst forms.
shall send for your sister. my dear?"
! asked he, after breaking the news TO his
wife as tenderly as possible
ITO Roser said Kate, "Oh, no. Sne
| wouldn't come. and / couldn't expect Il.
Don't send for any one. Let me- die;
shall be pittad IL l live, and after that
what would life be WORTH
81 should love you as we'll, said the
husband ''but I'll cave your pretty skin
as well as your life, II can; but there &
q trial before you, and before me, too.
wish"
He paused and did not say wish
mother was here"
AS for sending for her, be had no such
thought. The servants had fed in dis
may. and haif-vitted boy, who was not
afraid OF smallpox, inasmuch as he had
had it himself the year before. was
"mlnd.ng" the children In the apartment
carthest removed from the sick room.
There was not nurse in the place
who would undertake such a case, and
The neighbors would have bolted their
doors against him. What should he do
I How contriye for the safety OF his babes
| Suddenly voice smote his ear.
This Is time OF trouble, Henry. Lei
old scores be forgot. Jane is dressing
toe children to 90 hosne with Fannie. and
will stay herself to help me. Don't fret
about nothing. my boy. Well do the
sest the Lord allows US"
Henry took her in his arms.
my good mother" he said. show can
you Dc so good TO us2"
As for Kate, she was fast falling into
I that condition when she could speak ol
think OF nothing.
But brave old Mrs. Rider did. az she
had promised, the best the Lord allowed
and her best was very good and whole
some. Jane made all comfortable In the
kitchen. and Fannie cared for hel
[ brothers. babos In the new home ia which
she had wept 40 many bitter tears for ne:
old one. And az last Kate passed from
under the shadow OF the death angela
wings, and her face took likeness 10
Itself again and reason returned.
Then who was tender OF her az OF o
newborn babe. save old Mrs Rider
And who fed her With dainty blanc
mango and Jelly bat dlmpled Jane7 And
I who came 20 tell har how tho children
were growing. and how well they were
hut Fannie7 Until at last. paler and
thinner. and with her soft hair cut short
on her neck. but with a akin as smooth
and fair a. ever Kate went into heI
. husband little Office one dav and hud-
IND him alone. knelf down at his feet
"Dear Henry. forgive met shc said
"For what. love askrd Che husband.
"For robh.Dg you q such mother
ant sisters, said hate. Il vas foolish,
vsss-miniod girl. 7 did not understand
. they have been angels 90 me they can
never be thanked enough for what they
have done. On, Henry, will they sta
with gs3
The srd ~ O. was that they dii stay.
f The ola lady couii scarcely believe that
tho raie sweet young woman whom she
had lust seen p8s- through such suffer
~ vas the heuEhty creature Who had
. raru sei her friendship. AMI hanisted
. - f~a~r bar a a.rrs H.. Fr-f. -. 1.