Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-09-30

ised to iN ever! thing when he came
back. She showed the note to the
sheriff. and was surprised when he did
not heed il.
A mol invaded Her parlors, surged
into her dining room ana stormed
through her bed "lambers. All the
while the auctionoer clailored. talking
as II he had consulted "A dictionary Tor
adjecti'es with which to describe the
articles under his hammer. Inc DID
ders were eager and prices ran nigh.
Before her eyes her furniture was sold
and taken away from Mrs. Patterson,
whose only reinara to each buyer was;
BE careful OF that, MIR. Patterson
Will come back soon ana nix every
thing then ! shall want uiat BACK.
No one laughed mt her, but when the
sale was over and all her household
goods. save the necessary things ex-
empted by law for the debtor, were
carried of by the purchasers she was
no longer Mrs, Patterson to the resi-
dents OF Harburg. They spoke OF her
then us Sally Patterson, but neither
~enviously o adiniringly, . they had
once done of Sally Donne!ly. She,
ignorant OF the loss of her position in
society, wrote a full account OF ID sale
to her husband. Among other things
she said;
u know just WHO bought every
thing, and asked them all not to in
Jure anything, 50 we could have our
FURNITURE ana emma hick when you re-
turned ana settled tle drot.
~ ie" wees '"e .her,n came
ssaan' M" Son' VIC "o"Sc III "i'c'i sue
s'n, nc' nv sue ""' ''>p''
anu he' s''! FURNITURE SCI o'' ~ 'ne
s,'ee'' enc was a" ""'c'>'' i,er Ia,
','er anu ne' "p.n'' "er. oc'u' anu
INC ".' Nv ~ w "''' W aP
Peai 'o' az" ''"s 70" mo'e' sio
asheu 'or snc','r uh'' nr ,a'''rson
came oao'' o'' !, was 'r'os'" ''c'' ana
a. io' '''Se "i' n"' '''o ''"''e' 'e'
tue! 'haue eNcuse'
"ne crazy """'u ho' oe SAFE
10 no'sc ier.
"n,i' 'ns,' 'e'' Il uh"h' WHO was re-
pu'eu oru''n an" 'o'rS'' swore at the
pcop'e vi them 10.
'iieir hiii'",laii'!' ATONE lie went 10
'ie s'ue""'h Wnere san! furniture
st ana carried IL on his shoulder
niue mouse 'oca'eo on some 'o's Oh HIS
stay here, Mrs, Patterson. till your
husband comes back, he said, when
he had put her things to rights.
She thanked him and took posses
sion OF the low, two roomed house.
Her landlord never called upon her for
rent while the years passed as she
waited for Johns return. The smoke
from her fire curled up to the sky, and
the DOT seemed TO settle on her face,
Cor il grew darker until it vas almost
black. Her teeth shone bright
ly than they did in the days of her so
ia wv hNf 'sSo i'st h'iie
OF their b~riliiance.
a crook came In her back, yet her
heart was not bowed down, for it was
held up by hope. Her abiding faith In
Johns promise to Tx everything when
he got back. and her ~treasuring OF the
note. which was evidence OF il, led
people to say she was crazy. In no
Other ir. WAY !" did SHE shs manifest nan sa symptoms ons
Oh insanity. She was hariii'ess ana
"a'iuereo ABOUT a'ohe ciia.'erihg 10
herself None except perhaps now
alu 'heh an iinpisn emo, annoyed her'
Inc community pl,'ed her ana IN an
apo'ose,c wa! PROVIDED LOT her' even
aiioMeu 'er 10 a''ehu 'ic CHURCH I'D
"iiici, sic iiau once rented pew
A''iough living aione sue preserved
the purify oi her rngi'si' hcr worns
were us',ic,,y enu'iei''eu' "u' ner
'o'ee S~'auuaiiy oee"ine ho'rse' ner
on,e snaPe'! nah'u' o''a,ne ,roNe'
anu so''e' III sa'"e'"hs ooa' anu woou'
Inc coarse man VINO was iier u
lord was offered ialr price ior all OF
ms lots u DAY, out ne refused 10 sci!
the one on which sail! ) little mouse