The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-01

with whose members they did not al
filiaIe in the slightest degree
Nov. Rnth-- said Pastor Mott.
who had recently changed his widow
erhood's gravity for the cheerful bear
ing of bridegroom this visit is one
of the trials of your lot to be endured
bravely. but fortunately moi 70 be soon
nor often repeated These queer peo-
pie will invite Won into a dull, quiet
house, hand you glass OF wine and a
homeopathic bit of cake talk TO you
in gentle. patronizing voices about
their family OF past generations, but
they viii not show any interest In You.
or me. o our work. or our neigh bors.
You will come back into the Sunshine
feeling as If you had paid a visit TO
some old family vault
The new wife twisted up her sweet
face into a wry expression as one
does when swalloEing a spoonful OF
bitter stuff. but hastily snoothed ii
put again as a sudden curve In the
carriage road brought them up TO the
front porch
m, husband must be absent-mind-
ed said the new Mrs Mott 10 her
81 T; Ibis Is not the family he has
been describing 10 ne" For the
whole household was out on the front
porch Vim had turned one Of the
carved oak chairs down on It's arms,
and was sitting astride its venerable
back. though the short fat legs could
not quite make out 10 turn the cor
ners- Pat was kneeling in front of
him playing horsie- her long, heavy
plaits of hair serving for reins- Miss
Louisa wa pretending 10 read and
Miss Gertrude was knitting a brightly
striped LITTLE sock, but all three ladies
were enjoying the game fully a. much
as the Young driver
In some confusion the chairs were
righted Miss Patfy's braids hastily
knotted up. and small William sent
ont TO James. who was watering flower
ts>xs on the lawn OF course. the
story of the child was told and list
ened 10 with deep interest by the Wis
itors-
oh. I'm so glad the poor thing got
here before she died. cried tender
hearted Mrs. Mott DO you think she
knew how good you were going TO be
10 her children when she was gomez"
She knew how kind they were TO
her, Ruth said the pastor. gently.
You do not think xe are doing
wrong to keep the darling:" asked
Miss Patty. eagerly
.-Wrong?" said the preacher; Il do
NOT think any thing about it; know
thai inasmuch As you have done it unto
one of the least Of these, You are fol-
lowing your Masters commands"
There was little Silence, and then
Miss Gertrude said. laEner huskily:
OF course Brother Middleton put q
notice in the city papers, but We were
sure from the little. fellows talk that
they had come q great way. and there
Was every evidence thai the poor young
woman was IN very friendless condi-
ton
wide range of subjects connected with
oabyhood- boyhood and Young man
hood. until Miss Patty cried with a
merry laugh: We'll. don't think we
need SET our baby's wedding day yett''
"-Our baby had been monarch of
All he surveyed at Burnside for ten
wears, when one day a faded grizzled,
unhappy-looking woman feeble with
disease came TO the house and asked
TO SEE Mis- Gertrllda. Burnside was
very unlike the secluded. inhospitable
place which was first introduced to
the reader That Lively. wide-awake
hail-fellow- well-ne1 individual who
still called himself Win but who now
had a right by act of legislature
to the title, William Tho nweI
Perine. had gradually brought Burn
side and all lis inhabitants into frater-
nal relations with the whole neigh
borhood, high and low. This very
woman, Sally Rice, was one of his
village aoQuaintances. through her
cake and candy shop, and so was
known 10 Miss Gertrude
We'll, Sally said The lady in the
gssnty-cheerful tone one ALWAYS uses
10 hopeless invalid. --how are Won
feeling to-day? Did my beef tea set
Won up any?'
To Miss Gerfrude's surprise. the
woman burst into Tears If yer
knowed what mizable sinner / am.
Miss z rine" she sobbed. yer
Eouldn take 10 count of me-" And
after little soothing. Sally told her
story
Yer know, Miss Prime. yer sent
for me to lay our that dead WOMAN.
What came upon You so student
Well yOn saw me turn her pocket in
side out and 'fwanf nothin' there. bnf
when | come TO strip her, finds a pms
fastened in her bussom- 1t had ten
dollars In ii, an letter.
"A letter" gasped Miss Gertrude,
turning faint
Il was orful hard pressed them
days, Miss rine. and the devil
! whispered 10 me could 5es' borrow
that money OF the dead woman. and
nobody be hurt; but oh. you dom
know hoE'f has brought me down
since" Sally began 10 weep again.
Il low ii has cost me nv soul
have shaved day and night to make
ii up so could confess my sin and
get yer 30 pray fer me, but rs never
been any less hard pressed than j was
that day. It's Almost too late now