Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-03-21
SUSY KEMP'S ROMANCE.
BY e. J. V.
[Original.1

Kemp was II plump little widow O
about thirty five. AS u girl she hat
been very beautiful in face and figure
very artless and romantic in her dis
position, and so was very easily
aptivated by a penniless adven
turer and persuaded into q clan
destine marriage. The marriag,
it is needless to say proved a very
unhappy one, but Susy faithful
to her marriage VOWS, struggled
bravely to make the best of things
trying to train up her children
Alright and reform drunken husband
A hopeless task she found the latter
as many another has before her.
Beauty faded, health failed still
she struggled on till death came to he
release, taking her unworthy hus-
band in fit of drunkenness.
The husband was scarcely buried
when her two children, bright man.
ly boy of ten and lovely girl OF
eight, sickened and died with that
dread disease, Diphtheria.
Susy stunned and bewldered was
stricken with Brain Fever, and lay
for many days unconscious. cared for
by kind friends. BY the Providence
OF God her life was spared and lay
came slowly back to health and
strength.
Life looked very dreary to poor
Susy, as she faced it after having re-
gained enough strength to think of
the future. Plans were soon formed
however; renting single room taking
the little furniture needed to furnish it,
the rest was sold and applied to some
OF the numerous debts of which she
found herself the possessor, for dur
ing the sickness of herselfand children
bills had accumulated till she found
herself owing not only the doctor
and undertaken, but the butcher the
baker and the candle-stick maker, as
well. Securing u position in print
ing office as type setter, she set out
bravely to earn her daily bread and
pay her debts; feeling as she cheerful
ly said, that even that was better
than to be without any object in life.
BY steady work and much self-denial
Susy found that she could support
herselfcomfortably and lay by small
sum every month, which was careful
ly andconscienciously divided among
the many creditors, while much
to her satisfaction she soon found
the many to4he growing few.
The doctors bill was the largest
and Susy found herself looking for
ward with much pleasure to her peri
odical visits to my DOCTOR" as she
called him to herself
DR.. Warner, the physician who had
attended Susy and her children in
their sickness, was n single man oil
about forty, very silent and reserved,
very kind and courteous; a man
whom every one liked as physician
yet whom few called friend.
A comparative stranger in the
place, yet so singularly successful in
his practice that he was as one
might say, upon the topmost wave
OF popularity and success.
He had been much interested in Mrs.
kemps case, few words let fall
by neighbor awakening his inter-
est at first, and as he watched her
daily life as she came back to health,
saw how patient and cheerful she was,
how quiet and unassuming, yet how
firm in her determination to be indie
pendent of charity, he was filed with
admiration and respect.
One memorable evening as Susv
called at his Office she said, as she
handed him roll of money, "Dr.
Warner, think l am the happiest
woman in this city tonight. [ have
accomplished the object which | set
before me, and now SO far as l know
| owe no one cent"
He smiled as he filed receipt for
the money, and said, at is a grand
thing to have carried out ones
plans and to have made no
failure, heartily congratulate YOU"
but he added, edo you not find
your pleasure in different channels
than most people; that is usually
OF so small moment. that !
t scarcely enters into the account of
things to be thankful for, at least it
appears so to me-"
"Well." said Susy' sit certainly is
4 great thing to me and am going to |
the event by taking n weeks
holiday" After little more desul-
DRY conversation Susy left, and the
Usually busy doctor sat for an hour
of Susy, her words her life
md her changed appearance, for in
egaining health, she had also regain
ID much of her former beauty: even
Touth seemed to have returned when
III cause for care and anxiety were
zone and no one would have taken
Ter to be over twenty-five.
1t was evident that some thought
TIRED the doctor to an unusual de-
rec for at length he rose and paced
he room with n very determined look
pom his countenance. At lenght he
aid, as though speaking to some un-
cen remonstrant, Eyes | love her as
never thought to love any woman,
nd she shall be my wife if can win
ef; she shall be spared all toll and
are, VIII makeup to her what she has
unered and Host in thopast, my brave