Abilene weekly reflector., 1896-07-09

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Some Of the neighoors say open
that Elisha would never n"se ~. ~
deacon II It had not peen ior n's wns'
that Lydia ought 70 nave ,een us ~
and since she could mol, pecause 'Ms
was woman, they maze ner vne .
proxy through her husoanu, nen
is good deacon-a very goou u,aoo
indeed--and he has Lydia 70 'uiiy an
carefully advise him.
Lydia hasnever had any children Uus
she has always had large family one
began with her own mother ana ner
husbands mother, and little orpns"
second cousin OF her husbands WV WV
had lived with the wheeiocks sli''e n
parents died. Her own mo'ne,' ..r
said before, was very ieep'e INV 0s
Of care; her husoands mo'ncr aa1
jealous, irritable disposition anu Ss. wa.
very difficult to live wi'n' ,ne u'pn ..
cousin was delicate had sne r'cN. ',,'S
and, people said, none too clear d s ln,n..
Lydia kept no servant ana she g naa ',.. ~
work hard to keep her mouse n o'us, s,.
sew and mend, build up her n"so"nu
character, and reconcile al ''e opr
site dispositions and requirements =.
her family She has haa 10 o,i, 49, ~
: spiritual MS well as tempora, ne'u, :, a. y.
4 employ heart and soul anu i,''''0s "
I the same time ever since sne wa.
$ married After her motner u'eu ~ =.
old aunt OF Ellsha's' VINO wou'o ou oe~s .o.''n
i wise have had TO 90 upon u'v !, ,.on" -
n crme to live with them. she Is ' s,onc
l. deaf and has a curiously a,q lnqu,s,ns ,."as
r mind, but IT Is said thai lyu'a ne'e
Is loses her patience ana never ws.',,r1w ,".,on w
t, shouting the most useless 'n'orlna'''''
N into her straining ears.
twas accounted somewhat ior'una'u orr, ,a.'s'
,e that Ellshas mother did no' l've '.s,,s ,Ouk
y. after Aunt lnez appeared TOT !. wou. .'
ID have been, not TOO great a 'a stra'n upp" pS.'
II Lydia's patience-nobody douo's @ s"o
er long-suffcring Of that-buS lot nss
ry strength, to reconcile two sucn cna,av .s
H. ters and keep the peace Tor any 'ens'n
np Of time. However, Elishas mo'ne' ..a.. .Sa
ut not been dead long before asls'er l'.. =. VI.
ad rickety orphan cousin VINO s.Uws u
er more and more OF a charge w = 'ns ae,ys r.
as 90 on, lost her husband ana eul''e -. -
live at the wheelock place w,'n ,,,a Nv =.
,as four children. They SAID sne wou.u ..,, ="
zee great help to Lydin' but sne 'sap'ssy M sh;;
INT young thing in spite OF ner ,n% 'oa' she @ i,
co. dren; she Is o good singer '','u .1a ' a,nc.
dia constant at oil the sociaples INV ,.,a, sS
at- ing-schools, and does u ue',' ', al T,d,.
de- work, and the neighpols '",n" na - The
en-. has to take nearly all the care VI .%s .,'s
pa- children. They also vhinA ' non hsrs
ave young widow Is setting her CUP ,,' ',u,d y ID
n II and there, and nope she %ay ,a,S M ord he,
lid so relieve poor hyu'a " II, /, would b,
lgs children. but ai1r ~ Com. oAhe
,ost only a temporary ie.'o,. osod md ,nflrn
{ or widow, or orphan OF useu x "n' ,or Il !;
not, aunt, would descend upon no', .,,,," w. o,d
mes well known that !. " hyu'a W. ohorit,
Ipon and abets her hasoa',u ,,.,ons =. Ant
X Of toward his needy rela''on'' ,..s ~
rom moreover, IT Is tola now smS snarsss - i
Her children and the aoui'ionA ~ h,,n !
girl. as small q source OF wo,.y sors ~ Mn
bout possible, Some o' 'no n's s.,n.s horse
and that II LYDIA "hee,oo1 s. ..,,do,ys or
asks much more, to prov'ue io' ~. ".,.r .,
| pit orphans, she cahno. ~ a,,rr ~ rurint
and lack OF simply ue'.usVo. ,sa leens h
ough Smell is positive 'nav sIs ~ onyer IN h
'ys shawl on ~ no1 wea."s' a,ass rordnr "a in al
rheu- sleeves, when ars p'''' .,,anlv make
decorous fashion, anu ''a,,Io s'Ip md n
,usly, show OF ther 'hn"'ne'"' 'a" And as :
other very harmonious l'a.c",'' ,nsu,t
fort her bonncts, II II ac.ua''' ~
} had look @t'en.''o,S ~ ,-, on co pr
was Poor Lydia has not n0u u. " n," ,,'os s1, ~,
n we in her stting-room slnce W sho 'lor W." had "
lough ried The one Ellsilu 'losuS. NV. = .ha =
lined. old then, and long ago we''. ,,.s W ~. ar !,
it her man. Ever since sne ,,,,, nus lazy th,na M
fan bare boards IL Is u o'ea''a .a, '"ine n !
e was this village not to nave .,uShars u ta.p ba
lay at sitting-room. lne d,,,, as,sm s%ncled Mt {
nour- never got over oe'he s"oe"'t M tho h,
.ire in loud taps OF Their snoes vi n,,,a s {
con- boards when they e,''e' N'a snna n
ebody had rag carpet a'nnosv !, sor uun obi,d,
say when Lot,'e oreen ,'a% u'u ~ No. time ,
e sud came; since then , sue :. a'' ~
oil 'ne 'rp d., o,orybodv knew that II Ly
cameo n'y ,,,,sho did not do much for otl
years people she coula nave a ''l'IJnJ = h,nct !
to be pet in her sittng-roo anu ~ u",n y hou
rrison dress every year. she secs S y w W. Vie M
II who er, that Elisha Is nov s''neo aoa W snn,
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