The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-12-02

| BE CAREFUL, SdIu i. DO nOE LIY u
awaken your daughter-Watch her.She
may sleep on, the whole night. Stay with
her When sheswakes to acohscousness
be guarded. Violent emotion might kill
The mother thanked me- went out to
the gate, and told the assembled friends
the state of affairs 'I'begged them to
tIeave Quietly, and to send up the ply
Stefan from w etterbrunner. 7S2ao a''A :,
f2nTn the meantime Karl told his story. II
was that of many, others After wear Of
| toll in the new world he heared of the Cal
Pifornia gold mines, made up his mind
went to work bravely kept sober and stea
Idly, made what in Berne Oberland might
be called d "good pile" and fastened to
return so as to keep his word with his
Fbecrothed On his arrival at Wetterbrun-
ner he generously treated his numerous
friends, who, in their enthusiasm, began
ITO ring the church bell, and accompanied
him to his future home.
80 It was deep in the night when the ply
stefan came-an elderly man, not only the
physician of the villagers, but their friend
and real benefactoro He knew of Trud-
chen. s faithful love and enduring, expec-
tation.. u During the third year Of Karl's
absence she began to be quiet and
t.thoughtful then ,languid and listless
| then there would be now and then a rosy
tint on her cheeks-once so full but now
wan: then, when she gave the doctor her
| little hand, he felt it feverish and looked
serious 4as'Ha'e Dd4oi 9'@ on" 9s4
y q Mother" he said to old Magdalen,
"lnother be careful. No night air. no
dreaming to the stars, no listening to the
far off breeze when it rushes to the big
pine forest. Take her out, mother; visit
neighbor Worthheim, . your kinsman
60 anywhere, mother, and give her
change Perhaps she may fall in with
some of our sturdy lnountaineers, who
may replace what scenes to be lost" iisl
And the mother did as she was told, but
Trudchen remained thoughtful and list
less, aud at last seemed unable to help her
dear old mother in the household duties.
~ Thus the old doctor knew his patient.
He approached the couch carefully, look
ed awhile on the beautiful sleeper, took
tenderly her hand, and felt the pulse. -
No pulse said he. an 73h5 pA@
'H" No pulse,n he repeated, after long
pause. 9Hi what is thisg It seems | hear
her breathing, said he 1eaning over her.
+" Yes, J. hear it distinctly, out slow; very
slow. What is this?. and no pulse %
." Karl, he said to the anxious lover,
abe careful not to be near her, should
she awake. Very weak, very weak.
should say on the brink of eternal sleep.
IF she awakes from this be not there.
Break it softly to her. Her life hangs
on thread as fine as ever spider wove.
Good mother of God, be mercifuI, be
mercifuI? 'nuoo n9qo ail3 a2nILHna 96sa g
The good doctor was a .pious Catholic,
and kept up with mass and confession at
least as well as with the current literature
Of the healing art. 7aoh ysAss rs 30 $685.
The mother Of God,r said Karl, with
a deep emphasis, which struck me, .listen-
ing withanxious sympathy, tsthe mother
of God Herr Doctor can availus nothing.
She is, OF was, a creature aiketyou andnI !;
butsher Eternal Son, yes, He cam heal
now as Hesdido when on earth. ri May He
have mercy,i"97d d3iw asno sI55iI ssd boa
/ 1.-The doctor looked puzzledj feeling
once more the pulse he said oafter while;
/ Of N e9pulseh no pulse.w Karl make a
WOW, make "a VOW ;nperhaps there will be
Imercy9 from the mother, or else from the
|soop.f ssyI9e7goy I01 asa nna sg9d 8fno1
And the spieus, good OLD Doctor Ct crossed
himself while saying this. uog sf4tif Yad
/ Of Ny VOW is made long since said
KARL, with the same emp hattie tone long
before, + came I shall add nothing to it !;
bat keepit I-shalI, !" added he, the tears
breaking forth offyea ! shall hall keep it.
Whatever, may happen" 80 1T a. 49,
Il Ard than fbera tuas Tono rance - IA
length said Karl n He knows, best. - :.
Il Il am sure the doctor. felt curious about
the YoYa So did h. But we both, kept
silence, and watched that long night with
intense, anxiety At-length the morning
came came. The breathing became slower, and
slower The hands were. clammy cold,
the feet were cold and toward ais noon the the
II ssd lI4s viii be done sI Tf4dchen is ii
ParadiSs For surely such a as she deeseryy
Il cane not u ne Hp,ggct9dly twas fore.
SEEM The rmother's eye had watched So
long that she was pre- pared for the. Bitter
loss. Yet bitter, very bitter was the &c cup I,
Ito drink for mothers love. Very bitter
for him whose soul seemed absorbed in
the contemplation of what remained Of
her W HON. he loved So Tong, SO Welt; for
whom he had toiled' and suffered ana
VIZ, WHOM a5 t. NAB t9hsSllsp VI ST Fife IF l Fig
I9hgthsty "a azld upon tie lovely tbssiag being,
lovely In her sleep, a Sweet smile resting
on her still rosy 1ips-an image of calm
reposeDof bIissfhl expeotation.n iAtelength
the imatrona wasthef frstitog rally from the
Estupor wherein they both seemed to, have
fallen. al yewB msd3 b9wota sns5oid, III
/ .TSsKarl, posaidHshe, Il thou camest1n time.
She went loving theeyI She is happy,
Karl,P said sheD putting her arms with
notherlg tendeTness around his neck /;