Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-11

or service there. Whatever the days
might have for her of opportunity
in the future for large service in the
greater problem, it was to her mind
very clear that her immediate duty
lay within the circle of this one fam
lily that needed her.
She realized this more and more
strongly as the next few days
brought to her and the family new
and sad experience. AS Carts con-
dition grew worse, she spent more
and more of her time with him. Mrs.
Ward secured a good nurse, but Carl
cried in his delirium for Barbara, and
she sat wit him many hours of every
day. She was with him when the
end came which they had all come to
know was inevitable. It will always
be one of the comforting thoughts of
Barbara's life that she won and held
the love of this child. All that came
to her long after. But, as this little
life slowly breathed itself out in
the early gray of that morning, with
the weeping father and mother and
the two boys as they gathered
around the bed, she felt a tender
sympathy for them all as if she, too,
had been one of the members of the
family. Carl had insisted to the very
last on clinging to his mother and to
Barbara. Each woman held a hand
as the child's soul went out of the
frail body to God who gave It,,
No
quent visitor at the house during the
trouble that had come Upon it, was
sitting by Mr.. Ward that morning.
When the end finally came, he
kneeled down by Mr.. Wards side,
and Barbara was conscious that the
minister's strong, right hand was laid
bin compassion on the bereaved fa-
theirs hand as he prayed for conso-
lation.
20 our Father" he cried, and his
voice brought relief even in that
moment of sharp sorrow to the fam
lily, "mercifully reveal to us tho hap
piness of the soul Thou hast Just
caughtupinto Thy bosom. We know he
is safe in Thy arms. Comfort us with
the comfort which earth does not
have to give; take us also into tho
embrace of love which gave an only
begotten Son for dying and mourn
ing world. The God of comfort bless
this household. In the name of Christ,
Amen"
Two days later, after the funeral
service, at which Mr.. Morton was
present as pastor and friend, Mrs.
Ward broke down completely and
went to bed, leaving the care of the
house and the family upon Barbara.
The girl bore up under the respon-
eibility bravely. She was conscious
of the fact that she was necessary to
the comfort of home. The bonds
Of her service rested lightly on her,
because she knew she was of use in
the kingdom of God.
The relation between Mrs. Ward and
Barbara during those days of grief
became very close and affectionate.
Through all the older woman's nerv-
Gus and even irritable illness Barbara
nhrsed and attended her with ad-
mlrable patience, giving her the best
possible care and trying to relieve
her of every possible anxiety as to
the affairs of. the house itself.
"You have been like a daughter to
me, Barbara" Mrs. Ward said to her
one day three weeks after Carrs
death. Il do not know what would
have become of us if you had not
come back" Barbara was arranging
her pillow; and, as she stopped down
over her, Mrs. Ward put an arm
about Barbara's neck, drew her down.
and kissed her. When Barbara raised
her head, the tears shone on her
face.
Service has been very sweet to me,
Mrs. Ward, since I returned. I have
liked to believe that I have been
needed"
"You have been a wonderful COM
fort to us. You are like one of the
family since CARTS leaving US. We
shall never forget how he loved vol"
1T will always be a very tender
memory to me-" Barbara replied, and
the tears of the two women flowed to-
gether, tears that brought comfort to
them and at the same time united
their sympathy for each other.
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