Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-19

into the pit below the big wheel.
Stunned and bruised, the men found him
and carried him TO his cabin home. Jock,
meeting them, howled dolefully as he
smelled at the inert form. The doctor
came in and found no bones broken, but a
serious case, that might mean death to
poor Sam.
That evening, while the hotel party
were at supper, tie news was brought in
of the accident. "Poor man." said Mrs.
Sedgewick. Emily. we must go to-mor-
row and see what We can do to help him.
/ understand he has no wife or family"
said she, looking at Mr.. Brown inquir-
ingly.
match, too; quite snug little pile of
money; made it out here long ago-some-
where in the fifties."
81 want to know" replied Mrs. Sedge-
wick.
So the next morning Mrs. Sedgewick
and Emily went to Sans cabin. Jock saw
them coming and greeted them kindly,
though Emily was afraid of him and kept
behind her portly mother. They knocked;
no answer. She pushed the door open
and went in. In the inside room Sam lay
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with fever and his mind wandering.
81 will will leave Howe's Hollow"
he said, blamed if I'll stay to be called a
shiftless coot." Then he stretched out his
work-worn hands, and said: "Umily, UNI
lily, I'm sorry had a mean streak. | al
ways had"
Mrs. Sedgewick listened, her eyes dilat-
ing, her whole face expressing almost
terror. She grasped her daughters arm.
Emily" she gasped, "It's-it's your
father, and he amt in heaven. He amt
dead, oh, merciful Heaven" and she went
towards the bed.
"Sam Sedgewick," she said "don't you
know me, your wife, your Emily ~ and
she took his hand and bent over him, her
tears falling on his snow-white hair.
The words, the tone seemed to touch
his memory He opened his eyes wide
and looked at her; then the fire of fever
burned up brightly, and he moaned; Gun
lily, Unity, never meant to leave you all
these years. Are you waiting? Are you
dead?'
The doctor came in, and stopped in sur,
prise at seeing two women weeping over
Sam.
Excuse me-" he said, "you must not ex
cite my patient; you must leave this room. ,
Pm-Pm his wife, and that's hi:
daughter" sobbed Mrs. Sedgewick. "Can't
you, won't you save him? will pay you
"Don't distress yourself, marm," sale
the doctor kindly. "He will live if he
has good nursing and care, but must mo-
be left alone"
1--WE will stay said Emily, and hel
mother said "If you will tell my daughter
at the hotel to send our things over"
The sick man opened his eyes and called
in feeble tones: ''Umily, ] will come back
/ amt SO shiftiess now"
She stopped over him and kissed him
!; and said: "Sam, dear, bygones is by
cones"
He smiled at her and dropped into {
sweet sleep, holding her hand.
The news spread through Glen Eller
Springs, and everyone called to see if i
was so. Sam recovered slowly, but he wa
SO happy at having his wife with him. H,
came to himself thoroughly one day an(
, seeing young Emily, he turned to his wifi
and asked: "Who is she? Did yol
marry again? and the other one, too?"
"Bless you. no Sam; you left and neve
waited for the twins that came five month";
/ after you left. You walked off and w
! never mistrusted you was Twin. So yol
, never heard"
, 'Twinsesl Poor Umily, and you alone
Oh, Lord, was mean as pusley to leavt
YOU" replied Sam; "but never you mind
Umily, it's ali over now. Pm wiser, anC
, older, and amt nowadays SO shiftless.
can earn enough now for us BOTH"
, 'Sam, dear, replied his wife, II hav,
; kept boarders in New Haven most eve
, since you left, and have enough for all o
us, and you need never do one stroke o
work. We ought to be thankful to Coo
for so many mercies-you alive and all"
"And you not married ?" returned Sam
Presume likely you don't know that
have money in the bank and good a
money outside. The twinses can have al
, that" His faithful old wife patted hi
work-worn hands, and looked in admira
ton and establishment at him and sale
bresthlessly, II want to know? And al
yourn ?'-just as Sam said she would.