The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

ana he hoped that they usss
eSxht. For the last afEeen ts4fs
III - had ssssered 4 ksnd Of mar
HI frrdom. and II WIS a blessed
thtng ss.as even nsartsrdoHs
0f - AZ last.
~ worknouse nurse was very kind 70
- nbe brought him broth snd medicine
~ 6nfed bogxs. and made nm extra cups
-: bus although he Was stfapnsoussy
-. Il frstted rim little when she
11e - 10 his bed. he fs.s that she must
v IL story ard desp.ss him for y,
7H*on9h shs seemsd 80 Kind. On tae
800 he weuit rather that sfs ssaysd
He did rot mind being alosss re
80 ile seEi ard look II the xasiswasssa
H7& q she glimpse Of sss3e sky ard greer
~ Afforded BIZ the window 0ppaafe NE
~ he dream of the old days when ne
~ bs<n q deacon OF the ndrpfnarnL
xoai IN East<rhy, and superintendent
"A ~ Sunday sraoel. ard trsasursr 81 ssse
Snood fpn<ix. and half hundred shings
16G1ss II WAS q long time axs. but ne
- sometimes Il think Of u. Lille haa
- happy and prosperous then aha
110sp-.she son for whom hs had Hisen up
r thai made life worth hvsnx -hsa been
4 1zsss lad with curlt hair. AID eyes as
- ~ tne summer ekssS
IWe was "A Gid mar now n1oT. broken
ber. dsxrarqa. ha, be thanked God In
II heart thar his lie was nearly over.
IA that Tin haa aessr known the truth
isssier his pillow were Jin's setfefs. They
~ been written Ia queer places; In .
Nm7Inx safp. over bush IRE. from the
beftcns Of mine: but they were al at
Il fecsionate and hapeful and iigat-hearssd.
{ ara the ny Of old Matthew Hsrnb.ower's
49, ga 49, xE sxsa~
Ia epntsence Tor past w1.dnsss and diso-
q hedtenee which was more precious to him
$ fhan ~ the fest. For II showed the faith
q Il mat his sacrifices had no. been made
9nin. He liked 10 think of his son now
- prosperous, even wealthy. farmer out
m Australia. With wife ard children.
- Cattle and lands -and he had ten
~ Triumph IN the thought thai JIm'e
p1neefify war. after al. his dotng--the
- Of the father who might years ago
49, b!ishsesi the sons life with word
i I'D which he refused To speak.
81 q b sheuxht of these fhinxs. with a
81 smi.e on hts withsred lips, HIS mind
- hy . natural transition 10 fie cir
<&ress OF his own life. He saw him
Il shrinking for the first tine from the
~ af bis brother deseons; he rsmem-
- the calling of the church meeting
yAich he had been soismnly deprived!
- offices In the church; he recalled
- Nest cifbeass hour Of all when Mr..
0Ista. thf minister. had Visited him pri-
oteay and nraye8 with him. earnegtfy
~ gently Hsektng TO lead him to repent
~ An. how hard II bad been 10 resist,
~ . subtle temptation 10 counterfeit
y consriiien which he d.d not feel. And
- What hearibrsak did nc realize, from
SITTER experience. thar not one OF ffss ole
f1Ada trusted him. or stood up for him.
hsncefcrth thought OF him AZ anything
- eonyicted sinner. whom Their char
n sfcne had saved from public disgrace
"a punishmSns.
Ne could rot h.ame them. Thinking over
es matter Il SEEMED 10 him that they had
IN very klna. Grave, gosiiy men anx-
- ~ maintain an upright walk and con-
smfscn. had sh0Wf hm mercy sfsta tried
tnasince him ~ ts1c error Of HIS ways.
vss Hos thsst fsult Il they had broken
u hear; meanwhile
~ business fst, away from that time
kWafd. He had hesn a fairy successful,
~ dealer wsth good connection II ane
bat slowly and surely hix trade
fnfo other hands. people seemed to
- frem dealing with tim. and hts
ffss dwindled until he savesi himself
- bankruptcy only by re.inausshlng
Uhing To his creditors small sum
fvtnrsed &c BIN and he began l,fe rs
4kE's mar. Lately. however. hs has
i On N'fls bur odd Jobs: ard now he was
saesesy invall3ated ard had been taken
= o. wofkhonse infirrasry. II vas a
80 downfall fer him. ard nobody could
~ re- 4 nore kesaly than old Matthew
Aanhsowsr.
hsssrhs rnfcn. az Il wa then eauas
80 back from the high road lust hsck
we httie town. X was a sail. whtt.
nns standing iH a pleasant garden.
$50 s0s thers we're veiv%s lawns and bright
-Ft efas ara booming trees rerrerr-
= ias day the great white gueiSer
y sne snswhail tree we used TO cali
Tat everhssng fae gate. As children
asss 10 lock with awe upon she h,,sld-
and wonder ~has iay behind the stone
ana whe cared fer the srsfsisfer roses
sas eafsssn, hstsnever dared 10 pick tho
EXssHs.& although they hung SO tempt
- ss*ssna sAe irun gates.
saaas'ss Hssa at the hack Of tho
wFsrs ;hsrs were stone yards and
~slss. BELIEVE. instead ~ green erase
'snsa nees But hcsand these
rass 81 EYeen nssasins and aa
sks Matthew Hornblower
W ard hlse,
ss dreaming of OH DAYS until he
tx sssss ~ some unusual stir
'assF aatssee his ward Voices
\ L. ~ apparently In angry recr.us-
De sound worrssa him ana he
as sFes .Asarsf the .aaer -rhe
afanss sf The warsi were for ,hs
j "a se-ns-eurnassse STATE. aro-
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