Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-11-04
Something Else There.

a sweet child's face, rosy and earnest'
The basket was rested for moment upon
the upper step, and = pair of soft. grave
eyes peered through the half-closed blinds
OF the nearest window. The hail -doorwas
open and lady came from the room to
welcome the diminutive messenger.
"Good morning, Dewy; pretty we'll
loaded, aren't you? Shall take It y,
And she extended her hand for the basket
The little fellow gave it to her. also the
kiss for which she had bent smilingly.
Aunt Ria, it's for Uncle Fred; but NV
mother says you can have some of itr he
said, as he battered after her into the pleas.
ant sitting-room.
Did she." laughingly responded the
lady
Yes, ma'am; I asked her. And She
said | must tell her if Uncle Fred is any
better. Is he?" he queried speaking low
and trying to edge himself up on the
lounge.
Come IN here and see, Dewy." came
in Uncle Fred's own voice from the bed
room adjoining. Dewy quickly slipped
from his perch and almost ran across the
room.
"Oh, Uncle Fred, youam better. Cause
yesterday you didn't speak to me you had
your eyes shut"
Yes, Dewy, am better, but I must
not kiss you yet, pet. Just let me hold
your hands. Now, Aunt Ria, let US see
what's in the big basket the little man
tugged all the way up the hill"
Aunt Ria took out dressed chicken,
some fruit, and jar of cream.
Something else there said Dewy.
Aunt Ria shook the napkin ard glanced
again into the basket. 81 don't see any,
thing else. What was it. dear?o
Something you can't take out" re-
turned Dewy, very gravely.
Uncle Fred laughed quite heartily for
sick man at what he considered his small
nephew's joke. " suppoSeyou mean the
bottom of the basket, Dewy,' he said
"No, Uncle Fred, l don't, ~ replied the
child with decision. 1t was something
my mother put in there. 1t was a pray
err"
1T was what:" asked both relatives at
"A prayer I saw my mother put 1t in.
You can't take it out, but God CAM
What strange notion said Aunt
Ria.
"Well, l guess it's So" murmured Tn.
Gle Fred
Course it's So" repeated Dewy.
6 saw my mother from the window.
Fore she put on the napkin she looked
up so"-turning his sweet face upward
land said something low, and know it
was prayer. That's the way she does
lots of times, and she puts prayer in my
crib every night"
Dewys mother had told him to return
Immediately; so, after taking lust one
peep" at his baby cousin, who lay asleep
in another room, he departed. His active,
earnest footsteps were still sounding upon
the stone walk when his Uncle Fred re-
marked: THAT putting in prayer, as
Dewy calls it, is just like Madge although
| never gave it a thought before. really
believe she never does the astthng with
out praying over it. She is good Great
ure, if there ever was one; yet when we
youngsters were all at home together, we
boys used to tease her numerically some
times about her religion. Grandmother
used to say" he added, after a brief 81
lencc, that Madge was the extreme good
or bad luck TO others, and once She startled
us all by declaring that whoever was Ill
among the ncighbors either died immc-
diately or began to convalesce as soon as
Madge had assisted in attending them,
though it were only FOR a night. ! noticed
that thing particularly, and it did seem
so; but believe now that nothing more
supernatural than her prayers was at the
bottom OF it,.
The invalid remained in deep thought
and with closed eyes SO long that his wife
thought him sleeping; but suddenly he
looked up, his brow troubled, his lips
working neryously.
Maria" he said, 81 have never yet
dropped a prayer INTO our habys cradle
| am a miserable ungratctul wretch; ana
if | ever get to heaven it will be because
sisters prayers have kept me within the
reach of mercy. | think her prayers
must have saved my life once before your
care and her prayers Will raise me from
this illness; but now ! believe il time thal
| began to call upon the Lord for myself
Dewy has given me key lie resuilieu'
after brief interval, " that unIochs
Madge's whole life, and | view her claF
acter now in its true light. ! used TO re-
gard her as absurdly conscientious, pu,
now know that she is a child OF COO
The key which Dewy in childish SIN.
plicity and trust gave 50 earnestly to hls
uncle that bright summer morning mas
brought TO the eyes OF the latter more Iii nan
one beautiful revelation. God did llAe
the mute petition from that little basket
and he changed ii into anthems OF pfalse'
The praying sister soon clasped the ur1ln
ers hand in hers and pointed out the Paul
that led TO the precious cross. The heart
of the sister and wife was also won =!
Calyary's simple story, so old and 'so
new-so wonderful.
Something else there they irequeh.
lv say to each other, " or, if there L IT,
there ought to be-" and Dewy's remafh,
once so perplexing, has aided them no.e
than any other uninspired word 10 9e.t
form checrtuIly the duties eXpFtleu y
those who hunbly follow Christ --ChJ!s-