Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-11-26

culinary aaairs "Ef Maria haint got
% D. a. shftlcss a. the rest
H. pushed ca into the sitting room,
charged with a connubial rrprimand
iiut A. be- opened the door, H. stum l.led
against something soft and welding.
yet which sent an unaccountable shivcr
from bis feet to the very crown II bis
head Ne looked dowa II was a WON.
ans Incumbent form. With a great
fear ~ his heart he bent down. turned
the pale, y bite face g. the light. then
staggered back. trembling Ia every
limb. while cold drops stoDd out upon
his fOrcheal
''Non Mara he RaSpsd. a. with
Sudden wild hops be shobk the stil
form violently Wake up Maria
The hea - you agoin' - sleep ani bet
ting a., arSry gvt cold IN The oven
No RESPONSE. The figure that had
worn itself ont working Tor him lay a.
ucrvrless IN his arms a. a block -
stone. The closed eyes. the purple
lips, thc drawn. white features, told
thrir terrible story. Ills wife was dead
-doai and he hal parted from her
not two hours before, with selfish
grumblings upon biz lips.
>nas Ware rose 60 his full height, aud
uttrrinR a hoar~e, inarticulate cry. fell
back upon the lounge from which he
had recently risen Thanksgiving day'
A breakfast b. thought him~e an ill-
used and an unfortunate man.
oh. God Oh. Goai" he moapcd
What wouid ! No, give 10 have \ all
back"
All what9 What but Maria - his
wife. the faithful companioa u the
tools, the jHys and the Sorrows ~
thirty year, What did he care
now Cor al other troubles and
losses9 They were invisible beneath
the ovcrv helming cload ~ this one
great loss without her nothing would
b. god With her. al other trials
were trivial lie knew Il now; be ~
allied Il in every ARoni1ing quiver. a.
bis heart recognized and felt lie utter
and hopeless lonelinesA
And even this was not the worst II
be mad parted from her with q smile
instead Of . frown Ia kindness rather
than with rvproach, the agony q sepa-
ration M ght he blantsd little hat In
the coming years he must 30 down "a
meet old ARE alone, the memory q he
hArshacss woald ever be singing.
IL ! had only known" he cried.
dragging himself upon his knees - her
Aiae oncs more; IL had only known
Known- what7 1.-The had only known
how great bis blessings were. In the
Possession Of hts true. tender. patient
iaishfal wife Hut he selashly declined
% know; aud now the curse u bis eter.
nal deprivation must wither hisn for
ever
q cannot stand a." he fAlterea
hrokcnly "Mercifnl Cod How can !
stand it3 Ne. no, I will sot' Take
snything else. Lord Tahe cattle. land
take money and home take children,
Thsu hast them all bot one. and he
dont seem to eare-na. sam haint
a-carir' Cor ~. no more- b ut spare me
ny wift my wife-my wife"
"Why. silasi What on earth-wake
up. father You've abcu t frightened
me- 30 death with your moaRins ami
takin'g en-
sumo one was shaking him vigorous
~ ~ silas spened his eyes A CLEAN
81 young sunllwAs shot into them
through the window, ard blinded him
for an Instant Thee he recognized
the well-worn dress tae dear. bent
toil-worn squire
ssaa..a. - A.. smlmA. mk....a.a ss4.A -
yon'ru not dead after aliT@
No. father Who sid I easf TAe
dourhnuts surely must have disa%used
wiih ye. for heard ye when Nas
bastinw the turkey
Then the kitchen Ere haint gone
outg'' intercepted ssias IN dased sori
Of way, yet beginning b tremhle
anew.
way % What made yva thlnk