New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-07
my sasv my poor little fellow all alone IN the lone

"Mv baby, poor little teloW, III "ono ~ '"' ''"N
soue woods and night coming orr
long s Graoe Medford lives, she will never forget
her mothers face at that moment se naa never T seen
ticed her Needless of white gown, ana thin shippers
or head every hrob OF which had heeen torture all mat
onT fteTnoon the mother sprans through the adion-
n room and out OF doors and on the pain towards
the woods before Oracle had drawn nan dozen soDong
Mr. smith saw her, and tried to stop her.
sDon't 60" ne said; Z" we have got lanterns and 10
going now with botn my men"
sit in doors with my baby all alone IN those cruel
80 they all hurried forward and Gracie came out OF
house, stil sobbng; aud she and KITTY casped sor
f hands and went slowly after the others
An hour passed before low, eager cry came from
Mrs Medfords lips;
"C0me here James!'
So she had found him she had taken one OF the Ian
terms and her mothers instinct had led her to the
right place at last Mr.. Smith stepped to her side Inc
hight from their lanterns shOue what looked Ike
the satne OF lite BOY me long CURED e las rhls
in the dim hight, aud IN careless hand was great
bunch Of the pdrpe poison-berreS tho deadly mght-
See those berries" the mother whispered flames,
Mr.. smith bent over the clid and looked at lin
closely. -. ,o.,o,
tasted them and he breathes as quietly as II nc was ID
his bed at home" --
She had dared before lest she should clasp despair
Her embrace awOke him; and sun, II seeneuj his
thoughts were running on me golden DutteIles, ,b
did 50 bright; but they all ruined away aud then
I
"Wcren't Won frlcetened daTngp
"Not frightened 40 much As me hungry. Then me ma
booul berries See! aud before did eat any, some
thing laid me down 10 sleep"
IL was Gods angel surely, the mother thought, VINO
had hushcd her little TO his slumOers Just in tma'
just ~ time o
She drew the purple poison berries from his h9gers
"They would not be good for Freddy she said, coax
iugly '"Uncle James shall carry Freddy nome, ana
tncn my bOyl get some nice supper
On the way the h;tle procession met Grace ana hlty
Little Freddy called out jOyfuiy:
"Me 'idIng. See, Oracle! Me not mean 10 run away.
Ne bad boy Nc only ~ 10 get veal gold fly things
fol- mamma"
IL was too much for Oracle.
Little angel 80 she cried through her tears. Just
how he takes all the blame and Jres to excuse man
self. How can / ever, say thanks enough 10 Goa
for not king him lust yet to be angel In hcaYen
Mrs. MedfOrd had two or three minds about
what she should say to Grace. Her first thought
had been 10 send az once for Mary. ana puush
the child by the humiliation of feeling herself no
longer trusted. Then she Thought it would suffice
to Improve the occasion" by ieW remarks. But her
last best decision was, that The lesson Grace had been
taught woud only be weakened by any words on com
meut. SO, like Il wise enough 10 know when 10
be senI-and that gift Is not TO be rockJned Lightly
she left the incident do its work. she was salts
het with the result The children nld happy summer;
ana Oracle never again LED into the temptation OI
even momentary wish TO get md Of Freddy.
The volume is issued in the weknown style OF SIMPLE
elegance suggested BY the Of the publishers with
original illustrations not unworthy OF the refined En-
glish OF which they are the accompaniment