The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-07-31
TIE SWITCH. TENDER.
From the French Of c. De Bans.

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freshness. The door opens, a man APP
pears at the threshold, q smile on his
face and an expectaut look in his eyes.
There is a movement behind the trunk
of an apple tree. The mans smile
grows broader, and from the tree, like
a drvad, rusbes a charming little tiaXen-
haired Girl, who throws herself with a
burst OF laughter into his arms.
"May l take the little one, Celine?"
said the father.
At these words a lovely blonde male
her appearance.
Again" she said, with a shade of
annoyance.
ooh! we share her very fairly" said
the man, with the kindest and most pa
ternal smile. IF you knew" he re-
sumed, chow quickly the hours pass
when she is down there with me-"
Don't you think l know when I find
them SO long in her absence?"
1t was embarrassing. Aimee herself
began to be troubled by this CONVEX
s~ation, and feeling that she could not
please both these beings that she loved
so much. she was ready to cry. Celine
saw it at once and yielded.
"Take her, Laurence; | would rath-
er have her go than feel badly about
it."
The father at these words showed
some feeling.
"No," said he, in his turn, keep her,
you deserve it; you love her best"
And the discussion began again, but
it was this time a struggle Of generosity.
At last the husband took his darling in
his arms, and a smile reappeared on the
child's lips.
Celine looked longingly after them,
and re-entered the house.
One morning, without saying any
thing to Celine, Laurence took the little
girls hand to lead her away, when her
mother suddenly appeared.
What" said she. "You would take
her without telling me-"
Don't think that" said Laurence,
in some confusion. eve we're in fun
we were going to hide behind the
trees and see you look for us"
"Ohl" said Celine, doubtfully.
Listen, laurence" she continued.
"Aimee grows more restless and trouble
some every day. 1t it dangerous to let
her go with YOU"
"What do you mean?a said the man,
turning pale.
"I mean that I am afraid of your
railroad, with its trains and locomo-
tives."
"You are very foolish"
"Leave her here. / can hardly
breathe while my little girl is down
there. 1t is frightful to think of, but
she might get away and be killed"
Don't talk so, Celina."
"She might u away while You are
at the switch, and if you left it to look
after her, you would fail in your duty,
and might be the cause of a dreadful
disaster
"Oh Celine, Ibeg ofyou, DON'T" cried
Laurence, who shuddered at the idea.
The young woman did not insist,
The switchtender gradually recovered
himself.
"My poor Aimeel" he cried, embrac-
ing the child frantic ally. 1T is too bad
Celine; it is a shame to frighter me
So"
Celine smiled, and the conversation
ended as usual with these words from
Laurence:
"You will come for her at noon"
Little by little their terrors faded
away. Laurence reasoned with him
self.
"The child" he said, dis familiar will
the passage of the trains, it is true, buf
! ! il cid enough to comprehend th.
danger" And his apprehensions gra,
dually vanished.
One evening, however, when he wen
home he found he had been preceded
by the rumor OF an accident which hao
occurred at q neighboring station. 4
brakeman had been crushed by an ex.
press train. Celina questioned her hus-
band while they were at supper. rs j
true that Simon is killed 2" she asked.
aNojo replied Laurence; she was il
great danger, but he escaped, thank
to his wonderful GOODNESS. 2
"Then he is not dead?" said Celine
"No; and yet the whole train wen
over him. When Simon saw it was to-
late to save himself, he laid fiat dowl
in the middle of the track, and when th,
train passed by he got up again SAT-
and sound. Isaw him, and I asked hin
how it made him feel. AT first, he said
when the engine went over him, he wa
very warm, after that the time .seemcs
long. That was all. You know Simon
is not easily heightened. He is read,
to go to work sgain,D added Laurence
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