Skip to main content

The Record Newspaper 22 July 1899

Page 1

OUR

STORY.

"

THE

GIANT

SECTIONAL MONT

A

and by the countigned me entrance of War, giving to the at times and places. all camp and I The officer withdrew, sullenly Mrs. passed in. Byrne was about to follow me.

STEEL

ALllj

officer,

Secretary

& SEEDER

CULTIVATOR

AUK

WE

INCIDENT. < —

By.

"

Henrietta

Machine

This

Dana

be the

to

PROVE

BEST

of

Implement

kind

its

the

on

have he said,

She stood

patiently

She Her son

"

You

the

want

You

"

Market.

Skinner.

woman,"

"

CAN

us,

EICHD.

heard his confession and prepared him for death. He seemed ready to I-

he

for

go,

too

was

to

ill

like

you

to

see

& Co., PERTH.

STREET,

COOMBE,

&

WOOD,

your

CO.,

LIMITED,

!

&

STEAM Head

IRON

MERCHANTS,

JOINERY

Office:

LORD

Branches:

FREMANTLE

PERTH.

STREET, and

she

But have

just

said

I

here,"

is

CEDAR, DOOR

quietly.

" He looked incredulous. It can't " he said It's be mother," sighing. some other There's Byrne. plenty never of the name. She could find we her way any too well in the city her. It's always had to look after some other poor fellow's mother."

FLOORING,

GALVANISED

SKIRTINGS,

Timber

Building COUNTRY

ORDERS

a

IN

ALL

SIZES

ATTENDED

TO.

Perth.

280,

;

her

I

shall see," here and

-

"We bring

we

"

said.

I

will

see."

shall

W.

,

A.

the tents my way among and packing wagons boxes, past and animals, to the spot groups of men I

TATTERSALL'S

threaded

(C/o

and

107

where I had left Mrs. The Bryne. sun breath had set, but the air was ocean breeze less and close. The us in our need that day. had failed The stood homely, patient figure the lips there in the twilight, moving and the beads of the rosary slipping her She started through fingers. forward at sight of me, too weary for or a but with eagerness smiles, gladness patient lighting up the plain I

knew

him,

Father,"

"It

may

you couldn't her

was

"

be but

help but

KELMSCOTT

PRIZE

LIST

:

at 5,000 at 5, run 22nd, 1899. July Canning, 5,000 at 5, run Fremantle,, July 26th, 1899. KALGOORLIE CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Kalgoorlie. August 12th. COOLGARDIE CUP,. 10,000 at 5, run Coolgardie, August 19th. MENZIES CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Menzies, August. GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES, 25,000 at 5, run Randwick, September. October. Caulfield, CAULFIELD CUP, 25,000 at 5, run MELBOURNE 7th November. CUP, 5,000 at 5, run Flemington, CANNING CUP, 10,000 at 5, run Canning, Boxing Day, December 26th, 1899. ANNIVERSARY 25,000 at 5, run HANDICAP, January 26th, 1900. PERTH at CUP, 50,000 at 5, run Perth, January 1st, 1900.

of New

Bank

Reference,

find

South

Wales.

said

Free

OPTICIANS

AND

for

Sight-Testing

KNAPP,

&

CLARKE

SPECTACLE

entrance,"

And

why not

MAKERS,

"

By whose

?"

I

allowed

8 Royal

asked. in

?" I asked

at

He drew himself up haughtily. mine !" he thundered.

and

Ironmongers

"By

I I did what should have Then if I had not done in the first place, I put my hand in lost my temper. and pulled out my breast-pocket my permit, by the commanding signed

National Library of Australia

&

DRAKE &

BUILDERS'

GENERAL

REQUISITES, ROLLED

Importers,

STUBBS, 351

IRONMONGERY, GALVANISED STEEL

Hay

BRASS TUBES

GIRDERS

to

I

went is

more

rejoined

Agents

for

John &

Danks Sons',

Street, &

PLUMBERS

FITTINGS,

;

I

said. in

replied. me

yet,

use

the

the

waiting

patient,

moonlight.

hurried

as silence the cot

was

towards

rang out, agony.

a

Windmill. Telephone 358.

Alston's

she groped a wild

then

;

sound

hardly

It

as

its

was

human the

cry

of

animal. But wounded she in ,'an instant recovered herself the cot. The nurse and drew nearer moved towards the door, thoughtfully Such a and I turned my face away. too reunion was sacred for witnesses.. I hear But could the mother ap I her the cot, felt proach bending over the poor living skeleton, and my ears the first words she ad caught dressed to her dying boy, the last left: to her of three. hunted

Larry, with

dear,

have you

God

?"

made

your

went

down on my knees then. O and surely great is thy faith is not the Master far from thee, .who shall declare thy praise before all the Court in Heaven. woman,

The

Sizes),

Melbourne & Son, Ltd., Fire London, Brigade Appliances.

trust

directly

no

in

There her way

lad's

Merryweather

and

Sad along in silence. passed before us, heart-kreakmet our but we sounds ears, ing in fear passed rapidly by, absorbed of being too late. I opened the flapwas of the tent. It lighted, dimly I could but peering into the far corner see the pinched waxen and the: face, fever-scorched in the: eyes glaring He darkness like balls of fire. still lived and was conscious. I drew the " it he ?" I mother forward. Is asked.

I

Perth.

FITTINGS &

(All

!"

courage

she Father," has never failed His holy will."

there

peace

again.

soul

you,

"

camp

...

orders

Perth.

Arcade,

curtly.

,

civilians "No this hour."

he said

more.

poor

glory as I The tears rushed to my eyes how Ah often it is turned away. who teach us the poor the Gospel, to sent to preach it and we, who are them, may sit at their feet and learn.

some

.

"

No

He

cry

I me." cautiously, the turned to re-enter camp, when an officer blocked There is my way. something about these young officers arouses of volunteers that all my comwith the latent bativeness, though, and soldier, sympathy between priest to I will the dotting obey a regular 1 tried of an " i." past him. to'push "

will,

in I

mistake," come with

once

.

scenes

HANDICAP, HANDICAP,

FREMANTLE

I

We

Perth.

Barrack-st.,

greeting.

a

the right, and be gained by take She must

in

was

your

Sure

figures

CHARLES).

J.

MONSTER

face. "

a get are Women after dark.

for to headquarters, to subordin applying have not the power to ates, who often even have the will. The if they help the busiest commanding officer was man in the but his time and camp, were at every attention one's service,, Never and I had no fear of result. theless I must await my turn, and it was nine oclock before I once striking

etc.

etc.,

Specialty,

PROMPTLY

Telephone

SHELVING,

IRON

ARCHITRAVES,

up

please,"

must

!

KALGOORLIE.

DEALS,

MATCHBOARD,

MOULDINGS,

her."

seen

BALTIC

KAURI,

SASHES,

help

be

WORKS.

a

God." "

!

I

Keep "

TIMBER

I ?" he Wouldn't exclaimed. " Poor mother She has had a hard and father life. The boys were wild, drank and abused her. She will feel bad to lose me. But she could never mother She never get here,' poor was out of the city in her life." "

"

"

not

is.

her.

enter

he

knew

God

taking

you

was

"

said.

I

am

There

to nothing or arguing pleading. up her weary waiting

mother?".

"

for

separate permit not allowed to I

I

go where but you

may "

"

me," and

lose."

replied,

there

:

Would

WILLIAM

and

struggle,

death appeared to him as a friend, as it does to most of us in our last hour. I saw When that his conscience was at ease, and had done all that I could for him, I said "

PURSER

128

to

You

he

still.

goes is dying, see him.

moment "

Concluded.)

the for permit her back. holding

with

to

heir

write

Best

no

!

ghost livid

of

he murmured that it>is'really

;

smile

the: crept over Yes, mother," " and now I know a dream,. -you and.not a

features.

"

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page22981527


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook