Tears in Silence

By Samuel Greco

This book is a wonderful love story, with some tragedies to make it very interesting, about a young couple in Wyoming. Their love and their loss was really the story of the book. It has Christmas, Thanksgiving, love, and passion. It would be best if you read the book. You will love it.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Samuel A. Greco Jr
• Release date: Nov 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781736118429

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ISBN 978-1-7361184-0-5 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-7361184-1-2 (hardback)

ISBN 978-1-7361184-2-9 (eBook)

Copyright © 2020 by Samuel Greco

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It was 1867 in Wyoming, in the spring. The grass was so green this spring, and the cows and sheep just loved the grazing. Penny O’Malley was a widow at twenty-four years of age. She and her husband, John, homesteaded this property, built it up to a beautiful setting in the Wyoming mountains. She had two children, Billy and Katie. Billy passed away early after he was born; he had scarlet fever. He lasted just two weeks and passed away. Katie also had scarlet fever, and she passed away four months later. They were buried beside a large oak tree that was close to a small pond. They put stones above the graves with a wooden marker and cross. They were devastated about losing the children.

John worked feverishly in the fields. Penny was close by with John. They had a small barn that housed the cow and chickens and horse. The house was very cozy, with a beautiful fireplace in the living area. The kitchen was small but was very adequate. Penny and John had tremendous amount of remorse over the loss of their children. They used to laugh and carry on, have a lot of fun, but now the house seemed to be lost without the children. She would go out by the graves and put her head down, and her tears would always fall in silence. After two years, John was in the field, and a neighbor’s bull came charging through the fence and gored John. Penny ran out with a shotgun and shot it in the air, chasing the bull away. John had been pierced tremendously in his side by the bull’s horns. Penny tried to stitch John’s side up, but he was bleeding profusely.

John said, Go to the neighbors and see if you can get some help. I don’t think I’ll make it.

Penny patched him up as well as possible and told John to hold the towel tightly to his side. She ran swiftly and walked the horse to the surrey and rode as fast as she could to the neighbor Peter O’Reilly. She came in to the O’Reillys’ yard, screaming and hollering that John has been gored by a bull. Peter jumped into the surrey with Penny, who drove swiftly back to help John. When they got there, John was on the floor next to the bed. He was totally gray, breathing very little.

Peter said to Penny, I don’t think he is going to make it.

They sat all night, and finally, John passed away in the morning. Peter said, I should go back and get my son and come back and dig the grave next to the children. Peter looked at Penny’s face and could see the sorrow in her eyes, which filled with tears as she held them back. Don’t be afraid to cry, Penny. This is just terrible, what has happened to you, Peter said.

They buried John next to the children, putting stones above his grave with a cross and a small wooden sign engraved with his name on it. They said a prayer for John and the children. Mrs. O’Reilly cooked up some food and brought it over for them after the sermon.

They were very afraid that Penny might pass away from grief. But then she said, I can still handle it. Do not worry about me.

Peter and Mary O’Reilly said, "Would you like to stay at our house till