Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-06-16

his feelings, for, as you have per-
haps suspected, be loved her as
passionately as ever,
'She devoted herself exclusively
TO the child, who had become d
aourcc 81 constant agony to Smith.
| II he took a fruit OF swcetmeat that
had been forbidden him, it became
to Smiths fcvered Imagination evil
dence that be had inherited the
mothers weakness; in other days it
would have seemed the child's
Elovablo fault.
"Thc child slept in the mothers
apartments, aud Smith was abont
10 retire one uight when his wife
camein hurriedly, bidding him send
Immediately Tor their physician, for
their little one Was choking. Smith
went back with Dor, and, after see
ling the child, left tho room she
thought to send for the family ply
stefan. She used the simple RENE
dies that had formerly proved eff
fectual, but without avail. She
raised her eyes TO Smith in agoniz-
ing appeal, but he made 40 move
meiit. At length he told her that
he had not summoned d physician,
believing II better that the child
should die
WHAT cried, aghast, my
loud tone in marked contrast 10 his
low, unhnrried words.
'You arc not eating, remarked
knollYs, Is he reiIcctivoIy regarded
tho bead that had formed round the
edge Of his glass. 'sYou are rs.
founded a. my friends action, but
he himself did not question the
wisdom Of his course; perhaps il did
not occur To him that be could err.
Better, he thought, to cause him
self one sharp pang than untold
misery 10 the bitter end. In fact,
ha believed be was doing vory
brave decd--to conaign yonr child
10 death il not such simple mat
sar - i might appear. When tho
iaother learned what ha hnd done,
abe was wildly indignant for an
instant. then quietly placed the
child IN lis crib and stoicalIy watch
al his sufEerings. And what had
seemed quite right and courageous
iii himself struck Smith IL mon
strous in the mother. You arc.
neglecting your dllet. You will
find it,
fBut the mother Z" / reminded.
The mother ~ echoed Knollys,
YEARLY. "You progress too rapid
II. Smith was able to dismiss from
his mind the idea that he had been
instrumental in bringing about tho
little fellows death, for il would
have been impossible for thcphysici-
an toreach tho house before tho child
expired. The mother, howoycr,did
not reason with somuch fnesse, and,
after the death OF her child, failed
vinbly, In thisinatance physicians
were called il, but what they might
have been able to do for the child
they could not do for tho mother.
II IL true she could not have found
life very joyous, but her doctors
agreed they had never before seen
any one 80 determined to escape
from this world. There was no
iilness--on a growing lauguidnoss,
4 gradual putting BIZ o. the smallest
tasks, and want Of win to recover.
II ever a woman died Of q broken
heart, IL was my friends wife.
Did she give no explanation Of
her conduct ~ demanded, leaning
90 the table heavily
Knollya was looking ii some
thing beyond me, ane did not hear
ine until had reiterated my ques
ton.
$50 you do not believe she was a
kleptomaniacs The explanation
did rot come from her, but from
another quarter, be finally pro-
cecded "sho was delirious for
nearly week before her death In
| her lucid moments, she would ask
the date, then strive to recolIect
something that elusiyoly eyaded
her. She. was continually muir
muring about some money that was
to be sent to some one whom, they
could not determine Smith had
been with her all the day, and
toward evening, feeling BIZ must be
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