The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-10

am Lut.ervorth. | saw his ,ace-lt va
my uWn.
With Z -, am and q start ! awokn.
ali the terror and shame and confusion
Of thai dread discovery working in my
features. | throw myself put upon the
table in a. agony ii cn,.trition. and
locking M ria-l,,J naud- above my
head. shut out for !; minute thc long
dim l,.urth II th, hall. half ~".n III IN.
goll.:n gloom Of the candles ana the
drutAt-~ eyes al that lay ingui>itrr
who stood Watching the tempest 81
cnlotions that r;sthrd my soul. - II
was l. was il: |. who had done that
black. foul decd in another life. and
sow? III. miserable -t,r, of which the
harvesting also was mine. Il was my
self chen. on whose head had h"apcd
4 hundred Thousand curses. II Wa /.
gentle John Rutherford, that was Il"
best butcher Of them ell. In my valid
incuhrrr;lt Grief ana establishment lay
moaning ike that for q minute. think
ing ovc, in my living mind each step
Of tn. motley pageantry which had
carried me- back into the past and
given me- tha, strange knowledge. that
on" chance. .ie.tinr insight into the
great methods, If the in-crutable pow
until in 4 minute. he touched ne
again and said more gently this time,
| The wrong WAS great, ami great has
had 10 he h. repentance. bat the
methods If the law which governs
.oll, life. and mine here where yol,
| are an,; here where an-are as Just
| and generous aS they are linaitcfah.c.
| You nave offended and mace rr7titl!-
| ton. Good, I'hi- single circle Of the
| lOU.'U0 which compose Your life /"
| comDltttu now sec how nicely the
! WAYS Of chance ,fulSnnth.i Il to the
! needs of Justice: think again. kin--
man.
But dared not staggered back.
| back from the glamour of that shroud-
ing presence about him. back frnnl
those inticXihlc gray eyes standing out
pale and bright like two pale planets
in the d,l,ky night of my hall: | wr.lng
my hand. in ny distress like a woman.
and walled is 1nr fear and the doubt
and the wonder played like hot metal
| III my veins: III i frenzy OF terrier.
| with the courage Of 4 rat in the cor
ncr. | remember swearing that wuUlt!
not remember again. and for answer II
a thought he had touched me with that
smooth. Geld. velvet touch. and ! Wa
away. nevertheless. dreaming anew,
right back into that aye where, nv
earlier self had dGnr the business. and
thence. this time descending through
the years. | followed on the heels OF TIL,
out lawnd clle>' wronn.,d. ! "a" tho%t
dear fitting phantoms stream across
the stage Of my comprehension
dropping a. obey went from th"!,
gentle condition down into Jesse.
ranks. son Succeeding !atht.
and brother to brother. a lpny
line cf Eeol;.nry living in for,rctfulnH,s
on the outskirts, Of The land that wa.
theirs bat fpl rly tr~:rhrry: marrying
and working and dying. writing hrl,
names III churches and rhal,rl:, :t.@
Bibles. until 50 many OF them ha'
~liro.u by tha: presently all knowledge
Of The wrong that had been suffered al,
The right unlr-tortti W::> Gon" from
amongst t!i.:H I}ut could / nvtrloci
1t: step by step and life by life saw
the right in -. cntt;.re come down ste,
10y step and life by life with thr vrun4
in the hall. | saw that right inviulat'
slip tlD:n nam" to name and hand L
hand: twice it was nearly distinguished
ana then. when | somehow knew IL N,
sleep had followed it down ALA -
to tn, actual present day. al tn
flTtfl ANA n"l>Nip 81 tilH VIDE ;ftf'
ard many HALLS Wa, concentrate.
by true descent and existed only in on
fair. unWn:tlnr Ncnman girl. | saw he
bud in The swift. bright sequence Of n,
Involuntary rcrs,ilcc'inn from Il tender
cottage maid into comedy woman Will
arrr,rA .2t't: saw one IN dress OF bet
! ter Kind I.id., .uWn and WOO he" 10y cot
, tu;rr door and haze! rpp-r. ami " in
-, Il l.,uI a hn ~ - !,
.. .'raininr spul :,:n! aching hra"; an,
stretching nerves We're breaking /
!onl: upon their faces. fey here wrr
tnry who had bred him who was to-t:a
. true lord rf i.u,terWorth and Wor-
borough he 10 whom must give pla,
ana light and lie. the embodied heir {
that deafness wrong | had done.
| half drag-.d the white linen fror
;. The table. ana the clattcrin
! | plates and cups in the bitterness
of MY expectation: | half ros
rom MY chair with startling. >trainin
ewes. still hndy-Stn-cl'sS a. was. an
waited for those two to turn. An
turn they did III 4 minute. and with
-taggcr and Il start and 4 cry from IT,
= luwt!lnost depths Of my soul t"ttere
u out of my vision into the matcri;
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