The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-04-09
eyes! yes! pray 90 on"

she is much better; and In the thirl
place she is going to recover. Now
come, you promised to be calm; re.
member | hold you to your promise
will read you the telegram if you
will sit down and be perfectly qui.
ct; if you do not | shall not let you
see or hear it,
"What are you talking about, Ed
die? Am l not calm? You don't
expect me to not tremble, do your
''There now, just sit perfectly
still and hear the good news"
He at last fell back on the seat
and listened at the reading of the
te!egrams, whilst his eyes were
closed and his hands tightly clasp
ed across his breast. When | had
finished reading, | knelt down by
his seat and whispered: "Kneel
down, Harry; now is the very time
to offer thanks" He fell on his
knees in an instant, and remained
there long time; aud when he got
up there was look of inexpressi-
BILE JOY on his countenance. was
satisfied that he was safe, and then
| was happy too.
eddie" he said, after remaining
silent for few minutes apparently
soliloquizing, "if God spares Lot.
ties life, will love and worship
Him as long as live"
Indeed, we should feel very
grateful to Him for such great
blessing" Ireplied.
"What is the ume?" he enquired,
as he saw me looking at the watch.
"l1.1O," was the reply. 1--WE will
soon see our darling, but we musl
remember DR.. DodSon's instruc-
tions. Do you think you will be a
BILE to command your feelings?
| believe will, but it will cost
desperate eHOft.
"We must remember what is at
stake, and not forget ourselves
when the critical moment arrives"
81 think you may depend on me
now. You know now much misery
has resulted from my rashneSS, and
| have had a severe. but | hone a
useful lessou."
"Harry, | have always believed
that experimental lessons were the
onlyones of much value"
IL dare say you are correct in
that belief; therefore have reasons
to hope that the sad lessons taught
lneby madam experience will make
a better man of me"
The shrek of the locomotive an
nounced our arrival as the train
dashed into the station at Mem.
phiS. We found the carriage wait
ing for US when we stepped on the
pIaltorm. "How is she$7 | en-
quired eagerly as | grasped The
hand of the old negro cOachman. |
"Better, much better sir. thank |
God; we hope she will recover
now"
"Go as fast as you can," l said as
we entered the carriage. The faith.
ful old negro seemed to appreciate
the situation, for he took us over
the road at the rate OF twenty miles
an hour. The few pedestrians who
were on the streets at that late
hour, stopped and stared at the car
rage as it whiried past them as III
they thought the horses were run.
ming away, /
''Some onc will be killed certain."1
raid a man who stood gazing with
wonder as we dashed by him.
Many heads were thrust out of thel
the owners of said heads
seemed tohave been startled from
pleasantly dreams by the rat!llngl
II the wheels on The payemept
he evidence OF alarm that appear
ID on their faces furnished unlnis-
akable evidence of the astonish-
hent of the natives. Within two
minutes from the time we started
rom the depot, l was in the arms
# Mrs. Dodson, my good mother.
'he had been watching at the FROM
rate for our arrival, She kissed my
ips, my cheeks, my brow, my tenn.
lies, and did not slight my nose.
"Ah! ha! Here we come, my boy,"
Exclaimed DR.. Dodson, as he snatch.
d me from his wife's arms. "Get
ut ofmy way Dolly; ah, ma! don't
mother the boy; don't you see how
q is painting for breathe Stand
ack old 'oman; don't you think |
rant to hug the boy too2 All, hal
ere We come." Then he made a
rab at my body and jerked me a
ainst his breast and squeezed me
s hard as a nolar bear could hoya