The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1902-02-14

uSCu VI OtpuuC uuWu uuu SpcUu every
summer with US. He could get into
his nfilce early in the morning, and In
those days he didn't have many calls
at night. Then John got married.
She was u nice girl-0ne OF the New
York kind. She knew all about pink
teas" and that sort Of thing. l was
more than 40, even then, and could
not expect het t0 understand why
liked t0 feed my chickens and milk
|'the cnws. And didn't know a thing
about sitting 10 big room and talk.
Ing to lot Of women l had never
seen before. We never had the least
bit OF luarrel-slle and l. used
to take fresh cream, milk and fresh
eggs over to Johns house and she ran
over to sec me every few days. We
did just the best we knew how.
II belonged to the Free Methodist
church and she to the Episcopal. l
remember once we had a revival over
to our church and l asked her to
come over and help US. She said she
didn't believe in revivals and so let
itg 70. l conldn't blame her. Finally
father died. They were all as good as
they could be t0 me then.
perhaps that it was two months
later that some OF the people who
went to the church were taken with
the smallpox. Before thought how
dangerous it was had gone up to see
them. or course, after that / could
not 90 over to see Johns folks. There
were two little babies at their house
then and l wouldn't have exposed
them to the disease for anything in
the world fr.
"Finally l took the smallpox But
! got over It, alright. Yes, was at
the hospital ftra month or two, bnt
couldn't have been at a better place.
Then went back to live at the little
old place on Long Island. 1t was
about this time that got a letter
from William Ellsworth. hadn't
heard from him in 80 years or more.
He had been married in the meantime
and had moved out 10 North Dakota,
where he had u big wheat farm. His
wife died back In the SOS, and just AZ
soon as he heard that father had gone
he wr0te to me and asked me tn mar.
ry him. He had three little children
that needed lonking after, and / al
ways did say that l was fOndcr Of
William than any other man l ever
saw. But there were lot of folks up
at the church that | was looking nut
for at that time. and didn't see how
they would yet along without me.
Besides, brother John made me IN
allowance nf a Thousand dollars a year
and brother SlIadrach needed 1t much
more than l did. l sent him at least
$500 a year, and 10 / had married and
nMved away, OF course, l couldn't
have had that money to send to him.
/ Brother Shadrach had moved away
out West and had raised big family
Of children and as be had only one
arm il was hard for him to support
them. SO I wfute back to william
Ellsworth That l thought just as
much Of him as l ever had, but l
thought circumstances were such
that l couldn't marry him just then.
-Four or fve years ag0 ! gave up
the little place and moved into the
city. l live with John and his family
now. II IL wasn't for the children
don't think l could stand 1t. They
have govefness and all that sort OF
thing, but, just the same they think
more Of their old Aunt Sophy than
anyb0dy else but their mother, and
sometimes-this is secret-l believe
they like me best OF all, but always
was u vain old creature.
II nuke John give me the same al
lOwance of Thousand dollars q year
though goodness knuws l don't neet
II now. Every month l send th
check unbroken out to brother Shad
rach, and brother John has never sus
, pected what do with II all. 1t |
the only thing that l have ever bee
really deceitful abolt, and some tim
/, l am going to tell him all about It.
"Happy9 l should think 80.
have always had everything l wante
: Ia the world, and nobody never ha
better brothers than ! have. VIII
! shouldn't be happy. There are tlv
! OF six OF our church members no.
!. ). WIN are sick and have nothing J
" the world tn do but To look after them
" Br,tl,er John gives me all the mone
!. " can spend, and more, too, and whe
y my patients get sick he is alway
> ready to gn and see them with nj
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