The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-10-21

And Helen, just feel the icicles in my
eyes.
The girl put her numb fingers on the
sleepy. shut lids.
They're tears, pet, she said, tender
ly. You've been crying and didn't
know it. Don't. cry, loot.
But you're crying. persisted thu e
boy.
Only a little, dear. was thinking
OF mamma.
Don't you suppose her eyes shine,
up in heaven, just as they used to
when she put her arms around me
and said, Dear ToOt?
/ guess so, Helen whispered, trying
to choke down the sobs.
And do you suppose she sees us
down here ia the snow?
Yes, Toot; cause you know she
said that she would always be seeing
and loving US.
Then-then-I don't believe she's
singing with the angels. She never
sung when we were cold or hungry.
Maybe she's asking God to take US
out OF the dark and the snow. Shall
we finish our prayers now?
Oh, yes. I'd mos forgot. Where
was we?
Let's begin again and go straight
through twice, without stopping, said
Helen.
The snow had covered them closely
ere the prayers were said-the prayers
that had been finished with low
Dear God, don't let anything hurt US
for mammals sake. Amen! And 8
minute later both children were fast
0sIeep upon THAR cOIu, wei CUuCIcs Vn
the hillside.
The storm increased. The winds
grew keener and angrier. Young
Harry Knowles, vending his way
from the city where he went to mar
ket every day, bad vacated his high,
spring seat, and was crouching on the
floor of his wagon, wrappsd up in
blsnkets and talking eheerily to his
iron grsys, while they trotted briskly
against the storm, - el- 80
Never mind, my beauties, he was
saying, only another mile, and the
shelter and the food Then, after q
pause, these are for them, bnt oh, so
much more for me And there's
many q poor fellow going home in
this awful storm that had about as
Ieif stay ont as go in, / think But
my home is home.
And the man half forgot the cold
without, his heart grew so warm
within him.
His horses shied presently, threw
up their heads, sDorted and stood
still q
Why, Bess Why, Beauty
What's up now? their master said,
sprlnging to his feet and Tightening
the reins. Not a thing in sight but
the snow. Go long Do you hear
And he gave Bess sharp cut across
her flank, which made her rear and
plunge; but 60 forward she would
not. E 80
Cesar, Mr.. Knowles big dog, who
accompanied his master everywhere,
had been standing all this time with |
his fore feet on the side board, snuff
ing the air, and looking around, as |
dogs that are lost do, quickly, eagerly. |
he bounded from the way |
on, scenting and barking his way 10 |
q little white heap in the roadside.
Well, this beats me Mr.. Knowles |
said, Obeying something that bade |
him follow the brute.
And there they found them--the
little wallis half way up the hill asleep |
in each others arms.
The wife went out when the horses
stopped in the back yard, close by the
porch doOr-went out wrapped in a
and carrying lighted Ian
tern.
Aren't you most frozen dear? she
asked. -r.
Not q bit OF it, her husband answer
ed cheerily, jumping from the wagon
and kissing the bright face lifted to
his own. HE
Mary, he added, Think God has
meant to be very kind to you and to
me, see here.
BE had LITE the lantern which be
had taken from his wifeis hand and
held il so that its light fell full upon
the two faces looking from the blaD-
kets and guarded by Cesar, who had
stretched himself half over the small
limbs that might, aud might not have
life In them. ago El
., Harry are they dead? the little
woman cried. III w III
L hope not-I think not. Let's see.
And so by. human hands two little
lives were borne into the home out of
which, by divine hands two little
lives had been taken on just such a
night three years before for the chill
iren lived and live.
I guess our own mamma heard Us
praying down there in the snow,
loot said next day, witt his arms
around his new mammals neck, while
Helen sat on grsndma's knee.