The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-17

niue OllNN Is, aldS, not rare. | do mol
thiiik, of the hundreds who carelcssly
heard the words that morning, there
was one who stopped to think ot The
possible suffering Of the child. 1t is a
wide step from the warmth of a moth
er's arms to the chill Of tile deep sea
water. The gay tide Of fashion cbbcd
and flowed just the same; the band
PLAYED on the Chain Pier the morning
following; the sunbeAmS danced on the
water, there was nothing 10 remind
one Of the little life so suddenly and
terribly closed
There was not much more TO tell.
There was an inquest, but II was not Of
much use. Everyone knew that the
child had been drowned. The doctor
thought ii was druggcd before it was
drowned; there was very little to he
said about it. jim, the b0atman, proved
the finding Of it, The coroner said II
few civil words when he heard that one
of the visitors Of the town, out of sheer
pity. had Offered To delray the expenses
OF the little funeral.
The little unknown babe, who had
spent the night in the deep sea. was
buried in the cemetery on the LewcS
Road, bought a grave for her under
the spreading b0ughs of a tree; she had
white pail and a quantity of white
flowers. The matrOn from the work
house went. and il was not at all like a
pauper's funeral The sun was shin
ing. amt the bHlmy air was filed with
the song of birds; but then. the sun
does SHINE. and the birds will sing. for
paupcrS.
ordered small white marble cross:
il stands under the trees AZ the head If
the little green grave. When the head
mason asked me what name was to he
put upon it. was puzzled. Only ilcay-
en- knew whether the helpless little
child had claim TO any name. and, if
so. what that name was. | bethought
myself of one name, il meant bitter
ness, and the bitterness OF deep waters.
II will call it 'Marah,n said and
the name stands there on the marble
cross,
"Marah. aged three weeks. found
drowned IN the sea. September, IS.
Only one small grave amongst many,
but a grave over which no mother has
Shed tear. Then, after q few DAYS
more forgot almost all about Il, vet ut
that time | was so lonely, SO utterly
dcsolate. that felt some kind of tie
bound me 10 the little grave. and made
me love the spot. II was soon all for
gotten, but ] never forgot the btauti-
iul. deSpairing face had seen on the
pier that night-the face that seemed
TO have passed me with the quchnrs,
Of swift wind, yet which was i'm
pressed on my brain for ever.
| have been writing to yOu. reader,
behind veil. let Inc draw il aside. Nv
name is John Ford-by 10 means arc.
mantle name-but come of good
family. | am one of the world S M
fortunates | had neither brother nor
sister; my father and mother died
While ] was quite young; they left ne a
large fortune, but no relationship one
to love me. Ny guardian was Il stera,
grave, elderly man; nay youth was lone
~. my manhood more lonely atill
found Il fair and dainty love, but she
proved false; she left me for one who
had more gold and Il title to give her
When | lost her, all my happiness died;
the only consolation | found was going
about from place to place trying to do
good where | could. This little incl
dent on the Chain Pier reused mo more
than anything had done for SONS CINE.
! had one comfort IN lifel friend
whom | loved dearer than brother.
Lancelot Fleming; and lately he had
come into possession OF u very nice pS-
tate called Button Manor, fine old
mansion. standing in the midst of an
extensive pMk and with il an income
Of three thousand per Gnnum. Lance
Fleming had been brQGglG 90 70 the
bar. bat he never cared much for His
profession. and was much pleased when
he succeeded to his cousins estate.
He had invited me several times to
visit Dulton Manor, bat something or
other had always interviewed TO prevent
II. LauCc came To- see me; we Travelled
together We were tine very opposite of
EACH other He was frank, gay, cheer
tHi. always laughing, always with some
grand jest uu the h,i.--a laughing.
sunny b,u2-cy"d fpl.OE. gnd MAS like
a sunbeam ~ every house he entered;
he MAS JiEIYS rllhrl Wnisi.ug ~ sing
ing. and his bright, uhr,ry voice trOllcd
uNt such Snatchcs uI sweet cong. that
il Wa, pleasure TO hear him.
! an materially mcMnGholy, aud have
4" g. b'NlNN "N"Nn ~ lbbk Oll Tue UdIh
s.iv oI things. You can imagine how
| loNcl Lance Fleming: the love that
oiH"l mrn giye To wives, children, pa
rents aud rolatlscs, ! iavished ON him.
loved his fair hang.n,He face, his
laughing blue eyes. bis sunny Smile. his
ricoIy voice, | loved his War'm-heafted,
genial mmuer IN fact, | loved the
Nh"i2 man iE,. a> Er WHs, with love
| l@sa'ng '.d' al women lpynA him as |
Shall love 800 o,h"C
Naturally enough Lance Wasa great
! iaYorIl" with the ladies. every woman
! who saw lm loved him more or less,
! he was quite irresistible when. in addi.
| ton 70 his handsome face and sweet
| temper came the Charm OF being mas
ter ot y grand Old manol.house. with
| ihron linnsaul PER muum, no wonder
| tllal ne Was popular The only thing
which troubled ne aUnr Lance was
| his marriage. Away iaa.cd il 4i,h
ms gay, passionate temperament. his
universal admiration aud chivaHous
man@or ~ treating thc fairpr sex, it
! was certain that he would, oonner or
! later, fan IN love and marry. From
| what knew Of HIM from tie inmate
| conviction or my own love. felt s8re
! (Rj his marriage would ha thr hinge
! on WNiCl' his whole lii1 would turn.
| %aaSply anxious about it. and talked
to him gteal deal about it when we
Wcrc together.
''I yoH many tNle FIGHT woman,