The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-04


wood or palm I'm her gyardin": and
too often, under the spell of Susan
nahs eyes and Susannahs voice and
Susannah's cooking. the end Of an in
nocent neighborly kindness was a
jealous wife and parting" Some
times Susaunah welded the departing
husband. sometimes she fiouted him:
but steadily. single or welded. SUI
sannahs little garden plot grew more
beautiful. Susannah's kitchen range
accumulated a more dazzling array OF
tin and copper. and Susannahs best
room was more splendidly bedeckcd
with curtains. pillow-shams and a gilt
mirror.
AT present speaking. the dark on
chantress was the lawful welded wife
OF the young blacksmith. and the
whole population had admired TO see
her enter the holy estate in white
Swiss muslin and a voluminous veil
which she utilized later as a window
curtain. She now inquired with much
pleasing modesty Of mien: Il lest
want 20 ask. Mist Chcerman. how're
veal 10 cit Sist Humphreys to 20 IL
she don wanter2"
Sighs. allied TO rroans. bore testi-
mony that she had voiced the fore
bodings Of the audicnca. But "a visit
ING brother who had the courage Of
his non-residencc. came 10 the front.
no suggested that a letter De- sent to
the sister. announcing the sense of
the meeting. saying that the congrega-
ton was not edited by her ministra-
lions and that the church house
would be closed until a new pastor
had been selected.
Dc motion. as DO cheer nu'c-stands
~. are 10 dismiss Sist' Esmcrcldy
Humphreys an shot do dos ON her
sald the chairman. "Is-what is f..
Sist' Mackliu?"
ne spoke kindly. and the woman
whom he addressed seemed iu mood Of
kindness. since she was trembling Wis
IDLY. She was little creature In tho.
pathetic compromise for mourinr
which poverty makes with grief her
accustomed winter Jacket ~ brown
but with sombrr garniehment Of
crepe. black ribbons on her old grey
bat and black border To- her hand.
kerchicf
The congregation looked a. her.
pityincly. gF she began ln the hiah.
pitched voice Of the unaccustomed
speaker:
'lruidah Morrow mean Brudd,h
tlrorw1u. I are righf mortified gisi'
Humphreys done chastise youan. buI
jest got fo bar mt TESTIMONY vOugif
are mistaken bout her brin rrooI oh.
dear bruddahs an eisfahs. She aiutf
fOu-all knows ms my ioy"-eha
choked over The word and the hearers
waited In mute and awkward comras.
sion. bpra'isr her boy. Tho lan a. h,r
children had been hanged ai tho rfff.
county seat only a month hofur. for
th o murder Of hi- wife. .mv tav
W.udnt repent hc w'uIn1 dp muffin
but CUBS DO woman dat fofrh h.m far
an den nchbrr 90 much Iool af him
] spen over las cent bod ON earth
90 Try 81 him or. an I taken DO inu
wash. 7 I'D f0 DO nich lm an' mlbbrr
gif Dim bite likr hos usfr f1 cat.
but Do w'udnf paint lips vid mc. eayI
BEN good muddDr fO him. huf hr
didn't wont fo h'ar mo begin sn.
pio1din' wid Im 20 repent an mako.
pegc" wid God oh. J DID BEN in oh.
brack water. wadin' deep LOOK IaaE
7 c.udnt fuiure hf u0bow reckon
7 does nrbhrr bn ahlo fo BOO to VOL
cause 7 cry .o sfldIF Dom days An.
flI DO crN OF Wy u0' OI ha.n br'n. -
Lnwd. don mo- mo or you to save lfs
lif brf - fawd. don Dor 1m die cu.
Fin' Fnfch m 'omsf vim b.r bio
20 have Im Fo. of Do aho' goes sfar
be- MIN Do good an hr iapry lr' o..
safe fo 7 DOES know dat boy nos. aim
20 b. mean An wen my hair h..Y
broke Wld longing an Misty sisf'
Humphreys she come. She done holp
mo 900 fru an nov rhc went fn my
boy. Do halter COO her Z don know
vat che say. buf fhc como bach to
me au. say Praise God. dot p1. sin
nah hah fpun' I,ar. .u' iot ar hr
want hiH muIdor' so ] did come