The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-01-02
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mucn 40 tn0y could came TO the |
rescue; but Mrs. Morton was grow.
Ing old and could not work as she
once had done, and Amy had made
a brilliant match years ago.
Bessie was still at home and
single, but she had never enjoyed
going there when Mary was well,
and with Mary sick II could not be
thought of.
Jonas had bad luck finding ca
pable indoor help, and II was great
relief to them all when Aunt vi.
Mr.. Morton's maiden sister, came
from the west, and, not having any
particular home anywhere, willing
ly took the leadership in the Hing.
ham household.
But somehow Mary didn't seem
to gain at all, and Aunt vi told
Mrs. Morton that Mary seemed to|
have lost all interest in life.
"Jonas is just as kind as can be,
and the boys are all smart and
bright and fond of sher; they are
forehanded and have a good home.
but 1t seems as If she didn't care
about living. lido think ifshe had
an am bition to get we'll she would.n
In The very depths ofwintcrs Mrs.
Morton's, sister from Boston, Mrs.
Cramer, made a flying visit to
town, her first visit to the place
since Mary's marriage.
"You must 60 to see Mary in her
own home, sister," said Mrs. Morton,
"but the poor child is too weak to
visit much. We will 60 there to-
gether and spend the day, and 1t
will crafty her, though she cannot
enjoy 1t as If she was WE'LL"
"I'll sleep with Mary tonight and
wait upon her." said Mrs. Morton
to Aunt vi, as bedtime came on,
"and you can 60 upstairs and get a
good nights rest"
"We'll sleep together, Aunt VII"
added Mrs. Cramer, "and keep each
other warm and have good visit
besides"
Was it all chance that the cham
berthe two ladies occupied had in
the wall an open stovepipe hole
leading through to the one where
Jonas slept with fve-year-old
Teddy?
He slept sounily for awhile, but
perhaps 1t was his good angel that
awoke him just in time to hear
Aunt Viask: "What do you think
about Mary?"
Mrs. Cramer was lady who used
not only her eyes and ears, but her
brains as well. Being new to The
bingham house, she saw it through
unaccustomed eyes, and she made
up her mind fully"
| 81 think" she said, impressively,
"that she is starving to deathW
"For the lands sake!" CALCULATED
Aunt vi, "you don't know what
you're talking about. Such a pro.
wider as Jonas bingham Is! AL
ways buys his flour by the barrel
and keeps two sorts, one for bread
and one for pastry; makes no end
Of maple sugar and buys all the
white sugar body has . mind to
use; kills the incest of pork and
beef every winter, with turkeys
and chickens and geese and ducks
lambs in the fall and the beautful
est veal every spring; buys fresh
meat every time In the summer
and of course they have milk tant
cream and eggs of their own all The
year round. He's always bringing
home honey and fruit and oysters
Amy luxury he happened to see
He's too fond Of good living him
self to starve anyone in his house!'
"The eating is . very;small par,
Of true life" said Mrs. Cramer, ,whei
Aunt vi paused for breath. n car
sec that Mary's mind and soul ar,
starving here In this bare house
where work and utility are the
foremost things and beauty and
pleasure have no place. Fer bot
ter nature is being literally starved
TO desthw
No matter what further the la
dies said, Jonas bingham heard nj
lmOre, though he neither put his a n
]gers In his ears nor rose and stop
iped the stovepipe hole. Mrs. Cram
er's words' had opened his eyes to
naked, unpalatable truth, and Sc
him to such serious thinking
land plsnpings that he had no ear
I; for anything more.
"Mary looks brighter this morn
ing" said Aunt Cramer at break
fast. M
IS he certainly does," said Jonas
"and I think your visit has don
, lhoy GOOD TtnIl Wi, uhot Nar,