Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-08

went by before he nHde his appearances
there
As he afterward said, he had no sooner
got away from his nieees than he WAS put
through an overhauin of himself" He
had given way-had done what he vowed
he would never do. lie had Yielded to
what he had believed to I've the promptings
H the Holy Spirit Yet now when he
should have the consciousness OF having
performed duty he felt thar he had but
suffered hts imagination le Rtiide him, aud
that, in consequence, bee had committed an
act Of folly or caitr-r he waulti i,e laughed
Ut for man of weak ant variable mind.
lie told himself taH be deserved TO I've.
lie crept into ttr mow ud threw him
self at full length nn the new hny. His
blood was iu a f-rmeit Drops 81 sweat
stood out on his forehead like beads.
Its well come { my senses afore |
meddled wi him -mi,'a able crtter I could
never learn the worth I a dollari"
Down by the pond the geese gabbled, a
hen with her brood perchel about the open
door. swallows twittered IN their nests un'
der the caves. but Silas was too deep IN
troubled thought to heed the familiar
sounds
The sun climbed higher and poured his
beams from midhoaven \ ray Of sun
light strenmed IN through chink in the
gable and stretched across the hay at his
feet There his eye caught Il, ami follow
Ing IL, his thoughts took turn.
Upward. upward. past the roof barrier,
past the sun Itself, they reached forth to-
ward the Infinite,
Light that was not OF the sun broke
upon his soul and irradlated his face
He clambcred down and went To the
house Outside were he two girls making
the acquaintance Of Tige, the house dog
Girls come n give 81 'ur ugly ol uncle a
kiss"
1 One glanccinto the eyes heaming IN real
kindness upon them. and they bounded
into his arms
well, neSerl This moruin | hadn't a
chill, N now I've got pair o. girls = big %
strong they're li'ble 1 hug th' breath out
o. me,''
Sias found his wife busy with prepara
tionS for dinner She came aud laid u
hand on his arm, smiling through tears.
II I'm SO glad y'u'ye done what's right By
Johns chill ren. she said
"1ut' said Silas. its no credit I'd
ought I done it long ago Git ready big
chair n some quilts After dinner I'm
going L fetch y'ur brother John himself =
'Oh, Silr, Il yu think you cam lie
didn't use you right. ai'ow"
Il amt goiu' L think whether | can or
not I'm a -goin after himl
Il was with a feeling akin TO remorse
that Silas, accompanied by Jake, the farm
hand. drew rein before a cluster OF build
iugs Of cteeress aspect, aud looked about
for a convenient hitching place
Against the only post available for that
purpose, "a strange creature a combination
of old man and beHri.e-- toy, sat mum
bling over a haif deyOuFed turuip and ieer.
Ing at them from under frayed hat hrim
Deliver me from he pnorhouse, il that'.
what it does said Jake, with JUNCTION
Comm to I wouldn't make yu n'r IN,
an idiot like that fellow said ~las
ut would make as like that though
Jake pointed a. he spoke 10 man seated
under shed attached To one Of the build
inEs. The man. who was dressed in a sun
OF faded denims was 50 thin in flesh as 4
appear literally hut skin and bones II,
sat, or rather leaned tack, as II too veal
TO hold himself upright, in rickcty, higi
backed chair His thin hands move,
slowly, tremblingly back aud forth III
was sewing carpet rags from basket h
: his side
Silas got out Of the wagon, aud goinl
straight up 10 the man. held out his hand
"John, how d do2"
A quick flush overswept the mans Leader
face
"Pm only toierable, said he. taking n,
! notice OF the extended hand
: I've come To as y'ot drop tn difficult
? between Us out O. y'ur mind, n Il dro
. 1t ont % mine. said Silas battling with
lump Id hi- throat
+, The mans face softenrd somewhat.
i "After all % said he. ''in the start wa
r most to blame"
: "An I've been mos / blame ever sine,
hnmhly ask y'ur pardon Tor All I've don
/, y'u at was mean II ugly"
! As Silas said this he again held ost hi
= hand. The eousumptiye caught it TO hi
9 bosom 4 couyulsiye tremur shook II
frame Tears were coarsiug down ii
2 wasted cheeks. but Siii,s appeared not
see them Very likely he did not, for h
own eyes were ready 10 overflow
y "Now, John. d y'u see that big chail
sarah's eSpectin y'u I supper.
sarah II expecting me-to support"
YES, Il breakfast II dinner d supp,
o tomorrow I'm goin t take y'u way froi
here Tor good"
They got him into the wagon and too
him home
u Cant we manage to let the girls know
John asked while they were on the wa
"a "they'l be - glad to hear I've got ava
from that place.
x The reply ef silts was assuring, thou4
noucommittat
They're gnin 70 know 'haut II, said b
r When they came in sigiit of tina hou
81 Mrs. Marvin. who had been for an hour 4
- The lookout, called her nieees
Your uncle n Jake are back Who
e that IN the chair behiud5"
'lt looks like Oh, can II bel II Is,
surely is, papaN
sc Then ali three ran cut 10 give welean
the girls TO a father whom want aud sic
p ness had driven 10 the po0rAnuse q
woman to "A brother from whom she h
= long been separated through quarrel
Z which she had no part
ga "Silas kept the hest Tor the last, ~
he John, as his children led him to the houi
~ bne by each hand May he never regl
p what he has done
at Hell regret uothiu, that iudtSidu
u, said. ~ he walked after his wife, carryt
NJ Tue wraps. but that he didn't know |
blcssedness q torEivin n, being torgiy
- many a long day ago. -Adeline h stc
ue In Boston True Flag
TO The Ears ct Criminals,
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