The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-06-20

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-Dody was sure they would disturb
his mother, who was still asleep, they
told him, and must not be wakened.
But in the servants dinner-hour, he
escaped into the garden, and there pick
ed as big a nosegay of flowers as he
could find, He was some time choos-
ing handful to his taste, and wonder
ed at the liberty as he ran hither and
thither, till he had got it to his mind.
Then lac crept up stairs, and sat down
outside his mothers door, waiting till
she should wake up, and open 1t. He
wished that he had not got such a
dreadful pain in his chest-it made him
cough, and he had been told to be very
quiet; but presently he would see num-
my, and she would take him in her
arms, and she would kiss him, and then
the pain would go quite away. -
He waited patiently for awhile, then
kneeled down; and putting his lips to
the keyhole, said in whisper.
Mummy! mummy" then, as he got
no reply, laid the bunch of flowers down
on the threshold, and applying his two
little hands to the lock, contrived to
turn it, picked up his towers, and went
in.
The blinds were down, the room was
in twilight. All looked cold and strange
that shrouded outline on the bed was
strangest of all--that was not mummy;
he would 60 down stairs and look for
her.
As he ran out of the room, his face
bright with the thought that he would
80 soon see her, he saw Frank approach
ing, and flew to meet him.
Flowers for mummy" he shouted,
holding them up Me picked them for
her all my own self, but me cast find
| herr" adding earnestly, as he slipped
his hands into Franks, have you seen
her anywherey"
1 don't know why the sight Of little
happy child, running to his dead moth
er with flowers in his hands, calling
aloud her name in full confidence OF
finding her, SHOULD pierce a young mans
heart more deeply than if lac had seen
that child cry his heart out ON her cold
body-but as Frank caught body up in
his arms, the strain upon heart and
brain was snapped, in "A rain or tears
that probably saved his reason.
Don't Ivy" said Body. kissing
Franks face. mummy not like you to
TOO"
Perhaps is Mr.. Eyre could have wept,
he would not now be iyiug in the next
room lowering betwixt life and death,
so that it seemed likely but one grave
would be required for husband and wife;
but when his paroXyspa was over, Frank
felt the power in him to do that which
it had hitherto unuerved him even to
think Of
He carried Dody back to his mothers
door, and, knowing his obedience, bade
him stand without, for he would be
back directly; then with the door open
and the little child behiad it, Frank APP
preached the bed upon which Madcap
lay
lie gently lifted the linen from her
, face. His heart gave one cOnvulsive
slludder. and stood still. No tears must
!; fall there, and the oath that he had
come to swear by her pale cold body.
died or his lips. Not of the death she
had died, but of that life upon which
she had entered, he thought she look
ed upon her
This could ncer my true love be:
She was full of hope and light,
And the lilies on her breast
Could not yet have taded quite.
Somehow these were the thoughts thai
came into his head then. And so al
my love could not save thee. Madcapy
he said aloud, in his anguish. "!Save
theei Art thou not better off there tban
herep" He covered his face with his
hands, then, with one last long look
replaced the linen, and left the ROOM
You has been a welly long time.
said Dody, signing, as Frank lifted him
in his arms, and thought it but another
vexatious delay when, half way down
stairs, Frank paused, and laid his ear
against the child's chest to listen.
1t was but slight sound that he
heard: but it seemed to come from
Et-nv, l-1o hrno al TNl.
nearer to him, and asked him II he had
any pain.
ooh, yes" said Dody. wrinkling up
his nose with an air of consequence,
and laying his hand on the bosom of his
frock; "sumfin' here. But mummy II
make it well for me-" he added, nod
ding.
| "Mummy is asleep, " said Frank, "and
Dody would not like to vex her, and
Frank will stay with him, and play
games" he paused, grooming, and turn
ed aside-he could not bear the child's
clear eyes upon him, and thought him
self turning into woman, so incapa-
BILE was he of self-control. ......'-
but she'll wake up bimeby," said
Dody, with perfect faith; land we'll
take her the nosegay," he added, even
while Frank noted that the flowers had
already withered in the grasp Of the lit
tie feverish hand.
| He carried him to the nursery, where
Josephine sat, crying bitterly, while
Doune stood beside her, frowning, and
the very picture of revolt. A
! III KIN him." he.said, stamping his
foot, and without perceiving Frank,
naughty Digges to hurt my mumma-
when Pm a big man I'll shoot him
dead;" then all at once threw himself
face downward on the ground, crying
out, Mother, n,other!" -. 81.
n Dody running to him showing him
his nosegay, telling him that they would
4 both go to see mummy presently; but
!, Doune thrust. him away. --r-
you're too little" he said; ''you
n can't understand. She's deadi"
d NO. said Dody, ''grandpapa's dead,
mummy put towers over his head; but
9 Nnummy's only gone to sleep, Frank
g lays so. Didn't you, Frank?" gt fY
t Frank turned aside and asked for pen
g nd ink, and sat down with Dody on
d is knee, who watched him with deep
d 1T interest as he wrote telegraphic
essage to the most famous doctor of
d 10 day for diseases of the chest.
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