The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-01-01

a cry of alarm from the young man
and we rushed back and found him
supporting Teena, who h.. ted.
In the excitement Of caring for her no
questions were asked. We supposed
her emotions upon meeting her lover
so Unexpectedly had simply overcome
her. But the moment she revived
sufficiently to open her eyes she said
to me family, "Ole-he marry" and
the tears rolled down her cheeks.
Jack, too, heard, and we turned to the
young man in shocked surprise.
Somehow, such a possibility had new
er occurred to us, no more than to
Teena. Larson's eyes too were wet,
and he was trembling with agitation.
Il loaf Teena," he said to US earnest
ly, 'but ven l write | send NOR : to
come to marry me, she write back no,
she nc leave her granmooder. SO
t'ink she will marry some odder boy
in Sweden, an | feel bad, an | write
no more. / &c from Fargo right away
l live by Mr.. Swanson more den Won
year. an two, tree mons ago marry
bees girl, hees daughter. She nice.
goot girl-but | feel so bad for Teena
i loaf Teena many years" And he
does not try to hide the tears that fill
his eyes.
In all my life nothing | have known
or heard or read has seemed to me SO
intensely, dramatically, despairingly
sad. | stroke and kiss poor Teena's
bowed head, which she has pillowed
on her arms on the table, and dear,
soft-hearted Jack gives Larson his
hand in mute sympathy. The young
man says something in Swedish to
Teena, who shakes her head without
looking up, and throws out her hand
as though to bid him go.
80 Teena,' he pleads, but she again
shakes her head, and he says to US:
"She no spike to mel CO."
We at last persuade her to be
helped to bed, and saying, II tank
YOU" so pathetically, she turns hel
face to the wall. | go to her room
several times during the night, but
she lies motionless and u~nheeding
though I am sure she is not asleep
She comes down and pr ares thu
breakfast as usual the next morning
and performs her accustomed duties
many days thereafter, but | can SCI
that her strength is gradually going
and at last there comes q morning
when she does not come down stairs
Then the end is not far away. "Woult
you like to sac Ole again. | ask, blu
she shakes her head. "He no mine
he marry" she says, and the tear
flow. Larson comes often to ask Jacl
about her, but does not ask 10 see her
and when ] tell her she makes n
comment. When he learns that tn
end is near he asks Jack to let hin
know, and says, 81 come deh."
And Il sad day poor Teena's broh
en- heart is forever stilled, and a sill
lies in the dainty last bed in whicl
we have tenderly placed her, Larsc'
comes in to look upon her fair, peace
fui face, and we leave him a.ohe "lti
the dead. When ne comes out CT Ia
room | notice how pale and sad h
, has grown since we first saw him, an
give him my hand in sympathy; a
holds it a moment. tee. much move
to speak for a time, then says, II
wife-she not know haas net tel
her-she goot girl-she will be mue
sorry-I rot tell her-she not know.
, And l understand that he has nc
told his wife because he does 40
, wish 70 trouble 49,. and my taat
goes ont 10 the e9ot lev. He doe
net come to tie sin lie funeral sei
vice. for my wire she not know" an
, we respect hirn the more because h
stays away. AM 20 We lay poor Teen
!, in her last resting riace. aud feel tAs
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