Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-07
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frightened face toward Aurelia and
held out her arms, and cried, mamma!
mamma! mammal" in q perfect frenzy
of terror. The old lady tried to hush
her in vain. Aurelia found her voice
then. You'd better let me take her
and give her her supper" she sad,
''and when she is asleep again l Will
bring her over to YOU"
"Well," said the lady, d%oubtfully.
She was glad to get the frantic little
thing out Of her arms, though.
Aurelia held her close and hushed
her, and she subsidized into occasional
%convulsive sobs, and furtive frightened
glances at her grandmother.
dispose you are stopping at the ho-
tel9" said Aurelia.
eyes, 1 am" said the old lady,
stoutly. "You kin bring her over rs
soon as she's asleep" Then she
marched off with uncertain majesty.
some women would have argued the
case longer, but Aurclla felt that there
was simply no use in it. The old lady
was the child's grandmother; if she
wanted her, she saw no way but to
give her up. She never thought of
pleading, she was so convinced OF the
OH Rays QclCEmlnaJ!OH.
She carried Myrtle into the house,
gave her her supper, washed her, and
dressed her in her little best dress.
Then she took her up IN her lap and
tried to explain to her childish mind
the change that was to be made in her
life. She told her she was going to
:: live with her grandmother, and she
must be q good little girl, and love
| her, and do Just us she told her to.
| Myrtle sobbed with unreasoning grief,
and chung to Aurelia; but she wholly
j, failed to take the full meaning Of it all
! in.
She was still fretful and bewildered
by her rude Weakening from her nap.
Presently she fell asleep again, and
Aurelia laid her down while she got
together her little wardrobe. There
; was a hop pillow IN a little linen case,
which Myrtle had always slept on; she
packed that up with the other things.
7 Then she rolled the little sleeping
I girl up in q blanket, laid her in her
< carriage, and went over to the hotel.
l 1t was not much of u hotel-merely an
ordinary two-story house, where two
S or three spare room We're ample &C
1 co~mmodation for the few struggling
guests who came to this rural place.
9 It was only a few steps from Anrelia's
house. The old lady had the Chamber
l. of Honor, a large, square o on the
first floor, opening directly on the pi-
i azza. In spite Of all Anrelia's care,
G Myrtle woke up and began to cry when
she was carried in. She had to 80 Of
e and leave her screaming piteouslY after
hor n,1f on Tho 1niazya che I1tSarnG
5 the first complaint, almost, of her life,
to the hostess, Mrs. Simonds, who mac
Il followed her there.
.sDon't feel bad, 'Relia," said the
& woman, who was almost crying her
self. II know it's awful hard, wher
S you was taking so much comfort. W.
all feel for you"
S Aurelia looked straight ahead. She
had the bundle of little clothes and thu
hop pillow in her arms: the old lad.
Of had said, in a way that would hav'
been funny if it had not been for tn
st poor heart that listened, that she didn'
le want any yarb pillows, o any clothe
Y; scented with YARDS nuther.
IL 81 don't mean to be wicked" sail
1; Aurelia, ''but l can't help thinkin!
IS that Providence ought to provide TO
d womcr. 1 wish Myrtle was mine"
s, The other woman wiped her eye
at the hungry way in which she sal
ar "mine."
r. "Well. L can't do anything, but Tn
to sorry for you, If that's all. You
ia make enough sight better mother TO
v Myrtle than that cross old woman.
ID don't b'lieve she more'n half want
n her, only she's sot. She doesn't car
le anything about having the other Chi
le dren; she's going to leave them wit
III Mis- Lomls; but she says her grand
Y, children amt going to be living wit
Or strangers, an she ought to hev bee
consulted. After all you've done fo
er the child, to treat you as she has te
night, she the most ungrateful-
i. know one thing; I'd charge her fc
IL Myrtie's board-a good price, too"
!" ..Oh, 1 don't want anything of the
Sort" said poor Aurelia, dejectedly
tn listening to her darling's sobs. "lo
I'd go in and try to hush her, Mis- Sin
IN onds. OH"
I'd $50 will! her grandmother can't d
II. anything with her, poor little thing
er I've got some peppermints. [ do b.
er lieve she's spankin' her-the-"
Is Aurelia did not run in with Mr.
or Simonds; she listened outside till tt
pltiful cries hushed a little; then ST
as went desolately home.
he She sat down in the kitchen. wi,
eel the little clothes in her lap. She d
not think Of going to ped; she did n
ne crv or moan to herself; she just s.
n there still. 1t was not very late whe
IT. she came home between eight al
as nine. In about half an hour, perhap
m she heard a sound outside that ma,
IT. her leap-a little voice crying pitifull
and saying, between the sobs, '.Man
in ma. mamma"
d. Aurelia made one spring to the doc
ly There was the tiny creature in her J
H.. tie nightgown, shaking all over wi
hit cold and sobs.
IN Aurelia caught her up. and all hi
H. calm was over. ooh, you darling!y V
Id darling! you darling!" she cried, CO
n ering her little cold body all over wi
it. kisses. "You shan't leave me-y'
ed shan't: you slan't! Little sweetheart
rs ell I've got in the world: guess tn
nd shan take you away when you don
IS want to 60. Did you cry, and MANN
IS, 90 oil and leave you? Did they VIII
N. You? They never shall again-neve
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