River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-31

take u enter upon thelr inheritance
Aud they Travelled together over the road
with eyes that grew brighter fer this
small spark of hope in their heart
Through all the proceedings that follow
ed, is grew end grew; and when, at
last, they found themselves undisputed
owners Of o pretty house and money
enough to 1--we on in comfort, they began
to feel sure that their boy would yet share
it with them.
The first evening in their new homes
was almost happy.
"Agnes, we must put this cash away in
III bank TO morrow, /" said the husband,
counting over a roll of notes. st is not
careful; we have that to do which must
| make US economical
ayes, alartin," said his wife, as she
held the light for him and he locked the
small, old-tashioned safe. "You see,
when the boy comes to us, we will want
to do all we can for him, and home must
he pretty place. We can live on almost
nothing until he does come"
Afterward, in the dark, treir heads
close together on the pillow, the early
couple talked on, dreaming like chill
/ dren.
MARTIN said Agnes, when hq does
come, our cor boy perhaps he will be
rough and not well hammered; he has no.
had US to teach him; we must be very
| leuient."
"Yes, yes" said Martin; "but the boy
will improve He will improve. Young
as he is, he can go to college YETI
"Away from us3 said the mother.
"Nc, ne, he shall come home every
day. said the father. "Will he be tall,
/ wonder2 We are usually tall, but your
people.aIe shorter
Something may have happened to
hurt his looks" but we would only love
him better for it il it so. However Inc
comes, we will he so good, So good 10
him he will come, will he not, Martin!
he could not be dead, after all?"
mo, no, feel sure that he will come.
I've known all the while he was not
dead" said Martin. I'll advertise all
over the United States-all over Europe.
If that fails, even in India, in some way.
You see, he may have been carried to
some foreign country. Men who knew
all languages that are spoken shall see
that nv advertisement is put into each
one Yes, we shall have him back"
clark" said Agnes; "what is that?'
They listened. A low, grating sound
at the door below, regular and carefully
subdued "a click "a crack.
Some one is trying to break in said
Martin.
Agnes hid her face in The pillows
/ They were alone in lonely house on
lonely road. They had several thousand
/ dollars in their possession. Martin was
not powerful man and though he had
pistol, there might be two or three a. airst
one, and then there was little hope for
him.
| He arose and took his weapon in his
hands, and felt about for matches. And
Agnes hearl creaking of the flooring
and the sound of muffled footsteps, and
also spFaug TO the floor.
"Thev are at the safe heow' cried
Martin. Agnes, the money the money
for our hoy Oh! if my life is lost for its
sake cannot lose that canuot-I can
no.m
"Martin Martin stay-do not go.
WHAT can you do, one man alone!'
screamed Agnes.
But he was gone. She was alone in
the darkness. 1t was all over in mo
ment. There were shots, oaths- a fall
silence, She crept down stairs, uemb-
ling so that She could scarcely stand.
Leaning against the safe was her husband,
blood upon his sleeve; ON the floor lay
man in 3 Grape mask, stiffining in death
Martin! ~ sobbed the Woman, Martin.
81 have killed him. cried the man;
Fasten the dor, put up the great bar !;
He'd not forgotten that, they could not
have entered. Oh, it is horrible, but |
could not lose every chance of my boy
They fred at me, | at them. wounded
both This one is dying. ! am a little
hurt-not much and the money is safe
untouched. On, to think | should
have kilen man! =
"Martin, he may not be dead, said the
woman. "FIe is young. / hope he is not
dead. Perhaps he has mother some
where Let me bind up your hand.
| Then We will try to restore him. Dear
Martin. even Al it is so, who can blame
you2 Poor, poor boy"
She hound up the Craze on her hus-
bands hand. They lifted the young
mans body to the soft rug, and undid
the mask. A ACE was revealed, young,
| handsome, and palld as marble.
"Oh, tits terrible!" said the wife. mo
older than our poor boy. All, Martin, he
IS dead, fear. | will loosen his necktie.
You take off his shoes and rub his feet
Oh, morning is so far away! This is
such lonely place. Martin, what is it9"
She stared at her husband in horror.
His face vas as the face of death. He
sat CHASTITY and terrible to look upon
holding in his hand one of the feet tina,
he had undressed.
"Dead!' he said, wildly. "Dead AMI
! shot him--Ti'
the dead man's head down on the rug
and creIi up to her husband. God will
forgive SOU" she said; and then her eyes,
dilating themselves upon the point at
which her husband started
| was the foot OF a young burglar
The left shoe was of--the stocking also.
The high white instep was uncovered,
and on il sue saw the little ta,teced w
with tiny cross beside it. 1t was her
son who lay there.
"Martn !" she screamed again, "Martin,
remember what told you. He had not
US to teach him what was right-remem-
err
But Martin only moaned.
she Ia dead, and / killed him !" He felt
bllndly for his pistol. Forgive me,
Agnes, for | cannot live he said; nut at
that moment the woman, with her hand
upon the beast Of the PROSTATE man,
screamed out:
''IIls heart beats artin--he lives"
The next day a strange story flew about
the neighboIhood. The child those two
strange people had lost years ago had
returned to them. That very Eight
burglars had entered the house and
wounded him. His life was in danger.
I he doctor had been there all the morn
ing, but the mother had no fears.
God had sent him back, and he would
not die, she said
1t is never too late for repentance, and
the love Of those poor parents was very
strong. Strange as the beginning was,
the end was peace, and the household, so
reunited, was a happy one at
ast.--Seiected
Motion and Thought.
Sir Arthur Helps said that sometimes,
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