The Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1876-1890, 1876-12-15

he found his mether dying. But tl'
following conversation took place he
tween them
"Who gave tito you 81 she managed
to ask, and then fearful, guilty re
morse began to gnaw at little "Jinks'
heart. -.ss9i.. -.
ga woman down there, !, be got ont
{" Bnt could son not get up and wall
about, motheri You would 3nak bet
ter chen anil perhaps YOU conisi vat ~
,N2i AZ Willie slealS. l'nlses d. sss III.
/ words that were coming, md avail
bmst from him as he placed his little
hand on her mouth.
"Ol, neither. don't say that, or I'll
/, die y be wildly cried :. III run for a
doctcr; oh, how fast III go and yeu'll
be well to morrew, won't you9n
Bnt she only strained him closer to
her breast. sss
''I'ray after me, Wlllie," she family
whispered; and then, choking with
grief, and buining with a sense oi
| guilt, he repeated after her a little
prayer, that God would look after lit
tie poor boy who would som have nc
mother, and raise him up great nany
kind friends to look after him, and !ie
the same as a mother to him, and make
him crow up to be II great and good
man.
After saying the prayer, little "Jinks''
! had but Que thought, how he could let
his mother die without confassipg his
crime. Every noment it was at the
tip Of his tnhgne, but then he thought
the awful news would strike her dead
In his arms. He let her sleep on while
he watched her breathing.
Toward morning sie stirred sligltly
and opened her eyes
kiss me, Willie," she said.
1t was only a whisper, ba. he heard
every word.
Now, put yonr arms around me-
tighter, tighter"
| These were her last words. Her
breathing got fainter and slower; and
then, as her eyelids dropped, Willie's
screams brought in solie Of the neigh
bOrs.
They took him gently from the room,
and were kind and good to him, poor
! tliough thss were hut when they told
him that This mother was away same
where, and would not he back for n
| while, he had such wild burst of grief
\ that they were afraid Of his slender life
But lie WAS calm ut last, aud theu he
insisted on going out, lac wouldn't tell
wliFrg stlpt-Ae<Nnlld 60.
Hsslipped ont " lien, tileyTYereliu ttlis
insxt tpvnl, and1louHd his SWAY 4 D Seotr
sslfn. Filid s,tnd this ended liis stoix.
Il 4tlisin't tske hun away AND leclt bin
iis ef pia ,ss a iss u sia ts INK II
err AftelS givirg him his purse and its
contents ,yutirr aud Unhf0kcn, 1 tod
linn little "Jinks'" story pretty much
as ! have now put it before the reader.
AS have already indicated, he was of
that dcrided class called ssft hearted I.
and long before | had flashed, lie was
blowing his nose, wipiag his eyes and.
finally, crying and sebbing like IL child.
But when stopped him. by asking if
he wished to press the case, lie stalted
right back III his chair, and looked per-
fectly fierce.
MIR Reynolds y he cried, "do yon
take me for n monsterf' No." he add
ed, after a miHnte, 81 will not press it,
nor will let you press it.. Do YOU
hear mef am determined. | will
see Willie = your'll let me ace him,
won't you7 think shall like Willie.
ana perhaps Willie might like me. -
This is big house, too lie woulda't
I'LL up much space in it; and, besides,
he'd be somebody to talk to. Yes, Ill
see Willie. But Mr.. Reynolds, here
stop! if You say another werd about
pressing the case as ysn call it, Ill
kill YOU. ON the spot ~