The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-06
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He advanced and spoke to lecr.
came that on these occasions be would
salute her respectfully. She would
bow to him timidIy.
One day, in place Of the few flowers
and green things be, like her, always
brought to the cemetery, he came with
O great armful Of splendid roses
white, yellow and pink ones. After he
had bestowed these upon the grave he
visited so regularly it was quite COW
cred with them. The young woman
eyed them hungrily, but when he look
ed toward her her head was turned
away. He advanced and spoke to her,
somewhat hesitatingly. She turned and
was surprised to see his hands filed
with roses, which he held out toward
her.
1T is my Adelaide's birthday" he
said gently. ''She was so good, so gen.
erous, when on earth that she would be
pleased to have me give you some of
these for your dear one"
She could not speak at first for her
tears. Just as he was moving away,
embarrassed, she said brolSenly: "7ou
are very good. thank you in my Ar
thurs name"
After this, although he always salut-
ed her kindly, he did not address her
again for perhaps 6 fortnight Then
one afternoon she looked up and vas
surprised to find him standing beside
her. He began to speak to her quite
naturally and without apology.
The strangest thing to me is that the
world goes on just as before. 1t SEEM
ed to me that everything must stop
when Adelaide died. Often I can hard
II endure the noise and hurry Of the
world outside Indeed, my world is
here"
'It is so with me- she said simply.
"I really live only for this hour that I
spend beside him"
my friends-her friends, too-seek to
distract me. They tell me I dwell too
much upon her memory and that 1t is
my duty to forget my sorrow"
They only can understand who have
known such 4 loss themselves" she
said.
''That is why I can speak to you Of
her" he replied, because you know"
He told her much about his Adelaide.
They had been married two years only
when she died She had taken chill
through being out in rain storm one
day when she was visiting poor fam
ily. She was all goodness and charlta-
bleness and had at the last given her
life for others.
She in turn talked to him Of her
Arthur. who had been her husband for
a brief six months. He was never
robust and had succumbed to fever
which attacked him in the summer.
He was so gentle and noble. Every
one who knew him loved him.
Thus a. companionshiD was cstab-
lishcd between them. There were days
when they sat near each other With
out speaking. Sometimes they would
exchange few words, but each felt
the nearness and sympathy Of the
other.
The days were growing shorter
rapidly, and it soon became too cold
to sit long out of doors. Then came
a sudden storm, and for days the TWO
graves were white with snow.
When they met again it was as iWo
friends who had been long separated.
Each had much to say to the other,
much of tie old story-almost as oid
as lovc-of grief and of longing for the
blessed dead.
When at Christmas time he came she
was not there. but a beautiful wreath
of holly lay on Adeiaide's grave, marx
ed From Arthur His eyes hlled
with tears, and Of the flowers he had
brought he laid the half on the other
grave in Adelaide's name.
In January there were some ml!d
Gays. almost sprfnSlilze, when they met
and talked again. Now she told him
something of herself She lived With
her husbands parents. They were olo
people and sometimes We're very SAD.
She felt it her duty to be as cheerful rs
she could for their sakes.
lie made his home With his sister and
her husband. They were very kind 10
him. but their house was often full OIL
life and Slycty. and he longcd for the
old home lie mad known with Adelaide
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