Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-19

face both the brothers and the jury, but
did not rise
Men" he said, II have known the
late David Forsyth for twenty years. /
have been his physician and been his
friend. ! saw his wife die. and watched
his children grow to what they are.
When the good mother left them Mary
was IL years old. David 10 and Georges ),
For her father and brothers Mary sacri.
heed all that makes the youth 10 other
women"
"Will You be palmer, DOCTOR
IF you desire II is known to me
how they were then poor, her father
trader in silks and lace and ladies' fine
goods between San Antonio and the
outlying settlements But he was a
| good man, industrious and ambitious.
For his two sons he had great hopes, and
saved and saved and saved by day and
by night The little girl at home helped
him bravely, hiring out their one ser.
want, and doing cheerfully the work
with her own hands. She plated the
straw, and made hats. also, which sold
for much, and she worked up the rem.
nants Of lace and ribbons into one thou
sand pretty trifes for the fair women in
San Antonio"
"Alcalde, these details are irrelevant
and impertinent, said David angrily.
Every man tells his story in his own
way Are you willing to listen. mem"
There was universal articulation
which evidently meant YES" for the
doctor smiled graciously and went on:
For her two brothers the little Mary
worked, and always worked with glad
heart. They had been sent TO the north
ern states to school, and David was edu-
Gated for a lawyer and George for an
architect and builder For eight year>
this father and sister worked together
solely for these beloved boys, sparing all
comforts to themselves. So they paid
all their expenses literally and saved be
sides about $4,000.
But when the young men came bach
there was great sorrow and disappoin.
ment. They had been educated beyond
the simple trader, the self denying siste
and the log house on the Wachiti
prairie; 30 much sorrow and disappoint
ment that the sister at last begged 70
them that they should go to the capita
and divide the $40, 900 between them"
How do you know such thing3 |
Is a lie" said George.
81 have the fathers letter which say
so. Will the alcalde and the jury rea,
itY"
The alcalde read the document an,
nodded to the jury.
"You have forgotten. Mr.. George" h
said. ut is easy b forget such money
The doctor Is right"
After this the father heard ittl
from his sons. They married and forgo
the self denial the hard labor and tn
love Of 80 many, many years. The oil
man worked ON, with failing health; bu
now that he had lost his ambition an
cared little for money il came on ever
venture. He did not try Ia make ii, bu
IL came and came He made ON silk an
cotton and land. Whatever no touche
was fortunate
But rs money came health went;
was sick and suffering and could nc
bear his daughter away from him. Ii
was jealous of her love- Also and he sui
fered her not lover. This is one thin
4
you, alcalde, this woman showei
through many years one great, sublim
sacrifice. Upon my honor. senors!' an
the little gentleman laid his hand upo
his heart and bowed to Mary AZ IL sh
had been queen.
mot for myself; that is one infamy
one scandal too great to be believed A
my sister, as my friend, honor Mis-
Mary Forsyth As my wife, Imposs
blei Does not all San Antonio know tina
| adore alone the incompatible Dolort
Henriquez2
, zone day as | sat reading by IN
friends bed he said To me:
doctor, that is pitiful story, an
too true We think it a grieyous wron
not to give our sons a trade or profe,
sion. but we never think what is to b,
come OF the poor girls.
81 said, oh, we expect them to MAJ
ry.'
But they don't, doctor he said
they don't, doctor; aud the most tha
do are left by death. i'll usage or misfort
ure to fight the world some time or 9th
or with no weapon but needle, doctor
II is q Gin and shamer
"'ft's the way of the world, M
friend, / said.
~ know. spent thousands OF do
lars on my boys, and then divided all
had between them. II Providence ha
not blessed my work extraordinarily 0
IL | had died five years ago what woul
have become of Nary
so. gentlemen. said;
Squire, your sons do not know tina
you have made more money; the
Thoughts they had got all you had. an,
have not visited you or written to yol
lest you should ask anything of them
Do justice at once to your loving. faith
full daughter; secure her now from
want and dependence, and give her a
length leisure to love and rest
And my friend, being good man
did rs l advised that he should do. Fo
that he died in good peace with his owl
conscience, and made me for once
senors, very happy that gave good ad
vice, free, gratis, for nothing at all"
$50 you did not profit at all by thii
willy
mot one dollar in money, but VERY
much in my conscience. Santa josef
am well content"
Miss Mary" said the alcalde. kindly
shave you anything to sayy"
Mary raised her clear, gray eyes and