Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-09-27

they had hce1 friends once, and all the
good Mrs. Bray had done her. in the
old times when they loved each other
rose up before her, and she though,
how noble and generous she had been,
how helpful and kind, and bending
over the sick woman in her helpless.
ness, she wondered how she could
ever have forgotten these things, and
warred against and hated her. She
saw, by a Observation-Disclosures con.
science, that for the tragic ending OF
their quarrel she herself was most to
blame. 1t was her cool, insulting, ag-
gravating ways that had dashed the
quick. high temper into fury tina.
caused her baby's death.
What she had wildly prayed for
came suddenly one day, when hope
was well-nigh dead within her. As
she sat by the bed, looking despairing-
~ at the pallid face upon the pillow,
the eyes. with the light of reason in
them, opened suddenly and looked at
her, and a feeble smile came upon the
pale lips as they closed again in a
deep sleep. Mrs. Bruck's self-con-
troll had been so great that she had
neither spoken nor moved, but worn
down by mental suffering and cease
less watching, this sudden shock OF
joy overwhelmed her, and for the first
time since her dreary watch began. she
tainted at her post. But when, little
later. the doctor came, she was in her
usual place, keeping a silent, almost
breathless watch beside the bed.
After few whispered words with
her. the doctor bent over the sleeping
woman, and his grave face frightened.
1.-The crisis is passed. he said. "a1d
she is saved. That is. she may be
saved with care. Devotion like yours,
Mrs. Bruck, works miracles some
times. 1t seems to have done so in this
case. When she wakes, watch your
self and her; any excitement now may
prove fatal" Praying she might have
wisdom to follow the doctors instruc-
ton, Mrs. Bruck sat by the bed. hour
after hour, watching that long, deep
sleep, and hoping for, yet dreading.
the awakening.
It came at an unloOked-for moment,
and took her unawares. Again the
eyes of the sick woman opened sud
denly, and looked into the heavy eyes
that had for hours kept their sleepless
watch upon her. One look at the
changed face was enough. the face
full of love for her, and worn and hag-
gard with long watching and suffer-
ing, and, as she looked, intuitively she
knew it all A wondrous softness came
upon the thin, wan features. She
slowly moved one attenuated hand,
and feebly stroked the cheek of. the
faithful watcher with tender, loving
fingers. No word was spoken. This
was all, and it was enough; all that
could be borne by either then. Con-
fession and explanation came later.
From the grace that had caused them
to forgive and love each other, Di.
vine charity was born within them that
embraced all humanity, and, wheh
health and strength returned, these
two who had wronged each other. and
forgiven each other, went forth hand
in hand, ministering to the suffering
and SHINING. They labored together
for homeless and neglected children,
and were foremost in every good work.
Oh! baby May, even thy brief mortal
life held within it infinite possibilities
of good; even thou didst not live to
myself nor die to thyself. Gertrude F..
Gilbert, in Womdn's Journal.