The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-09-18

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.3f the past seen ~ A~b.-
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me c"uutenanr- named Lrau-4ut
- De q bnlaHist. / had H. search The
dictionary before knew what yga1
his occupation. some tim. ip ~. a,-
tumn OF 1914 John Lvsn r.r,rnal
from Black INT sick f.nk II
room at tire Eagle Hotel ana Iald
ann down on n sick bed from which
lie never arose. He wa we'll attend
"a to during his sickness ae i com
mon with men who have man.v-nDt
mis- kind blacksmith tbouah, he -
CURED more than attention. to-yyif
sympathy. and he was the prooa,
man To render that consolation Ia The
heart of Il stranger He had his hn1
placed in the sick mans room ana
throughout each night attended Ia his
every want. waking from ,yhrt ea.,,na
% be Il profound Slcen al The slight
est movement OF the invalid He
could take Lyons in his larg. muscu-
lar arms and handle him with as
much ease as a mother does her i'm
FAINT: and rs is the infant's love fnr.
It's mother. such was the love Of tha
man faf. his kind mrs.
The cloei4~ ~cana af Holm 20, r..
is a plaasi1n theme. hnf ,haln taa,,
they blind me- As v-e1I a. raoaIiao,
it was toward The cIosn 0f tba sannrd
of Lyan'e co-nfnan,ant tba, ~
fnciaant 7 nov ,al,ta oneniraa ~.
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exbaustad ma harta|oI so III. ,Nam
At an earlier ho,1r man ,,ae ns,,1I
with me. now discovered man
though nerfnctlv sann1 in noina ha
no lanaininp erren@tb ana ~,
he had mn > fnw bonrc To- 1i,.a thfs
he appeared nerfecflv ann~iead
Of. ana lsed The occasion to aI l ~
been kind 10 him in his sickness TIM
throughout had been one of hos
clear autnmnal days whom tho hl,a
heavens look 50 transcendentl pure,
but now the day was drawing fast to
a close, the sun was about sinking be
hind the distant blue Mountains, its
rays cleaning through Il light Of haze
fleecy cloud that lay m~otionless
the western horizon. and which
the suns rays We're changing to that
bright golden tint that we can look
on IL feel, but can't describe. h
dying nan caught a glimpse of the
scene and obserVed-Friend
Johnston, We are having q beautiful
SufSet-lhe last | shall ever behold
will you be So kind rs to take me To
window and let me look out?'
Johnston carried him to the window,
took a seat and held the dying man in
a position 50 that his eyes might take
n all the beautiful scene before MIN.
with Seraphlc look he gaZed intently.
utlerlnS the While q low prayer-Or
rather the souls outburst of r~apturous
alteration and praise. After the sun
out of sight, and the beautiful
scene had faded out. he exclaimed:
Beautiful world, farewell! Friend
johnston, lay me down upon my bed
! feel as | can sleep may not
me JOhnston-nOW fare
"ell'' He fell asleep III a short time
IND soon was still All of John Igor
hat was mortal was dead.
\ few days after Lyons death, |
Johnston and myself parted-partad
'or + shifting my resi-
to Charleston. s. c.. and when =
years thereafter II returned to1
Asheville and made inquiry for John
,ton, | learned thai he had left for
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