Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-01

smiled brightly as she went softly to the
bed and stood gazing at the brother, she
loved 80 well, and knew she should be
able to keep so short time.
My boy" she said, with an intensity
of pitiful love in her face, and stretching
Der clasped hands over him as though
she would keep him with her in spite of
Everything. "My boy! he is all l have y
she mnrmured. Dear God, take care Ut
him till I come back and with the
love still in her face she softly left the
room.
/ She went out into the brilliant summer
night. and walked swiftly down the
street towards the lovely valley beyond,
looking up at the quiet stars as she went,
( something of whose peace and rest seemed
to be reflected into tie depths Of her usu-
ally troubled eyes. After while she
left the town behind her and walked rap
idly through the fields and lanes and
woods till she came to the rivers bank.
| How lovely it looked? The trees and
flowers and grasses seemed outlined in
purest, palest silyer--a very fairy net
work. and the quietly flowing river
sparkled and shone with the glorious ra-
dience OF the moon and stars. The girl
sat down On stone that projected into
the river, and filled jug she had brought
with the cold sparkling water which she
had come to bring for her brother. She
seemed spell-bound with the beauty of
it all, and sat there quite long time
looking down at the reflections deep in
the wafer and now up to the sky far above
her head. eff only my boy could be
here" she thought, Chow happy he wud
be! Maybe he wud get well if he coined
here--he loves the dumb material things
so.' Her tears fell into the clear rip
ping water. A little breeze sprang up,
and tiny wavelets, silver bright, Tapped
up and Up over the stones to her feet.
30 river, dear river!' she said, leaning
towards it, ''last night in my dreams 20
spake TO me, pitied me, and was sorry
for my boy. Can't ye spake agin now!'
TIE wavlets rose higher, and murmured
and whisperess4n the wind; and as she
list ned, the silvery iuarticulate sound
resolved themselves into words.
"Cbild,' the river said softly. 'the
sweet spirit that lives beneath my waves
and in the woods and trees there, brought
you to rae in your sleep, and we tried to
comfort you"
"Why did yo not bring my brother too
and comfort him2" the girl said. Giles
sore in need"
" He would not Sleep the river said.
':But take him some Of nv water to
drink, and he will sleep, and you will
both come to me in your dreams, and
will cure him and make him we'll"
"Ah, 20 wull?" cried the girl--a beau
tiful light and brilliant smile waking her
face into a wonderful beauty. II wull
go to him at once't. Where be the spirits
who talked so kind to me last night2'
"Oh,'' said the river-and it seemed to
smile and ripple all over in the moon
light-''you will see them again when
you come with your brother in your
DREAM
The girlreilled her jug, nodded bright
ly to the river and fastened home with
feet winged with hope and loye. She
found her brother awake and gasping for
breath. Harry, Harryr' she said tender
~ leaning over him, and raising him On
her arms. "sse! I've brought you some
water ali fresh and pure out offs river"
His faded eyes frightened, and he ca
gerlY drank it, and then with a smile lay
back on her breas-. "That's fine an
NICE" he said. GLOW dds go so far2"
Thou's a good lass to go for me.''
"Yo dinna miss me while were gone:
did 20, Harry!'
The boy looked up at her with a loving
smile and tear-flled eyes: ~ allus miss
70. little sister, when yo's not VII me-"
She bent over him and passionately
kissed his pale lips.
can now," she said, two nun 90 to
sleep; an I'll go too; an yoll wake up
right an fine an well to- morrer, an yoll
! new be sick no more,
"Wull no;'' said the boy, smiling up
at her eager face. "You looks lovely to-
night--like an angel" he said; and add
ed after minute, still smiling: 81 can
sleep now. You nun lie down by me-
SO; an now kiss me, little sisterr'
The moon streamed in on them as they
lay, clasped in one another's arms, fast
asleep, their lips almost touching and
the brown and gold of their hair shining
in the light.
Harry woke first in dreamland, to find
himself sitting on the bank of the river
in the moonlight, waiting for his sister;
and as he waited, all nature seemed to
wait just to welcome him. The trees that
waved their stately arms and silvered
foliage above him, whispered: "Wel-
GOMEZ welcomed The little pollard
willows down by the water all nodded
aud spoke to him some CHEEKY word; the
sleepy flowers who sat swaying and nod
ding Oh their stalks, opened their brill
liant eyes to smile at him; and even the
long graceful grasses and rushes rustled
and bent and bowed towards him, and did
ali they could to express their good will.
The very frogs stopped croaking to look
kindly at the sick boy, with their bright
eyes; and the crickets ceased rubbing
their legs for minute.
"Oh, how good it do teel to be here!''
he sighed, and fairly laughed for joy
and all nature seemed to take up the
echo and laugh too for company and the
frogs aud the crickets creaked and CHR
ruped louder than ever; and the bats
took up the falsetto parts in the chorus
and the nightingale sang solo that
! thrilled him with its beauty.
His sister came then, wandering along
by the river, bright and happy. and sat
down by him. s'Harry," she said, kissing
his thin cheek, ''yo wull get ell well agin
now; wull not yo?"
4 And the river answered, tossing a tiny
wreath of shining spray on to her lap
eyes, yes; he will"
Harry said the girl, clasping her
hands t,gether, and looking up at the
blue domn overhead, where the stars
we're shining and twinkling-"I feel sc
happy now, that it seems somehow I c'ud
die just for nothin' but JOY. Be 20 moi
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