The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-15

et gate openen tfOm nls Rarden on 10 a broad,
grnvellcd road which ran along the top of an
embankment; directly below Il lay the fines Of
rails"
Like our house and our railway" said Sid
ney "only there Is thick hedge, and no way
OF getting ffom the garden to the embank-
ment."
"Here there was . way and the people who
lived in the bcuse--the father and mother, and
the children-used often to walk up and down
the read on summer evcnii gs, watching for the
late train TO pass. One hot evening the father
was walking there with his little son, a boy
about year old in his arms. lie heard the
whistle Of train in the di.tance, and he walked
to the edge cf the embsnkmcnt to let the Guild
see il coming. The train was just in sight
when the father chanced to look across the line,
and he saw that little girl, POOR neigbbor's
child. was creeping along the rail furthcst from
the embankment, over the very spot where the
train must pass. lie had very little time for
thinking " hat he ought to do. He put his own
child down, as far from the edge Of the embank-
ment as he eould, sprang across the ralfoad, and
snatche up the other child just in time to save
Il from eiug killed. he train was very long
ono the father thought II never would have
psssed-that he n,ver should got back to his own
child"
well" saidsidn.v, she did get back2 His
child was not killed, was hop
''Not killed sometimes he has been tempted
TO think thai IL would have been better If II had
been 80. III, child, afraid being left alone crept
to the edge of the embankment, and felt over.
He as no, killed; he is alive uow but he never
r,co, cred fion the effects of that fall--it made
him a ipple FOR lifc DO YOU think, Sidney,
that the boy will re, ret wha, his father did DO
You thins, when all his life he will have to
suffer the consequences o. it, that he will ever
blame hts falh.r!"
NO. said Sidney, holding out a trembling
hard; Il am sure h, never will. | think that
the recollection of what his father did-of how
lie saved the life Of that other chile-vill help
him bear almost any pain or trouble
Thank you,' said Mr.. Grey, taking hold Of
Sidney's hand; II see you understand my story.
You are right, I am the fat her. and vol are the
child. You win wonder, perhaps, why, in all
our talks, never told you this before; but wait
ell tilt saw that on were quite willing to take
your lameness, and all the prva.ions IL brings
\ with 1t, AS coming directly from your Father in
! heaven, before told YOU what mi hit tempt YOU
! 10 dwel too much, as | have often dwelt, on the
| outward circumstances, and wish that they had
| been otherwise" .....H
II do moi think I shall. think I had rather
the circumstances bad been just these. But why
| did on tell me to- night 2"
"For several reasons; but chiefly because had
been thinking Of you before you came in. Not Of
the old trouUle-l have learnt long since 10 bear
! that for YOU and for myself-but / have been
thinking whether, In my anxiety to save you
pain, may not have done you greater injury,
and crippled your mind still more than your
body. have watched over you too carefully l
have never let you see any one who could say a
! rough word, or pain YOU by a surprised look.
Instead Of strengthening you to bear your lot, l
have weakly tried to put oil tho evil day when
you will have to feel it. II the, evil day comes
sooner than ] could have expected 1t would; IT.,
instead Of having me to watch over you, you
have TO 20 among rough people--who will make
you feel At every moment the difference bet ween
yourself and them, who will teach you what 1t
really Is to he deformed and helpless-how will
you DO able to bear h1 ! fear you will ind that
! have not prepared you for what your real lot
is.
"Papa," said Sidney, speaking low, sftcr a
Few minutes silence, VI 90 not know how l
should bear what you have bsen saying; but u
the EVIL day you talk OF should come, you need
not, at least, blame yourself for not having pre-
pared me ,oI ". lou nave .auEnt me, me .he pniy
thought that can make one really willing to GsAr
things; and-l am afraid to talk about myself
but hope that with His help, and for His sake,
should he able, II 1t comes Dontb be afraid for
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! ;sbsd Lessons never came
Mr.. GREY seemed 10 be very busy and pre-oc-
+ On, ied for several davs, and Than ia went and
/ denly away 70 London and The children had a
! wco['s holiday n ,Vas STRANGE, unssttled Kind
| s'.asL III" s.r,ants ;n,orfarsi mnoI iasS N in
tbs chiIJron than they had been n sed 10 do, tbev
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n, .,J",;anan os.,'..,;os ~ ,vi v"s ,S,h. 49,,
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make one Oh the party ~ al. ner pouy was
Pre.ent, stting on the steps IN tue hpr"y, " ~
pacing, up ana down the syringe waiki pu' ior
any help, or control, or sympathy which her
younger Drothers OF sister receNed rom her, sue
as ,na wen Sa
Sidney sat In his easy CHAIR under the P,ane-uee'
and acted his usual part OF listener and sympa-
thizer, and answerer general TO all puzLng ques-
tons. II he had not looked little paier and grayer
than usual Charlotte would have oyerwhelmed
him with her wonderful piece OF news; ior sue
saw that he wss more Interested In them than
any one had ever been before' aud plenty OF un-
ttaie o. excitement: was week OF when
Tie cLlluren over AiterwNus remembered every