Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-26
KISS NE, MAMMA, 7 CAN'T =,

The child was so sens;.;
that little shrinking plant tb q So 80 liz
light. "ear1 from ID
The only beauties ebo
were r !. an exceedingly transpaIpaUrs.s asss
and the most mournful Iar5 .'i ii ski
/ had been trained by ro o,ue eyei
strict, conscientious motber ny sslerl
a hardy plant, rebounding 5f NJ. l va
shock; misfortune could nat eYer
though discipline trained m my qaln'
cied, alas! that4 must 90 thu i,, lag
same routine with this delicsts q
t4re; as one day when sle be5 'I g
pleased me exceedingly bv r rro ~
an offence, / was determinsd - pvallI
her severely. l was very ss ~ pual
day, and upon sending her to Io.i
couch, | said: "Now. nv dang I.E ll'i
punish you, and show Won b5r ~'eI
very naughty you have been, 7 "a, ~
not kiss you tonight sd
She stood looking at me ,.4,.,
ment personifed, with her. r''Olls
mournful eyes wide opep-T s y
she had forgotten her miscondrlp,p
then-and | left her with Eg ~ "
dropping down her checks and r..
tie red lips quivering. ~
Presently, l was sent for I'd
mamma, you viii kiss mel c,c, y
to sleep if you don'tl'' shesobbeJ y,
tone of her voice trembling. and
held out her little hands. 1
Now came the struggle between
and what | falsely termed dnf n,
heart said give her the kiss of IA. I
my stern nature urged me to persi,,
my correction that l must impress 4
fault upon her mind. That wq.
way ! had been trained. tin 7 IVA.
most submissive child; and I rom /
bered how l had often thanked i
mother since for her straighforwaa
course.
l knelt by the bedside. aNobl
can't kiss you, Elem I wbispar /
though every word choked me- ii
hand touched mine; it was yerr |
but | attributed it to her eycitsma 4
She turned her Lite grieyiug flcs f
the wall; | blamed myself as thefr9gi
form shook with self-suppressad 81 1
and crying Mother hope, Il, f
Ellen win learn tomind her afterhi !
left the room for the night Alas
my desire to be severe, ! forgot to /
forgiving.
1t must have been twelve ocloj
when | was awakened by my nurs
Apprehensiye, | ran eagerly to Il
child's chamber; l had had a feari
dream.
Ellen did not know me. She N
sitting up, crimsoned from the id
head to the throat; her eyes so bni
that / almost drew back agbastat I'D
glances.
From that night a ragingfeyerdni
up her life; and what think YOU "A
the incessant plant that poured "a
my anguished heart? "0h, kiss a
mamma--do kiss me; l can't 60
sleep. You'll kiss your little Eld
mamma, won't you? l can't 60 /
sleep. won't be naughty if yoi
only kiss me, On, KISS me, dear MAJ
ma, ! can't 90 to sleep"
Holy little angel she did 60 to SD
one gray morning and she never w0z
again-never. Her hand was locS
in mine and all my veins grewiyTA
its gradual chill. Family the n
faded out of the beautiful eyes; IN
and whittier grew the tremulous
She never knew me, but with her
breath she whispered, Il will be go
mamma, if only you'll kiss me.
Kiss herl God knows how paSa
ate, but unayailing, were my "A
upon her cheek and lips after that "a
night. God knows how wild were \
prayers that she might know II
only once, that | kissed her
knows how l would have yielded
my very life, could have asked
giveness of that sweet child.
Well, grief is unayailing now y
lies in her little tomb; there isamA
urn at her head and a roscbush at
feet; there grow sweet summerHog
there waves the gentle grass lH
birds sing their mathis and 'e'PI
there the blue sky smiles down io4
and there lies buried the FRESHNESS
my heart