Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-09-27

And he didn't tell you Brave, noble
boy lie came over to play with Eddie
and Eddie wanted to go down to the river,
but Willie said he couldn't go TO the river;
Eddie coaxed him but Willie was firm
because he said you had told him not to go.
was pleased at his obedent spirit, Well,
| lost sight of them after little while
but, as ! learn, Eddie would go down tc
the river, and your boy followed him, but
Kept at distance from the water. In.
stead Of climbing over the logs and barrels,
or getting into boats, he sat by himself
away off. Then, sir, my Eddie, in leaning
over the river, slipped and fell in and
yonr boy, instead of running away, half
! frightened out of his senses, as most chill.
dren OF his age would have done, sprang
down to the wharf, and iuo the water af.
ter Eddie. wonder they we're not both
drowned. II was only in Gods mercy that
they were saved. When the man who saw
what happened, got to the place and look.
ed over the dock into the water, there was
Willie, holding to ring in one of the logs
with his right hand, and clingng TO Eddie
with his left. Such courage aud presence
OF mind in boy almost surpasses belief |?
Where is he He ran off home as soon
as the man lifted him from the water. /
must thank him for his noble act.'
At this moment the door openeing into
the porch swung back, and the white face
of Mrs. Ellis looked out.
Oh, husband she exclaimed in voice
Of terror, come to Willie quick !
Mr.. Ellis followed his wife, and the
neighbor hurried after them. The mother
had found her boy lying insensble on the
garret floor, and lifting him in her arms
had brought him down stairs, and laid him
in his wet clothes upon her own bed.
AS Mr.. Ellis came into the room, he saw
the deathly face turned toward the door.
The sight seemed to blast his vision. lie
struck his hands together, shut bis eyes,
and stood still suddenly.
Will You run for the doctor ? said Mrs
Ellis to the heighbor
The ueighbor did literally as the mother
| said-he ran all the way to the physicians
residence.
BY the time the doctor arrived, Wilie's
wet garment had been removed. He asked
but few questions as to the meaning of the
boys condition. Mr.. Wheeler had told of
his heroic conduct, and the inference was
that there had been on over excitement of
The brain, leading to suspended animation
Still the case puzzled him.
He may have been hurt in jumping from
the wharf. suggested Mr.. Wheeler.
The doctor on this hint examined the
body. ... .. ..,..-.
What is this he asked, as long, pur
pie stripe, lying across the back and shonl
ders, met his eyes. And this be added, a!
he came upon another.
Mr.. Ellis turned his face away, sick al
heart be could not follow the doctor.
eyes.
He may have been hurt internally, said
the doctor, drawing back the clothes, and
uncovering the fairshody that was mark ed
with cruel lines He was right in that, but
the injury was deeper than he imagined 1t
was the boys te nder spirit that had been
hurt.
This will not last doctor ?
The pale lips of Mr.. Ellis qnivcred, as
he asked the question.
think not was the uncertain answer.
1t did not last. There came soon after
! signs Of returning vitality. The neigh.
bors went home--lhe doctor relred-and
the father aud mother were left alone with
the bravehearted boy, who had been wronged
so cruelty. Mr. Ellis could not bear to
look at him. He felt, twice over, upon bis
own heart, the blows he had given. There
was such q rebuke in he pale face and shut
eyes of The bOy,who had not yet spoken, or
recognized any one, that he could not stay
in the chamber. Every moment he looked
to see the eyes open, and how could he meet
their gaze.
Mr.. Ellis has been away from the room
for only few minutes, when the hushed
voice of his wife, calling him, reached his
ears. He came to where she stood, hall
way down starts.
Willie wants you. she said.
Has be recovered asked the father.
Yes. He opened his eyes and looked all
around the room as soon as you went out.
Then he shut them again, as if to think f;
and then looking up, after little while
said, Where is Father l told him you
we're down stairs, and he said wont you call
him ..r.'
Mr.. Ellis went up to meet his child, in q
state of mental depression dillicult to be con.
| CelVeQ. lie COulu nave lhceu almost any
imagined danger with less of shrinking than
be now felt in going into the presence Of
Willie. But there was no holding back
What did the boy want What had he
to say ? How would he receive him ?
These questions crowded aud bewIdered
bis mind. He pushed open the door, soft
Iy, aud went in.
The boys waiting ears had heard the
almost noiseleSs feet approach and his
eyes were upon the entrance. Mr. Ellis
did not speak, but came over to the bed
Oh, father didn't do wrong-I wasn't
disobedient, said Willie, making an effort
TO rise from the pillow, aud speaking with
eagerness. / tried to tell you, but you
wouldn't hear a4,tt as
He was going on, but his father caught
him no, and as he drew him tightly TO biz
heart, ausw cred la''s sTaaa
/ know it all my brave, brave boy
Then Willie's arms found their way ia
his fathers neck and clung there tightly
His cheeks, when bis head went back upor
the pillow from which he had arisen, were
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