The Hillsborough recorder., 1868-03-04
BIRDIE IN THE HOME NEST.

.uxys you not lorsoiten some one !"
The child had risen IRON her knees.
and lifted her soft brown eyes to her moth
ers lace. s%@@ #@@s8
!" Have you not forgotten snme one D. s.
A shade ot thought tell over the chiid's
,oup,snanee, as her mother. almos, child
herself. eraveiy repeated The question. e II
Whu.I mam ma Z" she asked . then, be.
FIRE her n other could reply, sbs said, ," Oh
ys., / did forget" and dropping on her
knees. eiasped her dimpIrd hands. and with
shut eyes, and face upturned. spoke these
w.r.I, 10 our Father 10 heasen: 4a 4f~
.Blsss dear papa. and make him good
and hsppy." II. =. -. -.
Az The gentle young sothsr kissed her
darliag, she shat her eysi,ds tightly To keep
the tears from falling over her checks.
"You must never iorset dear papa" said
the mother. II uss oaiy sy,an eiurt tina,
she vas abie TO speak with steady voice,
lsr her heart was mssea bs ssme strong
l.slinss thai she wished to hlde. 3~ H.. .
~ won't agsin, answered The ehild, and
then added, i. / dan't kaow what made.ms
forget. | .lwass do pray for him. Oh, /
wish he serr here 10 kis me before 60 "a
sleep. Tel him 10 kis. ne when he come,
bsae--wsn't you, mammal May be I'll
know il in my drrAms." r ~~ -.s.@s
The mothers smut lids would hold the
tears no logger. Large round drops fell od
the ehild's forehead. -. .a~ @..@
80. mother dear" the liltle one sxclaim.
ed, thrpwing her arms about her noIher'
neck, " what makes YOU er,i lsit because
iOrgot papa Ia ny praysssf Uh. III ne.
yer forget him agaIn. can't tell whal
made me-"
For q little while arms were claspeC
tightly around the child, sn,l her head held
closely against her mo;hsr's breast. Then
good RIgss were said. and good n,gh'
kls~s we're exeRsnged. Soon after, the on.
" sound heard ~ the room was the soft
breathing oi child asleep.
fur over an hour the seung mother sal
IN the suil chamber alone sIth her iittls
me. Then she went to % adjninlng rooa.
and sat by an open wIndev listening 10 the
t'Vlstsps that came aud weat along the
pavement. never catching the sound for
~hlch her quiek ear harkrncd. Often she
sighed bat she spoke no words of wearI.
Rsn Or complaint.
Aaolh.r hour pssssd. when, returniag 10
the room where her child. slept. she un.
J'sss,d herself and lying down with sn
arm under the head, aud her cheek against
The lace sf her lutls sse, vas seon losl IN
sigmber.
Al ~ss net right with the young mother,
ash tears ., she held 80 elosel, beneath her
sAu, lIds. that the. might not lall. are not
tears II JOY.
uns loved by her, oh. 30 tsndsrly the
taihtr st her sweet ehild-was absent aad
aIway, when he Va. away her heart ieII
lonely.
Where was he. Whist held him ava,
from his wife aad little one. now that the
day wss over? Why did the darling Of hi,
heart pray tor him al bed time isstssd oi
giving hin her good night kini Had bu.
sInen takes him To sns,her eityi Washe
absent a. the call oI duty An. if We could
snswer, yes! hut -e eannsI.
Atross the great city, 10 a room miles
away lfom that 10 which angels vatrhed
io'lssly over the sleeping motssr aud ehIld.
nall d"zen young men Se,e gathered
around table on shieA supper had been
served. They had eaten and drsnk, AID
hs- sat smoking. Waters cleared of The
'tbI'. aud brought in bstiles VI wine. sne
glases.
More wine! Had they no, been drink.
'"s iitsIy Al surperi Yes. too freely.
bui lh,s who are long al the wine, gov
"irstier The more they drink, until seuse
aud reason are too often drowned.
Let ma hll Jour glass" SAID one ofthe
sOmpany 10 . ,oung nan whose clear eyes.
Calm mouth and smooth forehead, gave 40
signs ol IN evil or deprsved lite. Lookipg
al bin. aud then at bis eompsn,ons, any one
w"sld have seen that he was ost oil place
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