Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-12-27

% often looked love upon me; should have
recognized them if all else had been changed
though they were now LUMINOSITY bright aud
large. | reached forth my hands, and hall
sprang from my aunt's arms,
"Mamma, dear mamma! !" cried.
"Hnsh" said my aunt, drawing me back
you must not weary your mother"
Hooked At my aunt, and then turned plead
ingly to my parent. She glanced beseechingly
to my aunt who look% at the strange gentle.
man-he was the doctor The latter nodded,
At this my aunt stopped down, and held me
close to my mother, so that could put my little
hands on her foce, which did, strokng it FIND.
y as used to, when she was lullng me 10 Sleep
But as she thus yielded, my aunt said-
"You are everlasting YOURSELF sister. The
child will tease you"
Never shall forget my mothers ook-it was
partly one of surprise, partly one of melancholy
reproof-.as she said, flintly, speaking with short
sentences and with difficulty
{" 1t is for the last time, and | think should
have been better if had seen her oftener--
dear, dear Mary p she continued, as with inf.
mite difficulty she put one thin, transparent arm
around me- ind drawing me gently toward her,
kissed me over and over again.
My mother must have been very beautiful; i
have often heard since that she was but felt
1t, on that occasion, child as was Her eyes,
indeed her whole face beam,d on me with such
divine affection, such an outgushing of The en-.
tire soul in love, that, for years afterward, her
countenance, us then seen, was TO me the type
of an angel. 1t used to haunt my dreams. /
often wished, when awake, that WIS painter,
that might ombody on canvas that look 1t
must have been beautiful, and with the highest
expression of the soul, to have produced such
an impression on girl of but four years old.
When she complained at not having seen me
before, and drew me thus to her, felt my little
heart gush over with affection to her.
"Oh! dear mamma" said, endeavorng to
put my little arm around her, 6" love you so
much,- my pretty mamma, do love you!"
Big tears began to gather in her eyes. re-
collect them, for they flowed on my cheek, and
mine rose in sympathy, though knew no reason
then why they should
At this my aunt would have drawn me away
uttering in II reproving way, "Sster !" but my
mother chung 10 me family.
"Not yet, not ye Somll," she said. IL shall
never see her again in this world let her stay
little longer"
"Let her stay" said the physician in husky
voice. " 1t can't hurt Mrs. Lennox."
My mother gave glance of thanklulness to
the last speaker, and thin Rugged me closer and
closer, murmuring words of endearment min
gled with others of different character, no
doubt words Of prayer And |, awed and melt.
s..asa sosGss.t 1sssstA
Bile in all this, yet unconscious above everything
else of the delight of seeing my mother again,
Kissed and fondled her, now pushing her hair
back unrer her cap, now stocking her face and
occasionally looking around on the spectators to
see what it all meant.
"Now, sister," said my aunt, at last, sit must
curte to an end. God will provide for the poor
thing, and we will do our best for her." And
she drew ME away.
But my mother convGlsivey clasped me, and
in broken language, mingled with sobs and tears
prayed
Almighty God?" she said, "Savior Of the
world, protect and bless my child-my father
less and motherless babe" Then she kissed
me, sobbed aloud and, suddenly letting go her
hold, burst into torrent OF tears; while my
aunt hurried me from the room.