The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-02-18

coi.grat s3'.ting herself tiraJ =" ".
be h.. ia one dropped sin" = -.,
Sui :. me long rid. In" i"-t to =,
lefJ Vetor. iiers-tE KS lni,- - =
direction OF f,t~t n,--1n, futl y 50 Il 8
from IL. phelps :-~lden'- al >r..t.II
Street.
Shutting tie carriage door witt !'1nE,
tn" driver mounted his seat ara GIu.e
Oh towards Last Boston.
- He's agoin-s on SOS To turn ont" 1t
street yOnder. and not havet tur:l !: IND
here" thought She.
But 10: the horses dashed on f--t TIL
next street and the next.
E. prap5 lia'.; forgot me-" thouy'gt > -,
"or thinks | live over there, getting re
mixed up with somebody i'll East L,'s-
ton" and opening with difficulty IT,"
door, aAd puttiHg her head out, She
called to the driver, in voice NOR tr:ci
bic and penetrating than musical, But
he pref cfl'i"I not to hear, ami drOV- on,
keeping his lIc. set towards the iioi- ;.
At last she SIR "e:i louder, stu tA.E :
ing the rafting o; t'., wheels plevent...4
his hearinc her. ant reaching olii +
as -he could, wave! h"r hau,!kerrt..-i 1T
him. An old =, ..t!-l1i;.n on the wax. SEQ
in. i.er, s..l;:.--j! the driver to sto;, al.
be .rin2d UP his h"r@"s.
You haint a-caIrTin' III" /. :bt. !
dom live in T.: t Boston : IN" 81. \ =
ton STREET Boston. | 3houid til .. .uu
might Know better = t, carry me $50 at
here" she screart. at him sev@.,iE,
leaning her body hail cat Of the carriage
door.
We'll, l live III East Boston if YOU
don't" replied the irrevcrent driver;
and / am going hot. y. W. driven you
homo from three funerals to-day, az l
don't propose to 90 the fourth. If YOU
want to I cut her you can. I'm not
going buci. TO BoStnr: tonight fer you Or
anybody "isa.
III vain She Threatened to report h N
to Mr.. Simpson and :he person !,y' whom
he was employed. OF pleaded the bad
condition Of the streets and the distance
to the street-car line; he was not to be
moved. Then she offered t. pay him
extra if he would take her home, but he
remained suiten anil determined, ami
there was not hing to be done but get cut
in the midst OF Il pool Of water and stu h
and walk until she could find other ION
veyance home. She had picked her WY
through four blocks when she espiei
carriage coming from the direction she
had taken, and her quick discerning eyes
were not long III ascertIining that Mr..
Simpson was its sole occupant. S!l" II :
nailed the driver, who stopped, and i'll
formed Mr.. Simpson of her dilemma, he
ing careful not to diyrlIga the fact Of her
having attended three other funerals
with the same driver.
Mr.. Simpson, who ha! been % East
Boston 10 escort his married taj1:.t +
and her husband to their home, and ~;
now on his way back to his own loiry
in I'M I'D
Phelps to enter his carriage, and direct
ed his driver to take them at oave to
Newton Street before going to his resi-
dence.
This was an unexpected turn in affairs
surely, and Mrs. Phelps began to feel
more lik" forgiving t hat lit ':1,oered hack
driver. - seated b}- sac ~ Ie of this be
reaved good man, size tried TO drop words
OF sympathy ard consolation into his
torn heart.
Il know Jest how you feel. J:rpthcr
Simpson. / felt Jest SO when loo ;.ied
so sad and lonesome l didn't know. what
to do :" and she heaved Il l,1l.5-,'ruwn
sigh, and glanced at him fIo.ii ie left
corner Of her eyes to see the effect Of her
words, at the same time 90 NJ tAro,!,sh
with the form of wipiHg es.c-. cheek,
though there We're no visible traces OF
tears.
This is a providence aud must be
submitted to without murniuriEy. | sup
pose" replied Brother S.dl!,oou, quite
sadly.
"Yis, as 1 was a-tellin' Mr. wilkins
folks t'Other day, there amt no great
sorrow but what's some blessin' in it,
and the blacklist clouds got the sun a
shinin' t'othcr side ont. You must check
up, Brother Simpson" she added, as the
carriage stopped at her own door. After
all, don't know s it's any worse for you
to lose your wife n it was for me lose
my husband. When you feel kinder
lonesome come around and see us; ]
allus feelto sympathize with them that's
lost the pardner of their joys an sorrows.
Good night, Brother Simpson. I'm much
obliged to you for takin' me home" Aud
the carriage rolled off.
In conclusion we have only to add, that
in less than six months the Widow Phelps
changed her name to that of Mrs. Simp-
son, SO readily do some masculine hearts
yield to sympathy in their hereavemeI.is,
and Mrs. Simpson is more than ever a
believer in the charm of certain Sig
and omens, but has lost in a ;4eat me-.
ure her interests in funerals-Mrs. A.
Giddings Park.