New-York tribune., 1904-08-08
Good By TO Marker.
BY R MURRAY GuCHRIsr.

parior. wner- selma had arranged six chairs
circle arront the nre- ne lads had never been per-
mIited 70 smoke there before now the old woman
purfns vigorously. tiII the great white beams o.
the .S ceiling %ere All y-iled with gray mist
should enjoy ourselves the night after rvs said
91,,g a. 49,, - 70 - 80 & anu napp5n Wno knons. Is5;
togethcr3 sim So v5n,er gS5s,sr srs a. brin.
9Ut the sreel TASK in tn conner here's tn key.
Vench- sIoe si. tbs; I mdde 10 twerty years ago.
the same winter yoer isther died."
selma prosiuc-d Che bottle; Mrs. Lowe held It
, -s,,@.e" t-- 45l lh- leiznL I;,, SIX VINE VINE
i,h 20 MAKE th h'tuor 80 rould lor YOU all And
after yoU We supped- I've matters 10 talk about and
riye minutes later. when w-,b a shaking h,nd
TO mothers heaIth,7 she SAID TIN best
i;%. gEess5f , 5s5yiy the gd,si aIs q nsr
cried, almost breaf hIesSiy .aro-night you JUS
drink 10 rhe memory of young Uriah as none o.
So they drank together TO the dead. and the old
fire After a while. she began talk about how
The world had changed since nsr youth she made
parental grandItther and theu she rang Ir family
into the remoter valleys. She spoke Of tincertox
'l Itsui5yS C -,h me- NJ 4 me &C. NJ, m
the hours passed until the tail clock IN the cor
.'By'r Leddy"' She cried. There's business to
be- done; and tiS already zine for blanket fair.
Ms i.o7-a fJbea leiH5el EanSst fSirs
where young Uriah used foy 90 be put every night.
she replied Vs,i.. wee an d DIT tired. 50 III get
bring th bos as stands aside IN dressing chest
q soing 20 make each OF you present
Golfer criss-crossed with iron bands She gave him
turn tN2 mPg i5e oe hh % be e Gd w 9s rae s sh
brought 10 light. very carefully. six plumDed-Our
SAs YOU know she said your father Ter n.
BY his win you're 10 divide all betwixt you when
I'm gone he used Tor to fancy as ,twoud be
needful 10 sell IN farm some day; but think. as
you've kept together for 50 long. you'd best mona
separate And TINS money WnaI came when my
greedy man. and he gave i 70 ne forthrtght. and.
nice bit OF ready money apiece lads and lasSes ID
None tonight. mother" they said almost stimuli
ta3eously. Nay don't give It .1 US tonight"
oHo LrOWnet WIi4LlSl-al4y. = u 1sec " n--V4n<
Besides. there's gold left-sold-as Wouldn't part
with. i parting meant as could Hvs another
eighty year Ard this gold ask 70 be buried with
She touched her shrunksa bosom; lust above
III heart" added. IT has lain there aSore.
ana ana Fs none %, OnGe to 2 11 9vS WssS, T yo1 .
toyed myself more nor I've done for many q long
saving goodby TO market does!"
The three women accompanied her upstairs.
and helped her 70 uncress- When she lay cor1rorca
ply n the middle OF her four-pos-er-sncs her hus
Selma bring up the oaken box.
Lay It on tn table near BY" she sa4s- ~and
gold in IN night. can easily do't''
This done. Selma took Up the candle and looked
was Of soft linen and slightly aw-y-shs straight
nlatto old maid. hot tear fell to ths mothers
cheek
You're looking very pals. mother" she r1ur-
night?"
"cso thy ways. wenchss.'' said MoI- Lowe "Ir
want aUFht. III call"
So; since they had never disobeyed. they lsfs her
IN darkness But Selma. waking before dawn
crept oppressed by an odd forebodlng. back 20 ths
room The old woman Tranquil. can
de light upon her face did not make her stir And
one hand held, close TO the left breast cluster %
golden Ctrcets-IittIe riugIets OF young Uriah the
only child who had featured the mOther.-CThs By
sJalder