Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-01
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ing. can only hope thar Ms noth.
send me help and comfor, asen may
hard TO feel ruin and disgraaoh , It NJ
on me But 1t is not nv =. pressing
what have done that thasna, u
should come upon me now n t1as
age, when ! have not tha !, my Old
strength to fight them as / co oussgy o
done forty years ago. 0u'a nave
Hush, father. DO NOT co,.
the trials providence has san, npiail VI
lnscrutable reason" ior some
You are right, May" said j.
nan, rising and endeavorinp ee Old
cheerfully, you are right. speak
mrst all put our shoulders 10 r. aaa WI
and do the best we can. "e Wheel
He approached his wifa :
tenderly in her face as tha ,oSSNt
twilight spread its shadows ac nusS q
room. aetosS ts
Come, Susan, you and
one Q better for worse, for richa aaae
p~oorer-now comes the worse au ~
poorer; but you will bear mn n Snu y
| know, and help me TO mo- @s'eg
trials" "Nt U
She did not answer. but remain,
the same attitude, her head srnneu
by n hand, the other hanging T.
side. W n
I'VE must leave Annada,e ana
life again; but with you and Nav
my side to comfort and cheer ma ! :,
not despair" miW W
AS lie concluded he took I,er han,
his; but the next moment. with ) ~.
ing sob of terror, let il dron ~
1t fell heavy and ~l;feless Inv bo. !,
II was icy cold-the pulse had eess'
TO beat.
The masters wife was dead
Calmly and peacefully she had M,
ed away. making no sign 10 M
around her
May threw herself at her moth.
feet, and taking the cold. passive h,
in hers covered it with kisses
"oh. mother, motherir sha a
come back to us; come back N ncr
NO" said Matthew Rivers Sofs
lit is for the bastI She has gone NJ
better world; and If the Almieh,v a.
allows the spirits OF the dead IA
visit earth and those they loved
may gather consolation from the heEl
that her dear spirit, though inyishl
VIII ever be lowering near us-msyh
guiding us In the way we should
or whispering words OF love and e1
fort In our ears. Seek not 10 recs1
10 n life of sorrow. II WIS wisely ! \
well ordained"
May burst into a flood Of tear. "a
Ing as il her heart must break. 4
Matthew Rivers stood with div s
but with a feeling which was agony
his heart despite his calm words \
which was almost more than he c
bear.
For some months the Rivers faml
had been all in all 10 each other
they had no sympathizlng friends
kind advisers.
True. when the news Of Mrs. RTd
awfully sudden death was known ;
A~nnadale there were some who Cd
ana offered their services. They md
well by so doing; but Matthew
soured and was growing daily d
gloomy and inisanthroplc. He cui
ously but firmly refused all aid
his neighbors' hands.
oh. how the wind walled round
house, meaning and lamentils
unison with the father anc bis q
How the trees shook their brand
threateningly about the cottage.
the clouds gathered loweringly
murkily, as il forbidding him Oh
The closed shutters. the d} \
weather. her fathers grief. edal
with her own, and. above all the
seriousness of that which lay 50 50
an upper room, bearing the QUIZ
form of her mother, but which "
never, never more speak words Of
and tenderness To- her, made poor
creep about the house as il dresG1
hear the sound of her own footst
Two men, whose trade was %
arrived from Alverton, clad nS
suits. and trod noiselessly Oh tN
Of the room where the body as'
May sat shuddering and sillI
every sound. however ram, WY
sued from the chamber OF deaA
Matthew Rivers seemed HAe
n dream. For hours he Won"
trauce-Iike. staring into vacant
then. suddenly aruusing hinaseli
effort. would try to talk nslaran
most cheerfully, of his pians y
future. But ere anything ,~
dona. his late wife must be pis"
derground.
The day preceding that hzes
funeral broke dull. heavy ahu
ening; and although u "as I'M
spring. an oppressive hea! s'"
rise from the earth. hd
Father and daughter sal w
their morning meal in slrnrv
daring TO speak: for thefs
solemnlty which hung apou, u J,
which spread itself over
ants. ,o,d
1t was yet early when Q ""s
thoritative knock soundeu
outer door. inn
MAY opened it and gave ns
two sturdy-looking men. eau
dress. who, without question
the room. =, one
Matthew Rivers?' salu
ingly. :, .,sUspd
malster. a, hs
The man laid one hand Oh !
der. ,,;,c,s %
II arrest you. in the klass
the suit Of John Gridley.
twelve hundred pounds.
cTo be continued
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