The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-06

I Wish You was Dead.

| I Wish You was Dead,
II wish you were dcadr' They wer
thoughtless words, uttered in a thoughtles
manner; but no sooner spoken than regre,
ted. A bright'eyed child Of six summers
whose countenance was the emblem of limo
cence and beauty, had been pleading in
low, soft tone for the mother to remain a
home. 1t was weary and sick, and louge,
to be cradled in the arms of her who hae
given il being. But the woman Of fashion
arrayed in her silken robes, and with Jewell
lelilissing css her arms add neck, and impa
tient TO display the same, had only brushed
i aside with "Such a tor,ne ent! You plague
me to dea.b!" and those never-to. be -for0o:
item words:
II wish you were dead!'
The little eyes, which moment before.
hand been kiodlsd with hope, drooped and
fell. No cry was heard; but when again
jttey raised, with sad, despairing glance at
the form Of the departing mother, the pear
| y drops were glistening beneath the tender
Iashes, and trickling down the pal!id cheeks.
And while she who had pronounced those
unintentional harsh words, and who already
experienced the keenest self.reproaches for
the course she had pursued, was being rapid
y whi,led away to scene of unrivalIed
splendor, the little sufferer had allowed itself
to be undressed and placed upon the lonely
couch, where it lay down TO fulfill its
mAthers unmeant wish-to die!
i vas late, very late that night, when the
yiddy dsyotee Of the folly and show Of lie
returned to her princeIy home. As the
carriage drove up to the door, she perceived
lights passing to and fro before the windows.
With terrible forebodings, aud without stop
ping 10 bid aJieu to the friends who had
been her companions OF the evening. spranQ
ont Of the coach on to the walk, and hastily
ascending the marble steps, few by the SER
wants she dared not question, and soon en-
tered the room where lay what was, after
all, her darling Eddie.
Her husband and the physician stood be-
side the bed. The former glanced reproach-
Fully at her as, with a frantic movement, she
came up beside him and leaned over. But
he saw him not. Her eyes we're bent up
IN the little form stretched upon the little
ouch, which, ,6n its unconscious delitium.
nowned:
10 JsiiFag, SS SSn or sar sSas n0 1us
'rled, IN bitter anguish, as, throwing off her
g'sisd trappings, she knelt down and pressed .
ier kps to those Of the sufferer.
Mutt die. MAJ Must / 90 and leave
'on!" pursued the child in agony.
No, deas, dear Eddie" she could not de.
lst saying, = should be mad if yon left me.
)h! in pity" she c,ied. turning to the man
t SCIENCE, ''teil ne he is not dangerous.
A gloomy shake of the head was the ONLY
rPly. The fever had fastened upon the
cry yitals.
"oh, leaven! have Mercy" she proaned
, terrible anguish, as to her conscience
ricEen mind came back those fearful words y
be had uttered so lightly lyawhile before, and
u that they were about to be realized -.I
ish you were dead!", ID
"You don't want me to be laid In the cold. {
amp ground. and never see you again, do i
- mat" continued the deiirious child.
Ter slight pause during which = portion =
medicine. just administered. had been
ruggling to take effect-'and never look It
% green grass or bright Sunshine .ny more;
~ don't want to taks these from ms--dol
~, mat
ANc! 20! Ch, Eddie! dear Eddier' slmost =
fiekrd the unhappy mother, .look up; do
y not know me, Esldiel" shs asked, Ia as 9
I'm and soothing tone rs shs could as :
me. ase
For 4 moment the eyes, with their Wild, 2
pealiog glance, opened, and turned upon
. parent, whose cruel words-so cruel 70 =
) loving chitd--now 20 tortured its disor. =
red tl.oughts; then, without sign of recog-I
ion, closed again. murmuring- 9 8
@Ob, ma! | am so tired and sick. Don't 2 !,
sway, want 10 lay down ia your lap s !,
a res:." Then, sgain, that heast-rsndin9 9
peal, .Yoa Do moi want Eddis 70 dis--tlo .
p,sma." - =,
ph, my child! my dazzling child! What :
n dol" cried the agonissd mother; "my :. !"
4 viii break. Eddie, Eddie!" she repeai- =
4 daaticslly.
Isain thoss little orbs opened, and this
II smile played around the sweet lips. te
Nhsr," WAS family nurmured; the 1itils b
IL tried u movs; thess was slight sfsug. e.
ia rasT-ahen sll was still. The sphis r.
fktls Eddie bad passed svay. of
yer the scene that fo!loNed, we drop The Is
i The san0lity Of grisf pfeclndss del IA
,,plioa. SufBce 4 . ~. that r long "a
/ ysass that snothsr never forgot that Ia
sjhls lesson i she h4d learned. s6hs BE- ID
4 ) ckaeo Msnlan, m whsn lsmplsd III
Ibaume th1 heaxaleex couJse abe had tps.l Ii