The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-19
SHE GOT REST AT LAST.
PEACEFUL END OF A WORKOUT
WIFE OF AN ILLINOIS FARMER.

Her Work Was Left Unfinished. bat the
Summons Had to BE Answered-shs
Had Silver Handles on Her Colin, the
Reward OF Her Industry.
The Illinois Central train was half hun
dred miles out of Chicago. headed for this
city, and at little station an old farmer
came aboard. He was a little, weakened
man, with a sensitive mouth half con-
cealed by an iron gray beard. His III fl
ting clothes were evidently bis most IN
comfortable best, and be moved awkward
ly and stif1y in them. There were no va
cant seats, and after some hesitation be
he slid softly into one occupied by grave
stranger, intent upon his paper. The old
man was i'll at ease, aRd as he turned q
careworn, haggard face toward the brown,
flying landscape, it showed marks OF some
recent trouble. The stranger laid aside
his paper after awhile, and half wistfully
the old man glanced at him. He spoke at
last with strange huskiness:
I'm goin to the city for the second time
in my lfe," be said, half startled at his
own voice.
''Yes" and in the intonation OF the
others there was an invitation 70 go on.
''The second time,D repeated the old
man. Thirty years ago, come June,
went there for a weddin suit, and I'm
goin back there today for a coffin and a
shroud for-the little woman thst-rnar-
ried me-"
His voice broke, and turning again 70
the window be look~@ out upon the dull,
cold landscape was silent many min
uteS.
DID THEY MAKE HIsTAKK7
"You don't know what IL il, mister; you
can't understand" and be was crying very
softly and bopelessly. "You don't know
what it is to live and work 'lonKside a
woman for thirty years, day In sad day
out, to hnd her always patient and wiliin
and workin-snd then leave her a-layia
dead and cold, with her WORKOUT bands
crossed on her breast. You dog't have 10
idea what IL Is" and the sleeve OF the old
man was drawn apologstically across his
eyes.
''I've been thinkin a good deal since las:
night, when Msrg'ie died; IL kinder puts a
man 70 bis thoughts. 1t was just little
after the turn OF the night. and nobody Tut
me was wstchin. when she kinder woke up
ike as II she'd been asleep.
David, said she. it's res;ful-so rest
ful,' and took hold OF her hand; - that
you . singing, DavidP says she. Go on
but / hadn't sung word and couldn't =
done it--'go on. David says she, and III
be restin, for I'm 30 tired Aad 20 sac
went 70 sleep again and wsksd up in eser-
Bity.
And do you know. stranger. them
words O. bern have s-t re 20 thinkin'
Poor, tired SOUL And ! never tbSugbs
bow much she needed res. I thought. a.
set there Ustchin bsr breath a-goln ont
last night. that ne5bs we'd made q mis-
take Of u all Fse never tbOaght 81 I.
while we was a ws-kIa and skiHpin and
a Esvin-trgiu q make both eEds meet
and 70 lag up sorEesE.E Tor TIE children.
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only ne and her aas EAtla for tie izst-
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ard MIXED cows ard ehure I'd AID eooksd
fer haTves; hands
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done ig tIil ! szw tneHi p0oE, crSassd ksRds
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