The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-11-28


kind 3thinking q was 'nerTdaso With the
:shoek:Yf 1tsl 8 ea q .ed3 and saddeI;9n event,
but nobody knew my secret. I buried
i sY.y'ip my bears aud ;npbodygdess.
ed it. And:now I must go to a party:
Twas still trying to nerve myself when
my mother called me. I hurried down
At once, and found her, Lying on the
bed, half dressed.
's7H'I am: afraidaI cannot go tonight,
Agnes" she said, "but you need not
stay. 1t is only; only;eope one Of my old attacks.
! must bear1the psin2sbile it lasts, but
If you will give me Ae, drops,I .hall
.pFshattt|y atH s1aeR !R pntp TagF yep e9Fe hepe''
form Of spine Complaint, + was '6t
,'bntitabbed, petted, md NUS.
ed her till 'tbs pain left hert, hat, ala ia &c
anodyne began to make her drovsy.
"No~ 60 Al Ala dress" she said. H.:
IL shall not leave you,"".I I said, kiss,
ing her. Xxx E'3 {
IL. stRut jour uncle will never forgive
US. TtH;not ,ieI enousb-Aynes; it
is not ny yinnssss! have ) :, waited all
tho week for Jou3 10 speak, Tell me,
my child, Why 'yyou55 Il *ytnt too4 sstay 4
hqme.s ) sr.c9, ri 1s217 s>"-aoi' -.
10 And I.told her: Sure nov ofilovinep
81 ,syynpstt15T ii, ~ s,;sfs sh.veit.5 t. Wy:
10 ~ tsorA Aggie,'. she s.id, caress:
iiass9 H., IT, h.t y w. tby reason ~ you have
elnqa;;.s: ~ : :: ID b1ael Ailk Ill the
xsek so, darling; I 80 leo 1T tobe
alone: o4writes'to your uncle, and RI
Mary ta!ke !k tfe note ii once:'.' :,' :: Ht'
e.'"And you win: sleep now I*s.;d,
Il marking for the first tins the struggle
.against the powerful anodyne she had
taken to still the pain.
: !, i: eyes, I will Sleep"
Il wrote my note, despatched the SER:
want. aud then sat down beside my
mother, who was by that time in a
dee slee .~...
y Twas about nine O'Clock; Diary
had availed herself Of my permission
TO stay and assist my uncle's servants,
if she wished, and I was still seated in
my mothers room, when the train from
New York came up to the station, stop,
ped, and vent on again.. I; had never
heard the whistle, pause; and renewed
fattle,,: nce that fatal afternoon with:
out a&sick shudder; and I was in no
condition 10, bear shock, when our
door bell rang. Thinking it was Mary
Invent down. *>.'; =. s':' ":,. :',G -, =.
"lsekhss .Tolman in ~. = 'aes -.
rrs.aggsre.d s.d' back from the speaker. .4a
Was Charlie .Halla'ive again'?' Did 9il tie
stand there to? mock mo e2q:7.es1 q
"o a: 'sForgivc me; sI.hase startlednyst y
and two strong artn.s s.. li1tsd d he. .anI f9y7
ried meEto'theaparlof, f0r I was reehng
with the shock. '2:t az:
'" ''Yor 'afe;.Ag1ss,s' re iSaiaa isSaiaa, whee5 Il
began to recover my composure, 1my
little sister, then. L Tln am Gerald Hal ll:'''
Chffrrlie's. twin brother: !! : 49s of whom 7
had heard him speak, thousand times.
81 came to Milford "s,hes said, ito
bring some. letters I: thought might
comfort ! e you,I ard .lso w.! p GseaIs,iH: you
woald come to my mother fss,& hort
visit. She is too feeble d, ttavel;>, PEI.
h.ps you':know she is lama, saad ,he
lonsst e i gee You. ,: Yopr 1', npotast's p lind
letter stated you vera With NJ broth her
Il the last, aud She wants toItaik with
You, to see the dear: Agnes our Charlie
loved.".:. .s4@,s:.s~:; 8: e1' .'ar=IoeE H., "
II. I va. .ebbinls like !. ehildl While he
spoke. Ittwas 10 sweet to feel they
owned ne, lal', :, would love me, knew my
sorrow. No need Of pride here to hid.
my heart wound. '..'. ;r r. ,,4;, :, =,
not stay long, but promised
70 return ID the morning, and 500 if
my mother could spare me togo to that
other mother % suddenly and fear
fully breaved. When he left me he,
placed: ip. my hands O. package of let-,
kars.: .:"zq T!.,&Hti ona gE3i*>A ,.ssi@AN@t.
$50 4;ai,l oYsA3s4 q T4foga r,!v 14u,.1 t..
my mother was still aIeepiug when
f"fet1rned to'herf II rroom. i; md y ! ! +. drsx ny =
chair to the shaded lamp and open ed
The letters: They n were ,''dd addressed !; s'e to
the mother and. only brother Of my
love, in his own dear hand, and they
we're, complete journal Of his interest,
friendship, love, for ne. To mother
whom he eidolized,; q twin brother who
vas 4 second self, he poured out his
very heart, and is'was all mine. 81
Daylight: crept in at the windows be-
Fore my mother woke, Or I stirred from
'he table, a. night of5 such joy, such
grief, 50 full of sadness, sweetness,
nd suffering, I pray that ! may mover.
speud again. =a:ss @aostg5.z>&stsss :,.fs 9.Is
:s The next day Gerald TER came ag.in,.
Mother sentsfors Uncle st.ahops, ana
told him j. IN winning i mo new friend
IL my srief: II was arranged that l