The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-20

to summon her charge to tea she found
the door closed. and within little, old
Indy, sitting alone in the dark, whose
face looked withered and pale when the
light once more fell upon it from the gas
Jet in the hall,
81 guess / don't care much fer tea
after all, she said, YEARLY. I'D ruther
90 to bed. Would YOU mind unIockin'
the carpet bag, dear, an gettin' out my
things? feel all queer like, somehow,
an my feet's so numb an cold it don't
seems if could stan up long enough Ter
undress.9
Two hours later, when the golden
haired bride and her husband came back,
Marcia, the chambermaid, stayed them
at the door.
II hate ter bother We, ma'am," she
said, but the poor old body opposite is
like ter be down sick, I'm afraid, an not
a soul in the house belongin TO her. BY
all can make out, she come here, fifty
years ago, on her weddin' tower, an
she's here ag'in now, because Isiek,'
whoever he was, said they'd keep their
golden weddin' here. But he'd ha' done
better if he'd held his tongue till the
time came, for now he's dead an cleared
out, an left her ter keep it all alone,
poor thingi Not that there's much dan
ger of her dom it, neither, for she looks
more like funer'l than weddin', this
minute. Ye see she wanted As, because
they had it then, an findin it ockerpied,
an you an him so like her an Isick, has
kind OF upset her, an her minds little
wanderin. Maybe if you come in, and
spoke to her, it'd do some good, fer she
does nothin' but talk about you an him,
an her an Isick, till my own heads like
to turn with hearin' it"
The bride looked up at her husband,
and he looked down at her. They were
so young and so happy that this story of
the poor, old, lonely woman who had
known and outlived like happiness
touched them deeply.
Go, dear" said the young man, gent
ly. You can help her if any one can.
And SO the vision, quitting his arm,
foated softly through the opposite door
way and appeared at the old ladys bed
side.
The bride of fifty years-old and
wrinkled, and grav-looked up into the
blooming face Of the bride of week, and
family smiled.
ssAs poorly as a picter," she said softly.
"That's what Isiclz said. He's gone to get
me posy. You've got posy, too
And her tired eyes wandered admiringly
to the roses in the young girls belt
Then a troubled Iookscrept over the with
cred face.
They can't give me 40. she said.
sadly. II domino know as I'd ha' come
if I'd knowed that. Isick alwers said
we'd have it ag'in, an SO I'd got terreck'-
min ont. Isick's comm back directly"
she said, her mind beginning to wander
once more, .'an' then he'll see to it. He's
gone to get me a posy.n And again the
eyes sought the roses. The young bride
bent over and kissed the cid one, with
out word; then she took the flowers
hastily from her belt, laid them softly
into the cold, thin hands that seemed TO
lie strangely helpless, and went back to
her husband with her bright eyes full of
tears.
Jack, she said. coaxingly, when she
had told him all, would you mind very
much letting her have our roomgs
"Mindr' exclaimed Jack. 81 feel as
if we'd been trying to cheat the old lady
out of her rights. What's a two days
occupancy in face of a fifty years claim
OF course she shall have it; get her right
in here. I'll help if you like. Only,
Dot, take warningl Don't you go to cut
ting any such capers fifty years hence,
when I'm-elsewhere."
For all answer Dot bestowed upon him
a hug that might have insured his being
ELSEWHERE" pretty speedily had her mus
Gle only equaled her good will, and went
back to the opposite room. Marcia was
watching her charge with solemn eyes.
81 think we'd best get doctor to her,
ma'am. It's my belief she's had stroke.
She acted dreadful helpless when / was
putin her TO bed; an jest see here!'
And the girl gently lifted one of the cold,
quiet hands. 1t lay Imply in hers, and
fell heavily down again as she relin-
pushed it, The patient face had be-
come more pinched and pale even in the
few moments of Dots absence, but the
eyes met hers expectantly as she came
to the bedside.
rForty-tive is all ready for you now"
said the little bride, ''and my Jack will
carry you over. 1t was mistake our
having it; this is our ROOM
care ye sure, dears" What light
came into the dim eyes! 81 thought there
must ha' been a mistake somehow.
Isicks"
you must let us take care of you a
little while. Isaac isn't here now, but /
come-before very long,
How the sweet young voice trembledl
sob, yes, he'll come. He's only gone
to get me posy. l think III go to my
own room now, if you please, dear"
To her own room she went, carried in
Jack Hazards strong arms. They had
turned the gas down low, and placed the
little hair trunk where her eyes could
most easily rest upon it. She noted all
with happy face, and then closed her
eyes and lay quite still and quiet.
The doctor, when he came, ratified
Marcia's verdict. "She has had one
shock, and may very likely have an
other. If she has any relatives they had
better be sent for"
'Her relatives is all needles in hay