The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-01-30

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his face again sppeSTed ct the door,
and ne would laugh at me wish those
great white teeth, and say, 'Husbsnd
or child, which?' Then 1 quickly
replied, Husband, OH the hus-
band -
"But it WAS so queer, for just as
socn as he was wlsA Ire again, my
spirit for teasing returned and /
would say
q think it is the child after all
Then he would lake The coy from
nv breast and dance him joYially up
and down aad ssy, you are rightp
Then he would give ne : good
kiss, and thus our little Innocent
jars were never quarrels, and eaded
in perfect content"
She gazed for a moment silently
before her, whila Thomas sat nod
ding his head sadly.
'tYou sae,n she continued, SIT is
pecessary e. tell you sil tlis. Hit
does seem fOt eign 70 tho real subject,
it belongs to it, Tor il became a mat
ter OF most heart-rendiDg thoughts
10 us aflerward. This question
asked In q joke became a irightlGl
fact.''
The WOmsn was so overcome she
could scarcely continue, and her eyes
turned a mute appeal for help TO yard
her husband, bat no oaly shock his
head mournfully, making . mo!ios
with his hand as if to bid her speak
on, looking into her eyes lovingly as
if to cheer her.
swell, the story We told at the
time of the accident was true in every
particular, up to our arrival at the
the railroad track. There it was
little different, and we hesitate IN
giving the exsos manner OF the h9r-
lid occurrence. We never fully u1-
derstood ourselves why. l. would
have been better, think, If we had
not made g secret OF It much Of
this weary shadow that has elOIded
our lives wouid have worn away, nad
we talked it over with another per-.
son. That Is why We give you our
confidence nov, hoping Gn lntellig ent,
right-minGeo man lie yourself will
advise and judge If have erred
SIT happened thus As ny Anton
and led father toward the track, |
imagined | heard the locomotive, but
l could see nothing, as q heavy tog
lay Oa the ground, and ] supposed The
monster was far, far away from Us,
a1d the moments were precious III
boy Thomas wss suffering terribly,
saying Lis foot was burning ike
caustic, and it was only s-eQ aud
we would he over, end had Tnonss
not had the misfortune TO stumbis
we would have crossed safely.
"They bo,s lay in the middle CT
the road, Anton, on the right Of rnc,
Thomas oD the lett and in that instant
their startled cry and the ebrieking
roac OF tee iron monster fell 0G my
ear, and through the dense log /
saw his burning, greedy eye f1ss'ued
on nv dear ores. while the fiery
sparks were thickiY scattered abou5,
as if hell itself had opened.
"Oh X I live q thousand years
the horror OF that moment viii re-
main, as / realized l could save one
OF them, only Onel
"Ahl r,sir Human nature nay
be subject 70 million different dis
tressing heartacbes Eud mental
struggles, but heap them sli into 8
life time, it ia as nothing compared
to what endured in . few moments.
81 have often wondered since, how
it was possible that the mind could
comprehend go much while eabjecs
to such insOlerabls suffering ed
fright as now, thought s'ter thought
fl ashed trough my brain in so short
space OF time"
"My mother heart Ye2rnet t1r ny
child, aud I seemed 70 grasp it, while
the hand Of God himself seemed to /
hcld me toward ThOToas. though
wss be not mine before tle child Did !
vou not swear a. the altar never 10 /
forsalle him? l. seemed then, as il /
loved him best ; he Wa5 more use
fui oa esrth then 1 thought, Oh 7
horrible raven mother O desert /
your child But the thing vas upon {
US. | heard mems voices warning |
through the mist. IL was as Il they |
tried 10 stop it, but failed. II cut /
the darkness and rush d on toward |
us, with one bound / turned from ny
child, grssped for ny husband, AID |
With the strength OF q giact, raised /
him off the track, TUNED, bIs the
awful mon5ter hal passed, leaving |
me thecrushed remains OF my child. -
She stopped short, as if suddenly !
frozen in body and soul. Her hus-
band trembling in every limb, clutch
ing at his beard as If it could steady !
him. | sat q speechless witness o.
this fearful grief. hiy sympathy had |
no words, ny eyes must have told |
them how deeply entered into this
touching history.
Thomas recovered himself f.st. |
Going 70 his wife lie :eo3e.iy placed /
his arm sroanl her sac started
with the mlgaehe touch, looked up /
at hin and then 2s me - II 8aitiag
for me pass judgment
I coul1 oaly take her hand between
my own and say
"POor. poor mother! NOBLE Wo-
man! Righteous wi'e " A. this,
her ewes b aued IS Il suddenly re-
Iieved OF 3 dark veil ; fIsh O-l
genuine hsppins7s covered her face
ma whole countszaace Of the yO-
man changed from sluggish horror
to an incomoarable relief
Thomas Stretched his hand toward
me, his eyes Fishing with joy, bis
mead erected WITH manly pride, and |
for tie first time in years, Lis bEOsd
shining teeth appeared through a
smile sgain.
"God reward your kind heart srd
good words" she cried. "It seems
~ il we dared 20 be happy once
more p' /,
She embraced her bus bsnd, looking
lovingly up to him, and softly asked
ado you think 80, Thomas p
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