Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-11-03
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rHE STORY OF A SIN.
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ne u was WHO, Win IRON Will. nad
tdncn matters INTO his own hand from
The moment lie Aad discovered tie crime
he VINO uad adm nlStereu cdIOTOIOrm
10 ner Ill the very instant OF her r1turn
10 cuuSc. BUSINESS, So That she had scarce
y Ie4t one pJ,uy ere Sinking into ObIIy-
ion; and this he had uoI5 SO ruthleSSIY,
50 entirely against tle doctors COM
nanuS, til t he had been warned Dy
uIm tuIt IL would De muruerIf she died
Il Will abide by Jne Issue, lnr. Eyre
had SaId, ana the WnUie uI1uJ lArUu-n
never ieiI n6r side, til With the oJrug-
Eng dawn mad come d lew lie. and
->i;.uc6p mad awakened 10 Jndo ease of
yOGy that III cruelty hurt people SO OF
lIn preuedeS dealn.
l. PAM seized his heart to think
Jhat somewhere size would awaken
.onely, unpreparcd. not looking 10 The
gio;y beyond, but backward, Sjrtlcnng
Dut ner arms to those dear ones from
whom She ntd SET UuJ with no word OF
AuUAlg, lie puu the LuUuTut Uy-Sue had
40 sIu 10 rtP.HU Oi-utuorS could pray
,Ur her, ana deep uoNH IN the man
Stubborn heart Struggled vague inarCi-
culate crieS-lJ is Uy our human atf4c-
ual yearnings in which we recognize
God.
I'm so tired" she said. 'but don't
want to fall asleep Just vet-it seems
almost wicked to be so perfectly happy,
as II one must be paid out for it by and
hy--there was only one little thing, and
THAT has come straight too, just in time
but I'll tell you about that when [
wake up-and you WON'T be angry with
her any more. And you'll tell Frank
how well l am, and how happy-SOme-
how mad an instinct last night, that
something was going to hapD9n-I'm
afraid my little baby won't be very
strong at first" she added Wistfuliy,
but We'll take such care of her-yOu
and land you always thought YOU
could love something that was like ma!'
'HOW quiet you are" she said, alter
little pause. in which the ecstasy
Of spirit that possessed her, rose higher;
but you've had a long, trying night
lay your head down on my shoulder,
and Well both so to Sleep-hutI should
Axe to see the children first"
They shall come presently" he SAID.
selfish in his love for her TO the last, and
grudging each priceless moment that
was not given to himself.
'I1OW fond they will be of her" she
said, faint smile gathering on her
beautiful, wan lips; and when l get
up, | shall be able 10 run abOuC, and
Jump and play as | used to do when you
, called me your Madcap, and Ill lead
. YOU 10 many dance yet" the dimpleS
showed III her white cheeks out yOu7u
catch n8 up, as you always did, how
9vG> much l might seem to get ahead
a. 6CEt and Christmas is coming. the
n.1n.a&t Christmas [ shall ever have
NupNn."
wound it be? o, GOdI if he could only
- sire OF tuat-if he could only know
, ta - however miserable himself, SOme-
A,stie s.lt Was idpDy-hiS one earthly
>v...>o HAD been "tI happiness, and Ii he
@Ou that, III Y !ialuNer cost TO himself
lc III rnt surely - ckOnad man not
wora led by fuCa, buC victorious, since
H"sn himself only tell the punishment
Of his sin.
Il think [ could sleep now," she said;
and her voice was weaker than it had
been a few nj nutes ago; but yuu'll
can yne children trSU--' then Law with
ner eyes fixed on the door, listening Tor
! tie iIUtle footsteps that soon were heard
approaching.
body came dancing in, half dressed,
dnI Fan to her. laughing; but DOune,
VINO understood better, stood just With
ia tie threshold, his lip hanging, and
his heart pierced by a trouble that ne
! only vaguely understood.
DOdy had climbed upon the bed. and
! thrown his arms round her neck, then
| crept under the cOverlid, and drawing
! IL up about his neck. tried TO nestle 10
her side, and ShuC MS eyes.
''Saep WIZ mummy" he said. SIS
90 quite conf Dle?" he added, wishing
n T.@t u 20 h
and SO let him creep the closer to her
size.
She pressed the little curly head to
her bosom, and kissed it; then beckOn-
| Cd 10 DOune, who came slowly. and
looking at her with an earneStneSS that
somehow threw new light on his
, character, and made her kiss him all
the more tenderly for the thought that
hitherto she had undervalued his affec-
ton.
When Josephine had placed a little
white bundle IN her arms, she Whisper
ed to Mr.. Eyre, You'll kiss her first"
and this he did, but stopping his head
in such fashion that she could not see
his face, while on either side OF her the
little brothers gaZad with awe on the
mysterious atom that father had actual
ly cOndeScended to kiss.
" on We gOu a sister, my sweet
hearts," she said, as DOdy came close,
and looked in the tiny face that already
seemed to have something of her own
look; land you'll love her, and be kind
to her.
But while Dody tried to take the
baby out Of Madcap's arms, DOune
stood alOof, somehow convinced that it
was the cause of his mothers looking
so sick: and when her arms released
their hold, and the two boys were led
away, he was sure she must be very Iii,
Of DOdyS SObS would have Weakened
her.
She supposed That she must have
fallen inCO a S.umber, when, after 4
space, she awOkA ana found herserf
alone with Mr.. Eyre, his arm still
wound about her side, his head lying on
her breast.
He asked if she were in any pain; but
rs the wife Of POetus. who. with calm
smile and death-wOunded heart. whis-
perei 20 her lord, Sweet, it hurts not"
50 Madcdp, VINO knew no hurt, laughed
and answered, that she had never felt
50 well, Or SO sUpremely happy, as now;
then, as z child VINO ne5tleS itself closer
to The bosom OF its mother, too weary
even TO Hftits lips for a goodnight kiss,
Madcap fell asleep.
CHAPTER XVI.