The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-08

direction of her chamber. The boy
saw this with evident pleasure; the
man viewed it with a pang of remorss
in his heart, which ached with pain.
Now" observed the boy, when
the door closed behind her form.
Now, I'll have some fun. l never
do have any fun when mother is
around
So saying he packed his blocks
together in their box and made active
preparations for turning things upside
down. He collected the furniture into
IL part of the room, where he built
it into the shape of u train Of ears.
with the great mahogany rocker for
the locomotive. Seating himself
therein he pulled and chewed, whistled
and dinged with Il rattle and clatter
and bang, deafening but enjoyable.
principally, the man blushed to admit,
because it was forbidden. After a
brief pause at the first stopping place
to see whether his mother would 70
appear, he continued his rioting with
more noise and abandon than before.
"This,' he cried to himself, sis
sport. Now if l only had a real steam
engine. WONDER he continued, as
a bright thought occurred to him,
:. whether | couldn't build a fire in the
chair
No sooner suggested than carried
out The coal scuttle was procured
and placed on top of the chair for the
furnace. Into this some paper was
put, then some kindling and lastly
some coal, and then not without some
little apprehension, a match vas APP
piled and the train started out right
merrily. Three stations were made
after the other in rapid succession.
when, to his dismay, the engineer dis
covered that the bottom of the fur.
nac vas burning a hole in the loco
motive. The room already filled with
smoke was lighted up with the flames
of burning furniture. Then terror
succeeded dismay, and a scream fol-
lowed the rattle and clatter OF the
train. The chamber door was hastily
opened, and through the binding
smoke the young mechanic saw his
mother, her face as white as her hair.
My son. she cried. "My dear
boy, where are you?"
Here, mother" he answered.
Here"
Through the smoke and flames she
dashed and bore him in her arms from
the room, but in her exit her dress was
ignited from the flames, and when they
reached the outer air she was envcl-
oped in a pyramid Of flames. The
man now could see her anguish,
hear her moan and witness her agony
as she rolled herself in the bed clothes
while the seryants emptied pitcher aft
er pitcher of water on her burning
garments. He could see all this
through his tears. and could also see
he little boy sobbhg in alright on the
loor watching the result of his disobe-
Hence. Soon all was over. TRACE
lies, fortunately, come to an end as
veil as comedies. For weeks the
mothers life hung in the balance. In
dark she was kept away from
lin and the doctors and nurse went in
md came away on tip-toes and spoke
n whispers. wRch struck awe to his
leart and filed his soul with agonizing
emOrSc. At last it was ended. One
sunny afternoon, as the sun
vas setting itself to rest behind the tall
on the other side of the street,
lie was called into her room-the first
ime since the fire. She lay on the bed,
o white and thin he hardly would
lave known her. Her long hair was
ut off short to her head and around
ler neck nee so soft and white there
vas a bandage. Her hands were also
overed with protecting cloths. The
.urse led him into the room. As the
DOR opened the mother turned her
cad slightly in that dirction. and her
yes fell upon her child.
"Mother..' he sobbed. Mother!
peak to me, mother"
YES, my son; my poor little orphan 1
oy." ,
Mother" he cried as he knelt by
er bedside and clasped one of her
ands in both of his. "Oh, mother! ,
'ill you forgive me2 didn't mean to ,
0 it. Really didn't" =
my poor, dear boy. What will You ,
o?' she cried as she placed her hand +
n his head. What will you do when h
-l-am-gone?'
''You are not going to die" he ,
lsped in terror. "You mustn't die. ,
won't let you" :.
''My-poor-boy!' she answered. Il
That was all. Slowly her hand fell y
Om his head. He looked into her \
ce. A sweet smile was on her lips, +,
id tear drops were on her cheeks, but h
e light had gone out of her eyes for d
'er.
She was dead. -
And they led the boy sobbing from !,
e room of death. -
This the man saw through his tears J.,
he leaned back in his chair and !.
oaned in his pain. g