St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-21
THAT NOTE OF PINK.
She Game in Time to See Her
Mistake.

'Helen. 90 you really nate me!
'Hate you? Yes, l do hate you, and
you deserve it, Malcolm More;;" and
the young wife, with her child in her
arms, said it to her husband as if she
meant every word.
There had been some trouble before
this conversation began about a little
pink scented note that the wife had
found in one of her husbands pockets,
and he was very much to blame and
knew it.
1t was some time before Malcolm More
looked at his wife again.
''Do you actually mean that, Helen?"
he said.
eff you had found a note of that kind
in my possession, how would you feel to
me?" the wife asked.
II should have killed you," was on
would have been rather different
affair.""
81 recognize no difference" said
Helen, "and | hate you, Malcolm More,
just as you would have hated me. l
make but one request of you; let me go
home to papa he is very fond of me,
and very lonely. He will be glad to
have me. Let me 60, Malcolm"
''Do you mean for little while, until
we can be better friends, Helen?'
Il mean for the time, long or short,
that | shall live, Malcolm. can not re-
main here. Did you not hear me say l
hated you?"
And so Helen More had her way.
She took her little one with her and
went home to the quaint old house in
the country where her rich old father
lived.
Years went by and Freddy had grown
to be a chubby boy of six. One day he
begged his mother to take him to the
menagerie that was visiting the town to
see the bears. Helen, who only lived to
crafty her child's wishes, was only too
glad to give him the pleasure.
They did not observe that some one
followed them into the show. There
were two shaggy white bears and a good
natured little brown one in cage by
itself. Freddy, entranced by the sight,
suddenly tore away from his mother and
climbed on top of the railing. where he
screamed gleefully that 1.-The biggest
bear was looking at him."
"Come down. Fred! Come down, in
stantly!" cried the frightened Helen.
"Come down, there!" rOared show
man. But Fred was inclined to remain
where he was.
Il can see everything," he squealed.
ooh! it is so funny, so funny. mammal
"Come downW repeated Helen.
Fred obey me'
The boy attempted to do so, rose to
his feet, slipped and fell-not upon the
floor, but into the bears den.
The mother screamed, "Oh, my boy,
my boy!" The two fiercest bears were
making their way to him.
A tall form Sprang to the top of the
| ro;l;nr opJ loona6 in tho
! "Here, some one take the boy!' he
cried. as he handed him out.
The bears sprang on the boys pre-
server. The keepers seized them, but
the mau lay PROSTATE with the look OF
! death on his face. He was borne out
| tenderly.
"May see him, may 1 thank him?''
cried Helen.
In room hard by, upou hastily pre-.
pared couch, lay the wounded man
one arm wrapped in bandages, his face
hidden upon the pillow.
Helen advanced and knelt down be.
side him.
"Sir," she said, in trembling accents
II have no words to thank you foI
what you have done: but for YOU ]
should be alone III the wide world.
pray for your restoration. l beSeecf
heaven for some opportunity to show
my gratitude. l can say nothing, bu
if you could read my soul you WoulC
comprehend my gratitude"
The answer was a strange one: the
man, without turning, answered in {
faint voice:
II only ask you not to hate me-"
"Hate you!" replied Helen. softly
"You, the preserver of my childr'
Slowly the wounded man turned hi:
head: his eyes looked into hers. and she
saw the face of the husband from whom
she had been so long parted.
'Heleu, darling" he said more
family still, ''if die-as they say | may
let me feel that my wife does not hatl
me-"
Poor Helen! in an instant all thu
wrath she had so long cherished tool
wings to itself and fled away. Her ole
love returned, and she bent down anC
kissed the sufferers forehead.
"Only live," she whispered, 'and yol
shall see how well love YOU"
Then she caught the boy in her arms
"Kiss papa" she said. ''Itis your dca
papa-yOur dear papa, who has savet
your life, Freddy"
The barnyard fowl does not thriv,