Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-01-15
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but I had real Psychological iuisre5f IN
sAs sw3esss. and I sckncv ledR lkk the
kastl lsusPisicn oFsoncihing foe; desih l
ind secret. possibly ID seeideos,J tias rs-I
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one day. in presence Of her husband. Frau
Thomas unburdeDed her sadly oppressed
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great deal happier. and loved Thomas bet
ter than ever when he was At my side. but
eculd.slso enjoy his sbssuce. sud not wssch
window and door constantly if he chsuced
to remain away longer than usual. I
used to tease him frequently and say {:
Somebody is welcome to steal you. now
I've got my baby He would lsugh At
me then. saying: We'll. if you have no
tssshss sssfor me, sA.ight.' end -paayfuaiy
lesvc the room as if in dreadful anger.
and bang The door. But l knew he was
only in fun, and laughed q. If I did not
care. Nevertheless, my heart grew sad
and vas disturbed until his face ayain ap-
pcared at the door. and be would laugh
at me with those great white teeth aud
say: Husband or child. which !? Then
I quickly replied Husband, oh! tho
husband 7 .tt7 9S''.'
, ''Blt it was so queer. for just as soon
as he vas With me agaip. my spirit for
teasing returned and would say
L think it is the child, after an
Then he would take the boy from ny
breast and dance him joyfully up and
down. and say. You are right!'
Then be would give me good kiss.
and thus our little innocent Jars we're
never quarrels. and ended in perfect con-
tentmcnt."
She gased for a moment silently before
her. while Thomas sat nOdding his head
silently. ...
"You see." she continued. '.it is ne
cessary 10 tell you all this. If it does
seem foreign to the real subject. it be-
longs to it. for it became q matter of most
heartrending thoughts to us afterward -
This question asked in Joke became .
f,ightful fact" .
The woman was so overcome she could
scarcely continue. and her eyes turned a
mute appeal for help toward her husband.
but he only shook his head mournfully,
making . motion with his hand a. il to
bid her speak on. looking into her eyes
lovingly. as if to cheer her.
'Well. the story we told at the time of
the accident was true in every particular.
up to the arrival st the railroad track
There it was little different. aud we hes
itatcd in giving the exact manner of the
ho.rid occurrence. We have never fully
understood ourselves Why. 1t would have
been better. I think. if we had not made
a secret of it; much Of this weary shadow
that has clouded our lives would have
worn away, had We talked it over with
another person. That is why we give
you our confidence now, hoping an intel
ligens. right-miudeo man like yourself will
advise and judge if have erred.
"It happened thus As my Anton and
| led father toward the track l Imagined
I heard The locomotive. but I could see
nothing. as a heavy fog lay on the ground /.
aud I supposed that the monster was far
away from us. and the moments were pre-
ciouS My poor Thomas was suffering
terribly. saying his foot was burning like
caustic, and it was only step and We
would be over. and had Thomas not had
The misfortune 70 stumLls, We would have
crossed safely.
They both lay in the middle of the
road. Anton to the righ. Of me and Thom-
as to the left. and in tha. instant their
startled cry and the shrieking roar Of the
iron monster fell on my ear. aud. through
the dense fog saw his burning, greedy
eye fastened on my dear ones. while the
fiery sparks we're ihickly scattered about.
as ii hell itself had been opened to devour
them
oh! If I live thousand years, the
horror Of that momsnt will remain, as /
realized I could save one Of them. only
Que
"Ah. sir! human nature may he sub-
jcct to million different distressing heart
aches and mental struggles but heap them
all into lifetime, il is ~ nothing COM
pared to waat I end ured in few seconds
Il have often wondered since how i,
vas possible the mind could comprehend
50 much while subject to such intolerabls
suffering and fright. as nov, thought af:
ter thought flashed through my brain in
90 short time.
"My mother-heart yearncd for my child
aud l seemed to grasp it. while the hand
Of God Himself seemed to hold me toward
Thomas. thought. was he not thine be.
fore the child Did you not swear at the al.
tar never to forsake him? It seemed. then
as I loved him best; he was mere usefu
on earth Theu thought, oh Lorribl.
raven mother! to desert your child Bu
the ;lins was upon us. heard men,
voices warning through the mist 1t wa.
as If they tried to stop it. but failed. Il
cut The darkness aud rushed towards rs
With one bound turned from my child
grasped for my husband. and. With th.
strength Of giantess, raised him oil tbs
track. turned. sut the awful monster haG
passed. leaving me the crushed remain.
. Of my child"
She stopped short. as IL suddenly fro
sca in body and soul. Her hasbant
rtrsmbled in every limb. elasching a hi,
beard rs IL it could steady him. I sa
n spesshles witness Of This fearful grief
Ny sywpasay had no words; my eye
must have told them how deeply I en-
tered uish them into this ,UrsLins his
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