The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-10-28
round till 1 didn't k.o.

was falling on my face i /, ka
and l saw boards ana - :. Val
trees and branches and b bn Ihmoets
about me. | was in q s sass' l.asS
from LONE. 1 felt div 1s'a Ad
remember anything AZ sss.. Md das
thought of little Harry, ana a g
to run to him. But, Oh. ~ sptMg
sore l felt! When I tr;a aSw siek
heavy branch which way. .sl y III
arms. one 81 NJ
! '.But my feet were allr;.h.
as fast as | could toward how - eadla
father in the road in front \ Il ~
looking up and down NH, \ 'ne how
frightened face. He hur Y. xAa
me. i0ssA
| Where have you, been. ,.;,.
said. 4 must go to see # s,s cal'ds
happened to your mother !. - ~ ysan
not go till I knew YOU ana ~ sa
safeaWhy. dear you are bu,sl, W
but ! ran past him. crv;,. .
baby, father, he's in the . Y
come quickn 1annct
when we got around to a.
screamed at what 1 saw. ~ s0N
lay about as if scythe had ,n - "
down. l hardly knew tha !, Icy
where to look for Harry s
lone of the trees the bamr...
tied to was lying exactlv w..
left my little brother. Anot has.s ~
blown right across it. ! Father s. I'm ~
stop to look, but called the h,,s ~ \
and they brought axes ana ..s
stopped down and listened ss ~
felt sure the dear little ona mn!.
dead. But | heard a sad iittIe IN
it he had cried till he was WEN n. ,
| was so glad, ! got up and danced !.
father shook his head and said I'M ~
alive, but how do we know ho~ i. Y
be hurt They chopped awsr -, v
branches, while 1 held nv bres,b \
how long, long it seemed to -. Ss;p
crouched down and crept a. Nav "a
baby as | could. I called "a hin NJ, Y,
gave pitiful little cry; he expec . " !
to take him at once. and | Wa ~
got angry because he had to VII 81
tried to free himself from thehammsIs
and | began to hope he might nj
Eat last great branch ,W,s 49,,
away, and / got closer to him. Ie,Is'
father, and we looked unde, "a
heard him say, Thank GodF .'s'-
"There the little darling ~ /.
kind of little bower made 81 tIo y
branches which came down a ~
side OF him. They had saved him M,
the other tree fell. His forehead \,
scratched deeply, but nothing elSs,Ih
him. Father reached in and eut N,
the hammock with his knife, md IN!
him out with hands that shook 4 / i
had an ague fit. The little fellow M
out his arms to me; but as tiled /
take him my strength all seemed d u
away. l grew dizzy and fell dova
Bridget took the child, and father a.
ried me in and laid me on q bed.
"Then he and Bridget tried % N
us into dry clothes. But I osiam@
every time they touched me, till isls
was nearly at his wits end. / csusj
aloud for mother. / knew she val
not hurt me so.
"'I will 60 now and see whsn III
is, DEAR father said at last wiphsh Ii
forehead. The good Lord only know
where she may be-and the little ones
I'll bring some one to help you, pod
child
''The sun was shining brightlyssi
by this time, but as I lay there, With u
great deal of pain in my arm Snd hal
l seemed to feel that black storm ussi
ing after me yet. The roar, roar, nd
kept on in my head, and the bsdm|
whirling up in the clouds with - NJ
Mary Hathaway was holding me, vbil||
some one pelted me with the stsrs; wi
mother said, .Oh, my poor daylngg
look at her headr'
"Then the moon peeped stmdsal
said, Her arm is broken in two placss
alt was the doctor who said this b
mother had really come to me- All
that l seemed to be climbing and eiae|
ing through trees-oh. so long! Es'|
on for years, always hunting ibF id'a|
Harry, hearing him cry for me- ~
never able to reach him. But q ~
saw light had been in the dan !
the time-and / struggled toward \
and looked out. Mother was their, VI
not Harry.
Where is hep I cried.
"'Who, dear?' she said. !,
Why, the baby Little HMTy
said. i was almost up to him
"' Here he is
"She lifted him up to me, and nsa
to take him, but I could not raise ny
self, and was glad to find that ! xas =
my own bed. / went off into n1s
sleep. and when l awoke didn't w
anything except to lie quiet and k y,
mother was caring for me. ana w.
Harry sometimes came toddling n "
my room, for he had learned g ssA
during the long weeks / had been a Y.
"Well, this is about all there Y oI \
My arm was a long time getting w. n
and will always be crooked, Ike W
The doctor said it would have gosss n.
tirely well if it had not been 1cf "
fever. M i,
"But, dear me, how much thlnKGs
/ did when nv head got clear 'eao7 B.
to think When ! was out Y 4.
storm all I had ever heard soous = y
wrath of God on the children q
bedience seemed to come back = u u.
How 1 was punished! i naa " -,
faithful to my duty | should nav Fl
safe at home when the storm caps. I, !,
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