Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-11-13

his hair she almost fancies she cal
see light. coming from it. There is {
big thing at otiB side Of tie place, made
of pipes, and she would like to know
! what 1T is. But she is not quite sure
, that she could speak if she tried there
: is numbneSs coming over her, not
bringing any pain with it though, not
a bit. The chair is very comfortable
and Tot is III state Of the most perfec
rest ; never before has she been SO en-
tirely free from hunger and cold. Hel
, wonder and awe at the vast place, too
decrea1sn by degrees, till she is simply
: happy. My lord talks to her what
! about she knows not education, sec
ular, .denominational, mutual obliga
tioh, class leSfslatidr-s never heatt
such words before. But he wants nc
, answers, only to talk, and perhaps my
lord has never before had SO satisfac
tory an audience
Soon all the place, except near the
big thing with the pipes, is full of peo
pie, and then Suddenly great sounG
fills the air Loud now, and agaif
soft. Changing, and changing anG
changing.
The big thing with the pipes is get
ting farther and farther away, all the
place is getting bigger the circle o.
lights above is miles high, but Tot does
rot mind How; It seettis PERFECTLY na
tural ; it is not quite so light as it was,
but she is very happy.
The great sound ceases as suddenly
as 1T began, and my lord lays his hand
on Tots shoulder and says graveIy.
" Not word now, Tot, an You love
me" But there is no fear or her speak
Ing.
Suddenly again new sound comes
through the air, made up all the sounds
there can be, Tot thinks Sad at first,
it swells and falls in notes deep and
| low; bright soon, it leaps from sound to
sound in notes sharp and clear And
every change, every swell and every fall,
notes deep and low, sharp and clear,
I'll ioiri toaetiier Is one q eat joyful
noise that fills Tots starved 1ittle b8dy
and soul with ecstasy. Obi that it
would never stop. Tot can hardly
make out the lambs now, they are miles
aud miles away; she can hardly see
the big thing with the pipes, ard the
people have turned into distant mist
OF red and blue, and gold and silver
She looks up at my lord. He is close
to her So close that if she could move
her hand, she could touch him She
is very glad Of that. She does not
want to know, how it Is lie has COME SO
near. 1t is quite proper that the other
people should be SO far off, it does not
pain her at all but she is very glad
my lord is near, and that she can see
his face, The sound stops, and Tot
feels q great shock, Oh if it would
go On again She listens in agony for
it to return ), will it never come? At
last gbe hears it *ety soft, very low.
and very regular, and she Is happy
Soon, above all she hears the voice of
some one singing. The sound is inf
nitely pure and sweet 1t brings great
comfort to the starved little boy and
soul. She can hear the words plainly,
and knows what they mean. She can
see the lamps now only a circle of
light, far away, high above her. The
big thing with the pipes is gone; the
mist of red and blue, and gold and sill.
yer Is gone she 6aii see nothing but
the circle Of light above, and my lord
sitting by .heEs And, still the voice
sings ON. and Tot is full OF Happiness:
Hunger and cold, blows and curses
must come quickly if they would come
at all, the time for action is shcrt.
Death, their unfailing antidote, is neat.
If my lord had seen Tots face then
he would have been frightened But
be was listening, wfapt " in tleasrriire,;
forgetful OF everything but a man S
voice singing, and the words were:
" Comfort ye, my people, saith your
| God ), speak ye comfortably to Jerusa-
lem, and cry into her that her iniauity
is forgiven. The voice of him that
crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make straight in the
desert q highway for our God"
Then my lord sighs, turns his head,
and looks at Tot.
Tot is seated, white and motionless,
in the comfortable chair; her dirty lit
tie hands folded III one another, and
her dirty little head thrown back. A
change has come over the face; there
is no wonder, no awe in it now, only a
look, despite the dirt, gentle reader, of
infinite calm and rest.
My lord is startled he places his
hand fearfully on her forehead and sud
denly with a shiver draws it back.
"God, how cold y he whispers,
"She must have tainted" Then in a
louder tone, speaking that he may be
heard by those atoiitid, he says, "Is
there doctor here9 "
Some catch the words and stare GU
riously at him, but grave man rises
from his seat, and answered the call.
He feels Tots pulse, and puts his hand
on her heart, and shakes his head.
"Quite dead" he says, and looking
at her shrunken face. " Effusion of
blood on the brain, I imagine, caused
by want of the necessaries of life and
=" with a glance round the mighty
building, bright with light and color;
possibly accelerated by unusual ex-
citement. Nothing to be done, moth
ing. If you please, I will give you my
card"
My lord, without taking his eyes off
Tots face, receives it, and the grave
man goes back to his place; he is a
passionate lover of music.
For minute, my lord stands In
doubt, but the British public is begin.
ming to whisper and stare at him, il
scents food for it's curiosity ; so, with
a smile, he takes Tot gently in his arms
and carries her away. At the great
door IS a policeman, who seems un-
settled III his mind as to whether it is
not his duty to stop my lord and exam
inc his burden. But he is so perfectly
calm that policeman persuades himself
1T must be all right, and the way is
left free for Tots exit.
My lord, as materialist. has, of
course, no belief in Immortality; and
he objects strongly to the customs of
burial prevalent among so many ma
tons. In his will, indeed, (most care
Tally preparedD, he has bequeathed
q" his body to the nation in order that,
etc, ETC., science, ETC., human progress,
etc; on condition that all of the afore-
8ald body not permanently required
may be burnt to ashes, etc. y
But my lord forgets to do unto 9TH
ers as he would others should do unto
HIM. lie finds out Tots mother-no
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