Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-19

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nurse that he was sleeping quietly they
allowed the distressed woman to take
look at him. After that the kind
hearted policeman drove her home and
tabled the horse for her.
That night was a terrible one for Mrs.
Breezy. 1t was only within the past few
months that her better nature had as
serted itself after lying dormant for
nearly twenty years. The buffetings
she had received from the world had
deadened the purer sentiments which
had struggled for an existence within
| her breast, but now that she had found
that there was still place for her in
the world, she was lifted out Of the
mire into which she had drifted and
felt that she had something to live for.
Not for revenge-for such was not her
motive. She had loved and loved
| truly, and her love was as true, it not
as pure, to-day as when the dignifed
Alphonse Breezy led her to the altar in
the little French church in New York.
| 1t was still as ardent as it was when he
first called her wife and took her home
to the modest fiat near to Washington
Park. Still she was living with an OBJ
| ject.
Her son had recently occupied large
part of her heart, but her husband still
retained bis place, and as day followed
day the image % the gentleman who
| purchased the paper from her would rise
to her mind, and in her dreams he was
| ever present. Sometimes she would
murmur in those dreams: "Alphonse,
| don't you know me?' Then she would
| dream that once more they were united
Eugene his fathers right hand, the
father and son bound together by the
strongest ties that can bind on this
earth, their home the pleasantest place
imaginable, nothing to trouble or vex
them, the past forgiven and forgot
ten. Then a grim vail would cover
all and dreadful nightmare follow,
and IS the suns rays burst through the
blinds in the early morn she would turn
restlessly on her bed, stretch out her
arms, open her eyes and find that she
was still alone. Lately she had re-
signed herself very much to her Cir
cumstances and had givon up all idea
of ever seeing her husband again.
True, she had little cause to wish to
see him, but, like many another patient
and long-suffering woman, she loved and
hoped against fate.
And now in the midst of the bright
ness of her new life this other trouble
had come upon her. Eugene, her man
ly boy, had been snatched from her side
for time and she was left without
counsellor or friend with the store on
her hands and only slight experience
to guide her as to what was best to do.
Fortunately her brain was clear and
knowing young German who was sore
ly in need of some employment, tenn
porary or otherwise, she hired him to
attend to the store and was thereby en-
abled to make frequent visits to Eugene
at the hospital His case did not prove
as serious as was at first imagined and
his recovery was much more rapid than
the most hopeful of the surgeons had
anticipated.
In the second week he was able to
move about little and his mother was
allowed to hold long conversations with
him.
One day as his mother was leaving he
said: Mother, 1 wish you would try
and get here little sooner the dav
after tomorrow. The young lady who
was in the carriage at the time the
accident occurred will be here. She |
often comes to see me and sends me lots |
of good things to eat and drink"
THAT is rather an uncommon thing,
Eugene. Usually in a case of that kind |
a few apologies are expressed and that |
is the last of it," said his mother.
''Is is not so in this instance, " replied |
the invalid. mo one could have ex- |
pressed more concern than this lady |
does. Why, she sometimes brings |
friends with her to see me and has of |
fered me money. One day she left
purse on the bed containing five hun
dred dollars, but l slipped it into her
pocket next time she came and she
caught me in the act. I told her | did |
not want her money. l only wanted u
get we'll"
We'll said, Eugene; you have the
right spirit" said his mother.
1t brought back thoughts of bygone
lays and gave Mrs Breezy much to
think of in connection with her youth
and noble parentage when she heard
such sentiment uttered by her son.. and
when she left him that day she kissed
lim with more fervor than she had ever
lone before.
TO BE Continued