Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
? my little lIfeless burden to others,

"a a, - my arms ana Il hil-
up. reading my heart Alright did moi
seek TO delay An early IN orning train
found US on our way.
Then. as the CARRIAGE naarod a.
house. he held my hands IN firm
clasp, slroking them gently the W lille.
ana somehow, this kept back the
cal 3''eii'
but the housed Instead of sweet
eaoy features. pressed against the win.
cow panes-in place OF the LAUGHING
oaoy-eyes. and the out-stre.ched baby.
fingers had pictured myself-.be
cruel white shutters were fastened
close. aud white steamers fioated
from between them.
MY husband caught me In hls arms
and led me up the steps | can re-.
call now the tension of his hold. and
In dream ! heard the servant half
whisper. Yes, sir; was taken with
Group in the night sir; the doctor said
nothing could save It."
Let me 60 to my child" / cried
out IN ouch a strange voice l hardly
recognize II myself; and then | out
away my husbands protecting arm,
turned stony gaze upon his plying
eyes. and shut myself into the dim
room. where, embedded in flowers Law
gu that ! could ever seq Of my little
Mabel
Oh, the agony that filed nae to suf.
foeat'on!--ihe thought that while 1
had been nursing that other strange
child my own had been dying, with
out It's mothers hand to sooth and
cling To-
On, surely she must be only sleep.
ihg9 She looked so lovely and life
Ike. with her dimpled rosebud hand
lying so peacefully on her bosoml Aud
yes shs had strangled 20 death; per-
haps her poor, pitiful blue eyes had
been wistfally seaching for mo. while |.
her mother. had not been there 10 save
or help herl
How long stood there motionless.
fearless. with sutibeaiion AZ my throat
and bursting In agony Ia my heart /
know mot
But At last ! became aware tina /
Philip aud his mother were standing
beside the little coffin, too; and Philips
mother was detailing. 10 her formal,
precise manner. how Il had happened.
After beng prepared for bed. the
nurse bad allowed her to paltor around
the room 10 her little bare feet. and
when my mother.in-law happened to
look Into tho nursury on her way
down stairs sho had found the child
building houses with her blocks. She
had rcprlmanded the nurse for her
earrlcssncss. and had seen the child
put In her bed. (Whlle l. no matter
what my engagements, always unrobed
hcr myself. and. tiny as she was. had
taught her 20 fold her hands aud say.
pray God. make Mabel good. that
she may come 10 hcayen!' Well. she
was safely In heaven now. while /. her
desolato mother. would never know
happiness any more
About eleven o'clock tho nurse had
huTridly awakened my husbands
mother. aud informed her that Mabel
was very III choking and then they
summoned tho doctor; but tho delay
and the severity Of tho attack was IA
tai Tho physician saw at glance
the case was hopeless sand you may
thank God" ended my mother-in-law
ia her most piIeons tone, 'fhat you
was spared tho trial Of her last
agony" ka
But this was too much. l felt my
self shuddering Ia terrible way; but
whom my husband. with the tears
streaming down his face. would have
drawn mo to him. shrank away.
DO not touch mel" | shrIeked,
hoarsoly, ''You and that woman
pointing fercOly at his astonished
mother "bctween You were the cause
OF her DEATH"
And then l fell forward In o dead
faint,
| think IN tho days that followed my
reason 10 degree was unsettled. AT
times felt the dreariest apathy and
indifference; tho next impulse would
be ono Of oxaltation.
Al least the child was happy moth
ing could altar that.
But this mood could not last, and
lLs... ss.IaSn,, felt an unreasoniong
unny rrahce Ter @, ~
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Al Hotel this, Friday even When
publisher and devil &C came ny
complimentary. oan's svo
mercantile failure reported led an
~ this week. This time IL MI to :.
tuart, who 10 driven 10 the uN
n the attachment system, We
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