The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-16

"But. one day my babe "a been very
cross hand my 'usbsnd I'd been uncom-
mon sick. % with the care o them both
] felt a'most worn bout b. night, hand
! said. u 'ope shall not BE- disturbed
n the night. for ! ham most dead for
want q rest Hut scarce I'd my cad
rested hupon my pillow, wen Polite
DADDY. please give Pollie ha drink
But e was TOO sick to ear er. 20 |
got hup hand gave Il 'er. Three times
] harose hand gave Ter water. and was
just settling myself 20 sleep wen was
har0used By her little voice crying:
DADDY. please give Polite ha drink
This time called bout, vexed like.
Ush nov. ] can't b getting hup every
minute % wait hon you; 60 20 sleep
hand let's ear no more about IT, 1
were 80 drowsy / nodded in spite Of 'er
calling, but aroused hat last By 'er:
DADDY. please give poor Polite b.
drink O. wafer.'
II gave il Ter in no gentle mood,
hand with the threat that hif / were
again disturbed should w'ip 'er. All
was quiet. has near has could tell, for
habout An 'alf cur. then with gasp.
has Il sumo will nor 'er own I'D forced
'cr. she called bout:
Daddy, please give poor Polite h.
drink O. water
.Oh! Mrs. TeaIe. I'd only been
gentle with my poor Polite, hand a-giv-
en- it 'cr. would not 'ad : burden to
carry for thirty five long years
~ struck nv poor Polite!
~ wonder hat myself hoften wen
think how hit 'ow ! ever could been
90 cruel; but il those days ! thought
obedicnce was 70 be taught first, hand
hif threatened anything Unjust do hit,
be the consequences watever they
might Many's the time l wished my
and I'D : been paralyxed before ! 'ad
q given the blow with hit. but
thought she was honly willful. and 'av-
ing taken childish notion she wanted
summat, nothing would do but she
must ave It, /"
10 her agitation Mrs. Himsworth use a
the dialect d her girlhood.
"For awhile there was no sound save
that o the ship has hit struggled 70
keep hits mastery hover the hocean;
but soon there was one sob. then han
other. then one word hat time; Dad
dy'-ha sob Daddy always Daddy
please - give poor - Pollie-ha-
drink o-o-wa-ter.' Then hall was
quiet What with the tossing o the
ship. hand the worry hon my mind.
olo,.< hxxf l;tf1o -. ~;.sur~ o.~l~- I -.
fam 70 60 see my Polite 70 know 4
aught allied 'er. for loved Ter dear,
for hall were 50 strict with 'er. and l
said Polite could not . bin we'll. or she
never would a. bin SO bothersome.
hut you may be sure was cart sick.
wen saw er. for 'er face was as red
IS an OF coal. and wen ] spoke to Ter
she aid not know me. Aye! but were
frightened and 20 was 'er father. +
forgot e was sick. and oh, 'ow we
nursed Ter that day and night The
doctor hon the ship said she 'ad scarlet
fever. but x could give Us no 'ope.
OH could not let cr die, nv poor.
suffering PoIlle' said. Almost crazy
like. In find somebody that'll 'elp
'er.' | 'ad seen very fine hold gen
tlewoman with Ter two sons Almost
grown; hand they al been 30 careful
hoy 'er. scarce leaving Ter Ia moment
halone. So said. she as raised such
nice bows she'll know wal TO do for my
poor Polite
Il She 'ad just finished 'er breakfast,
hand one Of Ter sons was sitting not
far Of. 4 reading.
!. p1o.so -rr, - M .c.c -, I'll
me wat % 10 for nv poor PollicF
She looked 'ar.l a. me for q few
minutes. then said. shell die. let Ter
die! let 'cr dier
1T was has II ha knife 'ad gone
through me. clutched hat er. Don't
Nv that; don't tell me NV Polite won't
get well. She honly tore 'erseIf haway,
saying:
:. Let 'er die let 'er der
Words fail me to describe the mis-
Dry hov those moments for I'd been
ED up b. m 'opc that there might be
J turn for the better; but the unkind-
ness Of this hold lady. wen | "a gone
10 'er for sympathy. halmost unsettled
ne. II I'D honly known g the time
wat afterward learned from the Cap-
ain. ] should not minded 'er actions.
learned she I'd lost Ter honly daughter
md hat times Ter mind was dcranged
% Ter sons were travelling with er n
opcs that new scenes hand new faces
would cause Ter 70 forget Ter trouble.
BE sure We I'd no lack o. friends |
ven the passengers learned u our
rouble. and wen my poor Polite. sill
unconscious ad left this world and 4
zone ware she would never thirst
gain"
BY this time We were both crying. A
or myself was almost sobbing for the /
lead babe whose years would have out /
numbered mine, had she been living. 50 n
/ was some moments before Mrs. Hims-
worth proceeded.
HAS was 4 saving. hat this time o.
distress we I'd no lack o. kind fricnds
and one moihcrly body took full CHARGE
my baby. hand each seemed % vie ]
NTH the hother hin doing little acts O.
iindncss 70 us. VI
!" After nv Polite 'ad been dressed il
Ter last earthly garments, would lain