The Irish standard., 1886-07-24
where are you. Sambo?'

Mary rose, and advancing to the bed,
side, laid her hand gently on the fore
head of the little sufferer-it was burn
ing hot.
"Sambo, dear Sambo,' ne again re-
peated, ''let US return home. Mother
calls me-
"Its the crisis mnrmured Mary;
sssix hours more will terminate the con-
test between life and death. Q Mothe,
of God, Mother of our Redeemer,'' she
added. sssave this wandering boy
"What's that you're doing, Sambo?7'
muttered the boy; |'you scala me with
drops OF lead,''
Hush, hush,'' whispered Mary in
his ear. Keep quiet; Tn with YOU
tIake me home, Sambo, take me
home.'
''Where?o
"Where! to Old virginny. There it
is, right before you; don't you see the
old Potomac? Massa shan't blame you
!. mite-it was all my fault, and I'll tell
him 30. Won't yor take NE back, Sam
bog
Eyes. to-morrow-t,o-nor but
keep still now, or T must leave YOU
Mary then applied napkin stepped
iu vinegar and water to his burning
temples, and after smoothing his pillow,
was returning to her seat near the WIN
dow. when Ill Of q sudden she found
herself clasped in the arms OF Kate
petershanl.
::Kate!'' she exclaimed; sis it posi-
bie?''
"Yes-your own Kate and I love
vcu now a thousand times better than
over,
';You won't scold me, will you?''
"Scold yon! for what?''
''Not going TO see you. according to
promise"
s:And abandon your little charge
there, No, no, Mary, L know your
heart too we'll for that. But { must
scola yon sor something else, Mary. |
must scold yen for staying here SO con-
,tantly i'll the sick roonl.''
''rhere's 40 danger in the world,
Kate
Danger! Why, Dr. Camberwell says
it's typhus fever, and OF the most ynalig-
nant kind''
"Well, but, dear Kate, yon need not
feel the least concern about that, for l.
an not afraid Of it; and you know where
there's no fear there's no danger"
II don't know any such thing. On
the contrary I'm sure yon're running
great risk. y
"Not the slightest The Mother Of
God will protect NE. !"
:sAh, you can't be certain of that"
ssQuite certain. She never forsook me
yet.
"F if you've acted imprudently and
rasiily, why should she protect you?"
s.l4lsten 20 me, Kate, and when [ tell
you how all this happened, you'll say
there 8 something mysterious ill it. 1t
v,as just eighteen years, to the hour,
since the wreck OF the SalGsana. the night
this po.or boy was cast ashore OH }3ally-
herman Strand The circumstance
struck me as something strange when +
heard it mentioned by the war>en~keepe1
in she cabin, and pondering ever ii as L
wet the Lips of the little mariner with q
spoonful OF wine and water, the idee ot-
cured to NE that The Blessed Virgin
had committed him to my special care.
Tou may smile, Kate, but the provi-
dence Of God bes it's own ways and
means Of accomplishing its ends. How
very like my own fate is this little wan
derer'sp said I; perhaps he, too, has
neither father nor mother left to watch
over him. Just as i muttered these
words to myself, he raised his eyes to
mine. and seemed to make such al ap-
peal TO my heart that ! couldn't for the
the life of me, say a syllable in reply.
So I only nodded a promise. He un-
derstood it though, perfectly, and smiled
his thanks as I gave it
sAnd you feel bound by that prom
ise," said Kate, though not a word
was exchanged between you.''
so. indeed, as for that, Kate, ! be-
lieve I had made the promise to the
Blessed Virgin befere he looked at me
at ALL For why should he have been
cast ashore that night, Of all she nights
in the year, and consigned to lny care
too, by the doctor, if there hadn't been
mysteriaus in it?"
"And now, you're prepared to risk
your life to save his?''
"No, no, replied Mary, throwing her
arm around her companion's neck, and
leaning her head gently on her bosom
"no, no; dear Kate, there's no risk for
me, since the Queen Of Virgins has
promised to save me. -