Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-10-30
Aunt Lizzie.

81 wish old aunt Lizzie had never come
here, mamma, do," said little Edgar, a.
he came running into his mothers room.
"llush, Edgar" she answered, "you
don't think who, You arc saying"
eyes ! do, mamma" be- aided, with
great earnestue-,; 81 wish she never h0d
come here, with that queer old drawn up
face. And when ! ava in Tie midst Of my
play She calls OFT in be, own weak voice,
Eddy, dear, will you hand that cricket
this way" o dear Pm SO tired Of it,"
Come here, Edgar" replied his moth
er sadly; "sit down upon that little stoo
by me and hear story have to tell you
n number Of years ago there was pret.
ty little cottage, surrounded by rose bush
es and maple trees--l fancy / see it,"
"Did you ever see it, mammal" h,
asked.
"Ies, Edgar, a great many times
There was a tall row Of maple trees along
tie fence, so large and tall that they form.
ed complete shade all over the yard,
and the birds used to build their nests in
the top-most branches and sing out mer.
rily, as If they said to the passers. by,
You can't catch US here Then there
were sweet flowers scattered here and
there, where the little bees used to come
every day to gather honey, and go away
with their tiny bags loaded with the pre-.
ciovs sweets. There were sweet peas
swoeter than any others ever were, be-
cause they grew thcre-morniug glories
and nasteilions trained along the sides Of
the windows, and over the low caves
q, it was a pretty cottage
And then, inside, cvelything was as
comfortable, and all looked so happy;
the father and the mother and their two
childien--for they had only two. The
eldest daughter was twelve years old, and
the Other little chattcring pet of five
years, ran here and there over the pretty
green grass in search Of the gay flowers
that attracted hel step. All were so hap
py, SO happy together.
But dark time came to the pretty cot
tagc One night a fire b roke out in the
dwelling and ere the family were aroused,
half Of their house was one mass of fire.
The eldest daughter the fire was
discovere WAS sleeping in the low
chamber with her little sister, and though
the flames were near her bed, and she
knew a moments delay might be death,
yet she stopped to take her little sister
and wrap her in blanket, before she
sought escape. Then she heard her tath,
er calling to her to come this way, and
he could save her-but the smoke blind
ed her cyes--still she pushed on with al
most supcrhuman strength, hugging her
little burden closer to her, till at last, be-
wldercd and faint, she would have sunk
but her fathers strong arm caught her
for he had then succeeded in gaining her
sdc-and bore her safely away, But the
pretty cottage, furniture, flowers and all,
were consumed, no trace being left of the
late happy home except what was found
in the smoking ruins"
And what become Of the childlen in
terrupted Edgar,
The baby OF the family SO securely
wrapped, was taken from its sisters arms,
safe and sleeping but her sister, poor
sister, who had risied her life to save it,
was ou' nc'' snocN'h6'y' ile' nan a.
Of her face a complete blister. Many a
day she writhcd under the pain, till her
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