Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-03
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Tho child was lying stretched out
IN bis littlo white bed, and his eyes,
grown large through FOYER looked
straight before him, always with tho
strange dXty Of tho sick who nj.
rady perceive what tho living do
no, see.
The mother at the foot Of the led,
tom by suffering and wriugng her
hands to keep herself from crying,
anxiously followed the progress OF
the disease on tho poor omaciated
iacc of tho little being. The father,
an honest workman kept back tho
tears which burned his eyelids.
The day broke clcnr aud mild. q
beautiful morning in June, and light
al up the narrow room In the street
Of the Abcssess where little Francois,
the child OF Jacques and Madeleine
Lernd, lay dying. He was seven
yelr old and WIS very fair, very
pgand 30 lively. Not ;hrco weclm
ago he was as gay us q sparrow; but
1evcr had seized him and they had
bought him home one evening from
The public school with his head
heavy and his hands very hot. From
that time he had been h q in this
hl, and sometimes In his delirium
when he looked at his well blacl;cd
fhocs, which Il mother had placed
In corner on aboard, he said;
"You eau thrs them away now,
little Francois hocsl Little Francois
will not put them ON any snorc! Lit
tie Francois viii not 20 to school any
moro-nevor, ugycrw
Then the father cried out and said
"Wilt thou DO stiuY And tho MOI
or, very pale, buried her blond Il
in his pillow, so that lit;lo Francois
could not hoar her weep.
This night the child had not boon
delirious, but for the two days past
the doctor had been uneasy over an
odd sort Of prustrution. which re-
sembled abandon; il was rs if at
tevcn years the sick one already felt
the WEAKNESS Of life. lie was tired,
silent sad and tossed his little head
about on the bolster, he had no
longer n smile ON his poor thin lips,
and with haggard eye ho sought, zee
ing they h Nv not what. something
there beyond, very far of.
In heaven! Perhaps" thought
Madeleine, trembling.
When they wished him 10 take
some mcdi, nc, some strip or little
soup he refused. llo refused every
thing.
"Dost thou wish anything, Fran.
eoisP
no, wish nothing!n
We must draw him out Of this"
The doctor said, This torpor fright.
ems me, You arc the father and
mother you know your child we'll.
SEEK for something 10 rcanimnte this
hltlc body; recall to earth this spirit
which runs after the clouds"
Then no went away.
"Seeir
Yes, without doubt they know him
well, their Francois, these worthy
people. They knew how 10 amused
MN tho little one, 10 plumber tho
hedges ON Sunday and TO come back
70 Paris on his fathers shoulders
haen with hawthorn. Jacques 10
grand had bought some images,
some gilded soldiers and some Chi
ne'e shadows for Francois. He cut
mem out, put them ON the child's
ped and made them dance before the
pewildered eyes of the little one, and
WIN a desire to weep himself hC
uled to make him laugh.
"Dost thou see; it is the broken
bridge, Tire, tire, tirel And this /.
Mo generall Thou romemberest We
taw one, n general, once in the Bois
We bodlomol II thou taliest the
medicine well viii buy thee a rea
ono with a cloth tunic and gold epau
let's Dost thou wish for him, tn
general, sayf
No replied tho child, with tn
ury voice which fever gives.
Dost thou wish n pistol, som
halbles-a crossbowp
NO" repeated the little voice
clearly and almost cruelty.
AND to all that they said to him.