The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31
She had dared to believe that she.

She had dared to believe that she,
weak, erring, sinful mortal as shi
was, held il her hands the keys o
life aud death and now, perhaps
/ God stood ready to show Der that on
lly He could fnl6ll or mar the schemes
Of men, toat the mysteries of life anG
death are His alone. She looked anx
iously into DR.. Coilaser's face wheI
be appeared.
The child is worse" she said. 81
see it now; she has not been gaining
at ell
81 am glad you see it for YOURSELF
be said kindly. al have not been
able to tell yoa. There was no hope
from tue first, complication with
the brain"
Bunny lay in feverish sleep, aud
the mother stood By her with a start
led agonized face as Il she would fain
saatch her up and hold her back from
the gates OF death.
NO hope!" she graoned "0h, my
God, / am punished !"
Punished ?n echoed Dr. CoIlsmer,
in a questioning tone. MY dear
Nora, you are not, | hope, one of
those WHO fancy God is angry with
you for loving your child ?"
Nora did not speak She buried
her face 10 her hands. What was all
her wealth 20 her now? 1t could
buy "a fe " feet oi eaTth for her child
--nothing more. God was breaking
her idol before her eyes, that she
might see where her idoiGtry hsd led
her. Suddenly an unusual bestle in
the hail startled her, and then low
kaock 81 the door
Dress de Lord, honey, Use foun'
you ouL'' exclaimed q well-knowu
voice, which made little Bunny open
hec eyes aad stretch out her arms
ayes, Use come q hard road TO trab.
bic 70 get to my poor lamb My
hearts been a oreakin' bout her, hon
ey, and | was boun' to get 20 Ser ef
is took ny last cent. And h1w is
my pet 2
"Chloe - said the child, Ia a quick,
excited 7oico. When you came 10
I was il heaven, aad my back vas
Straight, and / had wings Ike the
q gel il The picture over there"
Chloe k1uel. down by the bedside
and kissed aad fo1dled the little
hand.
cone OBJ De L3rd's lambs" she
cried, al slways said SO. Does yer
mind, honey, dat las day when de
master died. I was bringia' in de
beet tea, eos he got 50 oHres.lui befo'
twelve O'Clock, aud dis lamb"
"Yes, yes, Chloe, you mus. no: ex-
cite hsr, +" cried Mrs. Leonard, in
sudden burst OF anguish and terror
D. Collamer counseled quiet, and
lsft sootling potion, Cbloe fell
into Der old place, and the child
seemed hapPy With ber, but Nora
vas sill Ike a haunted spirit, there
was rc 9l for Ler. The avenger
was IN Ter tracS, she felt, and in
few Gss eli would be over-the
doub lie tear, and the longing
Ter -sa ..i1sti9a. fsversd ard anaGta-
raj, went cur in vague speeulations
Gboa. the 0-ber bsir-the true ore,
whom sDe had defEsuGed. Who was
she TIA, she Lad dared to say, "My
need is grea:er than thine ?" Who
kGew what misery her hand had
wrought! Perhaps there was pow
erty Of the direst kind in that house
hoio, sickness, priva-io1, death even,
tnaG money and care might have
averted. How many had she mur-
Gered 3? she wondered, with a sicken-
Jag pang how many hearts had she
wruBg! how many hopes shattered !
She seemed 10 walk among graves
oil these terrible days till the cad
came Il came one day at sunset
a sunset Of rare beauty, when the
clouds of pearl opened and q glory
gIimmered through,
"As ifthe golden streets of heaven
Were breaking into view"
Then the child stretched out her
tiny hands and cried:
"He il coming He is opening the
gate lie viii make me well
Nora dropped On her knees. she
had prayed for life fer her child, and
God lad given it to her, even life
everlasting 1! She resolved then and
there to give up the wealth that had
tempted her. If God would wash
a say that stain, heDcef5r;h that life
should be dedicated 70 Him
And 20 y hen she came back TO
The deso'aie house it was with feel
ing that God would keep niche 10
heaven 70 hold her idol The child
was not lost. it was still here.
AStin hers, maternal rights serene
Not given 10 another;
Tie crystal hsrs shine faint between
The sopls Of caIlI aad m1thc-~
she mast take Up The Cross and
confess ber rio, end then 90 cut into
the world, God helping Der, to re.
deem the past
Bat Mel Coliamer could 10, resist
be sweet p4iaos Of that face. He
could net heip oEerigs ber the CON-
fra Of l1ve shat bad survived sil
shocks.
You d not kHos me, murmured
Nora, in the deepest abasement; +;
waif Till you bear y hat nave done
Aad Joen she told hin the whole
story, aud how she had already be-
gan 10 make amends 'Tne next
heir Iill soon know all
He knows all nOw,' answered
Mel, with a smile, holding her hands;
"and so yoa remember what we used
to read together in those old days:
he Iazzaed laugh or merry teoras
He tunnel AMI kissed her where tsas SOD:
II you are 10. the heiTess born,
Anl T. ssil he, 'the next il b.ood '''
Why, I see nothing for i. bot to
carry out the ballad. We two will
we'd, some pleasant morn, and you
shall still have tie fortune"
And then be suited the action 70
the word, and kissed her where she
stood"
She lifted up her be.ildered eyes
'-Can it De Z" she murmgred
"Yes, | an next Of kin but after
al. you nay base ail the right to the
money, ss We eaEnot az this late day
compare clocks. So, ny darling, We