The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-24

would save so much strength
No water like that from the old
we'll" he replied. and enlarged upon ii
for some time eloquently. Besides. II
would tear up things. and we are 80
peaceful and serene that / should dread
the general disturbance"
Again, being left without a servant
for several days. She said. pleasantly.
but very appealingly: My dear l wish
we had gas in the old home. a. IN vour
handsome tenements> The cleaning Il
SO many lamps every morning would
become unnecessary
Il hate gas light he exclaimed.
Nothing like nice, well shaded kero-
sene lamps"
He did not shave to keep them in
order, and suddenly thinking 80. he
added, considerably. Don't light 80
many my dearest You see we'd have
to have a long spell OF tearing up to
get the pipes In, and it would be a
nuisance, besides destroying much OF
the wall paper, etc, that we are at
tached to"
Yes that i So said Mrs Van Dyke
meeiSiy- But the very next dav. IN
spite of her lame muscles. she drew
three pals of water, pumped five.
cleaned eight lamps, picked several
quarts OF berries. and cooked meals for
a family of four relatives Of Mr.. Van
Dykes, who had arrived for weeks
visit
There was not, literally a single fea-
ture of the old home which Mr.. Van
Dyke enjoyed that did not tax the rly-
steal endurance Of his so greatly loved
wife The light, the wafer. th, shade.
the privilege OF entertaining his friends
were all plea~urable TO him. Hllt IL h.
had for one day had all the water To-
draw and pump, all the l--nrss 10 care
for. all the berries 10 pick. all the meals
To prepare, perhaps he would have
said: Let Us have modern euuveu-
fences, NO matter al what cost or sarri-
fee For he loved Mrs Van Dyke. de-
votedly.
But this is not To be a long story. II
Is merely an argument to prove how
devotedly Andrew Van Dyke did love
his VIE
She was terribly shocked one dav
when he was killed in runaway acri-
dent More than one consolina- and
sympathetic voice reached her after th,.
funeral services were over: ''Nou have
lost devoted husband
All. YES. indeed I nave" said Mrs.
Van Dyke, sincerely, as she copiousIv
wept
Gou have one great source Of com
fort He i gone now. but y hen here
he loved you devotedly."
"oh. yes, Cevutedly." she murmured
In = little l,Ss than two weeks. and
while her eyes were stiil fearful. and
she seemed To Ice plunged into a state,
of most hopeless grief, Mrs. Nan Dyke
might have been seen in the lovely gar
den, clad In deep black. and resting her
rheumatic figure against a large Tree.
she was saving: You may leave THIS
one Cut do.vn all the others
\ few days later many vvorIsmcn
were busy, for water pipes and gas
pipes and bathrooms and a salariuln
were occupying their attention
There Was a grand transformation.
In Il few weeks the al han>e WIS
flooded with sunlight Mrs. Van Dyke
was a. com Portable At least ~ her mar
ried daughters in their modern resi-
dences, or as her husbands country
cousins who had enjoyed modern IN
provements for ten years in advance OF
her, or as the tenants who paid her
high rents for their Injuries. not know
ing that anyone else had the right To
collect In the midst Of her new bless
in-s she heard such sentences - the
following: oh, grandma. how beau
tifully You have arranged everything
How nice not TO have anv more iamrs
to clean and no more water u draw
and everything 50 handy, How glad
grandpa would be if he saw You 50
comfortable and 50 free from rhcu1na-
tiSm. now that the sun gets i'm
Yes. II would maze hiIn very hap
py," said Mrs. Van Dyke signing
dreamily- Your grandfather loved
me devotedly- y-"-Iiarpcr-s I:azar.