The sun., 1862-05-14

but the pain was too sevcre for his resolution
he forgot everybody but himself and screamed
! and cried out IN the most piercin, manner The
little ones joined in the chorus and Jessie uenr
! distracted, wrung her hanls and shriokei
| Willy.
! "Shut up. YOU noisy brood What do Won
mean, huzzy Let me hear any moro of that
aud w tax" The strap to you, and ainging the
J wltrd Eric across trunk. Mr. Creep adminis-
/ tcrcl smart slap upon the cheek to Jessie.
! lc then descended the stairs and his children
/ followed him.
! Ih. wa the first whippin., that Jessie saw
! Eric receive; but it was by no means the last
/ one.
! Mrs. Creep that very day removes, every trace
OF Eric's study, and Afterwards she kept watch
over the barrels TO make sure tina. thev hid no
more school books nor studving boys.
foresceing this Jessie had the moment Mr..
Creep disappeared, made sll haste TO taxi. down
and hide Erc's pictures. examples, and what
other things She could remove.
That night Jessie was walked hv the transit OF
4 mouse across her face. She started up in =
great fright AMI sa1ed about her, bcwildcrcd.
Who was " At the window +? Was some rob
her ~ murderer entering there?
Why. no It was not large enough for man,
AMI u was soinehody getting ont instead Of ia
Eric = crici Jessie as she caught him by the
shoulder. Quick Us a flash she had dartod at
! him.
lie turned his pale face. with is wide open,
but cxprcs,ioncss eyes. towards her, AMI pas
,iNclv Yielded to her strength.
She pushed him back TO bed and fastening tho
window, returned 90 her own cot.
She had saved the life. or, At least the limbs "a
,.p ny """, .'"'n,'ns ,na' us Ih'ie Shl,en
'I,m WIN , u "'a'N "nip III hls hanl, ana win
49,, 'ji,'iJ,,, ~, :, W.. Wy w '.e"p
more and hc would have fallen on the stone steps
below.
y . noI'' W W. u,u"l''u' r'h''w,'' W. us,I "
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" year hnl y h'ii pnss"i.Erics Tate had
grow n"nr 'ne i'ss h'ii' ana ms h"art was
m''.'i 50 uc .ul' anu jessie sometimes feared
u'a' 'hl- was 'rue'
MNrrn' ,lln,s NE l"y h'u come home the
worse Tor strong drink anl at such times poor
,rniy' ''Ii'o~. ~ ne,laif' wou'' cry and pray
haIi the dismal night.
Matters had grown worse AMI worse in tho
N"p' In' nh'i, I" "hon creep ~i'om spoke
,Ni wori' ali' 10 whon u" never gave holi-
'I'N-s'N' 'h' u"N that the Nntion had already
SN.n 10 every lnhn.-nated MN win hatred
nat wAS--at least In the minds ct some OF them
-,nhi'is iorIn AMI pointing towards result
Inc h""' wa- more quiet now: Death had
been at work there, one of the children had lied
oi the Group, ami ,fo" had been taken, In ono
night, to home where they could have better
training than IN the family Ui the trceps.
lhey were all sleeping IN one broad low bed,
tour iittle faces rosy with life and hcaith and
some m them bright with beauty, when the mes
scnger-a flash Of lightning from a summcr
c'ond-passcd over them and took away their
hrea,h.
lhrir parents h'i not know oi what hah befaii-
en- ,hcin unul next morning. lhe thunderstorm
had not been long, AMI Instead OF rousing tho
family IT had but buried all In deeper seep--tour
wouii not again awake--not TIL the morning Vt
the r.'urttion.
When the ihthcr arose at sunrise, as was his
custom, ne had strange Impression, as II OF
,orr"w AZ MANI, upon ms mind. lie hal not the
least faith In anv such feelings and was provoked
that they should visit him.
, n. u" passed mo trnnd'e bed something pecu.
inr IN th" appearance a its occupants arrested
,is at,"n'i"i, ana lns steps. -" Freddy said he,
hasuN' Johnny ! Mnty Rosa he went
nnd t"uchrd them what dead al dcadF
on my '"' m"'h'r, mother wake-wo arc
lett chidess.
Was II lv visitnta'ion IT God? Was 1t in
Judgement u i not safe to soy. Reiuembcr
the tower Of Saloan and the Galcans whose
"'p"' r 'ne hI,'H "'ihG'eu WIN 'H'ir acr,ces:
h "". one . ,'."E I.c - .r.'a,, jessie n'u lM,eI
,, h.',, iiI ~ ~ ~" 1' wv" wy, ~ nse o""c"
'' ~" r.as ,J ,,y ,,a "r' ins, rtuu +.
their tr.t frantic woe tb,v bnJ feared Uoh Ioc
and pcbbv still remained and IL was moi Ionn
bcinr, u new baby arrived.
TN, a, the sn.,,,,, ,tinn of .Te.sj. was pamcd
" Rosa, iur the little one that had conc forth
with her brothers and her sister to the heavenly
lnni.
For Rosa thc first had been the chief favorita
q, Jessie, and had repaid the ,rrl', iondncss by
the most exclusive affection. She lov cl the lit
tie servant hci.r than she dIi her own mother,
aud used To cr, to sleep with her " dear jessie
Mrs Crecp did not relish this and >he obliged
ne 5hi'' I" alcep IN hrr room with the other
h'llr'h. 'hr very hShl OF 'he storm there had
"e'h t,@u",' "h1n' 'he hia''er' Rosa hai cr.pt
uP an'' n"''"w'I h't hr'',S ROUND n"'y' an rosy
M, ul'' 'I'ru a'u ,o'' u, jessie oen-hau cover
=" "''s't w % n''" ".'' 'a's W u"a' man, 'e'p
.,""' III n.y., i'''" w." ",' s""'' ~. mani ''"P
~. NV ~, ,, .'. VI, e,'u "e., a'h'gs. a.
I"" ~, ""1'' 'o',' ~, W. nm. stu.A WIN All
;n,, MI r,in,, on -, h.r % o ro me' ''''A'"-
'''i ',, Lh, ,;, o "u, omn w., In'' ,;,,,
could yct To srrp. Her mother staii by her nm
iii sL. was gone fearing tlat She mi. In again
limb To the rarrct
When She saw the littl, one living In the row ~
forms all lifclcss and cold did She remember tho
last nights event
Did sb. r.a,c, ,h,, h.J :, ,o, hc,
1 ;',Ino" w '' n,i /" Wv. ".'n ~, n'r 'n-
"nsy a, her ,a, R".s p," y, I s''i a,' w. cnl-
.ua,.ds "' ''"' ~ ''''' '''s"''"''' "e'"
AZ hts' she was dl'pirased That the beds In tho
sarret had l"en untouched, while the precious
sirsprrS III Her 'rundie bed had all been taken out
VI me-
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