Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-04-08

hour after, as they sat before the bright fire
together. No mothers touch could have
been more tender than that rough mans as
he lifted the little twisted form into his
arms and laid The sunny head carefully
against his bosom. She rested there for a
while silently looking fondly up into bis
face, aud now and then touching his cheeks
gently with her thin fingers. At last she
said, with an air earnestly, yet slightly hes
itating You do believe God loves you,
don't you father ?"
ayes, lamb, yes so long as he leaves
me you"
But if lie didn't leave me-" she per.
sisted wouldn't you believe that, too, was
because he loved you2"
The mans face darkeued with a sudden,
sick terror
Look here" said he, in voice Of pas
siouate entrcaty, don't talk about that,
don't 1t couldn't be love, no way, that
wouldn't leave you. You're all I've got,
child--all God don't want to take all
away, does He2 That amt love-"
The girl stretched her hand up and drew
il around his neck and laid her face on his
shoulder to hide the tears she could not
keep back But she made no answer.--
After awhile he asked sudden question:
brcathlessly, as if suspicion had pierced
him with a paug too sharp to be borne.
" Has DR.. Peters been here to-day,
Eunice2"
She tremblcd little, but she answered
quietly, " Yes, father
And he says you're goin does he, the
way your mother went2 Child, don't you
believe him You shant 60. My love will
keep you alive. Hasn't it kept you now,
fourteen years. Why, the doctor said you
wouldn't live the first time he laid you on
my arms But you have lived and here you
are, and here I'll hold you. Hasn't my love
kept you so long
Your love and Gods love, father. - But
what if He thinks, now, that's time for INC
to 90 homer
And then they sat on silently, for long,
still hour, and the wood FIRE burned brightly,
and now and then a brand dropped on the
hearth, and that and the storm outside were
the only sound which broke the stiffness,
save when, once or twice, great gasping
sob tore up from Shutting Dams deep chest.
At last be bent over, aud turned his girls
face toward him, and looked in it with
eager hungry eyes.
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