Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-17
The View House

delicious, drezrny, h1lf-coas ciO1s
state, Der little pincbei face was
white a. the pillows about Der, and
yoo wOald think her - weak and
frail that only tenderness and care
would prOloBg her stay on earth /;
bat when she opens her eyes you
read tale Of fo-iiiudc and endnr-
ance that surprises you. Loud,
barsh.tones from the kitchen start
le her from Der morning rest.
where's that boy called long
ago! Amt you gone about your
work yet! III see If have 10 tel
YOU q dozen tines And tie boy,
fearing 10 pass by bis father, silly
eneaks through bis mothers room,
and ont 10 Lis work. Gene. hur-
ryup that breakfast. See! Some
body has left the cupboard open
and the baby has got into It ard
made Z pretty muss. Such dirty
children ! never saw 81 this IL
loud, grating tones she heard, and
then saw him stride haught;ly
through her room without dcigning
a glance tczari tie bed Poor.
courageors Mrs. Ross buried her
face in her pillows, ard ! strange. I
sweet vision came . hlT c! tie .
quiet graveyard on the lorely green (
hillside, where her father AMI moth
e. had long bee1 a. re>t. "Ob. ho~
sEeet !; Eo1ld be 20 de, II / Only
could bet ] cant. i shall &c
well; the doctor s.ii ! only needed
res; aad little nediriue nothing
dangerous ever ais re; always
weak and tired bat Oh, ho~ can ]
take Up al these burdens and 80
on again p And in her dre2ry
musings she scarcely noticed tic
XII when she brought her break
fast and placed !. on her chair b.
her bedside, scarcely heard TIE
karsh words OF tie father as he
BcOliei frs; one child and then
another, while he ATE his morning
meal, Until = pi,eous voice ~ The
bedside sobbed, Mamma - and
she turned 10 see her little May
standing there, looking 50 pitifu'
with Unwashed fare and Caccmbea
hair. The chili's gaze was fxc6
upon the food, still untouched, up
on the chair, part Of which wa
some delicacy sent in for the sick
woman by a neighior. "Can't J
have some your beckfus, mamma
Papa sent me way"
"Yes, dear, cat it all ifyou wish
said the mother. But little May
had accomplished her mission +; al
the mother in the sick woman was
aroused, and she hal 10 wish 10 III,
now. Indeed, the wish seemed now
30 cowardly that she was almost !.
ashamed Of it. She would live for !
hese dear children, though she :
suffer years of agony; and all the !;
orenoon after the father and older
,oys had gone to their work, she :
troye to pick some rays OF bright :,
less from out the future. Her >,
might prove blessings to :,
Ter, in spite Of all drawbacks 10
their father was q cold, hard man. =
Tho never had 4 kind word for !,
hem, never spoke bat 10 Glide in ;.
heartless way. lie would never :.
make companions Of them, or try :.
o win their affections, or teach ,,
hem TO be virtuous, and she must =.
10 it all. They were naturally -
Fright and affectionate, and She -
night succeed-yes, she must :,
she was in such hurry 10 get well =.
low, that she felt sure she could
it up; and little May was stand z
ng by her looking as pretty and ii
weet as a rose, and the baby fresh
rom his bath was sleeping sweetly hs
q her arms, when a carriage Mt the BIT
DOR, and a tall stranger in the door al
ray, startled her. She invited him II
o seat, and after asking her a to
'reat many questions, he informed re
er, in q trief, business-like way, az
hat an uncle in a distant city had
lied and bequeatbed her several oh
thousand dollars. Then came the eli
'usiness formalities the reading Of
nd signing Of legal documents, and tn
olite stranger, after few pleasant
lords OF congratulatiop, babe her tn
good-morning;" and Mrs. Ross, an
eak and exhausted, sought her eli
ed TO rest, and think over the no
vents that seemed to her like a oil
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