Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-04-19

AsIaH4raeu ny seeing q nusn pass
4no over her cheek after which . deep
seigh ehoked her utterance fer 9 while.
Yet few moments and ket eyes
slowly opened. and Simon. dear Uncle
Simon, kissed them
..Sleep bit my poor dear; I
knowed you was Ill. I'm come to see
you comfortably treated.
She put out her. hand as If to feel
that her visitor was reality and no
phantomfcome to mock her. and Simon.
took her hard Ind rubbed II softly
and cried and cooed over her by turns
You shall come away with your
uncle Elsie. and make an old fool Of
him again. If youjlike. Don't ye mind
Crying tiate! gate.
Elsie gathered Up her senses and
slowly sat up, pressing her forehead
with both hands. 3. Gate! gate!' Yea
81 did cry Gate, eater And y It really
my dear Old Uncle Simon? The Lord
/ be thanked, you are come to comfort
s,ne|ih my misery, Kiss ME, uncle.
|bada AGAIN. z aud she smiled. Gate!
lsgate:a she murmured softly and, fall
Ing back on the pillow. thin stream
LOT crimson wellad from her lips and
Elsie wAs dead. 5.'
Ths Cats Was dpeked!
N6tember came round again, and
. the wild Widds Iiade Serie music
around thy old toll s1lduss. Poor Si1ioa
grew melancholy in his lonely posi-
ton. and grieved over the sad end Of
Elsie. for whom he had fondly hoped a
happy and joyous career. The cattle
fair, with its business and pleasures, at
Ehrdlfi had attracted all. the Welsh
FARMERS. aid Kate, the blaGksinltIi'a
! daughter. who had married Richard
i Within,a Twelve month OF Elsie's death,
had persuaded Richard to sell what
small stock of cattle they had, with a
view to giving up farming altogether.
He only too gladly accepted the idea
. and sent of his cattle to the market
! to fetch what they Would while he
followed them few days afterWard Id
agig. But the cattle sold for song, J"
| and he became infur1ated with him
self and all mankind. Returning
hom award with q small remainder of
the purchase money he drove down
the hill where stood tie old toil.gat6i
!; in reckless manner which his black
mare did not understand and which she
resented by tossing her head and break
ing into q fast trot. Richard cursed
her aud licked her over the ears with
his whip. The mare sprang forward
with q jerk that nearly threw the
driver fr5rh his seat: Down. down,
| the steep Hill she rushed the gig
| swaying from side to side when Rich
| ard suddenly became aware that be-
tdnd the next curve Of the road was
the toll-gate. that wds always shut at
night Tina and now it was near mid:
night Good heavens! II it were
!, shut he would be smashed to atoms
before he could pull the mare up. He
| Pulled hard 6n the rsiiis, pnt in vain.
| He neared the gate, and cried oisl
with all his might Gate! Gate!' ST.
mon, rs usual. slumbered at his fire.
side, but in the stiffness Of the night
/ his trained ears caught the summons,
and he rubbed his eyes and listened.
Again. Gate! Gatel' was called in
8 maddened tone and then the seund
of q thousand splintera curses and
groans. Simon opened his door as
| quickly as he could, to find vehicle
IN fragments. q plunging horse and q
dead man. Elsie was avenged on her
murderer.
This gatg was shtt!- Spare Nd
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