Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-29
Hal and his Sister Alice.

ward.
The boy looked up, saying sadly, al reckon
there amt nothin' to be done now"
Z" Is it so bad as that u"
"Doctor says | can't get we'll"
"Wouldn't like me TO send for some of
your friends 2"
"There amt no one but my sister Alice,
and | reckon she don't want to come.
"Why, don't she care for you ?"
Yes; but ] struck her yesterday"
i" Struck her | am very sorry to hear
that"
Yes, and was sorry after did it, for
never did that before but didn't tell her
30. And when | went out and got my pa
pers, jumped for car and slipped-and
here / am; and the doctor says I'm going
to die. | reckon I've always been pretty
bad, and that III never see Alice when she
dies for she's good and kind, and she won't
go where I'm going. You see smoke, and
swear, and go with bad boys and she don't.
You don't happen to be minister do your"
"No. Would you like to see and talk to
one ~
al reckon it's too late for thai. But
want some one to be kind to Alice, and some
one that's good. reckon you look so.
Would you mind going and telling her all
about it after I'm gone And tell her I'm
sorry hit her, and I'd never hit her again,
if wasn't going to die"
Suppose l go and find her now" said
the old gentleman. "She may be wonder
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like"
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Hal, sad the child, won't you let me
60 ana ask tne minister 70 come ana pray 'o
uou 10 let you i've litt'e longer
RECKON IL you pray hSe you 40 some
nights wneh IN III oed' ana you 'hihK III
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pu. uon y Know hucn except NO"
Jay me, ana Uur father'
say our rather, hke you 40 al nome
Win something eise al tne emo;
win tearlul FACE tne chlid Kneeled
uowh, regaruiess OF ner surroundings, ana
MIN ioided nahds ana ciosed eyes, repeated
SIMPLY ana touchlngiy 'hat oeautliul prayer
hrst USED oy our saviour; then she added
'weetiy: Dear, good LORD don't Kno"
now 10 ask you nara ana strong IKE min
ister but want you TO let my dear brother
live. it's so lonely when he's away and
guess, II he dies, ia like you to let me die
100 Tor there wont be any one to take care
oil me, and no one to love me when hei
gone Amen"
Inc OLD gentleman had occasion TO put MS
handkerchief to his eyes more than onci
during the child's prayer; but he kept clos'
watch OF the boy, who, when it was over
turned sadly to his sister, and said -
"Reckon you don't know that am sorry
for what did yesterday"
80 Hal J. said the girl coloring, know
you were sorry for that right afterward
But, hitting up the basket, as II to turr
his thoughts from herself, "see what
brought you took some money | hat
saved, and brought it all cooked, because
knew you would like it so much"
"Bully for you" said Hal, raising himsel
suddenly, but as suddenly did he fall baci
again, while the expression of his fac
changed to one OF intense suffering, anC
became deadly pale
AS soon as he was able to speak, the ole
gentleman questioned him closely as to thu
nature OF his sufferingss; aud when he ha'
described them, he said, with faint smile
III I'd been girl, i reckon I'D hav'
screamed when 1t struck me quickly; bu
you see couldn't do it well because I'm |
boy
"Humph murmured the old gentleman
As he turned away g think he has tn
night kind OF stun In him, II he could b
managed Well Hope us all right now.
When ne returned, Alice was holding he
brothers hands In her own and they wer'
IN earnest conversation but he had orough
physician with MIN, and they were dis
turbed to give way to a second minute ex
animation OF the injured boy Poor Alice
forgotten by those about her, stood htti
apart, the tears running down her face a.
she saw the suffering on her brothers.
When the physician turned to go h
nodded to the old gentleman, and said, 1T
all right
Whereupon the old gentleman went
Alice and whispered something in her ear
She ran TO her brother and opening he
eyes wide' said, loyfuliy ION, Hal h