Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-03-07

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old, viii you>tna and tell Bird get to have
warm biscuits for tea
! He started quickly. end as be. started
his foot caught in little stand upon which
l had placed rare Parian vase. with a
rose bud just unfolding its crimson petals
in it. The stand fea over, and the vase
"a gin from my mo,her) was shattered.
'You naughty boy I cried angrily.
you deserve to be whipped. Pick up
those pieces instantly. and put them in
the coal hoi' Tie stopped. carefully pick
ed DIP the fragments. carried them away
and was gone for some time. When he
returned it was with something tightly
clasped IN bis hand
Coming to me he placed I've cent piece
in my hand. saying tinidly. viii that
buy YOU a new vase. mamma
4, What evil demon possessed me to take
the coin. his sscrclIy cherished treasure.
kind neighbor had given, aud throw it
from me, | know not
Harry picked it up with tears running.
and sat down upon his stool. with his
hands folded so meekly. Presently he
said
Mamma, may 60 and play with Eddy
/ Po..er?'
| Il don't care where you go said |
Grossly. AS long as you keep out of my
sight
! Harry went to the closet where his coat
and hat hung. put them on, and came and
stood by my side.
Mamma, will you please forgive me ?
I'm SO sorry" and he put up his lips for
n kiss
.. God forgive me. pushed the lit
tie fellow away He stood by the door a
moment looking pitifully at me. 1t is
twenty-five years ago to-day since be stood
there but can see him, with his blue
coat and red and gray worstcd skating
cap. as the little feet went slowly down
the stairs. heard him 20 out; unfastcn
the gate. Looking out the window | saw
the little fellow lift his face with smile
as he saw me. which gave place 10 pitt
ful quiver of the lips as he saw I took no
notice of him watched the darling
down the street with strange, underlined
feeling. till the little coat and red mi;tens
were no longer visible. Twice sudden
impulse moved me to call him back, but
| crushed it down. Oh would to God
| had. Well, l scwed oil through the
Winter afternoon. At four o'clock put
away my work and sat BY the window -
Conscience began to reproach me for my
conduct. Il don't care, said | my beau
tiful vase is in ruins
What is the value of all the vases in
the world compared with your child p
Have you not spoken Grossly TO that dear
! little Harry. who is always so cheerful and
obedien, And this is not the first time
either, and you call yourself Christian
mother. too. Suppose Harry should be
suddenly taken away from you. would not
your cruel words haunt you forever
could bear this no longer. rose and
picked up the stray litter about the room
to give it more tidy appearance.
Then went to the window, peering
anxously through the gloom. but seeing
nothing of my boy, my heart became ter
ribiy heavy this suspense was unbeara-
&. bic. Hastily throwing n shawl over my
head. ran into Mrs. Potter's.
Have you seen Ejdic:' was the ques-
ton before I entered the room.
! Have YOU seen Harry ?
lie was over here at half past two he
and Eddie went over to Josie Gray's, |
thiuk-
What she thought I never know, for
at that moment the door few open and
Eddie rushed in breathless, screaming
Oh. mother. mother. Harry Loring is
drowned. We were sliding on the mill
pond, and there was a hole in tue ice
with snow OIL it, and Harry didn't see j,
and
Hush, Eldie.' said his mother. look
ing at me fearfully. Here is Mrs. Lcr-
ing
There was \ great silence in the room,
broken only by the blithc swce. voice Of 4
canary. and the pur Of a Maltese cat. Pres.
entity Mrs Potter came towards me snd
placed her hand softly upon my shoulder
saying. Ella. my poor child
But never moved but sat gazing will
wide open eyes upon an awful picture
4 cold. gray. afternoon, a pond. little
figure well known to me suddenly disap
pearing through the treachorous ice. down
down. the little hand grasping at erue
weeds. the sweet mouth full of water
And those wicked sinful words ringing
through my ears. i don't care where
you go. so long as you keep out of my
sight There was a mis-. before my eyes
a ringing in my ears remember leav.
ing the house with blind feeling of 90
ing wherc my Harry was. Then came :
horrible sense a. of the earth breaking
} away under my feet and knew no more
A pleasant. feeling Of warmth. 4 lauguiC
: sense pervaded nv whole system. | 1open
ed my eyes and glanced around the room
\ strange woman by the FIRE; at the foo
of the bed my husband, with bis hand
r over his eyes tried to think where
| was and wha, had happened, but in vain
Then my attention was arrested by n lit
tie figure in red faanel night-dress eid
died up in a big ehair-my Harry. The
it all flashed across nv mind l sa, u
straich, in bed with faint, Why?
What is il T said I. fecbly.
You must not talk. lie down. oh
darling and the strong man wcpt like
= child. And the little figure came an
: jumped on my bsi. and putting his arm
around my neck cried too. And !. pug
,led TO know wlrx. il all meant. cried also