The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07

Then. with the corpse in the wagon with
him. he began his weary Journey to IN
diana.
In those days news required a long while
to trayel across the continent. So Nina,
Bates did not know until Learner arrived
with the body chat her husband was dead.
No- did Lrarner know until he reached
home that about the time that Bates had
been killed Mrs. Learner. too. had met Q
horrible death. Her cabin had caught fire.
and whi.~ fighting the flames and attempt
ting 70 save the children and some house,
hold goods the stick chimney fell on her.
She lived long enough 10 know that the
children had bean saved and TO commit
them t. .he care a. Mrs. Rates. who was
her constant attendant and nurse. until ner
husband should return.
With this common grief. it was rot Eurs
prising tina, tho whoever and the widow
should be much together. Nor vas ID
surprising that. after two years. they should
marry.
This was in IS2. The two farms were
combined. and q row house was built and
became the home OF the united families,
For forty-seven years they lived in tha
greatest happiness. \ f-w months ago Mrs.
~ a. ST Ai'''" 1t ~ - s. - heh"
hand. crushed by the loneliness that had
come 20 him.. passed away.
There is no TRAGEDY in the other story. II
has to do with youthful love. a betrothal,
a quarrel. n separation. the marriage ID
others Of both parties. n meeting again
after thirty-hve years. a gradual reawaken-
ing Of The old love and a happy marriage.
~ Tsgt t,-i7rrv y robt,-n nc a vcy,tb t,~A
turned q. Mary Jackson was a belle OF
Boston. though she WIS only Il. They met,
loved and became engaged. Shortly before
they were to be married they quarreied- n
was thought the quarrel would soon be for.
gotten and that the broken ties would ba
reunited. But each was stubborn. and ths
predicted reconciliation did not occur. CO.
bum moved away aud married. Mary was
wooed and won Ivy another Boston gallant
Robert Dunwoodic.
Twenty years ag' Mr.. Cohuru's wife dia4
sax years ago Mrs. became 4
widow Five years ago. for the first tirN
since 1850. the widOwer and the widow ma1
in New York City. 1t WAS a casual mects
ing. and the spark of love was not In the
least rekiudled. But Cor the sake of old
times Mr.. COburn wrote to Airs. Dunwoodia
after both had returned 20 their homes;
for the sake Of old times Mrs. Dunwoodia
AFTER aW4slle. allSNfft lDt Ielutr- alNeH
that they correspondent regularly. But
there WAS no visiting and nothing was said
an.ut p renewal of the love of their youth.
Eecently sir. Coburn. in one of his letters
mentioned the death Of a tavOrite brother
and expressed the fear that soon he, too
would break Gown. II was the breath thai
famed into flame the old spark of love
which hal never completely died. Mrs. Dun
voOtie become alarmed. forgot her wounded
pride and determined thJ5 she would see
him. she went TO his home. bat learned
that he was at N-aTraEa1sett Pier. She hun
RED there and found him.
The meeting. the second in two-scor4
years. was a joyful one. Mr.. Coburn asked
if she could and would forgive him for his
part in the quarrel of forty years before
and she asked If he could and would forgive
her for her willfuness. Tho answer was
one that meant n renewal Of the engage
ment. Al the resultant wedding. which was
celebrated at the home OF Mrs. DUnwoodie's
sister. Mrs. A.. r. Lewis, a daughter and q
son OF the bridegroom were bridesmaid and
best man respectively: and then. TO add a
~brand-naw feature to the OCCASION the child
of Mr.. and Mrs. VI. y. Robinson, who Is q
grandson OF Sir. Cohurn. was baptized I'M
mediatcly after the marriage ceremony