A Sad Story.
A sad. story of sprrqw.in realise is told by'rtia Nelsonjßrail. * Some three t years ago*. Mr, Greaves,' wliP; previously; to that had -men- tahp. joyed m Messrs Buxton '' & jGo.'s storey was " accidentally killed onUhe- railway near Wanganuij leaving a widow, who, with her.only.Bpn,came to reside m Nelson and built a house m Aiton-Streef. The mother's love for her only boy was intense, her whole heart bfeing wrapped up m him ; but their communion was not to b 6 long. p The jl\ttje feUovj (sixv :years old) Bickenecl,' an'd'grew_ L woV6e and worse] ,and after (our day,e' illness the- dread sumnions came and he was called away. The'- berea? ed ' brother's griel" was mtensq, jbut it ; did not show itself m any outward cfenionstration ; it was Jai tpp .deep fpr ]; that,, . She : pined for u .lier clind the spirpw.was. top great tbr the, human t raine to bear. She^.tpoi 'sickened, andjthe ailment, wa,3 beyond " the skill of the doctors to remoTel^he grew worse and on Friday last, notwithstanding ajl the skill that, was brought o bear rorelievehery she died—died of] a broken, heart. .Three we.eks after her little boy left her, the mother was laid hy.his^ide.in the cemetery. :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 110, 17 April 1883, Page 3
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200A Sad Story. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 110, 17 April 1883, Page 3
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