The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-10

HAY. been II spot or Il hlrmj,h 81 her
characters h,l' story had removed every
taiui.
Her life had been pur. and noble
ard brave.
\ monster in law the husband and
the tai her seeking u revenge II" Ead
no caus' 10 eek. had followed her
through all her llfr uf wulnanhood to
her dra,,l-h"t. and even then had
planned lot. hi, ScngcHnr 10 follow her
into he res nee OF her Maker.
Justice. with her :.vtnLiNg arm.
came quickly ard tnwartcd the mis-
cream: : plar-. cX,o5rd all his inf;t,nies.
and gave hln fey c!od~ Of clay 10
cover hi, crimes and keep them from
smelling to heaven.
The other til" t"caci!rroll> lmTo-tor
and cunning Ena.c went. none knew
or cared withcr: perha :. III 20 ne
r.ount;iln gu}ch. be may be- accusing
! his cons ..icn,'c for leading him 10 bar
! ter lis soul for {; life of iufalnE. He
| learned too late that conscience Is
one. own self. and can neither be
credited with good nor charged with
! evil except IL, that 9ooal OF evil comes
/ rom the heart.
Louis pondcrcd with Ia" deepest
/ int .re-t over the picture portrayed %
/ wildly hy his diving mother. He did
not believe il oyelr:r:$Wn. or the rDIor-
unnatural. t wa no d. am. Il Wa
no. entirely the oil. ,inr'o< the ll:.agl-
nation. II wa, no .!rlu-:un.
Oncc more he 10 dram mansion L
the scene O. I1rft pre-! aratltn- fOi' Il
wedding. The rh;ngc j. marked and
pie i7ing.
To-day Mary No.ll2lm Is hcr real.
lovely self a"s'in. No tears. no s;sd
thoughts. 10 dependency. bat all l. the
cillc.fulnt-- which 80 we'll bccome'
the maiden on her bridal DIV. The
same maids aItrnicd her. They are
full of animation and glcc. No mullIed
tread about the hose. All are, as
merry as light hearts can make meril-
mcnt.
ON the lawn the former order OF
things j.; being restored. Flowers.
ga,ands. fc-toon,. and wreaths
are replaced 20 "a to give the
same appearance Il, on that day the
fatal mistake came nearly being made.
1t Is Il gala. too. for the entire nci III
bOrhOOd. far and near. From every dl-
rcction the invited guest. are coming
angling. chatting. frolicking and even
hOstcrOuS in their mcrrlIntnt. The
large lawn il being taxed to the utter.
most to accommodate he happy throns
Captain iioiii-h has come from his
Eastern home ana is made /. hero
The part he played in the strange
cycntful scenes detailed in these chap
tiers is known to everybody on the
ground and he i s,howcrcd with com
pi.mrnts ana blessings.
Just as the bride and groom elect
are passing ont the doorway. the ShrIl
whistle Oi Il locomotive freaks i'll or
tn. stiffness. and soon the iron horse
gayly trimmed with flowers and Sinl
lax and uolicnrnd and Il hundred flag:
floating in the breeze, appears in sight
sweeping a!OnG with Il mllc-a-mlnutt
srccd. and comes tea stop within Il few
rods Of he crowd of enthusiastic spec
t:t'OrS.
Three men alynt and move ouickl,
toward the scene of the festivities
Though their coming is Il surprise It
Louis he az once recognizes them Il
the division superintendent and cn
, -inccr and fireman who played such al
,, important par; in foiling the scheme q
the bold i,npostor. \, Louis steps for
ward. meeting them with Il most cor
: dial welcome. the assembled crow
/, comprehend no ne new Corners ar"
and the wcliin rings again and a-ii
wit IN cheer upon cheer for the r;til:oa
visitors. not forgetting Il tiger for TIL
engine
In another moment gathering hOoi
attrHck the a1trnt on OF the thlonG an
the wcll-known form of Merry Jim I'd
= den 10y Farmer Dirkoon.colnc> in ii chi
: and is halted in the very midst o. tn
crowd. where be i, received with t.
. tn,lsiastir delight.
', Thi, time the marriage ceremony
: finished and the holy man OF Gol pro
nouu,cs Iouis Patterson and Mar
NOrGrun man and wife.
| THE END.