Mohave County miner., 1890-12-06

goods. between San Angenio Ind tbs
outlying settlements Hnt he MAS
good man. industrious aad- ambitious.
For his two sons, be had great hopes
| and aassa andssyed aad saved by day
and By night The little girl at home
kbelped him brayely. hiring out their one
servant, and doisg cfeeriully the work
With her owH bands. She plated the
straw. and made hats. also, which sold
for much; and she worked up the rem
nants of lace aud ribbons Into one
thousand pretty tribes for the fair
women In San Antonio.m
',Aicaide these details are Irrelevant
and i'm npertineat.' y said David, sngrily.
Every man tells bis story In his
own way, Are you willing to listen,
menpo
There was universal articulation
which evidently meant yes for the
doctor SMILED graciously, and wen. on.
'.For her two brothers, the little
Mary worked. and always worked with
glad heart. They had been sent to
the Northern States to school. aud
David was educated for lawyer. aod
George for an architect aud builder.
For eight years. this father and sister
worked together. solely for these be-
loved boys,sparipg All comforts to them
selves- So they paid all their expenses
iiberally. and saved besides about ten
thousand dollars.
But when the young men came
back, there was great sorrow and dis
appointment They had been educated
beyond the simple trader, the self-deny-
ing sister. and the log-house on the
Wachita prairie. SO much sorrow and
disappointment that the sister al last
begged for them that they should 20
to the capital. and divide the ten tho1s-
sand dollars between them"
How do You know such thingl II
is lfsr said George.
II have the fathers letter which says
20. Will the alealde and the jury read
The aieaide read the document. and
nodded to the jury.
You have forgotten. Mr.. George
he said; ''it is easy TO forget such
money. Tha doctor Is right
After this. the father heard little
from his sons. They married, and for
got the self-deuial, the hard labor and
the love OF SO many, many years. The
old man worked on. with falling health;
but now that he had lost his ambItion,
and cared little for money. it came on
every venture. He did not try to make
Ii. but 1t came and came. He made on
silk and cotton and land; whatever no
touched was fortunate.
But as money came. health went;
he was sick and suffering. and could
not bear his daughter away from him.
He was jealous Of her love. also. and
he suffered her not = lover. This is
one thing ! allow not myself to speak
about. ] tell you. aicaide, this woman
showed through MANY years one great,
sublime sacrifice. Upon my honor,
se,sors!'' and the little gentleman laid
his hands upon his heart. and bowed to
Mary As IL she had been queen.
'.Not for myself; that Is one infamy,
one scandal too great to be believed.
As my sister, as my wife. honor Miss
Mary Forsyth. As my wife? Impossi-
BILE! Does not all San Antonio know
that ! adore, alone the ineomparabls
Dolores Henfiquez7
''One day. as sat resding by my
friend's bed. he said to me:
doctor, that is . pltiful story. aud,
too true. We think 1t a grieyous
wrong not to give our sons trade or
profession. but we never think what
Is to become of the poor girls.'
Il said: oh, we expect them to
marry
"'But they don't, Doctor he said;
they don't doctor; and tho most that
do are left by death. ill-usage. or mis-
fortune. to tight the world some time
or other. with no weapon but needle,
doctor. 1t is sin aud shamer
Its the way Of the world, my
friend said.
81 know. spent thousands Of dol
lars on my boys, aud then divided all / |
had between them. II Proyidence had !
not blessed hoy work extraordinarily. |
or II / had died i've years ago, what |
would have become OF Maryp
SO. gentlemen. said:
esquire, your sons do not know that
you have made more money; they /
thought they had got all you had. and |
have not visited you.o or written TO you.
lest you should ask anything of them.
Do justice at once to your loving. faith
ful daughter; secure her now from |
want and dependence. and give her, at |
length. leisure to love and rest
And my friend, being good man.
did rs advised that be should do. |
For that be died in good peace with
his own conscience. and made me for
once. senors. very happy that | gave |
good advice, free. gratis, for nothing at
all"
so you did not profit At all by this
willlp
mot one dollar In money. but very
much In my conscience. Santa jose
| am well conteutn
Miss Mary" said the alcalde, kindly,
have you anything TO say?'
Mary raised her clear. grey eyes. and
looked with yearning tenderness into
aer brothers. faces. David pretended
10 be reading. George stopped over ard
spoke TO him. With sigh, she turned
to the atcalde.
ASK my brothers what they value
the homestead al"
Two thousand dollars" promptly |
answered David.
Too much-too much" grumbled
sll the jury.
Two thousand dollars reasserted
David, and George added: Bare
value"
II will buy 1t at two thousand dol
lars. Will you ask my brothers II they
have anv daughters. oieaLdsT' a
"Genflsmen. you hear' Have you
any daughterss'
David sa;d suri;Iv that ha b.d M