The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-09-10

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wefn haze oas lost hht H'
I glanced Al fluf Yesf ali Harry. whl
hsi constructed a met wnnfefml edifc
iu the mhiile NJ ny ntiinr room
o. an sffsld n soulf ao' keep ou
much n The mar saiit.
Pat 4 Houid BE- o. nifs In SUMMER.
sahl Harry, laurhlne meffilv. ahd snrine
inF n my side b. threw hls little arm
afoanf ny neck, sayinR, "oh msmma
love YOU sof'
Harry 'aii I, kissing him, evil yor
run and tell Bridget 10 have warm biscuit
Cor tcaf' he started quickly, and a. NJ
started BE int caught IN a light stand
upon which | had placed a rare Partisan
vase, with q rnso bud ius, unfolding IA
crimson petals In ~ The stand fell over.
and the vase Gin from my dead mother
was shattered
"You naughty boy."i cried, angrlly
" You deserve 10 be- whipped. Pick up
those pieces Instantly, and put them in
the coal bod" lio stopped, carefully
picked up the fragments, scratching HE
little fingers as hedh ~ against the sharp
edges. lie carried ihCm away and was
gone some time. when he returned il
was with something claspcd tightly In his
hand.
Coming 20 me he placed y Eve cent
piece In my lap, saying timldly, VIII
that buy You a new vase, mamma"
What evil demons possessed me 10 take
the coin, his sacredly cherished treasure,
"a kind neighbor had given him for some
little oficel and throw Il from me, | know
not.
Harry picked II M with tears running
down bis face, and sat down upon his
stool with his hands folded 80 meekly.
Presently he said; MAY | 20 and play
with Eddie POTTERY"
IL don't care where you 60" said I,
Grossly, 80 you keep out Of my sight"
Harry went 10 the closet where his coat
and hst hung, put thom on, and came and
stood by my side.
Mamma, will you please forgive me
I'm No sorry" and he put his lips up for
a kiss. Oh, God forgive me, | pushed the
little fellow away, lie stood by the door
a moment looking pltifully at me 1t Is
twenty five years ago 10. day since he
stood there, but can see him with his
blue coat and red and grey worsted skat-
ing esp, and the little red mittens, as II II
were but yesterday, But | looked coldly |
him, the door opened and shut, the IT.
Tic feet went slowly down the stairs. |
heard him go out unAsten the gate.
Looking out Of the window, | saw the
little fellow lht his face with a smile az
he saw me, which gave place TO n pitiful
culver OF the lips, az he saw | took no
notice OF him. | watched the darling
down the street with a strange, underlined
feeling, till the little coat and rcd mittens
no longer visible. Twice a sudden
Impulse moved me 10 call him back, but |
crushed Il down. Oh, would 10 God
had We'll, | sewed all through the aE-
Iernoon. AT four o'clock | put away my
work, and sat by the window. Conscience
began to reproach me for my conduct. a
don't care" said |, my beautiful vase Is a
ruin What ia the value of all the
vases in the world compared with your
lhildi Have you not spoken cross to
hat dear little Harry, who Is always so
Cheerful and obedientt And this Is not
first time, either, and you calling
8 Christian mother, toop Sun,
pose Harry should be suddenly taken from
you. Wouldn't your cruel words haunt
you forever 7"
could bear this no longer. | rose, and
1lcked up the stray litter about the room
o give y a more tidy appearance,
Then went to the window, peerlng
.'nxiously through the gloom, but seeing
OF my boy, My heart became
errlbly heavy this suspense was unbear.
'ble, Hastily throwing a shawl over nv
lead, rsn into Mrs, Potters'. "Have
gu seen EddieT was the question be,
lre entered the room. "Have you seen
"He was over here at half
two; he and Eddie went over 10
oslo Grsy's think"
What she thought | never knew, for at
hat moment Eddie rushed In hreathless,
cresming, Mother, Motheri Harry Lor.
IS drownedl We were aiding on the
lill-pond and there was a hole in the ice
mn snow on it, and Harry didn't see il,
nd
Hush, Eddiel" said his mother, look.
lg at me tearfully, "Here is Mrs. Lor.
lgl"
There was q great silence in the room,
roken only by the blithe, sweet voice of
canary, and the purr OF a Maltese cat.
resently Mrs. Potter came toward me,
nd placed her hand softly upon nv
BOULDER, saying, ELLA, my poor child "
l never moved, but sat with wide open
yes upon an awful picture. A cold, gray
.lIernoon, a pond, little boys playing upon
, n little figure, we'll known TO me, sud.
emily disappearing through the PREACHER.
us ice, down, down, the little hands
al cruel weeds, the sweet mouth
III Of water. And those wicked, sinful
lords ringing through my ears, III don't
are where you go, so long as you keep
ut of my sight There was a mist be.
're my eyes, a ringing in nv ears, | re-
lem5er leaving the house with a blind
.eling of going where my Harry was,
hen came a horrible sense Of the earth
way under my feet, and l knew no
aore.
a pleasant feeling OF warmth, q languid
ense pervading my system. | opened nv
yes and glanced around the room, K
woman by the fire; at the foot
# the bed, my husband with his hand
yer his eyes / tried TO think where
vas, and what had happened, but in vain.
Then my attention was arrested by a III.
10 figure In a red flannel night.dress,
added up in q big chair my Harry
Then II all flushed across my mind. | sat
Up straight In bed, with a faint "why -
WHAT is it," said |, feebly.
i. You must not talk /; lie down. Oh,
iarllng, darlingl' and the strong man
wept like q child. And the little figure
came and jumped on my bed, and putting
ma arms around my neck, cried, too. And
!, puzzled 70 know what IL all meant,
cried also. The strange figure anne for.
ward and took Harry away, saying, "Be
careful, Mr.. Loring, everything now de-
ponds upon quict.S
Tell me all now said |. az must
know ! had such a horrible feeling. on,
cd u
His face grew white. cue was near