Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-02

tHt ~ she kltchcn uhonulnn mnneol.
"urzeis % fodder the cattle. he kept
repeating "FloWegy beds oi e4ss
What AID sho meant needn't a.
heqn ,uuitc 20 clost with her sra a'l
siYcn her more. 81 wus aiwua more
ofihand ner me- Couldn't blame her
she waa sorry fur not takin' 81.
she never said 20. but | couldn't al
blamed her ef one he'd"
u 80 fell out that one day a. he
vent % the village alone. and called
90 the poHiofficc for his weekly Trib.
unc, the postmaster pat into his hand.
along with the newspapors a letter
II was addressed 10 HE wife. and on
inspecting the envelope hack ana
uonL and cyalinlnE the stamp, Jake
discovered that 4 was from india. Ne
was hardly lcss anxious than Jane 10
hear from "tayluy." aud accordingly 4
hurried through his business. not stop. /
ping for word OF politics, and dove 4
nome O. ~ fast a pace az The ODD sor-
rel could show.
I'm 20 bail Tayiny' herself wrote
That he said aloud. and ataitiod al 1
he unusual tone. the old s0rro halt. /
I'd 10 look around AZ him. lie even
held the lcttor W between his eyes
ana the setting sun 10 sec n he could !
doclpher any of the words within.
II Kin hardly wait until get home"
DC sollloquined. o. N apoioRlxlna 10
himeclf FOR the action, TO find out
what 1avlny' thought o. tho $500.
an ~ she saved any 81 them children
from bein' treated bad out there
With a."
His face was quite flushed when he
entered The kitchen, and handed Jane
The letter, saying i0c0sely the had
loked more Of late than he had done
for years pastls
Open Il up quick. old gal. and tell
a Teller tho nows."
Looking tlnidiy al him--ahe had
not been able 10 understand her lake
lately. ana sometimes seriously won.
dered ii no were going 20 die soon
she began fhyiy 10 tear OF the end
OF the envelope When she haad ne
compliahed this. she drew out the en-.
closure and began to read Il whisper.
insly 10 herself. tracing the lines
aiong VIII the front finger OF the
right hand.
"Oh. old woman. let's have Il;
JAKE.
Jane looked up In surprise. keeping
tho place with her finger. ana stared
% Jake for a couple OF seconds, then
IN high'pitehed, district school sing.
song 'one, still tracing each word With
aer hngef and making short pauaes
every few words followed By sudden
aloud:
MY Dear Jane; Your letter and
contents came 10 hand thls morning,
ana hasten 10 tell you OF the hearts
you have gladdenod by your timely
fit ny own heart vas made mex.
lfeahlbiy happy, az ] was just about 20
nave 70 turn from my door tor want
% means mos needy case. when IN
tae very uick OF time your money
came. look on Il rs wonderful
surely some good apeol
put Y INTO your nead and heart, dear
old iricnl. 60 do that ganeroaa decd Z
just when you did The case was that !
Of q little glrl OF remarkable inteili 9
genec. child widow of years. frRll Z
and beautiful starved and m used. Q
because man OF high position. to
whom she had been botr0thud. dlod.
All hef own family hed died, and the
family Of her betiOthcd husband werel
10 charge OF her Her remarkable 4
beauty HAD attracted attention, aud
they we're about 20 sell her. whom 20
save her from this fate an old nurse 2
stole her away. To make long story
snort after being carried many miles, Z
she VIA az last brought 10 my door g
MY home was already more than ntll
and my purse stretched 10 ita utmost. L
and although my heart was breaking.
was going 10 be obliged TO send her
OF again when your letter was put
into my handa. 4
on the strength of your $500,
and with faith Ia God for more wnen
Z was gone, ! took her 10 and put her
"a my girls school. That sun will
support her for quite n while III India.
ana ! am hoping that VIXEN Il Ii ex.
naustcd, providence viii send us a iur.
Ihsr supply, 30 THAT We can keep the
sweet child until nhe IL educated and
ahristianlzled, able 10 take care Of
herself and perhaps be % incalculahlc
benefit 10 her suffering sistefho0d IN
his boniEhted land. Ete. atty alone,
Jane, can reveal the good that your
$500 may DO.
ION. II the people only knew What =
small sum per year would keep and :
'dueate q girl Ia India. IN one 81 our !
mission Hchorlas surely more nf them a
would make sacriilces tot give III !
Remember me % yonr dear hds. \.
1and whom ] have never had the
pleasure OF meeting. but knowing y0u q.
" well ! feel ~ II | knew him. sues 4
, bright, tender hearted little Flil as Z
iaed 10 bite OF the same apple with !.
ne "a school must surely have chasen
good man, Along with yonfscif ! i,
hEnk him for lhe precious slit. for 4.
eel be must have been your sympa, =,
hlxor and helper IN this matter" :,
Jake had been keeping q Htfons grip n
n himself RE the heading % the let 4,
or proceeded, yet II JasSs attention \,
Gere not 40 absorbed IN her task abe ~
would surely have been filled with
oncorn at the strange contorii0na Of =,
~ h0meiy Gestures; bue the taeiful \.
uloElum, which he knew 20 10 ando. 4
ofyed, proved TOO much for bis self. =
ontrol, and, bringing bis big foot 10.
ether with thud that startled Jane,
% that she almost dropped the letter.
e Rr0aued rather than exclaimed,
We'll, lli 10 aiiYefedi"
Without remark Jane contlned read. a,
81 n.
Hoping that you viii both roMem. VI.
~ your little girl m your prayers ~
~ from The beginning / have called AL
% yours and given her the English ~