Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-05-22
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mysolf--ano VIZ were going INTO the Oh. WOOL To
hunt strawberries. O it was such a delicious
day in Jnne. The birds sang till the air was
fairly vocal with their melody, and all the green
trees nodded their heads in appreciation. The
very brooks seemed to have the general inspira
ton, and danced along through the meadows as
if keeping time to n q%ucks;op OF the fairies.
Annette Summers and | had been invited to spend
tho half holiday with our schoolmate, Kate lIar.
%rington. Deacon 1larrington's old fashioned,
brown house. fronte1 towards the South. Behind
it stretched a broad. green meadow, aud still fur
Their back was a densoly wooded activity. famous
for flowers and berries in tho geography Of egcry
child in liyefela. | used to love to look nj Don
con lIarringtun's old brown house, even in those
early days, when | bad not II single we'll Defined
notion of artistic skill in my early hctd. Iknow
that it combined to m eminent degree the clio
mcnts Of the picturesque. The low roof, which
slopet back nearly to the ground, was gray
with moss. Ivy crept about the windows, aud
over tho rustic porch had twined climbing roses,
along with heavy clusters Of trumpet creepers.
Thore was II rule seat Mt the doorway, made Of
the little boughs of the white birch. twisted to.
gether in fantastic fashion, aud here grandmother
Harrington was wont to sit, with her gray wu.i,,n
knitting work. Oh! what n treat Ca pso1 to
think il to spend u half h1liiay with Kate liar.
~rirstun.
Il wish I were you. Kate" exclaimed Annette,
after we had spent half the l,ng summer after
noon chasing butterflies. and arranging n vegeta
ble baby'house, with hNllyhncSs for our ladies'
IparasOIS, ana teapnt5 manufactured out OF vGrltl'
bic poppy pods. II wish were YOU. and then |
could be happy all day long. with nothing to trou.
BIZ me.
You could, could you ~ and Rates cheeks
flushed rs she nut away from them her hee:r
bands of black hair you think ~, and tnrt's nil
you know about it. ! have 3 n ..usnal things To
vex me. There is Roe, Cor Instance. ,ther
expects me to be Constantly taking care Of her,
and she's the greatest little torment YOU ever saw
By the way, girls, lev's start after thosr stra"ber'
ries in the wood, now she il out Ut sight for u
minute, so she wont tease to - with us"
We were halfway across the meadow; when we
heard n sweet voice crying
please sister Kate, Rose wants to 90. too"
| turned round, | remember, and thought how
beautiful was the littl1 creature coming tJwtr d.
Us. She was very unlike her sister KATE. Kate
was a brunette. but the little white ROBBED figure
Tripping across The meadow hal a pale, spiritua
face, and long curls of golden hair falling to bel
tiny waist. There was a fash on her cheek. anC
As n look Of eager. beseechinI Interest in her larg,
blue eyes and she stretched her dimplel arm
- towards us, and kept crying in her otrne,tncss:
"Picase. girly, wal; for Rose"
A louk of vexltiOn crossed Rates face. and sh
called out in a rome Of extreme irritability
"Gn back. Rose, you, too little to come G
back! go hnck y
Kate always had n way of being minded, an
II. the little one put her fingers to Der nose. an
silently turned towards the bCuse. We hurrie
on iI the direction IF the wool, without giving
III single glance b1fk ward. thllk Nate : Il
science reproaohed her FIR selishness, an1 | know
ne my own pleasure was spoiled for the afternoon
We found plenty OF strivborrirS. red and ripe
among their beds OF leaves. There we're liul
. Ih%lueeyei blossoms, toe, that kept reminding m
of Rose, and | was not sorry when the sunse
IA, shadows heightened, 10 q hume.
We had gone down the hill out of the WOO
and crossed several rods of tire meadow land
when KATE said, in a honrse whisper
IS, See there, girls. what i. that white thing b
Sc; the brook Do you see ii"
We saw it and hurried towards it. 1t was RoS
At first we thought she was dead. Scarcely seen
ed the faintest breath to steal from her pate
lips, aud the quotations OF her heart we're 50 wea
yoa could sc,rcciy feel them. She was in
trance like" sleep. Ii was some time baFire y
. succeeded in waking her. and then her limbs seer
-, ed chilled and stiffencd by the sabtle dampness
~ the meadow land atmosphere. She could n
stand. How many times that afternoon the iit
darling had begged of II, to make r hair f
her with our haul1, and VT had answered that y
couiln't stop. We made one now. She twin
hor dimpled arms abrut our necks, and held
very tight bat she didu't speak. except ON,
and then she only said, "Ain't | most big enous
ave sister Kate ,"
Mrs. Harrington met US at the door. with a 10
+, of alarm,
: =" Good Heavens. Kate !" she exclaimed, Evil
is the matter with Rpse?" And taking her fr
our arms, she discovered that her clothes W.
almost saturated with moisture. Kate. chi
WY W. I JNN spShN' Las tso9O CNh IA
water"
=, mo. ma'am. but she went into the meadow a
~ got to sleep, aud we found her there sleeping
r. n n y y
Oh there were anxious hearts in Deacon II
rinetoa's brown hou,e that night. Very tenie
was the suffering litle Rose allied on her m
cr's brenst. but not oncN Kid she speak coherent
Her checks burned, aud her eyes sperktel "
fever her dimDle1 arms were t"S3at thpYc |
head, ani every iirtle while hetweel her mrn
she would stretch out her hanls 10 som" lmr2l'
~ object, aud say P.etse, sister hl;e, is
Il ,se most big enou.h?'
o Thrce days passed lays Of incrs-Ant watch.
ana WEAKNESS, and towards evening the ii
R1-s O ,enei her blue eyes. after n restless ~ln
her. Sac seemed much batter. AMI the m'tl
glanced hopefully up 10 the kind 9 MUSICIAN bel
Ing aver her.
ong. Il cannot say she's better, madam. God kno
wish | could but Rose must de before m
, night" And the tears stood in glitterlng dr.
. 90 On the goui mqn's cheeks.
TIE mother's great grief was not noisy.
quietly lifted her darling fir IN the bed. AMI
down with her in her arms. Kate stood by, S
hing, as if already the brand of Cain were NJ
her brow.
please. mamma," srii the little one a. len2
lam | zig enough 10 g. to Heaven ?"
Yes, darling " was the fearful answer; de
in loves litile children"
And, mnmma, do you s'pose he'll forgive
for sitting down in the meadow to watch IA
more when you told me ! mutn't ever stav there :"
Yes my pet, the good Saviour will forgive
for ANYTHING. if You are only sorry but r.
doesn's want to 3, to Heaven, aud leave mott
does she :"
II heard some body say | must 60, when |
asleep, mother-a beautiful lady, with oh =
rest, white, shining wings, and she stretched out
,as n arms to take me but | didn't g. | woke ~
kiss you and sister once more. Please kiss
Katie. Little Rose won't be naughty any N
es of n, in Uenven and I'm crow hic bef,re Won Ga
Katie, so | can play with you up there !"
There we're tears, signs, II funeral, and a Ii
coffin. The rose'h bud npened its petals on the
som Of Jesus. Tho little earth flower was =
i, enough for Heaven -
ceed-
uer- Some idea of the magnitude of the Capito
the Washington may be formed from the fact.
there have recently been discovered, in som
rman ;,s ~ rinths y lar,a MN her of hoxes contoi,