Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-08
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your children ill?'
"No madame--it is--it is from my
poor father. Ny mother She
could scarcely speak for her sobs.
SIS your mother sick7
"Oh, she is dead
The children began to cry. " My
poor Susan. do not cry so. Your mo-
ther loved God, and has gone to heaven
try and comfort yourself by thinking
she is happy now"
"Yes, / will. But am so sorry
did not see her once more before she
died. Oh, ! can never see her again .
"Not in this world, Susan, but in the
other - in the other - where you will
never leave her.
"DOn't cry, nursey; | viii give you
all my pennies" said Henri.
4 "You are dear little fellow; but
they will not make me happy again
We'll, don't cry, and | will buy you
some gingerbread; you know ginger
bread always makes you happy" So,
kissing Susan, he ran to get his pennies.
| Love Susan, Henri, and that will
make Susan happier than anything
else, said Madame D'Arce, as she left
the room a moment When she return
ed, che told Susan she could go home
and remain until after the funeral
| " cannot buy any black clothes; if
do, shall not have any money left to
pay my poor father for taking care Of
my ehilf
| ar not be troubled; have just laid
on my mourning, and / think can give
| you suit.
"You are so very kind, my dear mad
anne" said Susan, smiling through her
! tears.
As Madame DArce. turned to leave
the room, she met Henri almost covered
up in black dress and shawl "What
now, Henri p
"You said you would give some black
things to nurse, so l ran to your room
aud these were lying on the bed; so I've
brought them, and / guess they win
make Susan glad. don't want here to
cry sc"
but, dear child, ] did not tell you to
do so"
mo, mamma, you did not; but you
were so long that Susan would cry ever
so many tears before you could get
them. rs
'sYou may give them to her, but re-
member to ask mamma next time" and
she stopped and kissed her little boy,
and told him to come down TO the
dinning-room and get his dinner. They
were only just seated when their cousins
Louis aud Jacques came hurrying in, all
out OF breath, and seeing Pierre and
Henri looking SO sad, and their eyes red
with crying, they said: "What makes
you look so doleful? What are you
crying about p
"Poor Susan's mother is dead r. said
little Henri, and the tears came in his
eyes. e7l -r.s
"who told you so7" said Louis.
"She got letter little while ago"
said Pierre.
81 don't believe it is true. That is
some Of Jules and Nicholas's doings."
"Why so-Ehat makes you think sof"
said his aunt.
Because yesterday, when we were
playing, they said that to-day was the
6rst of April and they were going 10
fool Susan, and asked us to help them,
and we wouldn't."
way should they wish to trouble.
Susan9n
because she would never let Pierre
and Henri play on the Boulevards after
sundown." rsF IlC.lol
They were very wrong Snsan did
Just as told her. Go and bring me the
letter; / will look at the postmark y
Henri ran, and returned all out of
breath, with the letter and nurse. Mad
l M A l. IL. I..a. IL
the mark was Paris, and upon the top
OF the first page was ''April Is. I" " 1t is
all hoax, said the mother. "Your
mother is neither dead nor sick, Susan.
Jacques and Louis came TO tell us that
Jules and Nicolas were going to fool
| you, but they came little too late"
Henri danced and Jumped; kissed first
/ one then another. ttlL3
| These wicked boys ought to be pun
ished, and think they must be. ~ ane
Z" How--when-where," said the chill
dreu all at once. a
Never mind now. since we are all
happy again. Susan, take the children
mp stairs and dress them to 60 aud spend
tile evening with their Aunt Rouville
at seven O'Clock the children went to
their annt's, and found their cousins ia
guess and Louis there, and Annie and
Marie RauviIle Jules and Nicolas
came soon, and other little friends.
After a Httle they began to play and
| feel very merry, for their parents had
gone into the library and left the little
| folks alone When they we're in the
midst Of their glserT laughing and talk
ing, servant opened door and said:
" Here is police officer" Every one
| vas silent, and all looked and wondered
what had brought a police officer there.
The ofScer took letter from his pocket,
and said: (which one of you wrote
| this7'
. That's tas letter that made Susan
cry SOL know il, 7 ssid Henri
'"Let US see the letter" sa6d Pierre;
and the children all came up 70 the Off
| Ger but Jules and Nic6ol&a
| THAT is Susan's letter, saih 44spis.
'sWell, who wrote it2 Can you s,wo
boys over there tell me2 pointing 20
Jules. Come here and see if you have
! seen it before They came up slowly I;
! their knees trembled, and their teeth
| ehattered. r-.s.r
Which of you wrote ibis letter2'
att was Jules, said Nicholas
g Il was Nicholas, said Jules.
I" Very well. you mean you both wrote
it. Do you know what We do with peo.
! pie that write false letters, and sign
false names to them? The law says
you must go TO prison.
Pardon US, do pardon US we did
not know it =
''I don't think can; wait here until
| / come back. z.
! The father and mother hearing the
noise, came in. Jules cried out: Papa,
J save me-forgive mel" Nicolas beg.
Red: " Do save usi-we viii never play
tricks again"
"I am afraid your love for fun viii
make you forget.
"No, papa, we will not forget; viii