St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-30

| balsam air Of the mountains for many
a long day, and ali the comforts that
her fathers good wages could buy.
For her mothers sake and for her
| fathers sake she must go on. " O
God, keep NE awaken WAS the fer
vent prayer that went up in the frosty
air.
4 shout from below, Il rattle Of
rlluinS and again came the elevators,
creeping up the chimney like some
gigantic beetle. Mary went to work
with owrnthusiasm. Between trips,
she sat outside and suffered with the
cold But such suffering was positive
Joy, after the deadly numbness sho
hah fought within.
The worst hours-from one to three
were past The moon set and the
stars began 10 pale. \ faint pink
light spread through the east Lights
appeared here and there in the houses
below. The men of the day force
were being reused and the women
were preparing the morning meal.
One more load was dumped. 1t
must be half-pAst five, Mary thought,
but she was not sure. She might
have lost count once or twice. Yes,
in'. h i,''y' ~ h,r "''' VIZ ''''
" + '1 l,rLni If i've r,inntos nf haino siv
,rI 1 Ii1 Ern , " ~" othnr '1 dnT fnn
ll,, ,rlt III n ,',''l, ~ Eva n,,+oe
H. tI" r0 U+', nv, Nav niiai IN
= clear whfspcr AS she shook his
oho rIt "HiIs tor % d S9 ynII J baar ~
W0uiI ia ,noyn or had her awfnl
nirht,s worl, hoan in vain5
D'S :: WV \ Warv hayn I nvorslent -
.,i} hn Ir;.inI 'ondInn1v md Ianninc
on lis n1hnIy
rhnr lil,n q iirbtninr flash tha truth
fall nn W. M In, '-1' . -'''
II Th u p Iin, n,,l, drank !, the woods the
,ftornd ~ w h,fhrn h H. VIZ rotnrn 70 lis
h w. ~ 1' - l,n,,nr liz dit1irnitv Croinft
IN tho laIdtnIr ~ whirh I'm Rrfnna1
Xxi nni,',a,,a1.+;,,c i.,nCrhn1 Tho t;rst
fnv' bn it1 wshi,L w. fH1,7,h+ Tho etnnnr
+1,a+ w., rac oa,ninr an tLic no rnn3pn,.
hnreI ' iIt vnnf had fn,lownd ,
s. Ii,.b fn+hn, JHn:+ .,,nalI = ,rord
Tin, Rrn,,13n 10 con1in,, IN tho lad
In lLrl ria ' f,Irn,nc is Ill rioht Him
Viii tbinI, ~ ha W., i,,.t cnn,a to foil Won
how mother is. No one need ever
know, father dear"
John Cronin was on his feet in an
instant cDbprnI for life He took
Marv', hand ctrimv for her work,
"Onen tie door" he said, nuskily.
" or TN choke >
Jim Rrnnn2n's face appcarad above
the pIatfr1m
We'll. mate how goes it Hello,
Narv' blessed il Won didn't scare me,
'Gainst the rules, Won know to be in
the n.Luusn bnt T CrIrcs the hnse
Won't hind as lonr az there's a sick
mother in the case Had a hard
ni,,ht If if liIsyo, vo,,nfr ,un9 Won
lo0l all beat "ut, There. 90 long,
JnLn inf tho child FL hnI. I'm +eni
TO th;. load tbongh II ami mine >
Thank YOU. Jim said Croniu.
{. Come Nory Won mist he tired y
Not a w0rd was spol2en between
the pair as thew went down the ladder
and hurried down the hi}l The fnr-
mace men We're Iounrinr on the floor
Of the fnrnarn-room.
Blessed if here amt Cronin and
his gal Hone the 1nissus amt no
worse " said one.
.cla,- ,,,1,,l1,. hor, w., ,11,;,.1,.
,,.;.II TO-. ,.,!o,,a ~ ga, i,,7I-,.
T ttia n i,. ', 81 4 4T5+ I rI"Ih
iife :, .ni ',',' ntbo, on 'l' ny
p,.l. a,."r +j'n vol Lr;,1,ro 7To,,
want Will, ho, w. h.,T +ir,tI,7. lla""h,I
j., hnr f.,thnr.s Ghn ,r.i 7,'iIi s, l,.,iI
ii 4onan1a nnrn l HI'nn sho l fajr q
lr+ +nni an hnr 'r,, T ~ ~, ". "
. eniin Nn bar tiraI '.,Io faca n "r'
. crrnnt .0n+ant =, hnr bsnr+ r.,+T t'aI
o00tLnr WANTS oni runut,+inn III
.avnIf 'S'' '''' N'1'
bomias tLnt '.Inltrr'.I nnar tba h rifICrn
and the woods were beforc them Enr
fathnr sid. "lTuIv does m1thnr
know .,
no Don't lots fell bcr She will
think Went 10 meet rnn If sho * *
,wal;e ,,
IF vou'I not followed mo last
oioht Mary do Won know what mirLt |
1aTr hann6neI -
Mary nnddeI her head VIGOROUSLY
She rGI1jd not srook ~ .
:: HTarv Won h,vn saved NV life.
rou IHTn saved the works IS Gni |
,eors mo viii never drink another
IRON ;, And he never broke thp vow
"a made
NarV Cried with iov on hor fathnr,s
,ncE ali thn tprT0T Loneliness and
nbor Of the ni~ht were over Ike a
,aJ dream bat Of ali the hurfjeu
# ce1snlpss Hnvintv which had
yeiohnI ON hnr nnI her mnthnr wac
aid down forever Never again
yoI1ld She liston TO his stem in the
ear that If mi,tht be uncartain or
walk With tirnI feet srclin~ him
hrnl,nh the Sims If y civ
They softly onrne1 the door and
ol1nd the mother still sIreninr Narv
,nennd tho dnmnors of fix = Star ~
he Fnst " and s0on = GOOD hrnalsf,st
vas in nrona,ation
John Crnnin told his wife Of his
esoiution, as he sat by her bedside