New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-09-10
WHOLE NUMBER 80
sweet, childish voice; the childish face;
the long, unchildlike words, produced

sweet, childish voice; the childish face:
the long, unchildlike words, produced
weird effect.
But the help had come too late; the
unhappy brother was already stagger-
ing in humiliation from the stage. The
band quickly struck up, and waves Of
lively music were rolled out to cover
the defeat,
l gave the little sister glance In
which meant to show the intense
sympathy felt; but she did not see me.
Her eyes, swimming with tears, were
on her brothers face. l put my arm
around her. She was too absorbed to
heed the caress, and before could ap-
preciate her purpose. she was on her
way to the shame-stricken young man
sitting with face like statues.
When he saw her by his side, the set
face relaxed, and quick mist came
into his eyes. The young men got
closer together. to make room for her.
She sat down beside him, laid her
flowers on his knee. and slipped her
hand in his.
1 could not keep my eyes from her
sweet, plying face. saw her whisper
to him, he bending q little to catch her
words. Later, l found out that she
was asking him if he knew his s. piece"
now, and that he answered yes.
When the young man next on the
list had spoken, and while the band
was playing. the child, to the brother's
great surprise. made her way up the
stage steps, and pressed through the
thrOng of professors and Trustees and
distinguished visitors, up to the college
President.
If you please, SIR" she said with q
little courtesy. twill you aud the Trus-
tees let my brother try again? He
knows his piece now"
For moment, the President stared
at her through his gold-bowed specta-
cles, and then, approaching the child's
petition, ho smiled ON her, and went
down and spoke to the young man who
had failed.
So it happened that when the band
had again ceased playing, it was briefly
announced that Mr.. would
now deliver his oration-" Historical
Parallels"
"'Amid the permutations and COM
binations of the actors and the forces
which make up the great kaleidoscope
of history" This the little sister
whispered to him as he rose to answer
the summons.
A ripple OIheighlened and expectant
interest passed over the audience, and
then all sat stone-still, as though fear
ing to breathe lest the speaker might
again take fright. No danger! The
hero in the youth was aroused. He
went ut his "piece" with set purpose
to conquer, to redeem himself, and to
bring the smile back into the child's
tear-stained face. watched the face
during the speaking. The wide eyes,
the parted lips, the whole rapt being
said that the breathless audience was
forgotten, that her spirit was moving
with his.
And when the address was ended
with the ardent abandon of one who
catches enthusiasm in the realization
that he is fighting down,a wrong judg-
ment and conquering a sympathy, the
effect was really thrilling. That dig
nified audience broke into raptproMs
applause; bouquets intended for the
valedictorian rained like q tempest.
And the child who had helped to save
the day-that one beaming little face,
in its pride and gladness, is something
to be forever Observation-Disclosures
Winter Kellogg, in 81. Nicholas for
June. -