Middletown transcript., 1872-04-13

WVSe no JOo x0r vbbuOue. lWtcc suOueu
impulss moved me to call him back, but
crushed Il down. .. would 10 God had.
Well, Isswsd all through tho winter after
noon. AZ four o'clock ] put away my
work aud sat BY the window. Conscisncc
began 10 fsproach me for my conduct. II
don't cars." said |. ''my beautiful vase Is
ruins.'
What is the value Of oil the vases in
ths world compared with your child ?
Have yoa not spoken Grossly to that dear
little Harry. Who is slways 40 cheerful
and obediensy Add this Is not tho first
time either. and you call yourself chris
tisu mother, too. Suppose Harry should
BE- suddenly taken away from you. would
mot your cruel words haunt you forever?
could hear this no longer. rose
aud picked up the stray litter about the
room to give Il more tidy appearance.
Then | went to the window pcering
anxiously through the gloom. but seeing
nothing Of my boy. my heart became ter.
ribly heavy; this suspense was unbcara-
tlc. Hastily throwing a shawl over my
head. ran into Mrs. Po,tcr's.
Have you sccn Eddie Z" wns the
question before entered the room.
=" Have you seen Harry?'
:" He was over hero at half past two |;
he aud Eddie went to Josie Gray's |
think
What she thought never knew. for at
that moment the door hcw open and Ed
die rushed hrcathlcss screaming, Oh,
mother, mother! Harry Loring i. drown
cd. We were sliding on the mill pond.
and there was hole in the lee with snow
on il aud Harry didn't see il and"
Hush; Eddie said his mother.
looking at me fearfully. " Here is Mrs.
Loring"
There was n great silence in the room
broken only by the bli,he sweet voice Of n
cansry, aud the parr of a maltese eat.
Presently Mrs. Potter came towards me
and placed her hand softly upon my
J shoulder saying Ella, my poor child. y
Bu, | never moved, but sat gazing with
wide open eys upon au awful picture. a
cold, gray afternoon. a pond. little fig
ure well known to me suddenly disappear
cd through the trcachSrous ice, down
down, the little hand grasping Mt crue
weeds. the sweet mouihiull oi water Ant
those wicked sinful words ringing through
my cars; al don't care where sou 60 50
long ns you keep out of my sight" There
was mist before my eyes; u ringing II
my ears. remember leaving the hous,
with blind feeling Of going where IN,
Harry was. Then came horfid sense n,
Of the earth breaking away under my fee
and knew no more.
A pleasant feeling Of warmth, n languie
: sense prevailed my whole system. open
ed my eyes aud glanced around the room
A strange woman by tho FIRE ut the foo
Of the bed my husband with his hand,
over his eyes tried to think where
was and what had happened, bu, in vain
Then my attention was arrested by Il lil,l'
figure in red flannel night-dress cuddled
up in big chair---my Harry. Then i
all flashed across my mind. sat "
straight in bed, and said, family:
Why? What is it?'
: I" You must not falkland lie down
Oh, Darling" and the strong man wep
, like child. Aud the little figure cam,
and jumped on my bed, aud putting hi
around my neck cried too. And. pnz
sled TO know what il all meant. cried also
The strange figure came aud took llarr.
away. saying be careful now. Mr.. Loring
everything depends upon quiet"
n "Tell me all now." said |. ~ mus
know. had such horrible feeling Oh
Harold! l dreamed Harry was drowned :
His face grew white. lie was nea
= death. George Gray got him out Of tn
, pond. Gray sent down to the Office 70
me; wen, after DR.. Hopper and cam
right up. There was but spark Of life
but We succeeded at last"
n How many days ago was it Harold !.
. seven weeks ago, yesterday. said he
4 smiling"
4 "Scvcn weeks said l. Impossible
: "You have been very sick with brai
fever, Ella. You were very near death
for days We despaircd Of ever seeing yo
!. conscious. You would call yourself n
!, kinds Of names. You would sny "IInr
is drowned, and made him drown hin,
. SELF" Last night DR.. Hopper said III
crisis is at hand IL you will live ,hroug
|, the night you will get we'll Oh. Ella.
am so thankful you are spared to me"
!, ~ have been weak and sinful Harold
l. said I. /" and then told him all. not keep
. ing back anything
"He hcsrd mo throuh stroking my hal
! in gentle fashion. When had Gnishc
be said:
II at has taught you lesson. Ella, dea,
' And that wns all.
soon recovered. For long time
L could not bear Harry out Of my sight.
q seemed ~ IL I could not do half enough /
stoae Tor my wicked conduct. The though
makes me shudder now--if il had bee
I thst Harry had never como back TO M,
and thst The last words be had heard fror