Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-01-06
TIE RlND0LPH JOURNAL.
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vAgciE's uickuD WISH.

Wfc iHe wcros ih1t came rom my
ip. but not from NV heart W.
COD Knows I did not mean VIVA, |
sand spoke ga the heat OF pas.
,.oi ila,' lie TOOK me At nv
word.
One cold mornin. ~ February !
wa> sitting writing letter, when
nv lttie brother came IN looking
ior hls miitens. lie came - the
ne table a, which was writing,
apd an moving things about he
hnprSed the inkstlud over aud
spilled the ink all over my letter
which J had Just flushed had
not time 10 wit. another. and was
,eg angry with hm / told him
l'nI I wished 10 was dead. lie
tin not say one wnt1, bat LETT the
l0om immediately aud went 10
school. IaiI by nv writing and
went 10 other work, regretting the
loss ofmy letter, but not cnce think
Ing OF my wicked wish till late in
The afternoon OF the same day he
came home. Mother heard his
weary step ON the porch and open.
"a thu door Tor him. She asked
him Vi h. vas SICK tie did not
is~Wer, bur came ~ and threw him
sci. M O. char ussr the door, and
uo1nsi o. 20 piitiioliv. can new
~ lorgetf H.. cheeks were GRIM
son witA fcver; he wa almost ia
sensible. We helped hin on the
be-: te called Cot cold. cold water.
| ave It 10 ham. and he drank the
'Sedrop from the cup in my hand.
O. Il was then ] thought ol the true
meatug Of my wish. | trenbIed
with lear that he might de Even
ing came. and he was still burning
with " 4 lady who lived near
~ was at ,bat time lying very low
w,h consumption; they sent for me
20 90 and sit up with her that night.
AZ fist | told them | could not 90,
hu. mother said that | must, and
that she would wait upon brother.
| went, and o. what n night a
LOAF, long uight--thlt was TO me-
All night | sa, by the bedside Of the
sick woman, bathing her ieverish
brow ani supplying all her wants as
best | could. scarcely thought
shat the dawn ol morning would
Ind her still breathing. Morning
a. come at last, and | fastened
acme 10 see my brother, not know.
in2 whether | should sec him dead
% alive, but hoping The latter.
When reached the door heard him
moaning as had lett hum the Rlglt
before. can not describe my
feelings At that moment. My heart
stood still IN nv breast; | could
scarcely set my breath; IT was some
tine before could 90 IN. At last
lopened the door and looked toward
the bed where M brother was.
lie was sitting az Ia the bed. my
mother and sisters were trying TO
keep him on .t, Tor he was dellri-
Gus, Iad CD how changed he looked
knew then be must die. | could
not say IN the ROOM | lett and
went to my own. They told me
taa' he had called Tor me during
the night ! could hear no more,
When | had shut my door | greg
very sick and tel to the floor. do
not know how long | remained
there, bat the first sound tina. I heard
was my mothers voice saving IN
her agony, My boy-0! my boy il
dyingl" Ms strength came; ! arose
and. went 80 the room. My sistet
was walking the floor, wrIngIng hel
hauds; my mother was Sneelng ,by
the bed: went 4nd lsnelt there too
saw tue death.sweat ON his brow
tae lips moved, tie yes opened
then closed. and he lay stuff.
took his hand name; ( was grow
ing cold. ID the agony, the al
gush and ssli-reproach that was ia
my heart az that moment Ii wa:
ready to burst. Tears would moi
come to my relief.
God himself only knows how
much have suffered. Il has been
hard lesson 10 me. Sisters. | en-.
treat YOU to be kind 10 your broth
crs You know not what NAV
come % cause YOU to suffer as
have aud ever must. \ very dark
cioad will overspresd me as long
~ live Tor that wicked wish.
MAGsIs MUNsoN.
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