New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30

voice began to growl in the kitchen behind them.
lie had come in by the back way from working in
| the garden just then, too, the slriller tones OF
Mrs. Worrocks sounded in front of the cottage; she
| was driving home before her the younger OF her
girls, who was crying at not being allowed to play
| longer IN the green. Mother and daughter were
making Tor the front door, and would pass through
J the sick woman's room. John StimsOn went toward
! the threshold: his PLAIN straightforward nina was
perpleXed, and at any time it only moved slowly.
! III think about it,, he said, passing out of the
doorway as Aunt Worrocks and the screaming gul
| a Circumstance happened early the next day
which wouid have quckened john Stlmsons
| thinking If he had not got through with 1t already,
| which he nearly hal done. Between I'D ana IL
| o'clock in the forenoon there was sudden hub6ub
at the cottages the south sde of the green; IN
! few minutes news reached the smith IN his forge
! that little Esther Hill had either fallen or been
pushed down the red-brick steps leading INTO the
Norrocks's garden. The report was that one OF her
! legs was broken. Down tumbled John Stimsons
hammer and the young giant had never been seen to
cross ne VILLAGE green with such speed before
! Roughly pushing aside the women who were gossip
ing at the cottage door, he strobe straight into the
| room.
L am come for herr he roarcd A nice life she
| would have if she was left among you here He
spoke as If little Esther had belonged to him for
years. Come along Very Little, he whispered to
| her; you must come TO your own home with me-
| Giving hasty nod to little Esthers pale and
agtated mother he stalked out OF the cottage with
! his carefnlly-held burden; willing Etty resting
| quietly IN his great arms. The wondering neghbors
looked at the sick woman. but much rs tins occur
renee had disturbed her she found strength enough
| to smile. IL is all right she murmured claSplng
her hands in prayerful thankfuness. Il asked
God for IL in my prayers and He has answered me.
! She will he cared for; and am ready to 90 now,
| whenever the Lord pleases to send the messenger
! to call me across the river
Her thoughts being mt last relaxed on the subject
| of little Esther had fitted straight to John Slim
! sons reading of The Pilgrims Progress Her
| words were prophetic of what was soon TO follow,
| for that very night the messenger arrived, and
| Esther Hill peacefully passed away. She a few
days later was laid TO rest beside her parents IN the
| village chUrchyard. Luckily, little Etty had been
! her
away and she did not further understand her loss.
| This was how the smith, when story opened,
| though unmarried and likely to remain so, came To
have little girl beneath his roof On the doctor
| examining her, IL proved that though little Esther
| had not broken limb. she had seriously injured
! her hip. Rest aud new growth, the surgeon sad,
only could work the cure, and by his orders Etty
had 30 lie the LAY through upOn the little bed
| which John Stimson had set up for her IN the room
Ot his cottage nearest 70 the forge But her temper
| as her mother said was of the sweetest, and she
was not long LETT alone; at the finish OF every JOD
! a. work John was sure 10 step in from the forge.
| and the two had one Of their games together lhen
! Tor b.,vecn-ti,nes sh, had the prandest doll ever
| seen IN the village; John had made special pill
| grimagc to the county town 10 buy It; IN the
| matter of ribbon. Miss Ray said, he had been
| positively e0trayagant. Nor was this all Inc
! fact Of the crippled girl lying alone in The smiths
| front room. left without parents. hut win so
! strang'y-pickel % substitute for them MADE her
! surprisingly interesting 10 everybody. BON inc
children and the grOwn-up inhab ant- found their
/ way tn the window some time during the day 70
| look in on her. She somehow, seemed now To be-
! long 10 tic whole village: il being eyerybody's
| duty 10 smile AZ her and cheer her II, when any
one knew that Etty was sleeping the children were
noisy tho green. they werc checked ut once that
| she might not be- disturbed
| .Jobn Stim~on was not long in doing more than
! get Lack his former lighthear'edncSs the dead
yyo,pan's ont filed The void in his heart little
Esther became the JOY of his life. lie qulte van
ishcd from the Red Lion. and the work a. the forge
had never been turned ont i'm such quantity and so
| promptly and we'll But always whenever the
! hammer ceased ringing or The bellows crew qniet
! for more than minnie Etty's tiny voice reached
| Ian. .Its.lf r.f 20 lIts 1877
! Il want Won Very Big was the gentle crv
ia. II ,,ro,tn any 3 yy,4 the next remark as the
! smith ouirEl 9purarcd AT the BEDSIDE.
H. b1ni.mr.srfnt was then gone through
airr,h IT, th' , tc ,t as Fttv's
/ i,,,I L.aJ WA. .ro,,in, and IN, smiths standing
! s,i te two yycrs some day 10 Ice ol the same size
/ ~. D. Jur.nr one of her resumed tract-dis-
.Il.S haa' ,,,,,scI ino of fle.p babyisl,
/ -, n, ,io nrrJfur when she bad the sharp
talk with old stephen Hicks over the Garden hedge.
/ S. ,,,,,r,,gl of tre fr.vo'liy al this giant Cf a
SIC u'>>iIIl"' ID, 81 1,,tiS Ttt- IN fine broad
E".,'- % H. IL al or so,rIr stand ng n the bed
i'i ,hc t,, 1T and the lIltle one wtrc
| N." VIM. w.
' 't ,e,'.r nov time 40 wrsfrln an" mUttcred.
u JIJ p,t r,rrh signify what she Thought or sad;
49, --,,th and Tttv were So 'o~t iu their own tun
,,t ihry d'd moi hear her words: nor was either of
Them even aware when she sta,S'd ont OF the cot
tagc utteiinR CHE f@Hl'q"y @aern' ar" 10y PrN,SN
Prr was ori',. ont OF her reckoning m re-. The
first dozen strokes with the hammer or fa-ps with
/ he forg" more than made up for tho pause there
] had boon ia these short absences; such ieshen'd
I yiaor ne uulwarcs pint forth.
Ono drlw back there hld been to this smooth hap
! rine5s. H. OF cour.r ccamr known TO ne "22r,
rHctsFs on Esther INNS d am, ihat SNe d'l ''l ''c
sixty odd rouniS "chn' neg tnl no ';."rt ,
they acquainted WITT th!9 i1c man '''Ir ''i'''
! for her child suffered marvellous increase. Joln
N'iM.onS paving Aunt N"iI'.NN '',F i''tt ~, i
! her morning and evening visits to look after ftty
| did not satisfy Them. They were her ri3li guar
daus they sad. and. IN lar,. IT vas 'h",'in' LOT
/ them to do without her The pa IN W. tI,o
related 90 her rs thrF were. I'm me l"'' ol ZIG
mother had been 100 crafty ioL VI. -, , p T
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