The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-07-27
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his foot eanght in little stand upoa
which ! bad placed rsrr radan vase,
with a rosebud just unfolding i,s crimson
petal, iu lt The st-,d Gll aye and tbc
vase Ga eil tum NJ, deal motherl was
shattered,
1ou uaughly boy cried apgrily, you
deserve to be whipped Pick up The
pieces instantly, aud pot them IN The coal
bod.
llo stopped, carefully picked up the
fragments, carried them away and was
gone some time. When Ia returned Il
was with something claspcd tightly in
bis baud.
Coming 70 me be placed a five cent
piece in my hand, saying Hmidy
yin that buy you a new vase mann
MAJ
Nhatcyil demon possessed me to take the
coin his saeredly cherished treasure. IA
neighbor had given him. aud throw it
from me, know net.
Harry picked it mp with tears running.
and sat down upeu his stool with his
hands folded meekly, Presently he said
may ! 20 aud play with Eddie Potter?
| don't care where YOU 90, | said,
Grossly, ifyou viii only keep out Of my
sight,
Harry went TO the closet whore hi.
coat aud hat hung, put them on, aud
came and stood by my side.
Mamma, will you please forgive me?
I'm sorryl and he put up his lips for
kiss
@, God forgive me pushed the lit
Tie fellow away. He stood by the door
a moment looking pitilully At me. II i
% years ago to-day since he stood there
but | can see him, with his blue coat and
red aud gray worsled skating cap, and
the little red mittcns, as If il were but
yesterday But looked coldly at him.
the door opened aud shut-the little feet
went slowly down the stairs. heard him
90 out, and unfasten the gate. Looking
out of the window, saw the little fellow
lift his face with smile as hc saw me
which gave place TO pitiful quiyer OF
the lips as he saw took no notice OF him.
| watched the darling down the street,
with a strange, undetlnabIe feeling, till
the little coat aud red mttens were yisi-
bic no longer. Twice n sudden impulse
moved me to call him back, but | crushed
it down.-O, would TO God ! hadl Wen,
] sewed all through the winter afternoon.
At four O'Clock put my work away, and
sat by the window Conscience began
TO reproaoh me for my conduct.
! don't care, it said, if the beautiful
vase is ruin. What is the value of all
tho rasco in the world compared with
your child Have you not spoken Grossly
to that dear little Harry, who was
always so cheerful and obedient? And il
is not the first time, either-and You call
yourself Christian mother, too Sup
pose Harry should be suddenly taken
from you, wouldn't your cruelty haunt
you forever
! could bear this no longer. arose
and picked up the stray litter about the
room to give it a more tidy appearance.
Then went TO the window, peering
anxiously through the gloom, but seeing
nothing of my boy my heart became ter.
ribly heavy, this suspense was unbear-
able. Hastily throwing shawl over my
head, | ran into Mrs. Pottcrs's.
Have you seen Eddie? was the question
before | entered the room.
Have you seen Harry2
lie was here at half-past two he and
Eddie went over to Josie Gray's. II
think
What she thought never knew, for at
that moment the door flew open and
Eddie rushed IN breathless, screaming
Mother, mother! Harry Loring is
drowned. We were sliding on the mill
pond, and there was a hole IN the ice
with snow on il, and Harry didn't see II. /
and
Hush, Eddie! said his mother, looking
at me fearfully, here is Mrs. Loring.
There was a deep silence in the room
broken only by the blithe, sweet voice Of
a canary, and The purr Of Maltese cat.
Presently Mrs. Potter came towards
me, and placed her hand softly on my
shoulder, saying
Ella, my poor, poor childl
never moved, but sat gazing with
wide open eyes At an awful picture 4
cold, gray afternoon, pond, little boys
playing upon il, one little figure, wen
known to me, suddenly disappears thro'
the trcachcrons ice, down, down, the lit
tie hands grasping Al cruel weeds, the
sweet mouth fun Of water Aud those
wicked, sinful words ringing through my
ears, II don't care whore you 20, SO long
as you keep oat Of my sight" There was
a mist before my eyes, d ring ia my ears.
remember leaving the house with
blind feeling Of going where my Harry
was. Then came q horrible sense Of earth
breaking away under my feet, and then
all was a blank.
a pleasant feeling ofwarmll, lauguid
sense pergaded my whgle system. /
opened my eyes and glanced around ihe
room. 4 strange woman By the ire At
tbc foot of Tie bed my husband, with III.
hands over his eyes. i tried to tldnk
whore ! was aud what had happened, bat
ia vain. Then ms attention wa. arrested
b. q little Ggurc III i red aaHuel night