Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-10-23

shant at all.
seed it was no use arguing with
her, so I gives in. Ny little beauty
was very proud and I liked to see it;
but I never knew as how pride would
turn over love as it did; although ]
ought to have known better b seeing SO
often how Pauline had q very narrow
escape of it. She was very pale next
morning, and her eyes looked as nine
do sometimes, when I amt got water
enough to wash with comfortable, and
leaves the color round under 'em ;
but it wasn't from that. I knowed, be-
cause Rose was q very tidy girl. I
never says nothing, but I goes on eat
ing, and not pretending to notice any
thing different !: and by and by off we
goes to the theatre. I was very curions
to see what Charlie would do but he
only just takes off his hat.
Things went on in this unfortunate
style for week. Rose was too proud
to explain, although wanted her to :;
but no, not her! and there he was.
One morning she didn't come down to
breakfast as usual, so goes up to her
bedroom and says:
What's the matter, my beauty -
"Oh, father" says she, 81 don't feel
very we'll just now. dare say shall
be all right tonight.
But her hand was trembling like a
leaf, and her eyes were sunk; and when
I came to look at..her close, I was stag
gered to see how she'd altered in them
few days. It dustered me more than
should although so I gives her kiss
and tells her to lie down quiet, and off
goes to a doctor. He comes and feels
her pulse, and such like; and he calls
me out on the landing, and says she's
in high state of fever, and says she
must be kept very quiet, or he wouldn't
be answerable for it. Then he began
asking me about myself, and my pro-
fession and cctera.
"Not very rich, I suppose ~ says
he. "Ah, well!" he says, ave shan't
quarrel about the money"
And s'welp me goodness as I stand
here, he never charged me q blessed
h'penny for phisic or nothing, and
found the bottles besides! When
Charlie sees me by myself, he didn't
know what to make on it. He fidgets
about for ever 40 long, and at last he
comes up and asks where Rose was. I
was very short with him, attracting her
as he was, though he didn't know the
damage he'd done 80 I says stiff
my daughters at home, sir-not so
we'll us she might be-"
l hope she isn't i'll, says he, quick,
| 1t don't much matter to YOU"
says, whether she's ill or not" and I
turns away, choking like, a-thinking of
my little deserted beauty a-lying so
quiet at home.
hurried back as soon as I could.
and goes up to her room and, God
help me! she was in that state she
didn't know me, and wanted to know if
Id brought message from Charlie, as
she was certain he was dead, because
he hadn't been to see her. I tried to
soothe her, but it was no good; there
she kept rambling on about one thing
or another, a-pretending to be talking
to him, and a-telling him not to be sor-
~, as she'd soon join him. 1t made
me feel queer like, and moist about the
eyes; and remembered was an old
man. and began to think how should
feel when was alone. She lay in this
state for week, living chiefly on SOD
vituals, as was obliged to force down
her throat. 1t was a hard time-I
didn't mind that ; but couldn't abide
to see my darling in pain, 1 never went
near the public then, but hurried home
every night us soon as the performances
was over, a-hOping always she'd be
better, and would know me again: bnt
she never did till an hour before IL
came. It was Sunday night. Mt
church-time. I used to like to think
afterwards that my little darling was
carried up TO Heaven on the sound of
the bells, as 1T died away on the breeze.
| was a-sitting quiet at the window. a.
ke. ping my eye on Rose to see as she
didn't want anything. and, somehow,
my poor wife came into my mind, and
l couldn't get rid of the Thought no.
how: The more tried, the more it
would come. remember as we'll al if
1t was yesterday, when had her in nv
arms IN the green-room, her a.looking
up into my face rs though she wanted
to say something.
lis it Rose, Mary9" says, and she
mods and smiles, and 1 promised I'd
be kind father to her.
She smiles again ut that, and lays her
head on my shoulder. Soon see her
cyelids a-closing, and that told me that
the Great Prompter had rung down her
; curtain.
! was a-looking ont of tho window.
and secs somebody turn the corner
and stop in front Of tho house; but il
was a.getting dark, and I couldn't
make ont who it wns-I thought I knew
the figure too. just as was q puz
zl1ng myself a-thinking how it could
} be; heard my little darling emil
"Father !" runs to her quick, for It
was the first time she'd knowed me
} since tho fever took her head. ]
had such o glad feeling at nv
heart as [ can't tell here--it comes 81
fresh to me after waiting so long, al
though it seemed to choke me too. and
! couldn't speak ut the M mcnt.
sits down Ivy her head and takes he,
hand III mine, and there we was for Il
matter Of IL minute or two before eithe,
OF u said word, a'lookiug iuto eaol