The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-01-04
One Step ilOre.


about it and there The new boa, lies rock
ing on the river, and there are two oars 10
the bottom. It's only mile down 10 the
bridge, and could row down there and
back in lille while il would be such a
splendid sail
OF course, nothing could happen 10 me
for grandpa said TO mamma the other eve
ming, when he went down TO the mill.
why. Helen, Harry,s a natnral-born sail
or. He can manage lae boat as well as | ?
% dear | wish he'd never seen boat p
said mamma. i expeci il will be the death
OF him YET
Well, he didn't inher, his natural taste
from yon, ihal's cer.ain,' laughed grandpa !;
'bul woman are always nervous abou; the
water
And that's all. It's Just mammals nervos-
ness land now nothing would happen to
me, getting in there, and hasing a liitle sail ;
and ii would be so nice this afternoon, and ,
the river looks away up by the bridge, like
ribbon among The oaks and poplafs.
Nobody would know anything about il,
either fer, OF course, should get back safe
and don't believe there's any harm in it,.
But, then, there's my promise TO mother
here's no getting around that as it was the
last thing she said 10 me before she lefl
home on Thursday.
She called me 10 ite carriage, and benz
over one side, and smoolhed my hair as che
always does when she talks to me.
Now, Harry, my boy she said, 81 wan,
you 10 promise that you won't ge, inside
that boat until your father and gel home
again.
No, mamma, won't certainly an
swered, though hated TO, bad enough
that's a TACT
And think it's too bad tha, such a big
boy as am can't have his own way in
such things. o dear ! dear ! The longer |
lock the more Ivan, to go. 1t seems as il
] must.
One more step and shall be in the boat
but lhere-my promise to mamma
And how shall feel when she comes and
looks in my face and calls me her darling
boy, and puts her arms around my neck
/ and kisses me over and over again
She WON'T ask me wether I've been ia
the boat because ! promised her wouldn't,
and never told my mother lie in nv life
And WON. now.
Mamma came home last night Such 8
hugging as | had
Has Harry been good boy q she said,
and not done siueIe Thing his morher
would disapprove of I?
No, guess not mamma, said bu,
was thinking about The boat, and diGn't
speak very positively,
Mamma held me away, and looked in nv
eyes
Yo" guess MOI ;-Are you quite certain,
Harry 2 she asked
Well, mamma, haven't done anything,
but I've thought about it
She threw her arms around me and held
me close 10 herr
Tell me all about it, Harry she said.
And then did. told her about going
to the river Saturday, afternoon, aud how
near came 10 getting into the boat, and
rowing down 10 The bridge, and what a ter
ribls lem Pialion twas, and how It was, and
how in one step should have been in bu
The memory OF my promise to her, and the
'hought that God saw me, held me back
when there was only one step betwixt me
and the boat.
( And when had done, found mamma
! tears falling like rain drops on my hair
oh my child thank God thunk God
I she said.
! And ], too, thanked him, from my hear
hat didn't take that one step Chme
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