Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-10-28

were home again.
covered too warm" papa thought
as he kissed the rosy mouth. 'You
had better caution nurse about it,"
"Do you s'pose papa will get an
other little girl if / is sick?"
1t was morning, and mamma was
trying to have Jennett eat her oat-
meal
"Why?"
"Cause l can't eat it, but"
mo, no, darling. Papa wants only
you" Glad little eyes watched her
mothers face-but then-papa had
said that.
The little girl was herself again in
a few days, her naughty self, too, one
morning as papa went off after an
other little girl, so he said.
mo, he's alone" and Jennett
turned from the window where she
had been so long.
"WhO is, pet?"
"Papa," and his step was in the
hall
"Where-iS she, papa?"
"Where is whOm?"
"1he other little girl"
ooh. down town"
The little girl down town Became
as real to JennetU as the President is
to us. They were not bad parents,
oh, no, only thoughtless and ignorant
of the longing of little heart
Mamma is going down town, Jen-
nett" said Mrs. Summers one day.
"Please, may | go too?"
"No, no; Mrs. Allen goes with
mamma" she answered, rather i'm
patiently. You can go with nurse
for a walk"
sis you going to see papa's little
grip" and the lips quivered.
''Oh, you foolish child, no." and
Mrs. Summers laughed. But Jennett
only turned to the window and was
so quiet, so very quiet that her
mother came up and looked out to
see what he daughter saw.
"What is it, Jennett?"
No answer, and the little form was
lifted on to her lap.
"Why, darling, what is it? And
you are surely crying What for?'
Il wish-l wish you would ever let
me go, too. I'want to see papa's"-
"Now, my dear, don't think Of
that. You could 90, but nurse is
to care for you, and you can
go to the park"
"Ie S, but | love you best"
Mrs. Summers paused-but there
no, Jennett must not go this time,
for hey were to call on some very
friends that day.
Il will tell you. Stay with nurse,
and l will bring you baby doll all
dressed in long Clothes" and Jennett
slid down happy.
The moments passed, and mamma
was home again. At the hall door
was JenReJt, eager for her doll.
''Oh, that's so, l forgot to stop,
dearie, but never mind. See, papa
wants a kiss"
She had lovely time and told Mr..
Summers all about it. Jennett ate
nothing, and nurse put her to bed.
In the night both parents were awak-
ened by a choking cough-a cough
once heard never to be forgotten.
When the doctor came he said it
was crop in its surest form and little
hope remained.
What can I do?" the mother
cried. And then she thought of her
mother and her mothers God. She
could pray! And she went into her
own room and told her Lord all about
it. With it all came a sense of her
own unworthiness. her arrangement
from God and her perfect ignorance
in training a little child. She arose
from her knees, but not comforted-
only sustained-with such a flood of
accusing memories. By and by Jen-
nett lay in her mothers arms, greatly
relieved, if not out Of danger. She
looked up at her mothers fearful face
and said:
'Oh, don't cry, mamma. [ is
BETTER" and then fell asleep to wake
every few moments with half con-
fused memories. 1t was agony to
both parents to catch the half whis-
pered words and know what i'm
pressions the little mind had of late
received. Now it was the new dolly
coming to her when mamma came,
then ''papa's girl" was sick, andpapa
held her instead Of his own little
daughter. 'Oh. but she must NOT
die" Mrs. Summers cried in agony.
Her voice awakened Jenuett
''If / do, mamma you can have
papa's girl. she said so quietly that
her words fell like voice from an
other world on the guilty hearts OF
her parents