The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-07-22


her farm, with the provision she should
always have home, otherwise he
would have gone away too. Well, for
five years they were happy, when John
and his wife had grown to
think her burden as the years went
on, and the children when they grew
big did not care for her, and she felt
she had lived too long.
IL growed so lonesome" she said, cit
seems | couldn't take up heart to live
day 10y day, an yit l<nowed our folks
was long-lived. Ten years back, when
Sam wrote me he was doin' fair, an
sent me money, begun to think of
him, for he was allus generous an kind,
an the gratefulest boy; an so | began
to save TO go to him, fur I l<nowed
could work fur my board fur a good
many years to come. Fur three years
he amt hardly wrote but l laid that to
the wild kentry he lived in. | said
bars an 1njuns don't skeer me none,
fur when l was gal up in Aroostuk
kentry there was plenty of both, an as
fur bufferlers, them horned cattle don't
skeer me none, fur I've been used to a
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these medders has sorter upset me, an
made me think every day Sam was fur
Their off than / ever calc'lated on"
But what will you do If Sam amt in
Denver" asked the farmer.
81 hev put my faith in Providence"
she answered simply, and the stranger
could not mar that trust by any word
of warning.
He gave her his address as he got off
at the Nebraska line, and told her TO
send him word if she needed help.
With warm hand clasp he parted from
her to join the phantoms in her memory
OF folks that had bin kind to her, God
bless 'em," and the train went rumb-
ling on its way.
But many of the passengers had lis
tened TO her story and were Interested,
and they came to sit with her.
One pale little lad in the seat in front
turned around to look at her now and
then and to answer her smile. He
was going to the new country for health
and wealth, poor lad, only to find eter-
nal rest in the sunny land, but his last
days frightened by the reward of his
thouShttul act OF kindness.
''She probably brought these boys
up, " he thought, land denied her life
for them. Is she to die unrewarded, l
wonder? There cannot be any good in
the world if that be-"
lie thought of her and took out his
poor purse; there was so little money in
it, too; every cent made big hole in his
ctora. h11t the consciousness Of n GOOD
deed was worth something.
II mayn't have the chance to do many
more, thought the lad, buttoning his
worn overcoat.
He slipped off without a word at a
station and sent a telegram to Denver.
'"To Samuel Blair''-for he had
caught the name from her talk-''Your
Aunt Hannah Blair, of Maine, is on the
w. e w. train coming to you"
1t was only straw, but kindly
wind might blow it to the right one aft
er all.
When he was sitting there after his
message had gone on its way, she
leaned over and handed him a pep
permint drop from a package in her
pocket.
"You don't look strong, dearie," she
said; "hain't We no folks with YEP"
None on earth"
Were both lone ones" she smiled
"An' how sad it be there amt no one to
an keep flannel allus on your chist; that
is good for the lungs"
"You are very kind to take an inter
est in me-" he smiled; but / am afraid
| it is too late"
| Another night of weary slumber in
the uncomfortable, cramped seats, and
then the plains began to be dotted with
villages, and soon appeared the strag-
Cling outskirts of city, the smoke of
mills, the CLEAN of the Platte river, and
network of iron rails, bright and
shining, as the train ran shrieking into
the labyrinth Of its destination.
This is Denver, and I'll look out for
| you as we'll as L cam" the lad said to
her.
~ won't be no burden" she said,
brightly. IL have twenty dollars yet,
and that's n sight of money"
The train halted to let the eastward
bound express pass; there was an air
of excitement in the car, passengers
getting ready to depart, gathering up
luggage and wraps, and some watching
the newcomers and the rows of strange
faces on the outward-bound train.
The door of the car slammed sudden
ly, and Il big-bearded man, with eager
blue eyes, came down the aisle, look
ing sharply from right to left. He had
left Denver on the express to meet this
train. His glance fell on the tiny black