Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-06-14
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entered his home, ST couldn't even
get place as stable boy"
ssThen I must crush down my
lpride and write to your uncle for aid, |"
said she bitterly. . gag
"WiH he help your"
i s'I don't know he was very angry
because 1 married your father. He
wanted me to marry 8 wealthy cid
friend ofhis.'i ksIsSlfH| 31tl.5E3
s'Then I wouldn't ask him."
''For the sake of that poor child /
must" said she pointing to Nellie
who was lying asleep. ''She will die
if she remains much longer in this
place."
.sOh, if I were only man." cried
the boy clenching his hands together.
J "And if I could only get more sew
ing to do" said his mother, but the
best of my customers have gone from
the city and will not return till fall. 1
must do it," SAID she, suddenly sit
ting down at a table and taking from
it paper, pen and ink. 81 called on
the doctor last week, and he said Mel
lie could not live till fall if she was
kept here, and 1 will sacrifice any,
thing for her." ..
"Oh, mother why did not you tell me
this before? ?".i.sEt
81 knew it would do her no good,
and that yousssawere discouraged
enough already without adding this to
your BURDEN
"Oh, if only knew what to do"
Don't feel 80 bad about it my
son." said she, kindly laying her
hand upon his head, God will bring
it all right in the end"
"If 1 could only feel so, but it
seems as if even God has forgotten
u.s."
''It may seem so in these dark
hours but we will find his loving,
watchful care has been about US all
the while.' s--
Mother, shall 60 and get the
flowers for Nellie ?' said Herbert
| .,ln., he r,n~x
''If you would like to-
Il have been waiting for you this
long WHILE" said Grace Mayne as he
approached the gate. ''How is your
sister this morningT'
"Not any better but she was de-
lighted with the flowers you sent
"Here is another boquet, and here
is something else for her." said she
ktandf-es h;.,, Iaron naper bpx. ''Yau
know / am nine years old and too
blg 10 play with dolls, so ! thought l
would give your sister mine. Tell
her she will find all the clothes for it
in the box too. Now / must go, for
do not feel well this morning, and
papa told me not to stay ont long"
II wish Nellie was only here to
thank you, but maybe we can repay
you sometime for all your kindness.
Good. bye. -.
''Now Nellie, just guess what /
have for you," said Herbert, slipping
softly into her and bending over her
bed. .....
''Flowers
Eyes but what else?"
Oh, Herbie, 1 could never guess
tell me-"
He raised the lid of the box and
held before her eyes q large wax doll,
with fiaxen curls and blue eyes.
Ohl ohl Is it my very own Her
bie?'' ..... ......
Eyes, your very own to keep for
ever; she gave it to YOU"
"Oh, mother, just look a real wax
dolly for my owni" and she hugged
it in her arms and kissed it as fondly
as if it had been her own flesh and
blood. ~~
s'Tt was very kind In the little girl
to give you such nice present, and
YOU must remember her in your pray
ers Tonight t
~ don't think she needs our poor, |
prayers, mother" said Herbert rue
fully.
''No one is 30 perfect as to be
without the need of prayer" she re-
piled quletiy~
"Wel. Nellie, i guess your friend
has forsaken you," said Herbet the
next day. 81 waited at the fence al
half an hour, but no one came.'
"She may be sick, or away from
home you should not be so suspi-
cioas," said his mother.
"But it would only be like the rest
of our friends ..z
''Try at least TO believe she is a
friend until something proves her to
be otherwise. -a
"Well, If she is not i'm the yard this
time ! viii never 20 again." said
Herbet, one morning about 3 week
after his conversation with his moth
er. ass
"Why, Herbet, what makes you SO
sober?" asked his mother on his re-
turn.
81 have just met one of the servants
and he told me that she had been
sick and her father had taken her to
the springs, and that the housekeeper
had just received a letter saying she
had grown worse and it was thought