The Washington times., 1901-10-27

Intellectual, he was obliged to take the
child himself and try to appease its
wailings: After many vain attempts OF
this sort on his part, the little creature
at last sobbed itself to rest, and the
mother slept on till much later hour
| than her usual time of rising in the
| morning. When Mr. NJ saw that she
was awake he told her of the restless
ness of the baby during the night, and
| how. after having tried in vain every
means to rouse her, he had at last been
obliged to make an awkward attempt
to take her place, and lost thereby some
| hours of his nights rest L, teo,' she
replied. have passed the most miserable
night that l ever experienced; 1 now
see that sleep and rest are two different
things. for 1 never felt so unrefreshed
in my life. How I wish you had been
able to awake melt would have spared
me some of my fatigue and anxiety.
thought l was dragged against my will
into a strange part of the country,
where | had never been before, and after
what appeared TO me long and weary
journey on foot. 1 arrived at COM
Portable looking house. I went in long
ing to rest. but had no power to sit
down, although there was a nice supper
laid out before a good fire, and every
appearance of preparations for an ex-
pected visitor Exhausted as L felt. I
was only allowed to stand for a min
ute or two, and then hurried away by
the same road back again; but now it
is over, and after all it was only
dream
Her husband listened with interest
to her story, and then, signing deeply,
said: My dear Sarah, you will not long
have me beside you; whoever is to be
your second husband played last night
some evil trick of which you have been
the victim
Shocked as she felt at this announce
ment, she endeavored to suppress her
own feelings and rally her husbands
spirits, hoping that it would pass from
his mind as soon as he had become en-
crossed by the active business of the
day.
Some months passed TRANQUILITY away
after this occurrence. and the dream on
Halloween night had well-nigh been
forgotten by both husband and wife,
when Mr. MS health began to fail. He
had never been robust man, and he
now declined so rapidly that in a short
time, notwithstanding all the remedies
and attentions that skill could suggest.
or affection bestow, his wife was left
mourning widow. Her energetic mind
ai
her from abandoning herself to the
desolation OF grief. She continued, as
her husband had done during his life.
to farm the estate, and in this employ
ment and the education of her little
girl she found ample and salutary occu-
patton Alike admired and beloved for
the judicious management of her world |
ly affairs, and her true Christian benev- |
olence and kindliness of heart, she |
might easily, had she been so inclined, |
have established herself respectfully for !
a second time in life, but such a |
thought seemed never to cross her |
mind. She had an uncle, a wise. kind |
old man. who living at a distance, |
often paid a visit to the widow, looked |
over her farm, and gave her useful ad-
vice and assistance. The old gentleman
had a neighbor named c., a prudent
Young man, who stood very high in his
favor. Whenever they met, Mrs. Ms
uncle was in the habit of rallying him
on the subject of matrimony. On one
occasion of this kind, C excused
himself by saying that it really was not
his fanlt that he was still a bachelor,
as he was anxious to settle in life, but
had never met with any woman whom
he would like to call his wife. Well,
c. replied his friend. you are, 1 am
afraid, a saucy fellow, but if you put
into my hands 1 do not despair
Of suiting you Some bantering then
,nsued, and the colloquy terminated by
Mrs. Ms uncle inviting the young
nan to ride over with him next day and
visit his niece, whom c. had never
yet seen. The proffer was readily ac-
,epted: the two friends started early on
The following morning, and after a
pleasant ride were approaching their
Here they deserted, at
little distance, Mrs. NJ. retreating
toward her house, after making her