Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-10-28
THE YOUNG MAN FROM
WYOMING
AT EAGLES MERE.
A SULLIVAN COUNTY NOVELETTE,
THOMAS
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
BY THOMAS ]. INGHAM.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.

of a on farm Kingston, taken sick. My
mother, her custom in such cases, her.
When mother returned home she told that Mrs. Sims
i'll indeed and her disease understood be
tagous of the negbors liked go there and she had
girl do the work Mother said she felt to be her duty
go and take of her did CO. and told
her she not we'll enough for such work.
'''Then, she answered, find who will.
| cannot see the poor woman die for want of care
II will cheeruly take the horses and wagon said |,
and take you any where to hunt girl for them
every wel,' she replied, et go once
Al day drove from place to place and mother tried
get help to to Mrs Sims, but without 1t
appeared the disease quite prevalent many parts the
valley and there only scarcity of help but dread
of catching the disease which made them unwilling 60 We
went home and and after that mother insisted
going take of the sick AS left her the
door she told cook for myself few days until she
could return. Mother there week and doubt
saved the life of Mrs Sims, which something especially
the had quite large family OF small children
Mother returned home out and almost inn
medately taken with the disease in haste for
Creta, who also got the best doctors from
Wilkes Barre. Day and night attended her. few of
mothers friends her but Mrs. Swartz did
Matte note to my sister saying she would
CALL but her mother would let her, because she feared
the disease might be brought home in her clothes. We did
need their help for Cretia and strong able
do everything for her that the doctors prescribed What
struggle made How feeble is human strength in the
of the Great Destroyer No breeze ustled the
leaves sounds the lonely OF the insects OF the
night heard the waning hung pale above when
mothers pure spirit took its fight.
"Now | was indeed alone 'Cretia returned home with
her husband after the funeral And where she, the
plghed bride? The the only the wide world who
could have lifted the clouds and brought hope into my
oate heart? longer expected help her True
had told her heart had changed the had
made remained unaltered The barrier which invisible
when first clearly visible The keen gray
between 1t kind hand that took mine
when she expressed her sympathetic condonce but
the hand of affection knew affection would have
pressed itself then any remained knew hopeless
dreams
that had been close heart and made the world bright
who moving awayfarther and farther and farther
while the world grew darker and darker.
Zone moning-t morning OF dark clouds and dis
NAL rainthere private wedding Mrs Swartzs house
Only of Mate's lady friends present
81 learned afterwards that they engaged before
left the city also learned that he the OF wealthy
Pennamte landholde and his business in the valley
gather information upon which to form suits of eectment
against the settlers Mr. and Mrs Osboune left the valley
closed carriage after the marriage per-
formed.
''When first heard OF the marriage felt as if great
rock had been thrown upon the load that already bearing
down, and had crushed o my lonely house.
and stretched myself upon my lonely bed only thought 4
die must die let death quickly Death which
often those who wish to it, does always
the call of those who desire it. My head robbed
with the rushing pusaton of my blood Then the injuries
had received arranged themselves in my mind like accusing
spirits One against Matte, eXcamng:
Beautiful vper Hearess daughter selfish moth
err You have been false to the ties and have cruelty
the heart OF the he
you have caused shall fall upon your head
"Another against Osborune excamng
'Treacherous agent of grasping andhoders who do
hesitate kill and children rob them their
land guilty participant in the broken that have left
crushed youth in despairpospery shall desert you and the
despsed shall triumph your gravel
"Another against Ogden Patterson and Armstrong
exclaiming
C Robbers! Murderers! The pale speces of your vic
time shall haunt your sleeping hours and the vengeance
of the descendants OF those you have upon
you upon your children the third
generation!
Then as these personifed creatures of dsordered
imagination faded away heated reasoning began
words like these: