The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-11-14
WHOLE NO. 1913.


this little child had come to show them
Z what God was lixe-shat be was the part
they could see. and although be bad
secuted 20 % away. yet he vas really
here with ~ just as God is. because ne vas
the eldest son % the Good Father. and So
worked with his sther q help u. bis
Younger brothers and sisters, AMI %
make AZ g,od. Terry listened with hun
ger IN hiseyes. It was the first morsel Of
food bis starving soui had received He
m.lie no comments upon what he heard
nor did he az this time ask more qaes-
tious. bus a. his shyuess wore CT BE-
plie.l her with questions ofali sorts. many
Of which she could not answer, and one
day ne told her, as well as his poor little
vocabulary would allow. Of the strange
vision. or rather revelation, he had after
hrs fathers death.
Perhaps it was Got. aad not Dad. In
the rem, Ee said. bur I thought it was
Dad.
AL this while Terrys poor ieg- Which
De believed to he getting sell bocasse ir
dii no. hurt. vas growing steadily worse.
The richness disappearei, bat il turned
brown anf then black. eiangrsne hat
-. in His baif6eI. squalid existence
before coming e. the hospital. aided %
probable hereditary tendencies. hal in
dUced a condition Of the blood which
even with youth in his favor. it was we'll
nigh impossible to c1lre. There Wa a
chance, however. and the physicians de-
ciied to give hint the benefit Of e. His
leg wss 70 be cut Of 1t was a slim
chance, for his general health hardly
warranted him sufficient force 70 recover
from the inevitable aervogs shock. bar in
cousiieration Of his understanding ami
good sense ft was Thought advisable %
tel him Of the proposed operation. AMI
also the extent Of Its danger
The raafroa broke the news 60 him.
which be received very calmly. Then
she added- q The doctors say that you
are not very strong and may not get well
again
Would 7 have TO stay here always
then asked Terry. SHOULD like to
stay with you, but Nam needs me. and
guess could pick STATE with one leg
The truth had % be told
But YOU may die-sornetimes people
die while their legs are being taken off,
Terry loosed Up az the Christ child
Then I'd be where be Is, wouldn't
Ie7
g. Yes. you'd be where heis.
Al right, said Terry I'D Ike that
better than bein- here. Or home pickin'
slate
Bat you eouIint see your mother any
more, or your brothers and sisters
"Oh, yes. I coald, replied this young
spiritualist. sd be there Just Ike Dad
is
She also told him there was a chance
Of his getting sell. TO which he replied
pflt tuey uli-lt ltNr tass lrz -.--s.-
a. they liked, only be hoped that they
would bury it straight 50 that it wouldn't
hdrr him afierwafl, and the matrou
promised 10 attend % this matter her
self
The ampGtatiou vas to take place that
afternoon So Terry left three messages
to be delivered in event Of his death un-
der the knife
One was 20 his mother, 70 the effect
that he Was GLAD his leg had been hurt, be- I
cause if it hadn't he would never have
found out about God, and that il she
wanted 10 find out about God she bad
better come here. Also that he bad al
WAYS meant q. buy her a red shawl auda
bonnet with hoWers. but How be was
afraid be couldn't Bob was snioiuesl 90
Try and not get sick any more. but % % .
work Immediately, and save Nam from
washing 80 much. The third message
was for the boss. asking him to give .
Boo his Tery's place in the breaker.
Having thus settled his worldly affairs,
be awaited cheerfIIly the hour Of doom .
Although Terry did not die under the
operation. he never rallied from It. A
son as the effects Of the chloroform pass
Ell away, he asked for his mother. She I.
caue, bringing Boo and jim
The matron gave them his message in
his presence When poor Nam heard
hers she broke down utterly, and threw
herself by the bedside. crying, dii
kn1E about God once, my darling, bit .
flrgct him long ago.
Terry looked at her, then AZ Bob and
jim, and back to her again. Yes, III
tell him aud jim too, and the babies
sac said
That night be rallied a little, 50 that
he could speak. and sent for the matrou.
" I've been there be said. a. soon as
she came. He spoke so feehly that she
could hardly hear him, but his eyes
cleaned ike suns
Where have YOU been Terry
" Where be IT,
And what vas it Ike there
lie opened his lips a. If to try to tell
what no mortal lips can utter No words
came to answer her question. but il bis
eyes she read what Il vas ike and was
ike glory-iIse peace EIarpcrs WeeliL