The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-06-25

er her from you again.
Many mother who has used " words to th,
the same effect, may shudder at this. Word.
spoken in the heat of feeling anger, do mo-
/ fall upon the speakers soul with the samt
force as when in print. The oath we heal
| another use sounds much more harsh thar
when in anger, we may say the same sort Of
words ourselves.
But little Ellen went away to school. and
! all the afternoon her head ached severely
so much SO that the teacher sent her out be.
| fore the school was over. With her head
bowed, and her shawl drawn snuely abou,
her ears, she ploded on in the middle of the
road, and did not hear the team that came
furiously behind her.
The driver saw her, but it was too late.
One of the horses had struck her upon the
shoulder and she was thrown violently down,
but fortunately far enough one side that the
wheel passed clear Of her. The driver stop
ped his horses as soon as he could, and
having picked up the child, he recognized
her at once, but could not speak.
Mrs. Green uttered wild cry when she saw
her child covered with blood, and her frst
movement was to sink down in a swoon.-
But she quickly revived, and having seen
Ellen laid on the sofa, she got the teamster
to hurry away after the doctor.
And now the mother was left alone with
her child. She knelt by the little ones side,
and spoke to her, but no answer was return.
ed. * She is dead ?" greaned the fright
eued mother, clasping her hands in agony.
And then she rem embered the words she had
spoken to her eldest born. .,.5.
But the doctor came at length. Hecaused
Eilen's wounds to be washed, and after a
careful examination, he discovered that the
skull was not fractured though there was
deep wound upon the head, and n severe
confusion, and also q strain in the side. lie
dressed the wound, and having prescribed
the necessary medicines, he gave strict Or
ders that the child should be kept very quiet.
Mrs. Green wanted to know if there was a
fatal danger. The doctor gave her new
hopes, but he was not certain. He could
not tell what inward hurt there might be !;
but promised to call earlysh next morning.
IL was three days before Ellen spoke
When she first retArned to her senses, her
father aud mother were both bending over
her. Eut she was very weak, aud they did
not talk much to her--oniy enough to assure
thCms elves that she was really sensible.
In the course Of three days more, Ellen
WAS able to converse some, and now she IN
derstood, too, all that had happened. But
Nhe was not yet out of danger. The doc
toE had told the parents that their child
was in u very critical position, and that her
recovery must be the work Of kind Proyi.
dcnce. s.'
On the afternoon Of the same duy-it was
Sunlay-Irs. Green was moving softly to
Ii a h,. Il
Of voices arrested her attention. The door
was open and she could hear Ell,n speaking.
1t was little Mary who WAS with her.
* know am s"iug TO die, Mary, for |
can feel It all through me; and want you
to. have all my laythings-all except some
Of my picture books, which | must give to
Georgie.'' -.
I" But you won't die, Ellen. O,you won't
will You: moancd the weeping sister,
=" o who will love me after YOU arc gomez"
Perhaps mamma will love yuu them"
remark ed Elien. s. think she loves me now
since an sick, for she is very kind. But
when am dead she won't have me to poster
her any more. But | love mamma, for she
has always taken care Of mn: perhaps if
had not been 50 naughty she would not have
wished me dead. but YOU will be good to
her Won't you Mary %
SO, You won't die, Ellen, No, you must
not. Mamma wants you to live, for have
seen her cly, whcn she was afraid you would
die
" Perhaps She would we~p when died."
returned the sick girl, slowly and mournfu-
Is. - but she would --wo.lu
:: What Ellen ~
"Would nvt have SO many to plague her
when Am gone. When am dead, you tell
her how loved her, won't yon -
But little Mary could not answer, and the
mother could not hear any more if she had.
With bursting heart ;he stricken woman
crcpt away to her own room and threw her
sr,f upon thu bed. Aftrru while she began
tD reflect upon the past, AMI rs the memory
of those scenes between hcrccif and Ellen
came before her she WAS dumb with amaze
Icnt.
In The truth Of her soul she saw how le-
gitmatc were the feelings the little one had
expressed. One by one she recalled the cold
harsh sentences she had spoken, and then
she could see the implorlng looks which had
rested upon those gentle features us her an
ger found vent.
Down upon her knees the stricken mother
knelt, and her prayer went forth.
go God of mercy! save my child - And
then she prayed that she might have strength
to fulfil the vow she had made. She prayed
long and earnestly and when she arose she
went to the child'S room and found the lit
tie sufferer asleep and Mary sitting by her
side. The crisis passed and the doctor said
Ellen would live.
When the fruit long ripe hung upon the
bn
field, Ellen Green walked out with her moth
er. When the leaves upon the trees began
to turn yellow and fall upon the ground, she
was strong again and when snow came and
the merry bells began to tinkle and jingle
she took her accustomed seat in the old
school room.
One day, when Mrs. Green sat alone in
her room, she sank into deep absorbing
reveric, and she wondered II this great
change was all herself. Now the harmony
of home was never disturbed, and she often
felt tears of gratitude start to her eyes when
she saw how quickly her children sprans to
obey her, and yet she did not threaten them,
nor did she even order them. She only
asked them kindly to help her, and her blows
were all kisses, her frowns all smiles. But
she finally acknowledged that the change
was in her path of home duty.
Mr.. Green now had happy home, and he
loved it. His children no longer came to
him for the love they couid not ind elsewhere
but rather did they come bringing with
them the love of their IN other, and shed its
warm sunlight of Heaven about hin. The
wife had no more complaints To make, and
Georgie's little tongue learned now to lisp
only sweet words aud innocent prattic.
Mrs. Green often shudders when she calls
to mind tho narrow chance her first born
ran of not remaining with her on earth, but
as the first emotions of fear pass away, she
remembers the great lesson she thereby
learned. and she cannot but thank God that
even in so severe q manner her eyes were
opened to the terrible danger she was weav-
ing about tho household.
FANNIE CLIFTON'S ELOPEMENT.
aFanp::a." said Judge Clifton to his
), -. one .ssne morning, laying down his
aausr. over the top 'f which s he s.h haa n been
ars, Eor some time in, srtly riding her, "come
hithcr, my child" r~,7nie ve;. au,,,ai,y t.na ny
did as she was bid. And a. she ST. Il Il
his side, the Judge took both o. her sna'.
, i onfb,pr less.