The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-03-11

n to pet him any more. A
: he had only few more rows to plo'
t went back, telling myself how foo
E ish l had been to be afraid.
Twelve o'clock came, but not Da
vie. l sent Fanny to the spring TO
the buttermilk, but waited a while
thinking little Dave had not finishes
as soon as he expected. went to thu
field. Little Dave lay on his face il
the furrow. l gathered him up in my
arms; he was yet alive; he put one
weak little arm around my neck anc
said, ooh, nanny, Pm hurt. The mule
kicked me in the stomach
81 don't know how l got to the
house with him; l stumbled over clods
and weeds, through the hot sunshine.
| sank down on the porch in the shade
with the precious little form clasped
tightly to me. He smiled, and tried to
speak, but the blood gurgled up into
his throat and my little boy was gone.
~ would have died of grief if | had
not had to work so hard. Big Dave
got too warm at work that day, ana
when Fanny went for him and told
him about little Dave, he ran all the
way home; he was crazy with grief
and forgot the horses. The trouble
and the heat and the overwork
brought on fever. l had no time for
tears for three months.
"That was years ago. We came
West. The country was really wild
then; there was great deal of law
lessness. We didn't get settled down
for several years; we hired to man
who had contract to put up hay for
the government and we worked for
him for long time.
Indians were thick as feas on a |
dog then; some were eamped near US
once, and among them was Mexican
who could jabber little Eng
ish, Once, when / was feeling par
resentful and sorrowful, l
old her about my little Dave; and it
vas her jabbered words that showed
ne the way TO peace. wept Cor hours.
,ut peace had come and has stayed.
Ambition came again, but different
lind; I wantef the same pace to
ome to all hearts that came so late
o mine, and l wanted to help bring IT.
took tlns only course I knew. have
one to others help every time there
as been a. chance.
"After Fanny married and Dave
led, / had an ambition to sa.ae up
400 WITH which to buy an entrance
ito an Old ladies' home. Just Aeforu
got the full amount saved up, I'll
,und that young Eddie CarwelI want
/ to enter the ministry and aesreT
clip to go to college. l haef jusa
nough, 80 l! gave it to him. Another
me had almost enough, when Char.
e Rucker got into trouble ovesa soma
ortgage BUSINESS so l used what .
ad that time to help him. Now Pw
ven up, the old ladies' home idea AMI
n saving up for the blue SIX dress
ave would have liked me to have
guess Ill die some day and l want
10 be buried in. l like, to think
IA going to my two Dawes; then; ard
won't be, hard-especially if l have
le blue silk on"
Just then a sleepy little bird twit-
red outside and the baby stirred a
tile. The first faint tight of dawn
as gust creeping up the valley. rose
I'd said l must gee back to camp.
RS. O'Shaughnessy and | had both
ept with Mrs. Mortimer over little
ave. We have all given up our first
I'm little man child; so we felt near
CHI other. We told Mrs, Mortimer
at we had passed under the rod also.
kissed her toilworn old hands, and
RS. O'Shaughnessy dropped kiss
her old gray head as we passed
t into the rose-and-gold morning.
We felt that we were leaving a :
notified presence and we are both =
US better and humber women be-
use we met 4 woman who has bur
/ her sorrow beneath faith and en-
avor.