The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-08-27
A SOLEMN WARNING.
Why an Old Couple Became Uneasy m
Read tho Bible.

why an DID Couple Became Uneasy an,
Read the Bible.
They were just two. alone in tn,
old homestead-two dear fussy oil
people. and one said to the other, a,
II speaking his thoughts aloud:
There's something goin' wrong II
the house"
I've felt it in my bones. " answered
his wife; what is IT Elkanahp"
You tell Nancy. It's bin an
It's a-comin' nearer a kind OF trouble
In the air-sort of lone ONE like. as
II somebody hadsbeen and gone"
| "'Taint the children. said Nancy
clearing her throat and with quaver
in her voice. 4.-..
mo dear" said the old man. gen
tly; were used to them bein' gone.
It's more like something that is here
or amt here an don't know as be
sure which it's"
Where's Mehitablep" asked his
wife suddenly. Il amt seen her
since noon"
In answer to the name Mehitable
came forward-a big, striped, gray
and black cat
There's sort OF gioomerin' in the
air said the old man; 'mebby II I
read chapter now it'd help us out ("
Read the fifteenth chapter of St
John. said his wife. ..'Pears like
when ones in trouble that helps out
masterfully."
So the old man read aloud in the
shaky voice OF age that blessed canti-
Gle of the church: LET not your
hearts be troubled" and when he had
finished reading he prayed bit TAX
ing in the whole universe and still
there was what he called the feeling
OF 'gloomerin' about
Suddenly his wife gave start and
weak little cry.
Mortal sales alive! know what
1t is now Elkanah. The clock hez
stopped"
Land Of Goshen! 'Taint true
Look for yourself. The hands
hev stopped plumb level at H."
lit never stopped afore Nancy.
It's struck for life an it's struck for
death. but not TO strike at all-no
wonder we felt lonesome"
'.lt's a solemn warnin'," said his
wife, shaking her head in a mys-
terious way; that clock never stopped
for nothin."
Then the two simple minded old
souls looked at each other with an air
OF vague commiserat.on. and shook
their troubled heads sadly.
The next morning the old couple
had breakfast at the usual hour
horology had nothing to do with the
sunlike regularity OF their lives-and
when that was over Elkanah went out
to find a man to doctor the clock.
What ails it?' asked the clock
member as he opened the tall door and
peered in at the scant machinery.
Something's wrong with its in
nards p" said Elkanah. Then, hesi-
tatingly. MY wife thinks mebbe it's
a solemn warnin,"
1T mought be gittin' old suggested
his wife. who did not like being quoted
as prophesier.
''Tain't over hundred an ought
to be good for another hull cent nv.
warnin' or no warmth" said the old
man. Can you find out the difficult
typ" he asked anxiously of the man
who was examining it.
Sure. said the clockmaker. You
forgot to wind it.
Forgot to wind the clock,
The two old people looked mt each
other as If they were dazed II really
seemed ungrateful of that old time
piece TO go and stop for little thing
like that
Such thing never happened
afore said Nancy rs they sat Joy
fully listening to the tick. took Of
their old companion. Il cant hardly
seem to sense it. That clock mast be
gittin' old"
'Mebbe it's US that's gittin' old
stead OF the clock suggested the old
man with Il twinkle in his eye.