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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
New Clarendon HofeI.

New Clarendon HOieI.
A ]. KERR ~ D. HUNT
Corner Madison and Second streets.
RATES. and . 50 per day Electric bells,
electric lights: passenger elevator runs day and
night
J v Collier Miss A Goblet. Tenn
I Webb, Tenn PBayes, Pa
NJ Buthe. Ripley T G Garrett, Tenn
P Guise, Cincinnati 7 Davis &w, Tenn
VIM Watson &x, Tenn A Z NcKie, Miss
w Wynne, Miss H Bolton, Galveston
May, Mich B Crawford, Miss.
Rriddy aousP,
Formerly Commercial Hotel, corner Front and
Jefferson streets, Memphis. Tenn. J. II. Pricdy, Of
Richmond, Va, proprietor. Rates 81 per day.
w shannon, Miss kaufman, Tenn
B Ware, ARK W II Cnaney, Ark
John MARI Tenn ] a 20 IthwOrth, Tex
w II Foster, Tenn Tate, Miss
w j Tate. Miss Shapord, Tenn
" westmoreland, Ark J L Malone. Ark
F @ Baxter, ARK G Z Bad EFT, Ark
N Brown Miss John Mccullough, No
l. l. Davis, Tenn Mrs Stever Va
Harrison, Tenn Miss johnson, Tenn
2 Ward, Tenn Marks, NY
c Echos, Tenn Sunson- Tenn
GasiOn's Hotel.
A C Graham Miss g Manning Ark
] Warren, Ala II NJ Thomson, Ark
W Hamilton, Va AeDuett Tenn
Z Carter, Van Buren, NJ Hawkins, Miss
CB Erwin, Nashville Crockett, Tenn
r Hoskins, Nashville Woodward ir, Nd
w Hamer, Miss ] Hamer, Miss
] W Shinsult &w, Miss w Rutledge, Tenn
II Battor, Miss L H Wyne, Miss
J b Conden, KY Bit<held Y
] Peres Ky Woodruff Ky
" Adams. st Louis 7 Petty, Tena
NJ Snow, Tenn W Daniel, Tenn
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-03
PRIZES FOR GRADUATE.

PRIZES FOR GRADUATES.
OTTO JOACHIM.
G. E. GOSS.
L. G. WATSON.
PRIZE FOR GRADUATE IN PHARMACY.
s. s. BAMBERGER.
PRIZES FOR UNDERGRADUATES.
A. R. HAYWOOD.
- LAURIE.
- BOLTON.
DIR. Overall awarded the prizes, and pait
very handsome compliments to the winners
"Nights Shade No Longer" chorus with
orchestra, was then rendered BY 81. Peter,
choir.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-03
FOR SALE, LEASE OR RENT.

CI,ARM-On Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
IL about IA miles from Memphis, containing
$50 acres. Apply to Q. e. h.,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
Speak Right UD.

You ask thoroughbred, full-blooded
humhug what he thinks of Dr.. THOMAS E.
1EcrR1c OIL and he will invariably tell you
mat It is the worst thing he ever saw.
You ask an houest man who has used it)
for his estimate Of DR.. THOMAS EcLEcrR1c
OIL and be will reply that there May be
better internal and external medicine, but he
doesn't know OF 1t.
I do think there Is nothing like THOMAS
ECLEcTR1c OIL For a cold OF hoarseness 1t
v.lks lke - charm. Mrs. NJ. J. Fellows,
BUR- Oak, St. Joseph County, Mich.
OF rheamatjs", nothing gave lie relief
quicker than THOMAS EcLEcrR1c OIL re.
JOINER, of Allen +. o., HIS. ale C~unty, Mich.
Worth five times Its price. s. B. DGrfey,
econd mate steamer Arizona, on the grea:
lakes, cured OF bad jam on foot.
As remedy Tor catnrrh it stands at the
top. e iwsrd S. R'wlsy, 222 W. Twelfth
$ rect, Davenport, Iowa.
Is the best article in the world for asthmat-
ic bronchitis. e L. Meader, Delaware, Iowa.
As 4 general family medicine never saw
anything so good. George Dodge, Emporl-
am. Pa. -.
Ia cases Of Group it never failed to cure or
relieve. G. r. Hall, GRANVILLE, Ill.
tell y.,u 1t is u grand thing. Rev. E. r.
Graz D1nki k N
DIR. THOMAS EcLEcrR1o OIL is sold by every
drussls.
Foster, Mihnrn & o.. Pro'ns Bnffsi o,N.Y
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
English Hstllgnnen.

This curiou. eag rness % be appoint
ed .<the laws fnisher" becomes the
more unintel Eligible when We consider
The hanglnan's horrible anteced ents.and
the baleful brutal traditions which SUR
round his Offices. The predecessors of
Tom Cheshire, Caicrah, and MarWood
have been through many generations
vile, despicsble swretches, felon IN esse
Of IN posse. thieves and murderers who:
had barely escaped the gallows, who re-
tanned always an intimacy and fellow
feeling with criminals, and not seldom
reiapsed into crime. For example. one
Price, tn, hangnlan early last century,
was. while act .ally in Office, convicted OF
murder, and travelled to Tyburn on his
own account in the fatal cart. Ano ther,
Dennis, in 1870, having been one of the
ringleaders i'll the Lord Georg Gordon
riots, accep ed pardon in order to exc
cute his former associates. Again the
hangman's functions under our old and
ruthless penal code we're those OF q hu-
man butcher. The gallows were
Ike the shambies, where heca.
only slew, ut times he dismembered
often with rein Il and sickening cruel
ty on condemned traitors; carried their
quarters and their decapitated hea Dis
back to prison in a basket to be boiled
previous TO exposure on Temple Bar. 1t
was inevitable that any man who dis
charged such loathsome duties should
degenerate into callous, cold -bloeded
ruttian, and the latest practitioners can
not nossihly have escaped deterioration.
An executioner. constantly and exelu-
siyely engaged in the taking of human
life must by the very nature of his vo-
cations become brutalizea. This is es-
tablished beyond doubt. It is idle to
talk Of CalcrattEas mild msnns red man,
latterly OF venerable appearance, and a
devoted follower of Isaak Walton. fond
OF flowers. estinable in his domestic re-
lations The fact is he was saturnine
and truculent, being. IT,, AS for Marwood,
his deterioration was marked and COM
paratively rapid The rumor runs that
when he first sought, quite unlimited
and Of his own r.. tree
will, the employment with
which his name has since been 80 in.
tinately associated, he was man who
lived in the odor Of sanctity, was not
without repute as local preacher, and
was generally q reputable member OF
society. The rule Of nil nisi bonum may
perhap s be invoked to shield even a
hangman's memory, and it will be
enough to hint that ne was not an ir-
rcprUachable. person toward the close Of
his career. It may be stated. too, to his
dlscredit, that he latterly permitted him
self to add ridicule and contumely to his
CHASTITY functions Tue fact that he could
make money by their rehearsal, as hap
pened not long ago at certain cathedral
Town, where he performed the process
of pinioning the. curious at q shilling a
head, proves that he must have grown
singularly depraved in his latter days.
That such m exhibition was possible is
the best argument for an entire revision
OF our method of giving Effect to capital
punishment.-Major Grittiths in the
FortnIghtly Review.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
/ am advised now that the casket is in
he custom house Of Old Haven awaiting

am advised now that the casket is in
the custom house of CD Haven awaiting
AS presume you Will not be indis-
posed TO conduct the burial arrange
ments Of one who WAS formerly your
parishlOner, am writing TO the custom
house authorities TO forward the coffin
to your mortuary depot.
shall leave toWnmyself bYthe night
train tomorrow, and propose waiting
upon you hefollowing afternoon
Yours faithfully, HERBERT TREyANN1oN
"Is Mr.. Sinitherss at houas.??"'5, asked
rrevannion of the butler at the rectory,
soon after his arrival at:Old Haven.
'Mr. Smithers is at home. sir. but
er--unable to see anybody" WAS the
answer. J. -. '-" =, r
"My business is urgent" said Trevan-
Eli you will please to come into the
JONES'" -.
He sat himself down and waited.
Presently a Clergyman entered, evident.
ly the curate. <*Ei.E <@@*.I ~ 81
81 am here," said Trevannion, to him
ION a matter connected with q funeral
the burial, in short. of my late wife,"
yes. ! KNOW" said the other; you
are Mr.. Trevannion, and have written
to Mr.. Smi hers on the subject"
Just So" ~. go
swell, I regret to have to tell you Of
the sad death OF my dear and esteemed
friend. Mr.. Smi,hers, alas, is no more.
He expired suddenly last night"
81 am inexpressibly Shocked" said
Trevannion, ito hear this"
'tIt is, indeed, great blow to all Of
u.s."
SIS there anything in the circum-
stances Of this case extraordinary"
"Oh, no. It seems that, in conse"
quence OF your instructions, he visited
the Custom House yesterday. He was
| apparently quite well when he started.
In two hours, he was brought home,
alive, it is true, but in an unconscious
state. l understood that, in order to
! satisfy the authorities, it was necessary
| to examine the coffin. Whilst the opera
alton was proceeding he appears to have
fainted, and accordingly was placed in
his carriage and sent home at once. He
never spoke afterward. There will be
! anInq'lest, Of course. But, no doubt =,
lC il Just q case Of heart complaint"
Yes, should think SO. Has Mr.
Smithers, may ask, LETT widow?"
! "WeIl, n. And yet it is not assolute-
~ certain that he has not. The tact is,
my poor friend was bereaved OF his wife
some time ago; not, however, by death,
| but disappearance. 1t is most inex-
| plicable story"
| lyon will not think me lnquisitive i!
beg. you to tell it to me-" said Trevan
| MON.
20, certainly not. Mrs. smithers was
a lady of great beauty, apparently at
| tachea to her husband, and devoted to
the duties of her positson. On the ad-
| vice OF her doctor she went to the sea
| side for change-let me see-yes, just
two years sgo-and never returne>-. |,
| she Is dead, there is no proof of her
death; if alive, she has given no sign OF
lie. 1t is indeed great mystery"
Us there any picture of her here?"
| ."Ihere is one on the writing table be
! hind you"
Trevannion rose and approached the
table. Upon it was 8 photograph OF
Miriam
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
Piles! Piles! Piles!

sure cure Tor B ind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. Single box, has cured worst cnroni;
case # twenty years standing. No one nee
suffer hvs minutes after applying. Villains
Innian PILE ointment. Isabsorbs the tumors,
sllays .he itcning (paricufariy after getting
warm in bed). Prepared only for. piles and
Itching for the private parts. Noyes Bros.
& Cutler, st. P NJ. VINO esale Agents. =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
PHTI,OPENA.


what sort of q gift will I take2''
-a.a Asks my saucy debtor. @s. *
Shall sse make or buy the thing.
II WGicn do { like the better? 2,
Then to mine little hand s n 81 E
}t Is yiesdsd up completely, !; !.
White b. rad lips cry TO p,ns,
y And the eyes smile swestly.
'Know'st thou prisoner at the bar,
e3ili hold ner tightly, E. ..
The d ,aning Of that Greciaa word?"
ii mo, she answers, lightly. = s .
.Pesla penalty; philo-love, a'- q
y = ACC srding to- the letter, ~ =
And ii you caanos pay the debt q
! must keep the debtor. MI s.
"Wou'a var buy your sentence Off
Useless the endeavor;
Yet, If you work the whole ter M out,
It will take focever!'' r@| =.
-Pniladelphia Press.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
IInperfrcC Digestion.

More disease and physical suffering are
traceable directly to- indigestion than to al
most any other one cause. Moral: No rem
edy in the world is equal 10 Aliens "Iro,
Tonic Ritters" to aid digestion and the assim-
i'ation OF food, and invigorate the liver. AL
genuine bear the signature of J. P. Allen,
st. Paul, Mum, F-'
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

In letter from Hon. Mrs. Perry, Castle
Grey, Limerick, Ireland, Browns Brou-
chial Troches are thus referred to-: .'Baving
brought your Bronchial Troches' with me
when cane to reside here, I found that
after had given them away to those con
sidered required them. the poo people will
walk tor miles to get tew." For Coughs,
Colds, and Threat Diseases they have no
uuai Said onlv in boxes,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

From Major DJwAs, Military Instructor,
Mr.. Pleasant Academy, Sing, Sing, N Y:
During the very cold weather I was sntf.r
irg with Catarrh. NY head and throat
ached so severe that 7 was Obliged to keep
quiet. E!y's Cream Balm was suggested.
Within an hour from the first application
telr relieved, the pain began to subs:de. In
few days was entirely cured. w. A.
Downs. price 80 cents.)
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Miss Edith Jeffrey is very wealthy
yet she writes poems for Harpers Mag
azine-su ,ports and educates TWO Dung
glrls, and finds time for numerous char
Itiea -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
One pair Of boo's saved every year by Us
ing Lyons Patent Metallic Fl Eel S.iffeners.
NV Wife AMI Children,

Rev. Il A.. Dunisrsof Ms " ernon, says
Ny children we're sm cited with cough re
ssulting from Measeies. my " te with coug
I bat had prevented her from sleeping NOR
= less for yesrs and your White Wine q
Tar Syrup has C lred tf1am all, ss i@
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
Instantly Relieved

Mrs. Ann Lacour OF New Orleans, La,
writes:-I have u son who b 4s been sick for
two or three years; he has been attended by
our leading physicians but all TO no purpose.
This merning ne had his usual spell OF
coughing, and was SO greatly prostra, cd in
cons queace, that death seemed imminent,
Halls Balsam for the Lungs purchased BY
my husband, who noticed your advertise
ment yesterday. We administered it accord
ing to directions and be was instantly re-
lieyed. q. - H.Ss ? > :,@*1% F.~t ,.%1 r
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Emily Faithful tells the American
people that they must open their muse
ums and libraries on Sunday if they ex-
pect to check the gin-mill. -,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

have been ,-,ns S~It3's Specific IS $50
aud find it to b. the uest remedy Of the. kline
that have evs:r h.en anla tn get. and hav-
treo them all, JOHN FISCHER 3iU.S. Cav-
Alrvs E. ,-a .s.,.. 49,, f.. -, 49,. :: :. NJ
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Rev. L. s. Caultan, o, q 1clev lie, Kansas,
says: DR.. Warner, your White Wine \ot Tar
Syrup has been in MY family and found to
se all and even more than you claim of it
1t is speedy cure TOR oil Throat and Lung
!apHs.s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

A Fact Worth Remembering.
A severe cold or COACH CAL be soonet
cured by taking accor' ing to. directions,
Aliens Lung Balsam. Il can be procured
at any drug store. It is harmless to the
most delicate person, and can be given 10
childr, without fear OF injury. Try 1t If
you have cold or cough.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

"a Phillips Exeter Academy stud LEM
boasts hat he boards himself on seven
cents q day. tss,no ibossiy should watch
.that gentleman s. health, or the neigh
boring ciliek an r,1nsts. sS
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

First. eteci ua ", thea guou to take, then
cheap, Piso's cur. tor cousum ption,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
Cured ClecGYme]

The MenOmonee iron ore output is
$1,000 tons, where it was II 900 last year.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

40 SKINNY MEN--sWeils Health Ieenewer"' restore,
health and vigor, cures dyspepsia. impotence. 81.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

81 Maine has q, 900 miles Of wilderness
es and the whole sIAte Of Mass a.hnsetts
could be set down IN the mldd.e "
them and not be able to find its way out
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

He'll to- Pay is the name of station OF
the Northern Poe fic. '~~-~~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
The New York Election.

The New York Election.
The othcial retnrns oI the recent elections
have iust been completed. They show the
following result: b III
Vnts. Mai. SIS
Secretary Or State Carr, r.. 448. ILL, 1913
.5 #s. - Maynard, D..427 SOC 3d..
For Cntro'l Chaplin, p AS 94l-1B, 313
Davenport, 3. .429, 625--
The rest Of the democratic candidates had
the following majority; l
MAXWELL state tire ,suTer.. SOL
O' Bien. attorney general 10 SIS
6weeI state engineer :. O18
The prohibition vote YVES about II, 600,
and the greenback vote about u, 900. 4.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
I|;!!!!!!!!iIi;!!!!,C0LD! Il: II,

Tho only known specific for Epileptic Fits. N
Also for Spasms and Failing Sickness. Nervous
Weakness it instantly relieves and cures. Cleanscs
blood and quickens sluggish circulation. Neutra-
Lies germs Of disease and saves sickness. Cures
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

IRRITATION, inaamn ation all Kidney and u mary
Complaints. cured by "Buchu-P atba." 81.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

have known and watched the use OF
Switt's Spec fc &. s g. for over fifty years,
properly taken. 4 L. DENNARD, Perry, G,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

According to the decision OF. Balti-
more Justice, a husband is liable and can
be sued for whatever SANDER his wife
utterS. j. zx NJ WE use Il .s8sYs $,525S II. 4
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Mrs. Oliph ants new serial, written ex-
prsssl Tor .uth's Companion, has it,
scene In the tinae Of the Covenanrers, and its
heroine is histnrica, ch arac-er.t '&%5. IL
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Otter Tail cou>ty has lol sch cot districts,
GAIL scholars and receives Sc, 361.8o from
j he state school fnnd.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

i Write Hume Health Company. Mime
apoiis Minn, for H6slne Treatment of al
diseases. Surest, cheappss IN the world ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

r. Farr. HoooKen lumber dealer: as
"a; orc for ta00 0n0
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Colonel Robert g. Ingersolp i middle
name is Green.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Iowa has over $7,GOO,O0O in savings
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
A Fact Worth Remembering

DON'T die in the house. though on Rats" Clears
out rats, MICE flies, reaches. bed-bugs. 15c.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Electric light wires in st. Paul will prob
biy have to go underground.
WELLS aRouaH ON CoRNs."-15ci Ask for It
Complete. permanent cure. Corns. warts bu HONS
John Debrich of Humboldt raised 400
barrels of potatOes on one acre ofground.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
Encouragement and Advice

Hints for Poor Farmers by G. e. Win
The Failures of Great Men, by James Par
A Dietary for Nervous People, Dr. w. a. Harnme
Hints for Country House-Buiders Calvert VS.
The Gift of Memory andO Papers giving Instan-
Of SefIIep, by Samuel Sm
A. New Profession for Young Men. The Opportu-
Young Men Electrical Engineers Thomas A. Eds
Thrift Lessons Learned from the
Economies by S.
At the Age Of Twenty-One A Series Papers
what had accomplished, and what
proposed doing that period of their by Edwin Whip
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30

Dear Sir Shortiy before the death
Of my wife, which took p1ace last month
in the Island Of Corsica, she expressed
a wish to me that her remains should be
removed to Enf and and Inferred in
the church of the PARISH of Old
Haven, the rector Of which I Believe
Syou to- be.
furthermore sne part cularlv desired
that the funeral service should he per-
formed by no other clergyman than.
Yourself
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
cATAR X = rlrs Cream BAN

VOTING MEN learn TELEeRAPnY here and vs
AVo1su ~ itN will give you situation. Cireu
lars free. VALE TINE BROS, GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The Republican journal., 1883-01-11

a HEROINE OF THE WAR. There has
been reported from the Senate Commit
tee on Claims, a bill directing the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to pay $1,000 to
Eliza Howard Powers. A report written
by Senator Frye gives a sketch Of her
history. She is 80 years old When the
war of the rebellion broke out she was a
resident of Patterson, n. j. She at once
commenced to devote her energies, intlu
ence and means to the service Of the I'm
ion soldiers, ministering to their wants
and relieving their sutferings in camp,
field. and hospital. She was President OF
the Florence Nightingale Relief Associa-
ton, OF Patterson, and Associate Manager
Of the Sanitary Commission of New Jer-
sey. Having given her time and money
to the cause, and having been very sue
cesstul in the work, she lost by misfortune
her whole property and was stricken
down by sickness. She atterward was
given clerkship in the Post Office De
partment, but since 1874 she has been
dependent upon widowed daughter.
The Senate committee does not undertake
to pay her for her services in behalf of
sick and wounded soldiers, but simply to
restore to her the money which she ex-
pended out OF her own resources.
The Republican journal., 1883-01-11
Found Drowned.

She searches, searches everywhere,
AS one would treasure find
Old Susan, with the wandering eye
And long bewildered mind.
All up and down the shining sands
With eager step she goes;
And speaks with hesitating voice.
Not knowing friends from foes.
"Oh, have you seen my pretty boy.
Ny little baby brother?
She left him to me when she died,
And bade me be his mother
''Our mother She frowns out of heaven
On Inc, as once she smiled
So | go searching night and day
Until find her child.
'''Tis few weeks ago'-(ala
She has lost count of years y
Il laid him on the soft warm sand
Asleep, and had no fears.
81 only went a little way.
And sat behind that stone,
Writing to William Beverley,
That is to India gone.
"He will come back and marry me,
He says, in two years more;
| shall be then but Just eighteen,
And he scarce twenty-four.
But can he marry me-" she shrieks-
Me that was hanged: I mean
They would have hanged me, but perhaps
Somebody told the Queen,
And she said-what, do not know;
think | Sept or died,
And woke up in a world of dreams
Most horrible and wide.
Il did not kill the boy she means:
Il only left him here
Forgot him--and the tide flowed in
And ebbed out-no one near.
Not guilty! oh, my lord, my lord,
Not guilty. sobbing wild:
Il only let him float away
And drown-my mothers child.
And so my mother made them shut
On me the prison door,
Till was dead: yet now, it seems,
am alive once more.
81 walk along the shining sands,
hear his shout of Joy:
| know I'll find him very soon.
My little darling boy"
So Oh she goes with cautious tread,
And eager eyes and wild;
But never. never will she find
The little drowned child.
pinah Muloch Craik. in Harper's Magazine.