Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-09

nothing could nwsAo iii,se sleeping or
phaus. ontside the rain heat down in
foods and tho sea gave forth a sound
like an alarm bell From the old cfey-
iced roof, through which blow the gale.
drop Of water fell on the doad face and
ran down it like tear
What bad Jenny been about IN the
dead womans housei What was shi
carrying on beneath her cloak Whywa.
her heart bcai.ngi Why did she hasten
with such trembling steps TO her own
cabin without daring to look back
What did abe hide In her own bed BE-
hind the cudaini What had sho bceu
stealing
when she entered the cabin the elf,
were growing white She sunl'ipon the
chair beside the bed. She was very pale
II seemed a. 10 she felt rcpontance. ilu
forehead fen upon tho pillow, and at in
tervnls. with hfoAnn words. she mur
INJURED 20 hcrsclL while outside the cibiu
moaned the savage SEA
"My poor mani Oh. heavens, wha.
will he saw lie has already 20 much
trouble What have done nowl Five
children on our hands already Thci
father tolls anl toila. and yet, ns n b.
had not cnre enough already, | must
give him this care morn. j. that ho'
No, nothing. | have done wrong-ho
would do quito right 10 beat mo- u
that her mol 50 much the bottgrl Tie
door moves ~ II some ono wore COMING
IN, but no. To think that / should ioel
afraid 10 see him ontcr''
Then she remained absorbed a
thought and shivcung with the cold. an
conscious OF all outward sounds. of Tho
black cormornnta. which passed shrek
Ing, aud Of tho rage Of wind and YEA.
al az once tho door flow open. streak
Of the white Hight Of morning entered,
and the fisherman, dragging bic drip
ping net, appeared upon tho threshold,
aud cried. with u Soy laugh. "llort
comes tho navyw
"Your cried Jennyi aud sho claSped
her hubbard like n lover, and pressed bet
mouth against his rough Jacket
"Herc am, wife," he said, showing
IN tho frclight the good naturci and
contcnted laeo which Jenny loved 70
well.
81 have been unlucky.T no continued.
"what kind OF weather have you
hadf"
"Drcadful.-
"And tho 1fhlng7"
"Bad, But mover mind. ihnve you
IN my arms again, and am satisfied.
have caught nothing o., all haToonly
torn my net The deuce was Ia The
wind tonight ~ ono moment of the
tempest thought tho boat was founder
ing. aud the cable broke. But what have
you bocn doing nll this timcY"
Jenny f,lt a amyor In The darkness.
~ she snid in trouble. "Oh. moth.
ingi Just as usual have been sewing.
] have been listening 10 tho thunder Of
tho sca, and | was frightened
"Ici. the winter "a q hard time. But
never mind Il now"
Then, trembling "a u sho were going
10 commit u crimoi
Husband" ehe said, "our ucighhm
Is dead. She must have dio1 last night.
foon after you went out. She has Lett
two little children, one called Wilhelm
and tho other Madeline. Tho boy can
hardly toddle, aud tho glrl can only lisp
Tho poor. good womAn was IN dreadful
want"
Tho man looked grave. Throwing
into corner his fur cap, Eoddon By the
tempest "Tho deucor' he said, scratch.
ing his head. "Me already have five
children; this makes seven. And al.
ready In bad weather We have 10 10
without our supper. What shall we 40
now Bah, Il Il not my fault; its Gods
doing, These arc things too deep Ton
me. Why has Ito taken away thch
mother from these mites? These mat
tcrs are too diiiicult 10 undcrla one
has 20 be- u scholar 10 sec through them.
Such tiny scraps of clildrcnl Wife. 90
and fetch them. II they are awake. they
must Do frightened 10 be alone with
their dead mother We will bring them
up with ouu. They will DO brother and
sister TO our i've When God secs tina
We have To feed this little girl and boy
besides our own lie will lot ms take more
tsh. A for me, | win drink water. |
will work twice as hard. Euoughl r.
OH aud set thoml But what 10 the mat
teri Does II vcx yonP You arc goner
ally quicker than this"
His wife drow blok the curtain.
Look" rho said. --rranAlated from
tho French of Victor Hugo for Strand
Magazine,