The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-04-30

about ten vedra
In the month Of May, 194l, . woman
lay dying in theittle cottage which used
TO stand on the old "main road" just
outside the then limits Of the town Of
Lynn. Kneeling by her bedside was .
boy Of about ten years, and on his head
the wasted hand Of his mother rested,
the fingers twining gently through his
hair. She was speaking mother
who was passing away-and the boy
drank In every word. She told him in
feeble and broken sentences bis little
sister had no one but him 10 look 10 for
protection, and she asked him to promise
that % long as he should live that pro-
lection would be given. Satisfied by the
unspolen pledge in his eyes as he looked
at her, for she knew what he was, she
spoke Of the comfort he had been to her
since his fathers death; Of that father
who had been taken away so suddenly,
and Of her own Joy at the prospect Of
seeing her husband oncemore. Her sor.
row, too, ct leaving her children dwelt
In her mind at times, and then he tried
10 sOothe her by telling her he would be
brave and true. And 80 with Q prayer
for them on her lips she became silent,
and the boy knew when he once more
looked ct her that the ears that had never
been deaf to him were deaf now.
The two children-Willie. aged ten.
and May, aged not quite half year
were not left penniless. Their father.
Dr. William Jackson, had accumulated
. little money, and their mother had
owned property when she married.
Their only living relation, brother o:
Mrs. jackson, lived In New York, and
be at once asked them to come and live
with him. For FIVE years Willie went h'
the New York schools and Nay grew
mp into a. charming . little girl as one
could hnd. Then Mr.. Truesdale died.
leaving his money to his nephew and
niece, and Willie made up his mind they
would move back to Lynn. Here they
lived In tho house Of their guardian,
Judge Black, and Willie In due time
went toHarrard, and, winning his de-
gree In arts, passS. into the law school.
he wal sinsnlarly old for his ago
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