The Indiana State sentinel., 1881-06-22


and slipped down and got up again, all the
time Just saying to myself, The baby the
babyl-i could only reach him and lind
him aliveP
"Then it seemed as if night came down
all at once. 1t got dark in one minute, and
/ heard horrible roaring sound behind me
louder than all the thuRder. / heard
long, rafting crash, and then another. 1t
was Mrs. Hsthaway's house and barn going
to pieces, but / didn't know it then. l
heard people ,cream; heard all sorts OF
things whizzing about me, but it was too
dark to see much. Things came striking
against me, and soon a heavy thing came
banging against me on one side, and just as
| was falling down something seemed to
pick me up. and / was whirled and twisted
round and round till / didn't know any
thing more.
"When opened my eyes the rain was
falling on my face. 1t was lighter, and saw
boards and timbers, and trees and branches
and bushes lying all about me. l was
in field not far from home. Il felt dizzy.
and didn't remember anything at first, and
then L thought of little Harry, and sprang
up to run to him. But, oh, how sick and
sore felt When l tried to lift heavy
branch which was lying partly over me, L
could raise only one of my arms.
''But my feet were all right. and ran as
| fast as 1 could toward home. 1 saw my
father in the road in front of the house,
| looking up and down, with q white, fright
ened face. He hurried toward me.
"sWhere have you been, child2' he
said Il must go to see if anything has
happened to your mother, but / could not
go till knew you and Harry were safe
/ Why, dear, you are hurtp
But ran past him, crying, The baby,
father. he's in the hammock-come quickP
"When we got round TO the grove l
screamed at what / saw. The trees lay
about as if scythe had mown them down.
hardly knew the place, or where to look for
Harry.
"One of the trees the hammock was tied
to was lying exactly where l had left my
| little brother Another tree was blown
right across it. Father did not stop to look,
but called the hired man, and they brought
axes and saws. stopped down and list sned
though felt sure the dear little one must be
dead. But | heard sad little sob, as If he
had cried till he was worn out. L was so
glad l got up and danced. But father shook
his head and said, Hes alive, but how do we
know how he maybe hurt2 They chopped
away at the branches, while l held my
breath. Oh, how long, long it seemed to
watt 1 crouched down and crept us near
the baby as l could. 1 called to him, and he
gave pitiful little cry; he expected me to
take him at once, and was glad he got an
gry because he had to wait. He tried to free
himself from the hammock, and / began to
hope he might not be much hurt.
"At last great branch was taken away,
and got closer to him. 1 called father, and
we looked under, and l heard him say,
Thank GodP
"There the darling was, in a kind of little
bower made by two big branches which
came down on each side of him. They had
saved him when the other tree fell. His
forehead was scratched deeply, but nothing
else allied him. Father reached in and cat
away the hammock with his knife, and drew
him out with hands tina. shook as if he had
an ague fit. The little fellow held out his
arms to me, but as l tried to take him my
strength sll seemed to go away. l grew
dizzy, and fell down. Bridget took the
child, and father carried me in and laid me
on bed.
''Then he and Bridget tried to get us into
| dry clothes. But l cried out every time
they touched me, till father was nearly at
\ MS wis emo. cdlleO aloud 1Or MOller.
knew she would not hurt me so.
al will go now and see where she is dear,
father said at last wiping his forehead The
good Lord only knows where she may be-
and the little onesl III bring some one to
help you, poor child
Tine sun was shining brightly again by
this time, but as lay there, with a great
deal of pain in my arm and head, | seemed
to feel that black storming after me yet
The roar, roar kept in my head, and the bed
was whirling up in the clouds with me, and
Mary Hathaway was holding me, while
some one pelteC. me with the stars; and
mother said, On, my poor iaiiing-look at
her headP
"Theu ice moon pe6ped cut at me and
said, der arm Is broken in -wo places
1T was the doctor who said this, and
mother had really come to me. After that /
seemed to be clinging and climbing through
trees-oh, so iongl l kept on for years, al
ways hunting for little Harry. hearing him
cry for me, and never able to reach him.
But at last saw light had been IN the
dark all the time-and struggled toward
it and looked out. Mother was there, but
not Harry
"Where is he2' cried.
"'Who, dear2' she said.
"'Why, the baby-little Harry said
Il was almost up to him.
"'Here he is
'She lifted him up to me, and tried to
take him, but could not raise myself, and
was glad to find that was in my own bed.
| went off into long sleep, and when
awoke didn't want anything except to lie
quiet and know mother was caring for me-
and that Harry sometimes came toddling
into my room, for be had learned to walk
during the long weeks L had been sick.
swell, that is about all there is of it. My
arm was q long time getting well, and will
always be crooked, like this. The doctor
said it would have got entirely well if it had
not been for the fever.
But dear me, how much thinking did
when my head got clear enough to think
When was out in the storm all / had ever
heard about the wrath of God on the child
rem of disObedience seemed to come back
to me. How l was punished If l had
been faithful to my duty should have been
safe at home when the storm came. i shall
always feel as if l knew something OF that
awful wrath, for wasn't 1 taken up in Gods
terrible hand?
when l was getting we'll began to
wonder why Mary hathaway never came
60 see me. Mother put off telling me as
long as she could that she and younger
sister had been killed in moment by the
falling of their house, and that Mrs. Hath
away was crippled for life. None of us