New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-01-03

go away" cried Pansy suddenly,
almost fiercely. Give me time-a
week; and, perhaps, Heaven win tell me
what to do. Don't come until Isend
for you-promise me-
Il promise" he said, and, taking her
hands, kissed each, and said once
more:
..Be merciful to us BOTH
Then after he was gone, Pansy sank
down on her knees with her hands lifted
and agonisingly prayed:
Help me. guide me, oh, Father in
heaven. l am as one blind; lead me,
have mercy on mer'
Even as she prayed her answer came.
Lillian pushed open the door, and. with
her pretty toddling tumbling walk.
reached her kneeling mother, and over
her bowed head tapped a paper.
Mamma, tut; mamma, tut" she
cooed. aa
''God help me, this must be my au-
swer." Pansy moaned, rising and taking
the child in her feeble arms.
''Mamma, tut; mamma tut" persist
ed Lillian, tapping the paper.
Eyes, darling, yes. !" answered Pansy,
reaching for the scissors. Mamma
will cut pretty kitty for Lillian-see''
But what Lillian saw was something
startling indeed. The scissors paused
In the first slash, and in q moment, fell
nerveless. then scream thrillingly
clear echoed through the house, as
Pansy started to her feet, made one tot
tering step and fell, one name having
echoed across her lips: John! Johns
For in the very paper Lillian brought
was the following;
''PANsY,--God grant that this may meet
miraculous / have written, searched, and
advertised, and am almost wild with despair.
try this In fre ~ of failing hope. have
YORK JOHN
Before life returned to Fancy, her
husband did. She was in his arms
when she awakened, and. with a faint,
joyous cry, she swooned again.
But Joy seldom kills. nor can such
sacred Joy be described. So we will
only listen to his story, told some hours
after. in the presence of Mr.. Leslie,
''The storm came in the night" he
said 1T was as brief as destructive. I
saw that everything was going to be
lost, and dashed myself toa table. l was
carried off by the waves and remained
conscious for three days; then hunger
and exhaustion overcome me.
IAN outward bound vessel saw and
hauled me in, as good as dead, when I
next knew anything I was helpless in q
seaport town and strangers. They said
had been there overs week.
Il autographed At once to you and
Uncle Randolph, receiving an immedi-
ate reply from him, but nothing from
you. / tried again and again, and then
alarm threw me into terrible relapse
| Il was i'll three months; then Uncle
Randolph sent on two physicians and
! had me removed to his house. The
journey gave me another relapse, and
/, another fever followed. l hung on the
very verge of death for two mouths,
! then began to mend, and at the end of
two more started to come home. faint
ed before reaching the steamer, and
was taken back.
when at last I was strong enough
to come, could find no trace or clue of
! you. went to Buffalo and saw your
parents. and, Pansy darling, they are
wild with grief, and have retracted all
| their bitter words.
II spoke of going at once to Mr.. Les
lie, but our landlady at once said that
| she knew nothing of you, and had call
! ed repeatedly to know if she had learn
ed anything. intended to go and see
him anyway on his own account, but
kept putting it off, as heart and brain
We're so full of other things.
'To-day put in the personal, and
this afternoon went round to see him.
You may imagine our meeting. He has
told me everything, darling. and
There he paused, choked with emotion,
and Mr.. Leslie, hurriedly rising, took a
hand of each, and said-agitatedly:
''From the bottom of my heart I say,
God bless you BOTH Think of me
sometimes in your joy
But there he also broke down, and
witha hurried pressure to each hand,
went away; and John Eldridge, gather.
ing his child and his wife, so frail and
feeble, into his arms, kissed them re-
peatedly, with the fervent exclamation:
''Please God, you will never know
want again. l have come back 4 rich
man. and all that love and money can
do to win roses and health back will be
done, my darling