The Red Cloud chief., 1891-12-04

myself. I couldn't ever looked the
world in the face after being 80 heart
less and ungrateful. Oh! Hiram, what
a noble. loving. forgiving nature You
have, and how unfeeling must have
been the child who could so ruthlessly
trample upon it."
At this point the good Sarah, who all
along had shown strong symptoms OF
weeping. wa SO overcome that h
could restrain her tears no longer, n
broke down and poured forth In q per-
feet flood on her husbands shoulder.
Hiram was deeply touched, and he was
forced To exert himself to keep back the
tears of self pity that welled up In his
own eyes. He had never before real
lied how deeply he had been wronged,
and never before had he understood
how much he had been martyred. His
heart went out to himself. and he piticd
himself from the bottom OF his soul
There, there, Sarah" he said, don't
let the tenderness Of your heart cause
You TO grieve too sorely for what have
been made u suffer. ] promise you
that | shall not forget my wrongs again
soon, since the weakness that possessed
me for a short time is gone. No. I'll
| never make any advances to a child
who 50 far forgot her duty To me and
treated me with such cruelty, and ! am
CAD that you recalled me to myself in
time to save me from taking the step !
had anticipated"
Sarah checked her tears and by de-
grees her sobbing ceased. The effort
she had made had beer a great one, and
her soul was terribly sore from the
effects Of il, but she had saved her u
band from abusing himself and sinking
his dignity, and h was satisfied. Of
course she had saved him from all cx-
pense on Mary's account and kept that
much more money for herself, but that
would not count for anything with such
O noble soul as thatof the angelic Sarah.
Hiram" she said when she had got
her feelings sufficiently under control
to be able TO cease her tears and sobs,
~ hope | have not said too much. ]
am sorry that your daughter cannot oc-
cupy the place in your heart that 4 child
should occupy In the heart Of a parent.
and | know I would be the last person
to aid in ~cstranging You from her. Per
haps / have said too much. but have
your good SO deeply at heart that
couldn't help saying what did 1t was
all for the sake of your loving, generous
self"
81 know that, Sarah. do not mis-
understand YOU. I know how II pains
you to nave TO say such things, but YOU
feel II To be your duty, and you do 1t.
thank you, my lear wife, with all my
heart, for your disinterested mindful
ness of me. Let us now drop the sub
ject and try to forget it. 1t is not right
that you should aflict yourself will
thoughts Of one who is so far beneath
you in point of goodness, and | will try
and think Of Nr=Mits IS much charity
as possible. Nss q ssas sniLs ~ ioei eiis
ingratitude e ones own flesh and
blood-a So thing to be a parent
spurned by 10 child for whom ! have
done 50 muJh But / can live over It
Sarah, and perhaps IN time forget
There, we willsay no more about it."
The good Sarah was quite willing T.
let the subiSct rest, since she hat
gained her mt. Dinner being a
that moment announced. she went on
and took hcr place at the head Of the
table, from which position she beamet
smiles 81 love md tender sympathy OF
the old fool, her husband. who sat op
posite her nursing his martxr~e o
Not once, as .he s..st at that oar
ladep.wssAs y srperabundance OF tn
~ehoicest viauds, did old Blatchford fe'
a tinge Of pit for his poor daughte'
{ who was a& outcast from home.
stranger In ID strange land, denie
even the food necessary to stay tn
r pangs Of hunger. And yet he condole
r himself and Imagined that he had
{ wounded heart; he, a man who was
void of hear rs the veriest flint.
C \ week or so after the incident d.
scribcd Sarah came to Hiram with
letter from IN adjoining state, in whic
e letter she was informed Of the death
a married sister. Her sister had lc
S three children, and Sarah's tendt
heart promrSed her to take them an
q care for tbs b 70 ~. wasn't ayers
$ to 1t.
bring them right along" Hirar
{ said; I'VE have plenty and they mus
r not su ffcr. Send for them Mt once"
All, old man, where was your col
$ science, your sense of right, that it d
c not prick you when You thus opcns
your home To n horde of strangers, m
admitted them tn the place that II
V longed to one who needed il NOR,
Where was your good angel that 1t d
q not whisper to you Of the sorrow al
trouble. the foundation of which yo
that moment laid with your w ham
. Bitter, bitter will bc the regrets follow
ing that act, old man. and though the
may follow at a long distance, they wi
n surely follow, and terrible will De- the
weight when at last they come.
n The orphans We're duly installed
Blatchford's house. and by him wei
i educated and supported. The eldest,
boy named Harry. was taken into ii
bank, and Of him we shall hear mo,
later on, rs he figures quite extensivel
> in this history. which would probabl
be less sad If il were less true.
u CHAPTER V.
MOTHER MI
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