Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

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But Sias Pitkin had constitution de'
rived throngn an lhochhite distance irom
q temperate, Woodworking cody ances'
try, ana SO withstood lotn deatn anu ths
DOCTOR, ana was awe ana In conVaies'
cent state; whicn gave nope OF ms Deihs
aDie 10 carve the turkey at MS HANKS
giving dinner.
| The evening sunlight was just fading
out OF the little keeping rO0m," 1Jon'
! ing the bed room, where the convalescent
was now able to sit up most OF the day. A
cat bed ha been p aced there, designed
for him to lie DOM u on In intervals OF
| fatigue. At present, howe or, he was
tting In his arm chair. cOmplacenily
watching tho blaze OF he hickory fire or
following placi ly the motions of hk
wires knitting needles.
| pose on his thin, worn features that never
was there in days OF old; the haggard,
an ious lines had been smoothed away,
and thai spiritual expression Will h sick.
ness and sorrow sometimes develop on the
human face reigned in its place. 1t was
the clear shining after rain"
'Wiie, he said read me something
can't quite remember out OF tho bible:
us In the eighth OF Deuteronomy, the
second verse.
Mr.. itkin opened the big family bible on
the stand ana read and thoI shalt remem-
DE all the way IN which the Lord ny
God hath led thee csc forty years In the
wilderness to humble lhee and to pro o
thee ana 10 know what Is In thy heart
anu whether thou would3t keep his com :
monuments or no. Ana he humbled thee
ana suffered thee to hun2er and fed thee
with mama which thou kn0we>t not,
neither dld thy fathers know, that ne
miie ~ h,aho ,he9 kuo" that man uoth ~,
ivy ivy Wy oiean a1one. out ny eIory "oIu
tna' p,o oouo'h , NV y, 'ho hou'h vi III"
Nv" .,r y uoSt . u'au h.o;
hh ..a;, th"' ~, ih'eiLup.eu t.io uo"
cou. ma "hae i,e peen .h,hklhs
~ 81. do ,1 a.n neie BIC anu he'p'esS.
lNe ~ gun hatu 10 Keep Things stra'Ght
anu cIear tne laru', oa' Us Piessea 'n ne
iU'o =" LINZ NC iow. V, n"o Y" ITO
SUI. anu aea'o al III MS hanus. has,
o,, anu hi "ueio - cou'u you ;1"''ai''
'" ..Wa aI "',o' No., vi AZ" no ~ S,ri .u
"SS ST. uoen '"! '"I' tiei y.
~, am Lo,u' NO WIN ,he as seen,etn ~
80, anu "a SloaI Iuie. ho"
i tnink !. oouotiul IL we I"ako up tne
i ,i,,1 lills ear. Jun . k"o" "nas
. III. ''"s see ,ol tne nay ouI on SEQ
niaon prospect vi la's,h on y anu .eI !
uoii W.T. ! ven IL u I-o,u wiz
W n" LA. .he p'ace so.o up a1r We DO Turn,
Gu ou' ~ ou' o'u u.o uoii S,e" ~
WIFI ,r aoout IL ms VIII oe uon
!ne was SOUND Oh "a tl.nB wnee's
a. 'nlS ,n9', ,i','. anu anon tnete '"nie
VI usn aiiu lu'scI vi Sal,iehtS' anu IAN"
NJ y - door, loo air nd oa'ah, NJ ,,hin ,n
deacon with eff, sion ' 'N'
.,,Ia., .,,-,.,, -.
,o,a ny T., n' IJn'o ~. IMAM Sh h sno
aided draring a roll NJ hills from bar
b, som. and uniting II INTO the ,eacon 9
hand ..bnr.,s IN in ernst monnv ton tb :
wear I oof II ALI m self he~anse 7 want.
oJ IN show van I corI he GOOD for some,
hing ,.
THANK Won, dear dauphter soi Mrs,
pitkin ~ fair sura co 20 wav would he
found and NOW I seq what - Sb. added
kissing Diana and Mating her rosy cbeek.
"a ycry pleasant. rretiv wav il Is too.
-, was ofrai mat ouSin >ilas would
worry and inf binsnIf hack again abou,
the in nrest M nav % Id D;ona
Wall L,ugrter - said the Deacon
.it,s n nifty we shou,d on throug US
do +, This wnrId and NOT learn .nvttino
nv il hone the ord las taupht M
not IN worry Int iuet do INV hast ond
Leave mvself and evervthipg also in hi:
hands We can helm n IrseIves-we
cam maize ona hair white mr. h,act
Wby shonId W. wear our lives ont frat
rim o. ~ IA n known that ware aoo 1,
would a hea n pttar for ne ali
w. ,,,;,s fo.hau ,, , :,
ro,v ), soid his wifa With q foes sarer.
ga a star In This last oil NJ onietude ~
SnnI IN bs, Lush,pd sbe racogni od th.
apcyer IN bar nravers IF vnars
,,w,1n 80, I,,.
"oI' n"", sou, sou I,,' .unii'hS
VIC n' "tnuo"' S''p"I" INC '" NV" VIVA
hiah S"irrl - 'T'h'l'S n'le acou"
IN, hlan pe1n cry k.n" 10 us IL
thi' S"hnoHS '"'u Mls' hhnl' as Dian
ieet S""l,ueu Oh ,ht scrape!:
ooou e. nm Ds"1o A. I n,. nia'' GU
tering GOOD eSenin MIS-. rltkh. oar
tau' ma am " III" 9e"i se'
th on MT
N'ceiy, h'ah-"eii d. Can oe' sai'
MIS-. Ii'hin.
-" al, you see l was up 70 'he stor'
VII, WIN some u,'I 'ones oeIl over,
; Him Coan ne saiu hc Wahte some 10 sell
anu 20 LOON up 60 PIE natleIs' an'
=, a. ~
Deacoh' MISS piishe' sue was H. iooNih
At IT, ana so was Heacou olliisoh wire
she come ar'eT Sone c'nhahon SUCKS
wal anu .ncy an ,ooheu az ~ anu taihe y
IL over, anu cou uh ho"e e'n lor 'nei
ives tllihk what IL an auou'' " was SIC
, an aimi9hty mick ieter; sara ban
awning out ION, legai-look ny ehVei
, cpe ana putting IL Ill the eacoh hahds
al hope there isn't bad news In 1t.
, said oiIas Pitkin, the color rising appre
/ hens veiy to his ale cheeks as he felt TO
his spectacleS.
There was an agtated, silent paus'
while he broke the seals and took out tw
documents. One was the mortgage o.
his farm and the other receipt In ful
tor the money owed on It The / eaco
turn the papers to and fro. gazed Of
( them with dazed, uncertain air md thel
sad:
I why, mother, GO lock- Is this so
, Do | read 1t right"
; Certainly, you do, " said Diana, read
, ing o'er his shoulder. Somebody
paid that debt, cousin"
: Thank God said Mrs. Pitkin softly
He has done 1t.
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