The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-07-17

and. settling herself back In her chair
went cont ntedly on with her knitting.
while the cricket again became the up
permost sound In her world, like
homely accompaniment 10 the single
music Of her thoughts
Many more minutes than five went by
uncounted. when. suddenly. from the
direction Of tho gateway, Annie again
came running, but not AZ she had run
before. Very direct and straight sh'
came Her arms were outstretched -
one who runs blindly; her face, that had
been so rosy. was white - death ana
strangely set and she flung herself
into the old woman's arms with
great, sharp cry
20. Nurse! o. Nurse. The train j.
not In. There has been an accident A
man going BY told me. And there has
been one Killed. just light accident.
| But there was one killed. Only one
killed. the man said. q. Nurse! i Is
Fred. | know il Is Fred. As certainly
as that am alive now, ! know that II
is nv darling who Is dead
And the girl burst into a passion OF
stormy weeping. and would neither be
comforted, nor listen TO anything that
her old friend said.
II tell you / knoU it Is he'' she
cried, with an agony OF conviction IN
her voice that almost carried certainty
with it. 1T was like a knife through
} nv heart the moment the man spoke.
Al the word accident i felt that Fred
was dead, even before he said anything
more. l tell you know that i Is he,
as surely as il ! saw him lying here De-
fore my eyes,
. NAY, nay. my pet. my darling my
I: hearts dearie.' cried the old nurse,
4 clasping the girl TO her breast and rock
$ inc back and forth with her as II she
J. were a babe, so quickly does grief make
children Of us all. How can We knows
+ Why borrow so. sore q trouble as thisi
; Wait till the good Lord brings i to "
e Himself. and eases the weight OF II .,
r lending His own blessed hand to tn
burden. What should start We before
p hand to fear it?'' /.
3. ooh! don't you see?" Annie moaned
>, ..Don't YOU see? II is because am 81
le happy that dread 1t. | am too hap
\. py. have never had sorrow IN Al
4. nv life. Not one. I have everything
1t l want haven't wish left to wish
in NV life is as bright as the year Is long
rs And the happiness has got 70 SO
no sometime. Aren't. we always pein
Is told we must expect sorrow! Ina
lie every one has TO suffer? II isn't natur'
= to BE- so happy as ] am Sorrow d
Id got to come to me, too; and know
d. i coming now in this way-this mo
m. terrible way Of all. i am TO lose n
vn very dearest. ! am to lose Fred 10
ever. And we were 50 happy togeth.
ed oh! 90 happy! loved him SOL
re Nurse. Nursei cant bear it!''
ell s.Whist whist. my bairnie! Don
at We 90 to think the Lord begrudges
your happiness in the blessings Hi
NO self has give We to enjoy. Don't We
". to misiudge Him so-'
JUS .sOh! il He has taken Fred from me
Ia. IL He has-I shall hate Him. sh'
r's hate Him. cried Annie, wildly, clenc
~. ing her slender hands. ''Ohl II God
al 50 cruel. 50 pitilcss as that. | will nev
rds love Him. never pray to Him aga
the never. while l live!"
the ..Aunie, Annie! God help We,
she don't know what We are saying.
claimed the poor old woman, with te;
aha dropping over her withered chez
ack How dare We call Him cruel. IL
III bids We let 90 your hearts deare
est. what right have We even. so TO set "
will against Him as made We. and
kP- works all things together for "
inn goode Nv .Jcm says there's reas
nm IN All the Lords doings; it's only I
ewes as Is weak and don't always
with plain. It's wicked Of We TO talk
IAN. Annie. and l couldn't a-bear y, o
n Jem saws he il sure the Lord do
INST listen when we speak that we DC
and mean; and We don't mean what ye
life. saving now. Why. ye've just
rhs s hssn denied nj u your life long. and
lone now We couldn'ttake one sorrow =
Him even II He sent il YET
ON only not this one?" sobbed AM
want her face hidden in the old wom'
five dress. .sOnly not this! | could
in 1t ANYTHING else: but only not this
five 10, Annie! it's no for US 70
what shall be Of the Lords send
the What He sends good or bad, that n
man we take: and it's no for us TO che
avn. the what or the when. II one poor
er, il lies dead yonder, then there's sor
come into the world somewhere by
con- son Of il. It's 50 that some one
Il Of bear the grief We say ye can no',
by. We, then, that We should be spared.
vour pain put on them? What
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