Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-03-20

small, cunning scale.
When Dolly sat at the little piano
and sang, wonderfully like a bird ,
the boy listened, with ears, eyes and
mouth wide open.
We couldn't begin to tell you MI the
songs she sang but there was one the
boy loved TO listen to better than ali the
rest. An older friend in the spirit of
mischief, had taught her it /; aud in
truth it was strange story for such a
little girl to sing. Even now it is
known everywhere as "Tender and
True" Dolly only knew the first few
lines, which are these
Gould yc come back 10 me. Dougla $, Douglas.
| In the old likeness that knew:
would be so faithful, so loving, Douglas,
| Douglas, Douglas, tender and tru";
Never scornlu word ShouG pain YOU
I'd smile rs sweet rs the angels do"
You better believe that song was the
boys favorite. We really believe he
would have listened to it for days, with
out even stopping for meals
On a certain night, memorable in
the history of Dodd's boy, Dolly, after
playing and singing ever so long, had
gone To bed thoroughly tired. He had
gone to his room but, being neither
tired nor sleepy, was reading. The
moons silver light shone in so heauti.
fully that he laif aside his book and
blew out the flame of his coal-oil lamp.
Moonlight and coal-oil the boy had
too much taste to like a combination
like that
He stood by tie window, thinking a
bout the moon, and stars, and God
There was vein of sentiment in him
and good sentiment, too-although
he was only butchers boy.
a sound broke the sweet, deep ST.
lence no, not broke the silence, but
melted into it, and seemed almost
part of it. Because it seemed so, and
that he was half dreaming, at first the
. boy was not startled. But the sound
growing more strong and clear, he
started and listened, wondering.
Never scornful word Sn0uId pain you-
! I'd smile as sweet as the angels do"
Dolly's song and DJlly's voice at
that hour.
His heart beat faster. 1t took
great leap In three jumps he was at
the head of the stairs in three more
at the foot. In few seconds he WAS
in the open air, praying God to save
| her.
There, clad in her night dress, upon
the roof of the house, stood Dolly.
For the mom5nt the sight made
Dodd's boy powerless. He shuddered
as he saw Dolly begin to walk along the
very edge. The danger which had be-
nunbed him, brought him to himself.
Dodd's boy was quite reader, and
remem bering what he read, knew Il
thing or two. She was walking in her
sleep-there could be no doubt Of that.
He had read once that to cry out to one
walking in sleep is dangerous. There
was but one way-he counted the dan
ger to himself as nothing.
II must walk below her," he
thought. "The roofs not high, and if
she falls, can save her from these cru,
el bricks. 1t dosn't make any differ
ence if do get hurt"
Fine fellow. DOdd's boy
Back and forth her little feet bore
her along the roofs edge and below,
exactly beneath her, walked the boy
After little she. stood still again
and sang.
With a feeling that was almost one
of awe, he listened to her. How
strangely like she was to those child
angels he had seen in dreams singing
upon the walls of Heaven
Beautiful as she was. with the moon.
light streaming OH her, it was sad to
see her thus so near to danger and per-
haps to death sad to hear that sweet
voice, whic in a moment might be
stilled forever and she so uncon-
cious of it all
When the song died away, as Eolian
harps still with the dying wind, she
turned and disappeared.
Dodd's boy heard her stepping to the
other side Of the ro0f.
In an agony of fear he ran around
Not an instant to soon
One step to far, and she fell.
But into his alms into his arms
The shock bore him to the ground,
and he felt terrible pain in his arms
that had saved her.
Dolly'S shreks aroused her father,
who coming quickly out, held her
soothingly to bis breast, only little
hurt.
But what OF Dodd'S boy.
lie lay there striving to keep back
the groans that would come. He had
saved the child !; but poor fellow both
of his arms were hrOked