The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-16

APPROACHED Jeremiah Motifs cart. She
looked round to see that no one watched
her. and then laid the basket very
gently among the straw in the body of
the vehicle. For moment she lin
pered, then she drew the shawl closely
about her face and hurried away.
At the end of half an hour Jerry
emerged from the inn, climbed to his
seat, babe the pony proceed and rolled
| away again. He left the colliery vii
/ lage behind him and was soon in the
open country. Left to himself once
more the little green grave in Willow
mere churchyard began to haunt him
again. He sighed as he pictured the
/ lonely cottage at home. Bob and his
wife would be there waiting his return,
and. no doubt, still sorely troubled by
/ their bereavement
Eth" sighed Jerry to himself
what a deal o difference a little
'un dew make, surely! I'd gi' hun
/ dred goold guineas 10 have it back"
/ The road grew rather rough. They
! had been laying down a course OF dross
upon it, and the pony staggered a bit
as he picked his way in the darkness
/ over the sharp points. The cart had no
/ springs, and it began to jolt and shake
somewhat Presently it got over the
stones and on to smooth.surfaces again.
! Then Jerry was suddenly aware of
/ chiId's faint cry somewhere close at
hand. He started and pricked his ears
like watchdog.
Seems to me like a child a-cryin',"
said he. "Yes-'tIs child, surely.
Whoa, Robin, tablets see what this
may be. Whoa, then"
The pony stopped and Jeremiah got
down, and having lighted his lantern
went over toward the hedgeside. The
crv had stopped then. He looked about
him curiously, but saw nothing
Must be on t'other side" said he, and
went stumping across the lane. Then
the faint cry came again and the car
rier Strengthened himself up in amaze
ment
BLESSED if faint in my Cart" said
he. ''Weu-well-this do be very per-
ticker strange. A child cryin' in my
cart"
He held the lantern over the cart tail
and looked az tho miscellaneous col
lection of baskets, bags and parcels
arranged there. And then his face
grew troubled, for he saw a hamper
and did not recognize it.
Dear, dearr said jeremiah. Here
be strange work, l misdoubt didn't
never put that L my cart"
The hamper lid was loose, and Jerry
turned it back and gazed with aston
ished eyes on the sight that presented
itself. For there, warmly wrapped in
various ancient garments, Law baby
girl, fair-haired and blue-eyed, which
stared at Jerry's wrinkled and weather
beaten face, and smiled contentedly.
Dear said the carrier. Dear
a-meI"
He stood staring at the baby until il
began to whimper again. There was
a feeding bottle in the basket with 1T,
and Jerry hastened to thrust the tube
into the little rosy mouth, at the same
time giving voice to certain soothing
chuckles which he had used when hush
ing his little dead granddaughter tc
sleep Then he covered the baby VI
again and went forward to Little Ash
by and pulled up at the door of the
Brown Cow" He stayed inside little
more than two minutes and when ne
came forth again the stout, comforta
ble-looking landlady followed him u
the cart
Look zee there, missis," said Jerry
holding his lanthorn over the sleeping
baby's face. Look ZEE there!"
The landlady nodded and sighed.
"Ah. poor dearF' said she. '"Tis jus
dispensation o Providence. Maste
Motif is, indeed. Take it home Il
Bob's poor wife-maybe it'll comfort he
for the loss of the other"
SO Jeremiah set forward over the las
mile of road to Willowmere. The bah,
slept quietly all the way, for the roa'
was smooth and the motion of the car
was soothing.
: Poor Bob, his eyes red with weeping
for the dead baby, was at the gate t
welcome his father. jeremiah go
J down from his perch very softl
and approached him.
Now, my lad" said Jerry, ''how d
} zee feel now, like, and how's poo
Mary?"
, "Bad-very bad, feyther, is Mary,
said Bob Her sits by the hearthston
l and don't say word to nobody. Mis
) tress White-she says at if Only Mar
, d cry bit I would do her good, bu
> her don't cry-not a tear"
: Bob" said the old man, look the
+, here"
He held the lanthorn over the sleeI
3 ing baby. Bob, opening his eyes an
D mouth, stared and gazed in amazemen
= The old man set down the light. anC
l lifting the child from its nest, turne
i with it toward the house. Mary sat b
: the hearth as he entered, her eyes DIR
: and burning. her face full of despair.
Mary" said old Jeremiah, yer
:. softly. "Mary-look thee here, N
+ dear"
He laid the sleeping baby on he
e knee 1t suddenly woke and shed Ii
y full light of its blue eyes upon her. Fc
n a second she gazed at it wonderingl..
d then she clasped it in her arms and tt
s hot tears began to rain down upon i
round little face. Old Jeremia
q watched the little group wonderingl.
= then he turned. sighed and went bac
i TO his cart.-Newcastle Chronicle.
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e Glow many IN Fau7ilvP" Husband