Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-29
SUE LYLE'S SORROW,


III YIES S0RR0W
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q UE LYLE was the village her.
~ NIT. For twenty years she had
never been outside her own gate
but twice, and those two times were
when she followed her old father and
mother to their last resting place among
their kindred dead. Once she had been
: the village belle, and no more light-heart-
ed, sunny-faced girl could have been
round In all the country side than just
pretty SHE Lyle. the wood-earver's only
daughter.
In these bright. halycon DAYS she Ind
many suitors: but Sue was M coonette
and she smiled only IN nne-hand.ome
Luke Hamilton. tho vounp artist. I,uke
was door ornhnn hov md had his wov
4 to make In fhe world hnt Sne loved
him. and tbe morning hefore no want n
IRE army he nnt the ergapemant r,n0
on her finger
r. 81,
49, S,a -. u seal ueiofe she lookea
s,s,aaa s I go aee asa,h, anu .nen nus
49, ~. .as.eu ostS tnlee uays gu,
. .aAe Mas soou correspondent od
49, "A otouen. ue' u eheery iettef.
le e am, ume-a saturaay morn
81 ~ .ne mouth .! may too3-when
gu susan .usneo away from the little coun-
- pos.o're. witnout .er accustomed let
yer, ana before the day was over she
x .S.u ,ha. =, mere nau oeen great pat
sh ~ ~ .ne Shuneello,sv,ile ground ana
49,, az. LUZ a,. oyer nau peen 'eit oead
Ny M. .h IL. o'oyus ne,u.
~ s,anI ~" a. s.nosl Ai,ea ner. tor aa "a;
80 ". MseAs ene went T., uoout .ne mouse IKE
~, - ea sne eou,u NOT snea a
s sa.' SUI ho eoulpia'nt escaped ner ups,
sss ~. w ~. h sar WIS prokeh' ana ner paie
49,. $3.50. snu uo,ow eyes appeaied most eio-
s S Nusns ~ ,nc hearts OF al VINO came
sApless teelr sympathy.
..el .ne nrst keen edee OF her sorrow
y ss IVY, sue arose from her stony
s..e., ru. out OF slent an Inc sweet to-
4 Aens 2, tne precious DEAD, and without
wora weht oack 10 her daily house
Su uaues' pu. sne was never Inc same
~. ~. asaiu. aer loss seemed TO emoitter
~ me, ~ make her hard and exacting
ssel MN those she nest loved, and after
\. s Wnlie heV young iriends. hurt by her
.hu'uerence, ceased their efforts to keep
n9aa On her heart. she never went
ss.Ssus ohF,ne tate, not even 70 church,
snu a'.er ner parents dled, weeks and
49, -Mouiu pass Without her even ex-
s.' "s wo,us WIZ u sins'e SOU, except
.e 800. noy VINO came every Satnr-
Wy AAo.u.ns " ue'se. her week supply
y. stocees. SOMETIMES me neighbor
~v se Mouiu run III WIN .he'r snitting
sna Duusee OF news, ana SIT an hour or
y Win inc poor zone woman, but the
Ssone tney received was not cordial
suSusn 10 hlNi.e speedy resn.
~ .ns years roied away, ana Susan
1sle arli.ed TURNER ana further away
rom human iore ana sympathy, and
sae vihagers, when they spoke OF her
an' s,shea over the wreck OF life
Mn ny, hau once oeeh 30 luii OF fragrance
end peautS Ihoush the little cottage
was kep. as neat ana trim as hands
sou,o maze NJ anu the renee around the
.ol ~ .he pest Oh repair. the severe plain
ness " tue nome, OUTSIDE ana in, was so
m mnlkeo US 70 oe positively painful.
rom tne morning when with aching
nesre .he disappointed woman had
lcSked her piano ana Dahished from her
slgnt ah the pretty ,adornments which had
sven such Dewitching cnarm and grace
70 tne nome, 1t mad been her studied care
" see .hat moi trace OF beauty should
ese. creep IN 70 Drignten the gloom she
co %,s SO htting TO her shattered life.
mere was one thing. however-the
s ose ousn Mhich Luxe mad brought her
ou .ue sunny S9uth--that she had not
ne neule 70 oahisn from her sight. lie
nau peen Ut great pains to procure It.
s sna hau carried 1t all the way home in.
~ pocket Ihen, too, It was his hands
snat nad planted II, and she could not
plucA y up oy the roots, although It
eriesed ler to the heart to see 1t grow
lns 50 strong ana thrifty. right at her
very door, whiie poor Luke was lying in
IN unknoWn grave, with not even rose
push 20 marx where ne was buried. She
Iad promised MN tnat ne should have
tne very hrst rose that bloomed. But
before mat time came round he had
seaied ms PATRIOTISM with his life.
Inc bush grew ana twined all over the
side OF tne iittie cottage, and every year
lts wealth OF blossoms made the whole
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