The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
HfTsboFough County, Ohio Thursday, May I6Is7

mgY' why he never sin unless
there is a lightI'' "Probably NOrah is
up there for some reason. What a little
woman you are to be 50 easily startled
about the childreni" So ON went the
-sading, while upstairs the fire had got
possession of Harry's bed-clOthes, and
/ tie smoke began TO be very thick. Lit
| tie Dick seemed to think something
was wrong, but sang on brayely, and at
last Mrs. West, being afraid he would
wake the children, told her husband to
wait until she had been mp to see into
the matter promised to be witiI him
tagain in a moment. and ran up stairs.
Opening the door where her treasures
were she was blinded and chOked by a
suddrn smOke. Beyond, in the adjOin-
ing room, she could still hear little Dick.
She jbiued her voice to his, and Mr.
West came hyin up stairs, soon fol
lowed by Norah and Bridgct and
i3ridget's 5 cousin, John Thomas, whom
the dreadful cry Of ."Fire! had reused
III a moment. llL1 "
Mrs. West, though almost fairting
Wi,lI terror, eal. Eht up Harry, and made
NOrah and Bridget understand that
Lofty and NJ bel must also be snatched
outnf bed; ard Mr. West, with JOhn
Thomas help,1emptied the water-pitch-
ers and the pals from the bathroom
close by. The little ones, hardly com
pretending what had taken place, were
quickly tucked in mammals bed, and
the two servant girls ran back IL help
ill the pals at taps. twas all done SO
quickly that it hardly took as long as
it ha taken me to write about it.
Mamma had been very courageous
until everything that she could do had
been done, and then she felt her strength
leave her, and sank upon the floor
Lofty and Mabel, after a few jueffectud
attempts to ask some questions, fell fast
asleep; but Harry had been more thor
-Ougltly aroused, and now suddenly
asked, whats the matter, mamma2
why did yOu bringme into your room2"
GeccivingnO immediate answer, he sal
up in bed, and Legan again: u thought
heard Dick singing. oh! Harry"
rurst out mamma, through her tears.
Dicks singing sared your BsIn and
then she fell into such a passion Of joy
ful wet ping that she could say no more.
Harry did not know why he should cry,
but CRY Re did, in sympathy with nam.
ma. Mamma, seeing this, tfied to
compose herself, and coming 70 the
bed, soothed and patted her darling boy
until he fell asleep.
Presently papa came in, and after
seme more tears and prayers Of heart
felt thanksgiving, he took Harry up to
the spare room, while mamma had her
TWO little daughters with her in her bed
I'll that long night, In the morning,
papa told his little children what a ter
rible danger they had escaped; how God
had taken care of them, and how little
Dick was the one who had told mamma
hat something was wrong. Then
mamma passed through the open fold
mg-doors-into the day-nursery, and
went up to Dicks cage. As she opened
the door, out hoped little Dick upon
her finger, and the grateful mother
pressed her lips again ard again upon
lis bright feathers. l can tell you,
Dick had an extra-big lump Of sugar
that day; and they have loved him more
and more every day since.-English
Magazine.