The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18

say farewell, duQ tHeu euIueHls' az
one who recollects forgotten mis-
Of, Excuse ne, Mrs. Martin. here
is A letter which Horace left with me
for YOU, and 1t is time 1t was deilv-
cred" Overcome by his own temer-
ity. be fairly tumbled into his chair.
hid his face in big spotted hand
kerchief and waited.
From Horace" What can II mean"
Horace Horace is dead. Margaret
the light, turn it up" and then she
read:
ITO Mrs. Abigail Martin.
"Ellcottville.
Kindness OF John Sunnyside.
August, 1894"
why. John Sunnyside! 1t is TWO
wears old and more How could YOU
be so careless and wait so long?
Yes, maam." was all that came
from the spotted handkerchief.
Ii was as though she heard the
voice of the dead. as she iremhllngiy
broke the seal and read;
Mother mine: For the first time
in your life and mine. since we met,
am going TO do an important thing
without consulting you. not because |
mistruSted You. dear, but because in
The doing of il with your consent |
should have been obliged 10 overcome
an objection born OF your affection
and not OF your deliberate Judgment
You will remember when Reuben
Granger died and left 10 his widow
five thousand dollars in life inSHr'
ance, YOU said you could hardly see
how Susan Granger would care 10
profit in such way. II was your
point of view. and did not care 10
openly run counter 10 H. Susan. IN
deed. was we'll off without it., but !
thought of ourselves and what might
happen to you and the girls if should
be taken away.
That very morning read In the
Rock Of the Covenant Of Gods word:
He that provideth not for his own
is worse than an intdcl. said with
a pang Of rcproach in my heart, you,
Horace Martin. have not provided for
your own. for the time when il will b"
most needed. You arc providing fer
lhrm day by day. hut Won have not
provided for them against the lime
when you are powerlesS 10 provide.
Sunny John had hern talking 10 me
for three or four years. bur always
put him away with your objection. He
begged me 70 let him talk with you.
but it was your loving heart speaking,
and I thought the subject TOO sacred
for even so good friend AS sunny
John Finally the duty lay so heavy
on my heart that when we bought the
five acres. | knew | could wait no
longer. and had him write me poi
lev for double Tho amount Of Tho cost
Of the acres. s3. onn left tho policy
with him 10 deliver 10 YOU with this
letter if | should hc first called away.
He will do II. and when hc docs. thank
him from NY grave. and thank me
grear Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York. which he has served
blamelessly for so many years. For
give mo. beloved. that I should have
had = secret in which YOU did not
share.
"Adieu. for when yOn read this II
must be Till we meet in another world.
hui think that even in the grave my
heart is with YOU and tho girls.
"HORACE."
Mrs. Martin fell into The old arm
chair which had been her husband S
favoritc resting place. her voice iad,
ing into broken whispers. as the last
words Of her husbands letter left her
lips.
It was sunny Johns turn now. 10
speak.
Yes, and tho great Mutual Life
Insurance company Of New YORK mas
written ne 70 see you. and have YOU
sign these papers. Girls. grt the ink
quick; have q ren. and in two weeks
or less will be here again with three
thousand good dollars for you. and
God bless us all
II was done we'll dune--and done
quickly.
Are there other good and faithful
wives and duiiful daughters looking
horelesslr into the future for fnod.
for shelter and for raimant. however
willing their hands are 10 labor ana
their hearts gre 10 he strong? Yes.
thousands upon thousands OF ihen.
homeless, neodlrsSly hopeless. crlmi-
nally hopeless ard helpless, while
we'll meaning Husbands and fathers
dailv suuander the means 10 purchase
for those they profess 10 love an as
surance of ulpniv and comfort when
ihnv can no longer provide.
John Sunnvsidn is with Won alaWys.
He represents the great Mutual Lille
that has paid 10 It's members in s1Xlv
wears five hundred and nine-eighf mil
lions of lust snch blessed. honest dol
lars # Won do not know him. and
have never seen him. write 10 him as
children nfrrr write IN Santa Claus.
You will not hc denied.
I'nde~ another name we are John
Sunnvsidn.