The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-25

/" sIs a. us 70 make her repent H."
y ~ not until the time caos 70 say
goeo thet TIE childrsn began to con-
pre- thst she wss going away.
knmma mustnt do, cried little
Delt4 clingfnR TO Hcsba's skirts. asd
then'he baby set up . wall, and refused
70 ~ cofnfoeted.
H>eba strninsd the little creatures Tor n
-~---st 70 svr D0som. "I don't want
any haFm to come 70 you, Mirsndy,n che
saids turfsiaR TO Ter daughter -in. law.
"but1 can't hep fesrin' that separstin'
father an me ss you're doin', the Lord
may sec fit 20 separate you from some o.
them you love."
That was her farewell word.
When Jason came home the following
week, u was an easy matter for Miranda
to make him believe that,his mother had
gone OF her own free will to visit her
brother, the old man, obedIept to his
wife's entreaty, keeping silent. She took
much credit to herself Tor having man.
aged it SO well. Her visitefs came and
went, but she said not word about
Hesba's coming home. Note the old
mans pleading eyes could move her.
One morning in November, while M.
randa was busy in the kitchen little Naa
Wandered into the yard, and amu>ci hsr.
self for half an hour chasing iIlc chick
ems. The ground was covered with
slusb, aud that night the child was
seized with diphtheria.
For throa doua xbo Ioy tnaaipo, and
moaning, ,anc. almost the only words that
passed her lips vera, "Gamme! ont
Baby can't have gran'ms. Gran'ma's
Gone,p said Miranda. ''Momlner's here
to take care o. Man."
But she was not skilful at nursing.
Nan grew rapidly worse, still moaning
for "gamma;" aud death came with the
suddenness characteristic Of the disease.
jason reached home the day before
the funeral. lie was almost heart.
broken. "You'd ought to sent for
mother" he said at once.
81 don't know what for" Miranda
protested. in an injured voice. "The
doctor an' me did everything that could
be done, an there wouldn't be any
earthly use sendin' for her now"
A day or two later little Della came
aud leaned against her knee as she sat
sewing. 81 want my gramma," said tho
child, with long-drawn sigh. | want
her to tell me stories"
"Delie seems to think she hol's a mort
gage on mother" said the old man;
can guess it's legaler an the one some
other folks hor."
Miranda WINGED, but she was too wise
to make him any answer. "Go to gran
pa" she said to Della. "He'll tell you
bout Jack the Giant killer"
81 doesn't want to hear bout Jack @
Giant. killer" said the CHILD, perversely.
"Gramma she telled me stories bout
little chillen love one anuyer."
Her grandfather took her on his knee.
"That was said for grown-up folks as
we'll us for little children" he remarked.
looking furtively az Miranda, 'au' it
means that everybody ought to be lovin'
an kind to each other"
Gramma was lovin' an kind, said
Della.
The old man laid his cheek against
hers, but he drew back with startled
face.
"Why, Mirandy, this child's sick I
he exclaimed. "Shc's got ragin
fever."
- Miranda threw down her sewing, ano
snatched the child away from him
Celia wGs her idol.
81 want gramma, repeated the little
one, drowsly.
Just then Jason came in.
eco telegraph for mother" cried
Miranda. Tell her not to wait for
anything"
When the doctor came the next after.
noon, he found his little patient nestled
in Hesba's lap, while close beside them,
his chin on his cane, and his face beam
ing like lovers, sat the old man.
"Ah, she is BETTER" said the doctor.
"Shc is getting on finely"
"We'rc all better" piped the old man
blinking behind his glasses.
"We'vc got our gramma back" said
the child, contentedly. -Harner's Ba-;ar.