The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-04-07


was no protection save the one little thin
night garment, broke upon his innocent
slumber with stinging blows. And, up
on the evidence of the laundry girl, when
the same little garment came to the wash,
it was striped with blood This is not
pleasant reading. It is far from being
pleasant writing.
ga father to the fatherless is God in
his holy habitation." Think of this, o
mother, whose household contains one of
these children of the Highest Think of
it as you gather your little ones around
the glowing freside for song or story,
and make room for the stranger within
your doors. When you divide the hoard
ed store of cakes or apples, remember
that his own little milk teeth are as eager
for sweets as your own darling's, and be
there much or little, give him a share.
When your hand is laid caressingly upon
your own children's heads, let its light
pressure also touch his young brow.
Who knows but it may be there like
consecrat1ng chrism, amounting him for
noble deeds for God and humanity? Do
these things, and do them now. Check
not your kindly impulses until it is too
late, until the thin hands are crossed
within the coffin, and the sad eyes-hun-
cry for mothers kiss-have gone to tell
their pitiful story to Him who has said,
"Suffer the children;" or worse, until
young soul shall have grown hardened;
and little one, offended by you, shall
have become curse and clogging mill
stone upon the neck of society.
But to return to my story. Left alone
in the great barn the sensitive child en-
dured the two-fold agony of nervous ter
ror and anticipated suffering. But he
had not long to wait Soon the heavy
boots of old Beeson were heard tramping
across the cow-yard into the barn. Rob-
bic stole one fugitive glance as he enter
ed, saw the hard set face; saw the long
black whip trailing from his hand and
the last vestige of hope was gone.
"Now, you young rascal, I'll pay you
for your carelessness," cried the bitter
master, as he caught sight of the COVER
ing form; and seizing the trembling boy
by the arm, he raised the whip like q
great sti6ening serpent, high in the air.
But why did it not descend? The boy,
who had closed his eyes, and set his teeth
hard, wondered at the delay. From
somewhere above came a rushing sound,
and the cruel, uplifted arm was grasped
and held with grip of iron. What could
it mean2 Had God sent one of his nigh
ty angels down to rescue the little waif,
too hopeless TO implore his protection?
1t we'll might be SO, for our Father is not
indifferent to the troubles of His suffer
ing children; but the eyes of his glorious
deliverer were cleaning with too much
indignant fury and human passion for
those of heavenly yisitant.
''Chris!" The one glad cry burst from
Robbie's lips, and then, unnoticed by
either, he sank sobbing among the hay
and straw littering the floor.
Coward! hypocritel traitor!" These
were the words which burst impetuously
from the young mans lips, and with each
epithet a stunning blow was planted in
the breast of the farmer. 'sIs it thus YOU
treat the little brother [ entrusted to your
carel Wereit not that since l have been
away from your vicinity, have learned
to be something of which you do not
even know the meaning-a gentleman
/ would take the horsewhip and fay you
within an inch of your life. Well, in
deed, it occurred to me to test your faith
fulness in treating him kindly before l
gave of my hard earnings for the boys
board. Here in my pockets are four
hundred dollars designed for you pay
ment for every week he has been here
but not one copper of it will you see now.
On the contrary, shall use it to prose-
cute you to the utter limit of the law"
And he kept his word. This youth,
whose energy and pluck had won the vic
tory In hand to-hand struggle with the
world, was not likely to be troubled with
morbid pity for his adversary; and with
Sues fair, honest face on the witness
box, not only was the full measure of
justice obtained, but the hard, grasping
farmer was disgraced forever in the eyes
of his friends and neighbors.
Aside from the triumph concerning
his little brother, the trial resulted most
happily for Chris. himself. While seek
ing to redress an injustice and wrong,
like his illustrious namesake, he discov-
cred another fair realm-even the sweet
old Eldorado of love. And now, when
the western sun sinks amid the howery
prairies of Missouri, his last beams gild
a cottage porch, where often sits slen-
der student youth and a broad shoulder
ed, bronze-faced pioneer-the rescuer
and the rescued; while above them beams
the soft, womanly face of happy Sue
wife and sister-loved and honored be.
yond all the world.
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