The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-18

back. Take dis cheer by Sc fire
busting that article with her handkrr- !
chief the while. though IL was already
spotiess-.Set dar en- warm yer po
tired feet. On lem me git yer sum sup
per"
Hannah knew he had heard Of his
wifr's death, and Of the destruction OF
the honsc. but no one had told him ~
the detection Of his daughter. and she
was seeking with hustle and clatter 10
pu, OH the evil moment when the Ill
tidings must be told
| Col. Henson made no reply, but
| looked through the window al the va
cant spot where his home once stood,
and at the grave just beyond the box
borders Of the garden. showing red
dish yellow in the last rays OF the set
ting sun.
Ills face, though sad, was not hope
less for despite the issues Of the war
and the dcsolation surrounding him, he
was expecting each moment To hear ms
daughters voice and tn feel her arms
around his neck. lie had been alone
in his sorrow SO long. why did She not
come? At last he turned 10 Hannah
and said: Where is Mary?
'Oh. marstcr. who Is 70 tell YOU Don't
date can't" and throwing herapron
over her head she rocked To and fro,
shaking with sobs
speak. woman" said the colonel.
, sternly: lis she dead'''
Hannah uncovered her face ana
looked at him. When he looked and
/. talked like that she knew she must
obey
'.she is married. en- when she heard
a Won wus in prison She en- her husband
say dey gwinc get yer ont
. Married? And % whom?
: Ter dat captng whar cum long
!, here wild Gincral sherman. lie took
: kcer oh her en- ole miss when de house
,vns burnt. en- though She hated
A., Yankee like pizen. love Is stronger
! dan hate. en- she loved him"
col. Henson said nothing. but he
looked like n man who had received
= his death blow.
!. Hannah knelt at his feet, pouring
h out from her heart protestations OF
= LOYALTY and affection, and from a
stocking she had taken from her poch-
.r ct two hundred dollars in gold She
~ begged him to take the money; she
II; had made it in various ways. and saved
:, II for him. And then she added
,e Use gwine ter stay wild yer, mars
n ter: case dat's what promised ole mis-
it when She wus on her dyin' bed. VIZ
81 one han in my han en- de oder in Mis-
is Nary's But She looked at me last. 81
to she say in a whisper: You'll stay VII
nd dem. Hannah?' en- ! answered: or
n. IN I'M
vs. body en- l ain goin' back on promu
re ter be daid. not il know it,.
rh As she rose TO her feet Col liensol
IN. said: Keep the money for yourseli
~ Hannah. and with an imperious wav'
t. OF his hand: Never let me hear IN
we daughters name again.
,st And that was all ne would say
AZ. Hannah cooked Tor him. saw that }
in slept comfortably. and tried in man
,yavs TO arouse his old-time interest
ar. the farm. 1t was all in vain \ me-
nd tai PARALYSIS seemed to have seattle
vas down upon him that nothing coul
dspel.
eft ..He les lax dade man walkin'
al Hannah said to her husband lie
eo- rot "A look on his face lax he wus Sc
,ad in through eternity lie nebber -
one nuthin'. me go crlong cherry mawni
her ter ole misss grave, en- dar he SET
md He won read nur write. nur nuttin
ay- ale gwine go crazy sum err de
r in DAYS answered Jake. dolcfully.
An ale look so curious outen his eyes
lily Hannah continued. Il gitiin fraid
ave let him set thar by hesclf all day.
ind. t'inlx I'll make Sugy-lloney stay d
Of rnosclv. 50 She kin tell me IF he try
red hurt heself."
nse- lake assented To this. and after a
the pie explanation il was understood
ing tween the three that >ugy-iioney
II in 10 lc valet de chambre To Col. Henst
iicc- She well remembered her young II
the ,r.ss. whom she adored with an all
lille ton the mistress OF to-day mel
her knows. The knowledge that VI
dill Mary would want her 70 stay "
..marstrr~ touched responsive CHI
urv- in her heart. She could not 40
of much. Each day thereafter found
ddy; 4, atfandancc Sometimes. in an
eak. ,rusive corner. she rubbed the knly
dat AZ other times she softly played enc
wine ers IN an old shawl: but whntever
anparent occupation. hands, feet
II eyes were always at his service ~
/ 4 happened to be thirsty. she nrou
| The colonel fresh wafer. II sleepy,
: beat up the pillow on his lounge,
famed him while he took n
l. Sometimes She sat with stray ne
paper in her hand pointing ont
letters and making them into wor
- for her young mistress had taught
- a little. and told her To try and le
Il. more
HllN Col. Henson seemed scarcely
~ scious of her presence lie appca
{ az to be silently sinking into the gr
wv for the mental and physical suifel
m; he had endured. His daughters
r,are seemed to have been final
that almost dcthroned ms reason.
~ Just at this juncture hannai
W ceived a letter from Mary. which
brought to Sugy-Iioney 10 read
asked for news Of her father, and
they had been unable 10 trace him
Won wound up by telling 81 her baby
named for Col. Henson
,rh;u ,xas rreat news To ~ut-y-iit