The National tribune., 1892-01-28

me! how carefully he drilled them. He wrote
some chorals for our children, and they sounded
ever so fine.
zone night there was bowling storm out
side, the wind soughng. and Matt had been
playing some old anthem, when, quick as a
flash, he ratified off a wild dance. Then Mary
looked at him with wide-opening eyes and
asked him what had disturbed him. i heard
him say, That gallOpade, Mary, played once
on Just such a wild night as this when was
barely 10 years old. 1t happened in a horrible
cellar. while men and women, the oh-scourings
Of a city, danced and hOwled around me. My
master, who was crazy with drink, wanted 10
ply me with liquor. j reached forward 10 seize
the pr0ilered glass, when a woman, her face
ablaze with paint struck the tumhler from my
hand. "lOu shall not ruin this little beggar"
she cried, and she sat near me and cried over
me and kissed me. and whether she was maud
lin or not she had a good heart ] have often
thought about her. and pray that God may
have saved that poor SOUL
81 had heard him tell il all, and when he
had finished, rose from my chair and j went
on my knees and asked forgiveness for that
poor lost women, aud for all our sins. thought
/ knew Matthew better now, aud felt he had
true charity.
cit had been arranged between them that
early in the Spring they were TO be welded.
The two ere 10 live with me. Matthew's pros
poets were good, for Hobbs know what help his
foreman gave him. One day Matthew came IN
with a letter. 1t was an offer TO 20 10 New
York State 20 snpcrintend the building Of a
shop where bell-lounding was 10 be the lead
ing business. A good monthly salary was 10 DO
paid. IL was not prcjudicial 10 Hobbs, for
Hobbs had given Matthew his consent 10 SUI
perintend the new work, and il things looked
well Hobbs proposed taking some interest in
the enterprise.
+" ] could not say yea or nay. IL did seem 10
me fair scheme and likely 10 advance Mat
thew's interests. SO Matthew left u.s. and j
babe him godspeed. Mary was cheerful and
held up bravely. While away Matt wrote fro
quGntly. He was well and full Of his work
and hopeful OF success. But my poor Mary
Somehow, there came on her a sudden change.
Before / was conscious Of IL she fell III. ] was
| auXious-terribly anxious-about her Like
her mother, she was fast fading away. IL was
so very rapid. The doctor looked grave. AZ
frighted, j telegrsphed Matthew. He replied
that he would come Rt once. Then fell the
hardest snowstOrm we had had for years, and
every railroad in the land was blocked. Mat
thew was detained on the road 30 hours, and
before he came Mary had gone to her Maker"
And Matthew Gaines j asked; what OF
himp'
Matt, poor Matt! Within few miles OF his
destination someone had carelessly given him
our village paper. Ii had printed notice OF
Msry's death. We found the paper in his hand.
! The news struck him as would blow from a
! hammer. ! think he did try to talk 10 us about
Mary, but HE speech was inETticulste. Ii was
not paralysis. All the leading doctors In the
State have seen Matt. So that they might stud
| his case, worked back into the poor fellows
! life and gone8logy. Some OF the doctors were
/ inclined 10 trace IL 10 heredity; others 10 the
effect Of early priystion. The kindest Of them
all said 10 me: Broken hearts are rare, very
rare, bat a broken brain, when man loves, ia
not so uncommon.
Il do not think he knows where my Mary
his Mary-lies sleeping lie has some faint
musical sense. lie lives with me, and some
shines fancy his eyes wander and he seeks that
| far-distanis light invisible 10 US. He does not
require the least constraint There is one
single trait that remains OF his former self
! Mr.. Hobbs has been good 10 him. Matt goes TO
the foundry almost every day. In the pattern
4 loft he has a little room. Such scraps Of copper
and bits Of metal as he may want are given to
| him. He has few tools. The WoTkmen, who
all know him, lend him a helping hand for
certain mechanical appliances which he cannot
now manage He thinkers away and casts and
soldiers cow bells. These bells are said TO be
far sweeter in tone than any that can be bought.
Our hardware dealer tells me that IL Matt could
make them IN quantity he could find a ready
sale for them. Farming people have queer
| ideas. They fancy that Understanding bell
annoys q COW and spells her milk, and have a
notion besides that Mats bells bring their
creatures good luck. But il he makes bell OF
two a week, that Is all he can do. All those
COWS there have Mats bells around their
necks. Is he happy1 Pray God he may be
/ but he never smiles. From entertaining many
! grand and lofty conceptions Matt 10 satisfied
now with fashioning cOw-bells. So end many
W Ia MIA ions or Ia
| church think hear her sweet voice singi ia Z
] in nraise OF God MAY lis will be donen