The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-11-26
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0ivi.g Away shs Baby.
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A Me.h.s's ssssy.
cit vas the third day .fiss my husband's TO-
neral" said the ~,dow, land was ~ ssunDed
b, bus sudden death that ] could d. nothing but
sit AID ,L..k over It, and Try " realize hVs IL
eoud De ~. UGiy the sunday 6<i0ss, be had
besu citing with u,s, wslch,by s3e bsoy, - be
81 the suushne. suyhlDg AID clapvang eis
little hsnds, ~ the shaaVss Vt The trees we're
aaug sc,~.s The bare hS0r, ssd slowed ~ the
psssiIg brrexe. Nus Tue child wse saas'nx III
the saMss spUl, the warm Octoosr sun Streaming
il ca his bright cusis, aud asskiny bin IVWt ~
pieuy-so hks y pcturs; tuI The fashsr wss
gone iIou, vs. forever.
lis sexuea " me must zee his dear ace
dice uose-lisI hs w.u,d surely hfs the iatct,
aia cvu.e ~, AID IKE Vvs chIc ny, and sAy, -
be " Vl,eu dIJ-'MvIi.r, chat ~Vuid yVu take
for Tins Inst e toIhs. !!
Even ia. U-D, ,uissed him, and would come
and .t.nd ct Ia, Knee. calling 'PAp.! papa!
Until Thought my poUr heart wvuIA break.
TIE t~o oiu, 81 chluseu we're II school the rest
WsIe Uut playing, ~ that / wss Quite .ioue. By
anu the baby as imxu VI hls ply, aud cAme sAa
got ~ Into NY lap.
'N.iLu.a c., .-msmma mustn't; he lsped
out, and ~Ireo my get lace with hls little cbvb
By hand Tut could Vi'Iy hold him closer "
De, shu tlen CRY lure bitterly.
"Ju.t iL.u, Nj. aid Ms. Loriimer drove up
then b.UosUuIe eMIisge. lucy lived uos Ter N.
aud se,s our richest Ieighbvrs. When ! hsa
Invited I'ein lu, aud had o,I.d NY tears . hIlle,
they seemed a. ivrs hos " besiu the c0uvsr-
ssiiou but Charlie had cid x~sy hom NY side,
AID ~snt AID siOod al the lady kuee, aud point.
ing 10 her heavy gold bracelet, sAid-'f'euy,
p.stt,, Ia hIs cLi.d.sh ~Ay. She to0k il I'd, snd
gave m ~ him, saying:
Wont you cUms to Se ny little boy,
Cassi.s
My mothers heart took fright at once.
They Lad no ciiIdien, ard / seeu,ed to fssi ~
pl.ini, - II they lad toid me, that they had
cvu.e ~ ark ne Tor Une vi u.ius.
No, 10; LDothet cOuiIL'I spare him. said
quickly sAslcLIug hlm Assay, almost rudsly,
tear.
MY dear woman began N. Lorrimer. have
you thought SERIOUSLY vi The impUssibiiity Of
y.ur gettiDg along With i've children, uude,
Twelve yeai- vi age! IL has required oil you.
LUsUands etfV'is - make = living tUr y0u-hU~
can you hope 10 do II ~nbUuI hun?
I'VE ,iier, .In.d Ia his wife, TO take the
most helpless oi your little 0nes-t0 give hun
III The advantages We would our Osn ch,d; sn0
surely you I.ust tee that Gods hand is iu it
that through rs He intends " help you
Il heed not ;.ii you hoe long 1 ~iIhstood al
their Arguments. But at last, UveI cotDe by their
ehtiesihs. ! consented 10 consider the matter
In two Gays They cAne tot my answer. Lever
beniioieo then visit ~ any VI the children, sno
had Changed my mind almost every hour since
had sssL them. A. last, convinced that it wss
for the chId's good, 1 consented ~ give bin up
Wtsh vent ~ Oi.ss hun 70 nv resolution.
NO failed me. fingered tower every article
over before could get il to please me +; aud
kl.s.o the little ~hue shoulders until they we're
oil rosy. But at length lie ~ss ready, and l
thought he rever looked 20 pretty. He vas foil
OF snusion, fur lie Was old enough TO kno~
What II meant to go riding, and he clspped his
Ia ds aid laughed aloud 1t the horsss, - the.
weie driven up. handed him to his bew moth
er, the children supposed that he was TO COM
lax soou,) and he never even looked as me-
Oh, hos jsaIOus ~as any aching hearth
~ hen i csine Osck into the house, the frsi
thug my eye Tell Oh wss his cradle could
only thIOw myseif on Il, ani sob aloud TbeD
came the trial Oi telling the ~hole truth 70 the
children. Nome vi them seemed recOnciled, aud
j fslt that The worst was 10 come when the tWo
Oldest should come from school. ] slmos,
dreaded 10 meet them, especially v lille; be va
like Tia father, 20 qiiet aud calm, ou:wArdly, bu,
hiding beneath his apparent cOlcuess the strong
est, deepest feelings But the Others vent -
meet them q they came home, and I Vas pleas
an,ly disappoint.d in the way the oldest took il.
He seemed to feel that had done is for the
best, aud that he must hide his own sorrow for
my cake lie was more thoughtful for ny CON
fV't, gen,ler than ever. only very siill and grave
The day rnded, as the longest will a. last,
ard II Came tine 10 20 to bed. had taken
" lie 10 sleep down stairs near me. Since bis
father. death. the other children slept juss above
us. Well, | Came To lie down, there vas the
s~fty p'!ie~! Baby had always Laid hia Little
rOsy lace 10 close to mine a. he could get it, aud
slept with one little warm hand on my neck
All my griei broke out airesh when ] though,
OF hun. Willie raised up at last, and said,
earnestly:
".xo,her, it's Charlie you are crying for.
10 tit!
Yea ans~ered. I know i,'s for the best
but OIL (! i,'s 50 hard TO give him up
"'Aothcr.' coutinued the child, when father
died, We knew il Was al tor the best, because
God took Inn from Us but have been Tank
Ing ever si,ce &c laid dosn how poor little Char
lie msss be CT, ing Tor you. and how God gave
hiu' to us. TO love him and keep him and noe
you have given him assay. II He had mean,
him TO be Mr.. and Mrs Lorrimer's baby, wOuldn',
He have gwen him 10 them as 6rstY
1.-THE cliid's words carried more weight Nth
them than all the arguments Of my rich neigh.
oors. Alter considering moment l said, i'm
pulsivsly:
!, "'Oh. il only had him back, be should mover
20 a~sy again, no matter how poor Ne nigh,
BE-
"The moon vas shining % brightly that il
Vas almost ~ light 40 day, aud presently Willie
said:
another, lie only half mile across the
fields. and the. won't 60 TO bed for long time
q Ar. Losriwers; let Us 60 and get Charlie
Why, Mother, seem u hear him crying bos.'
urged by the chiid's eutres,ies and the foud
promptings OF my own heart consented. u
think never walked half mile % quickly in
my life, ard neither Oi us epoke until We reached
the msnsion. Then We stopped . moment fo,
breath, aud sure enough, ~e could hear bah.
screaming as tie top Of he voice. We ven,
round u the sitting rOom door and knocked.
They seemed halttr,ghtened when they saw Who
lt VS.. but asked Us in politely. hired nurs<
Vas waking Nth the child up and down th~
dOor, tying TO pAciiy il. Ma Lesriwer had
veared hssssa out and IVES hing on Q lounge.
"Come to moth~r.' Willie said, and be-
brouehs the litsls fellow 70 me as once.
Hos he chung 10 me. srill sobbing, yet emil |
ling oil the while TO fad himself in nv arms.
gise hi.~ up - d, ., lsss, vhep |
could get my voice clesr. 'Yoa muss lee me |
take him home
They evidently thought me the siiess Of 10
men; bot their cod vords only made me the |
more determined, aud re started back in less |
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