Maggie's Illness,

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 68, 28 October 1875, Page 3

Maggie's Illness,

At Gre-^^la-sl oii^Mj^feS^attif4*^ afternoon in July, 187-*-, after a' the hoose wark was 'through; a j&eiitjtidy body was seen wending her way to the combined store and post-office:, to make ; her pufcha^efslfo^nj^j^ and to see if there was ohy letter from . .friends livin' in the Molyneu-i. As well-being o her friends she feared no.ill tidings noo, and daunderedy_lang*> jfixifo unheedingly. She was satisfied o' hnen iperferm^daa' iheKl dtfta^l t|je? idss jfafi Rte|B?afc m& fh?M}kfiQm*mm'ihe?Bey and,. a' around her.. But her bricht day-dreapi was rudely dispelled, -#hen thtfsto-M^ addressed to a gude brithef -'o'-her (alrf J * ,she eagerly r lhe illfbodina- firing •'Ai.'. "Tvl.' 1 '•¥}.' iff H "if. iron PiT-V"? Oii.m TBI fifrfe* W hiandrand VwV hame Aio hei :gud© jsister) rMargare r £ as'tsfa-ittfa^Nsh-g' cwld-rin.....Thft t^Qr^'athedatten ytm: mair than her am, for she had^s,e»tp her dochter awa an errand to the toon cth-f, a&y; a&re,-,andnaaoch_€:liaapna3cafa^ hame she was feariu' lest onything had befains her^for jar .-botfytis "ayei%tfre'^t#think o' their am nearest and dearest. Margaret quickly opened' tne fele§"affi/ and read the words v Come apd see i" d she v b'e6a-m*^ dshe r tf wTiitl s^^^ reiid 1 ■ntfofurtheiv-o<i Martha tffdk fftHe^jfopW frae her hands, and saw it was their mutual gude sister in the Molyneux iwMrjwastetaeti? Ser-yJill.::.- h'AsTistaHe-oas; they n .epufjl f jC^m?T)q^ £ },*}i^r^l*33 ia Martha 'gied aff tae the coalpi,t whaur rher guder ma»i.^aSv,woifking > i J ati4»telldc lE*iKyt4wßi m p m Stefc was sae,oeTdome. that he yolqt ,tfie ,J g'reetih' thek' ahd^Keii; tae was M^atf'-at *Keartf •« J & 7 _«ttt' ttWS.W*! and couldna sayfWiword' fdi Ahb sfihSfeftfr] he wadna see his sister ony mair, and she was an only sister, and-^sM -^?^! and kind. Their inither was sune ex--pected:fra^iiame,/a_"d'/'oh', !y s^^Va-cl ib?e.ak! t-he ;pmr R hosy VJhear,t shouid""ffhy4i M^gmdfWA maistly on her account she had made up her mm' to brave the perilsjiLtha deep. The three (Martha and the twa ionbe-iriai*rj"-if- ? §p6rfed i " ! to 6 ffi__tf. H 9 !ft?ir employ-en kktdlyilet/hi«Bb'uggfj4»*d 7 ffi^T set aff on their journey wittboheavyj sorrowfu' hearts. While they jare c pursuin' their way, we will see how ! mms'\fflsl *i's r ' gttitfWP sf Sg^j aijd- n her -r-gadefnaii-j' •' wlth^wk^Mirns/ live,d>4P t !au sW.eejjJmos- :atfew*mitesftfi&_ happy and cheerfu when Maggie wag,; taen suddenly unwell. The doctor was B^*Hifo*?i frae a serioug attack of lnnammatiQn. lasfc^earth W&s M^d^ andawas-gHii^r&C^ giii-ifeniah^i'^eafft^feeti -her-r 2 bed^deji ahd^trfed a'- fai ( hi# J Jtti-_f -"to^aie l and noomforiiTher^ •*. Aye^sheiiwld; iky tot j him,^ 1 .©h^Jamle-j Otthfisti&fjfkßvf ■ when I gang, be gude to wee .J&'hiftiyjv my heart's bluid ruiis cauld* *. Oh, I canna think to pairt we wee Johnny." This a' gied sair till Jamie's heart., and his .mind wand^dj kack v tha tiflMk wh-etf ste^S^ and" Bad 'gairied nis" youthful love j Ath$ < thocht p' the monie happy days^they' fiWd speiit' 't^e^i^ei^^mrlovM'^ve \ land ! j -ir She owasl th-e' -ohoseri" en^' b** } hi¥ - T* r ?yj^°?f^ ■^d.npo.thers^tays^-isplaQe^ of &is -manhood. '"" \v hat Would life be~! to- «>ef J Withbut : fief r ? )i% lß^ n&YM \MM i pairt ; I coui4pa £ thQle:*ithejliiocht[of3it;''b The lang nicht passed awa, and morn- j ing; cameJ afclast>i^Ma|Ji§7t6 ff h?a( joy, was nae waur, though there seemed sma' change fbr the better. Neighbors, wha were neither kith nor kin> camiriir and tendered their syjnpajthy j it,^ras r a^ they could dVeH'ritM-t was rekr/ft/r whjf ' -wadna ttet-talrheT^bu^ .leindCT' Section .ot the^ild^ahd %eht\e Maggie. , 7i -^henjthe factor came|he applied the usual remedies resorted) to on such occai&ns 'o trouble, akd . •'Maggie: glbwly^came l rdm? Cl viMer the skilfu' treatment, and tbe subsequent visit o' her friens acted like a charm W j ;he*? 4roopin*jspiritsK ¥.. 1 T if A ~f. ff jA " i:i WejAlier. r^Hanß-m-akin^ the^efeti of :: -thei^^l^ng^dyeary «rpa4. hame at six o clock .and, trayelied ! a' nicht. They hatl ""miTme^a baisr ! warsfcle ere tliey ! .c i p I ,uld £ get I thjought < the muddy roads^nd reac^.^hdr r journey , s eild. Whan *diriviri' s alang .'flje* Waihola Gorge they could see the Milton lichts far -.awa ;th_( distance^, anld 0^ |t| -ilfeemed clps.e , : at ; hanjd ; th,ei?f spirits^were '-raised, for r s.-3id',,San4y, ; ..;*fiWe , re near aoihe habitation^'nQO,"" ? I They still drove o*n, anS- Istili"' sWrned' "as 1 far aff as ever. "Oh, £ Lprd}"aßaya i':ite^a|iJoaeh wi' lights and its aye fleein* WA At last,, tp^their .g^at-i rejiaf, -^eysreached the.^ to wn, .. wherje ., ,t^y sl^yM' a wlbo wfine^^pj^r.ojur^ refreshment fbr : theirsels "^^rlfiSfr'Edrse. Efter- hasn a bit rest they -gain take the roa<| J , -the; nicht jW-^jl^ightj^cauldf.Tmd dark r - ;but still they„press„ pn, r jragardless b'ja but their kind sister, whose gentle "ifekrtfelt u^*lofioTK sA A^h than^^ridMartha kindly-spier- if Sandyjs; han|isl answered na, thotieh t the¥ were, oriite numbed ; and snewaana4ippen3BoD;io drive, «^^^fl^^^^| cautious, espdei«flj^i^*i§|^ the A-iM<ytmf^s£^^ A}? but Martha >j^ his yc^Mi^KviKf *lSlme|: ite\WJ 4v -'■ ' ,_|--:***«*»V____ti^^

fe Sensed at hS . :JP n«*a?«y^dmgihg -at; him, io, b'e^iiH • her atlast if shewad haud her tong|ffl - she wad be daeiri' some quid, Sndjll r she /did na he wad/driveher into ihm Jflaugh£ lffo*fesswM slow; ahfl aye they are.; H thinkirig itg-# iang waM Martha is aye^saying my Gti'di i i-wJllßiw^9;^|r icipiim *$y. Q f , vVhafi kin' b plk^ do.fhey :^tay in?" Iffl bridal . ($0 WMmmn^>WS^imihey still haS niteen miles to gang} -their, spirits area • tired arid! " W^Sfe e , ir " 4 h °ree is sair for-I f6«yn;-bu| still they maun push oa_ffl • 3 T&e^ s^fed-^at .the tollkeepfer for thai r bricht .direfcfion, arid agfethey ta^luM !«?.a*4a v^y»re daein' firie^whan a^aliH aincethey gied felchiihto xteep^ ralTd3| &■&s, &o&^m fsAfaahdi. «. we" are mm l d%Pi»>t 8a y« : Martha;; *»*nd see* I maVpe its no sac bad as y&think, 4 ,* I WsrtWH>s he sees they are* stills in' I though the^ugg^ I was sopmnn Just then the -cdejKS- I fe^^myfxSmotbey ken t they were ; I na far frae some habitation. Sandy>|[ ptelf *thj9|i*!|p { bideiJyhaur they were, and r 3| he wad try and find some place whaur -9 ttheylmid-e gfetisbm-S informatioff con- I i?«?f Pin^ltt^jßgate they had to gan£. 1 H « wa |b JItiJSPB in comiu? t0 Somer- I vine's Bobse; where he played flaughter 1 IVy^M^ his- whup, and I •^o^igwned^JtQafaswer* frae within. H Bb Was telt hoo far he had yet to gang, '-fl *\ uid * This I .clieered thenlhliri^i', and they made 1 WtßlPitart. But when they came to' 1 *the (s _%sua Hotel, their horse gave in I ; -ftnti jooaki gang no farther. Their only j rhv&m&VP w »8 to perform the rest o» the 8 way on foot. They still had three J miles to gang, and puir Martha had a J young wean in her airms, but she 1 K-^whi^c^eg^iaj^i^ie stepped bravely i MM$b®M$PM tbeir guide brither'a I abpot nine in the mornin'. .. Their ffuid 1 «Be?°Wei; 10 ? hem at the door, and J graspin^tll&in^kindiy by the hsfa led 1 them to the room whaur Maggie was I lying. It was a sorrowth^sfeht to sea 1 •<3&eifa**a* *%feefin&tßus her beside, whan, J «*he^cSaw'!beif«*pa*ie altered features. The I J^X-jft'-rific^ii^o^liem did mair gnid to 1 ,ss%&% /styk B ** tte doctor's physic, | '?s?*)s Aflffifi turn for .the fetter, I .•them^sreiiSbkiii'gp-iWßffKr hopefully for- 1 ward (npp fqivthe comin' o' their mither 1 »'» Aiw^mi H. J. Begq. ' I