The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-24
. SAD HOMECOMING.
nv IizzlE HUNT.

Nov, Baby Ned, you must take q nice
long nap this afternoon, 30 that mamma
can dress you all fresh and sweet. for this is
papa's night home, and his baby must look
his prettisst. Dear, old darling, now many
dangers he braves that his loved ones may
have a beautiful and comfortable home!
last night. but then they always GO by Goa
trsries. they say. | must try TO be the brave
wife OF my noble engineer. He has never
had any accident on his train, and it's now
tive wears since he went on the road TO
take charge OF an engine, but ! have trem-
bled all day with some vague alarm. Well,
| must 1--we up 10 my own preaching-never
take trouble till ii comes. Just halt-pa.t
four, and his train is due at SIX. Now, l
must have mullins, strawberries and cream
and cake for tea. How he will relish them"
80 soliloquized the young wife Of Will
Vosburgh, as she prepared the dainty S.p-
per for the man she thought the MODEST,
truest in The world.
They had been married two wears. and
had one cunning little specimen OF huma nifty
they called Baby Ned. People SAID they
were too h%sppy-ii:e went by on wings of
contentment--,rouble would come by and
by. On, how many ravens still live who
cIoAk OI lne QeAlu- knclI even WINE llFlSu-
ing TO the wedding chimes.
The young mother and wife had the sup
per in readiness, with a place for everything
and everything in its place, while she await.
ed her husband's coming with an expect
ant, hutterins heart. There is his gown on
the chair, his slippers on the rug. Little
Ned. just awakened from his long nap. was
IL fresh and sweet as a newborn flower.
His mohper threw his curiously embroidered
shawl over her head and went out into the
ward to gathe. a bouquet for the table. She
cnlied beautiful white moss rosebuds and
myrtle, and az she held them up she said:
They look so pure viii not put a single
bright color with them
Bearing them in, she placed them in a
fairy shell. and was admiring Their simple
beauty when she heard the whistle Of the
engine. The, carnaiion came and went in
her cheeks, and her eyes s~pa!kied with "
joyous expectation about TO be realized.
She said:
Now, baby, in ten minute, papa will be
mere"
She placed the tea to draw, and then
walked TO the door-this girl-woman. with
her tender blue eyes and sensitive mouth.
Ten minutes passed. She pressed her hand
10 her heart,
bah Al ttidln nun
She SAW a neighbor coming down the
street with II valise IN ms hand. and invoi-
unfairly she SAID:
81 viii just 60 to the gate and inquire
of HIM"
Sae passed down the path decked on
either SIDE with flowers and asked:
Nj Hoffman. do you know what keeps
VIII SO late to night*"
The old mans lips quivered as he replied
"rhcre has been an accident and huI-
rieG by.
With baby clasped in her arms ,he
FASTENED toward the depot, saving:
Perhaps | can do something to comfort
the afflicted; to be sure, it am be much,
but ii, may be something. Will is SO good,
30 tender-hearted. he could not leave hi.
post. | know he is helping all he can. even
il he does long 10 be home and take us IN
MS arms once more. Oh. how | tremble;
out this hoy of ours is so heavy. Never
mind. my little man, papa will carry you
back home. Won't that be fine"
She had reached the depot. Crowd. OF
people were surglng and swaying around
some object stretched on the platform. She
strained her eyes to catch a glimpse of her
WIN.
Some one came to her and said:
Mrs. Nosbnrgh. This is no place for you;
your husband Will be home soon"
Others, with a strange fright depicted on
their faces. stared at her. but she kept
pressing closer and closer 10 the spot where
all seemed DESTROYS OF getting. Kind hands
we're laid upon her shoulders to de,ain her,
but with wild, staring eyes that peered as it
were into the impenetrsble. she struggled
until she stood by the side OF an inanima.e
human form, over which was thrown 4
white spread. She bent forward, drew the
rover from the face, and there were tine
brown cufls, white forehead but closed eyes
vi her idol.
A wild shriek pierced the hearts Of the by
flanders. she gathered the dear head to
her bosom against her beating, bleeding
heart-with her golden locks mingled with
ais dark irown. Her head bent lower and
over; her lipa pressed his. and she gasped:
My precious VIII"
The spcechies. crowd knew not when her
.pirit took its flight. With a gleeful smile
Baby Ned PLAYED with his fathers cnr]F
needing NOS ms s~potless dress, which wa.
oeing dshbled in tine parents ..ife blood.
That Was a sad procession Of sympathy
ing friends and wondering strangers tina.
bore the rcu,sins Of husband and wife-still
one 10 their little cottage. The engineer
had maze ms last run.
Everything in readiness for . happy wei.
come. The fond wife had gathered her own
innersl flowers white moss rosebuds and
mNrtie.
Soon their mortal dust was placed in one
grave. and the good old man who had mar
s'ed them. as he stood beside il. said:
"What God hath joined together, no MAN
ran put asunder.'
How few Of ns know to-day, when W.
,at'ler flowers, that to-morrow, mayhap,
they may be placed in our pale hands, cold
N death. y. Y. W eekly.
Misunderstanding Judge.
The most Nouthfullooking member of the
ninor judiciary IN Philadelphia IS Mogis
tr.:c Rogers, whose boyish face does i'll
best 10 eliminate all traditional dignity from
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