Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1893-07-28
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Gear friend; ne says he will not
come back any more and then.
when she saw my look of indig-
nation, she added, 1T will be all
right; you and | will love baby
enough for BOTH" but as she
spoke great tears stood on her
flushed checks and her small
hands clasped mine. Her faith
err never left her; Harry came
for a few moments and went
away like man rushing from
some great terror, and re-
manned with her to the end.
She was very beautiful in her
last sleep, and her little babe as
silent as herself lay upon her
arm. She exchanged earthly
motherhood for heavenly. The
husband never came again, not
even when summoned to see
her dressed for her burial, and
the father never again went
among men, but dropped slowly
and sadly"
"And the husband, auntie?" |
said, "do let us hear what retri-
button overlook him."
"Corinth, my child, it hurts
me now to tell you that the man
who SO wronged our poor darling,
who ruined the peace of more
than one family, not only pros
pered, but occupied prominent
position among men under an
! assumed name, and Harry Sorr
met him day after day when he
left college and went out in the
world. You remember him Mr..
Bosworth2"
Our legal friend raised his
eyes, still wet with tears for his
boyhood's friend and answered:
"Remember? Yes one could
not forget him but had / known
her story then he should have
suffered. He remained until the
end of his life plausible, power.
full and fearless. His tongue
won men wherever he went and
his black deeds were skillfully
covered. When he died thu
clergy praised him, and the pull
pit added it's tribute to that O
the press, while q few of III
smothered Our wrath and re
| joiced that his evil career wal
! ended. | have something NOR
to tell you," he added, "but no
now; this story is priceless, for i
will save one soul at least
Good night and heaven bless yol
Madam Decker, for your kind
ness to little Annie"
I We were seated in my atnt'
L room the next morning whel
u Mr., Bosworth was announce,
y with q friend AS the well
n dressed gentleman approache,
g me l recognized my client of tn
e Jail, and glad indeed was hi
greeting when our lawyer intrc
: duced him as Loring Sorr.
e We sat down and listened
q his story, an eventful one, full {
a romance and adventure, and yt
u clear as the air of the mour
'e tains he described.
His regard for my aunt wa
It openly and reverently expressed
'' and her dear; weak eyes searche
=. in vain for some trace of II
g boy!sh features. The tale of h
wanderings aroused her col
d, stantly, and gradually his con
lie ing was part of her daily lif
y. The confused memory, SO ofte
a indicative Of dissolution, SCENE
as to place him side by side wit
r. Jamie and her own little on
tn and later, when the great, XIII
n heart ceased to beat, when Il
er work here was taken up hight
I'd Loring Sorr was with her ar
i'd and shared my sorrow.
e. Today the rain drops are bea
wv ing on her grave and Annie Sorl
at but they are fastening the sprin
he time growth of the grass and vi
mt let's, and hope grows with then
RI Would the living divine where tn
ed slumber9
He Let only new flowers be the sign.
en- "Corinth," says gentlem.