Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-05-14

ing from between the blackened lips.
Was ever death more assured? | saw
him open the eyelids, and give sigh
of relief. He told me afterward that
the eye was not sunken, and so death
had not begun. He then attempted to
open the mouth, but the teeth were
tight set, and they resisted his efforts.
But with force that seemed almost bru-
tai, he wrcnched the teeth apart, and
opened the mouth.
"Shame p cried one Of the bystanders
The father did not heed them. but mo-
toned to neighbor to take the child in
his arms. lie did so.
Bring me the cgg-basket," he spoke
very sternly, almost without opening
his teeth, to the servant.
"What do you want of it?" =" What
can YOU do with it 2" "Hes crazy"
and many such remarks followed, but
the basket was there in moment
He seized one of the eggs, broke 1t,
inserted his fingers again between the
teeth and wrenched them open by force,
though they shut with so convulsivc
motion as to tear the flesh from his fin
gers. and poured the albumen into the
throat There was slight struggle,
nothing more, and the spectators were
Mortified at the action.
Don't, the child is dying" said one
"Please don't hurt the little thing
it can't livel' the mother found voice
to say. laying her hand upon his arm.
Mary, be still" he answered stern
ly, while his teeth were unrelaxing from
their clenching, and his face as hard as
if he were entering a battle, land don't
any of you NEEDLE with me, keep off. "
The bystanders involuntarily obeyed.
with many harsh remarks upon his
cruelty, but he did not heed them and
went on. Another and another egg was
broken, and still there was no sign of
life. Then the whole body of bystand-
ers broke out into loud murmur, and
cries of 1.-The brute p -" Let the child
die in peace p' :" He is crazy-take the
child away from him p were heard
around him.
He desistcd for moment from his eff
forts, and turned with ficrceness which
had before been foreign to his nature,
but no one who saw him afterward for
got it. Fools" he Kissed, "mind
your own business and leave me to mine
Take her away, will you? Try y and
he went on emptying egg after egg down
the apparently lifeless throat.
The mother could stand this no long
, er. Her frst-born was being tortured
to death before her eyes, and she i'm
ploringly flung herself on her knees be
fore her husbands father, who had tina
, moment arrived.
oh, father, do stop him y sh
gasped he will obey yoai; do stol
him. He is torturng that poor dyint
child"
The grandfather started forward a stcl
to interfere, for he, too, thought the pro
ceeding an outrageous one; but h
stopped and said
''Mary, let him alone The chill
will die if he does not go on. 1t canno
do more if he does. | would not say
word to him for the world. The child i
/ his-let him use it at his pleasure.
There was silence then. In a momen
more there was culver of the eyelids
conyulsive movement of the chest, am
: the teeth lost their tension. The fathe
seized his child, turned her face down
, ward, and the poison began to flow iron
her mouth. Again and again, as tn
e retchiug, ceased, he rcpcatad the expert
r ment-the life returning still more, an
a the face losing its black color every in
|, slant. More than twenty times albume
n had been administered, and more tina
o half those times followed by the expul
. sion of the poison when the eyes open
@ ed, the father desisted, the little sufere
i Law Just alive in his arms, exhausted
d it's little life terribly shattered, but sa0ed
e Then, when the necessity for exertio
a and determination was over-wlen tl
i physician has been summoned, and the
Is knew that darling little Blossom migl
d live, after many weeks Of struggle bt
tween life and death-wben the relieve
v friends had acknowledged that they ha
!. wronged him first; when the beautifI
+ and sorrowful wife had blessed hit
q through her kisses and tears, and a
If knew that, under God, only such an a
d most fierce determination could hay
: saved the child-then the father 81
If down, unnerved, and wept like chile
d Blossom is alive to-day, and ht
d brown eyes are opening upon woman
d hood. But there is no hour in my iii
e that brings so thrilling recollection
i that of the young fathers struggle fc
d the life Of his child-tbat fight with po
" son which have only family indicate
d because beyond description.
= Arrah, me darlint," cried Jami
7" O'Flannigan to his loquacious sweet
heart. who had not given him the oppor
{ tunity to 'gcti in word even edgeways,
;, during a two hours ride behind the Iii
= = tie bay nags in bis oyster wagon. " ar
4 We afther KNOWN why your checks ar
g like my ponies there y :" Shure an
. its because they're red, is it, " quoth til
\ blushing Bridget Faith, aud be
ter raison than that, mavourncen. IL
=" cause. there is one o them aich side Of
% Vaughn tongue"
ID Miss Moody, daughter Of the Amer
8. can revivalist, who is now preaching
Is London, not sharing her fathers view
" went to the play, and coming down la
( to breakfast next morning was greet'
by him with, . Well, child of Saton