The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-04
BABY'S MISSION.

"What a little beauty! Are. you not
happy, May 2'
'Yss, ,ery happy, yda." answered May
Saapcsrs. as size gazed lovingly down on the
little. TX and white face .neSthng so softly
against her breast.
.sThen thas makes everything all right
between vuj. and Charlie, doesn't 1t dear?
and Tli Prescott laid her hand earnestly on
her sisters but quick change passed over
NAYS face as. she answered: -,
.eNo noti,.pg can change him. he Will
never forgive me for gazing to that ball. ana
7 qilI never. forgive MS taking her to the
en-. a; scat is quite hopeless, little peace
eGo laughed bitter though the tears
stood in hPr-blae eyes. 3D..
Ida,s own brown IS were full Of tears.
Charlie Saunders was Err own cousin May
her halt-si$ssr, and lie. loved both, and
Thought after their b. )y. came they would
become reconeiled, jdI noM:-she again
MAY. dear, you car ot mean it. Charlie
is so gly--so. fullof lis but I'm sure he Is
'iBah1 don't tell ms Sorry he cC ovid
make uis more unhappy than l am. MliaLt
eoing?' rs IGaTQsB huEriedy.
Tes. May. SO"hs j. called Earl p
''rbe mothers face flushed softly and
wonderful iendeCness came over it as she
answered, drawing baoE closer TO her:
s'Yes, We call MIN Earl, but" she did not
finish tie sentence, tur quick steps were
heard outside and the door opened to admit
Charlie Saunders.
smell noble. manly fellow, with curling
yellow hair, ana eyes Of deepest brown,
and smile that would have caPtIyated the
ssdreSt- old maid. He stepped forward
quickly to greet has coJ sin, without a word
to the yonug mother, VINO, as he welcomed
Ida. bent Ter head low over baby's and hid
the auruished look that came over her face.
Hc turned and spoke earelessiy, with his
ssWen. ars. s., how is your ba0y?" T..
''Nct very well. the doctor thinks. Is
your throat hatteTp"
.'CaiIe, LARK yru-" Theu. to Ida, you
aren't gong
me to the gate II you Wiz. Good-by, May"
Kith look ol warm. loving sympathy into.
A lew minutes later Charlie came back
This TIME he did not speak, but, taking up a
pare, vas soon deep inits columns,
H. started. The hand that held the paper
shook ever.so slightly hen he turned his
head slowly toward lr5 wife. ?:
Size had sisen aud .pod by the fire, her
slender hands ciasped 0fere her; the dark
red wrapper she wore falling about the
=
brown hair coiled- lorssy on 5he top of her
small head. Her blue ewes looked wistfuily
at HIN IS she spoke: d.
"Ca7riie, SINCE bab has come l have
thought .hat perhaps was wrong aud as
much % blame a. " IF you care to be
friends again she So )ed,. as he laughed
secrnfuiiy, thtn said
~ thi1k we are fre ds now. i do not
want scene, 50 10 not I int, but l must tell
you that y1uf appeals are quite:+useless
You deceived me aud ! cannot frost you.
I am going away please see that every
thing is really.
10 az. tlaoE p Ills. per and aIIea ltly
read on buf he saw ihe quick step Forward
then how ghe7 pale ms qElyertd, and ne
could hare forgiven had heasked Linn agaln,
as lie saw her - straight to the baby's crib
ard kn,el beside. the sleeping infant IN an
aliitgde Of toqthing sorrow.
Midnight All was still; when Charlie
Saunders. felt = fight toucn on his face, then
heard bis wife's Voice SAYING:
Charlie wake No; baby Is III.
A few minutes later boEil knelJ beside the
little fellow; his face was. flushed and the
E. blue eyes closed One little hand held toy
dog. Tbs other lay sill and quiet on the
eUnuterraae.
.So0r ne blight eyes Enclosed, and with
htte smile Earl SAUNDERS stretched out his
iiny. hand o. May. and as SHE held 1t
c1oscly inc lille soul took its homeward
Eight 60 dwell with the angels.
:: VITA Il low cry May bent,over him, then
as she realized the truth, that the little
onr-aH she had To- love-wOuld never be
in hex arms again. never press his rosy
nps TO hers, she turned inyOluntafily to
Charlie
For 40 instant tiieiI eyes. met--then, with
siielit, i.expressible gesture of sorrow and
repeBtanee; he caught her IN his arms, and
over the little dead BODY they renewed the
old fond tvea and trust:
Sore one says, but why should baby die
to. bring them together? May often Won.
dered why he was taken from, her, but she
never questioned the Divine:
Add now she has dear little girl. to take
Eari's place: and hrt fo- this she often feels
more fben tlaukl1t she has her husband S
love. and he has hers, and they are. both
haI py.-Ex