The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-02

could bot see Toe little hsure OF loy {
the steps,
WHO 10 ther-f he cried out
It's me, .aid the bo Our bahy's ~
inl siek. snd mo her ~sLts Jon to CONS
quick - ,oa cen.
Whose bsbyf asked the doc or in gro
yoire.
Our bah. Doa'. you soo~f Jed Hua
pbrey's.
The docto hesitstsd few moment.
and then be ssii: What is the ms,tsr
Per APPS | can send some medicine.
have inst got in and sm very tired. snl
don't want 10 go down to the below +
night upIess it is necessary.
On. please do come, doctor. the baby i
awful sick. I'm 40 afraid it will die, ant
its so cunning and cnte. The baby is al
the fnn we've bad this whole winter.
Tn boys VI ice was choked with tears
The doctor dressed and put on his heavy
ulster which hung in The bal, and weni
With him.
can't do anything to help that baby
Jed. he said ss he saw the little one lying
), silently in i's mothers arm, halt hour
later
Can't you do nothing, doctor. nothing
for the little critter? 1t seems Ms II We
couldn't stay here noLoR II the baby
dies.
The doctor shook lis hesd. 1t is past
all human help, Jed. h said.
The baby is dead.
ih' physician did Lot speak as ten derly
az he usually did when patient had psss,
ed away. VIII tsm.rcy. be thought. that
this child h,s passed out OF this miserA.
BILE bomel
The tears that fell from the stricken
family as they stood sround the little
body seemed mysterious to hin. Why
should they mourn for thst bsby2 But
when he heard the mother say. as he was
passing out Of the door, Oh, Jed, what
shall we do now? and saw her lean her
head on the arm OF the husband who had
been 80 remiss in trying to provide for
his family, he was touched.
CANT yoa pray, Msry2 Jed asked.
Moher used to pray, But haven't prayed
Ior SO long, ! coudn's say no. hing the
Lord would wart to bear.
oau ray, on, a-aI IlvIu, liy uo snu
comfort us jed, that's sli can say. l
haven't said prayer in so loag, Jed. ]
,sve forgot sll about the Lord, and that's
Why be took our baby. We've never been |
10 near to heaven befurs, Jed; the angels
iave been in this old house tc night ana |
ook our baby; Jesus has got her
u bis arms. You remember that pic
ure 10 the book the children got 10 Sun
lay school OF the Good Sheperd with
title lamb 10 his arms? That's the way
ie gifts the mother sheep 10 follow him.
lie takes their lambs.
It's amazing strange, Mary, how little
ritter Ii % that will take hold Of your
leart strings. and Los like tearing 'em 10
ieces it seems when its took away.
The next day every body in the village
,d heard OF the dead baby st the Hum.
,hrey's. One after soo,her tf Christs
uesst ngers went to comfort the sorrow.
ng ones. 1hs little coffi J., the Howers,
be nece, ,saiy garments Tor the family, |
nd tue decsnt clearing up Of the shiftles
ooklng h ,me, toge,h II with the kindly
words thu mint = said to them about
he Savor 1--we for lha little children,
ppesled to the h arts OF jed and Mary as
Il thing had before
We all want 10 go where the baby is.
aid jed, every o e on us. and we must go
o church nov, Mary. and take onr cbil
lren, and Try to bring them up bttttr
hen we did before and we must be better
ourselves.
The Lords ways are past finding out
ri | one OF tho dlrec ors Of the sewing so'
siety the next reaoa. We have snythipg
o do for the Humphreys this year. Jed
AS NO ked 20 etsady ever since the baby
lied. aud Mary has encouraged him by
skiing good care tlat his wages are well
peut and that thioes are cared for. That
lew baby, a ter all. had isson to per
orm during its brief stay, and nobody 10
own needed such little heavenly guest
Is much as they did down at Jed Humphi
eys Sure enough, what short sighted
noftil. we oil are.