Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-12

\ ,,y' ~ was too lute The calf alreadv
| ny o,s"Vi IN The doorway and ~ the s0nnd
/ 99e9d down. into the spring house theh
/ tii gmvering m every fibre LII nv
| - She lifted her head and iunde an
| Instant stiuggle Go rise. Then sbr feii
So, gam ANA gave little cry that
| vyUi.4iueu exactly like n hurt child's
| Nv, "n second lungc forward she stood
| W. but It was ON three feet Iler
/ knee ' """Ne Tue
Shes broke her leg!" cried Eddy
noafsely his own face as white H. he
/ saw mine to be.
siekcuiug wave of fear rolled over
| US as we stood holplcsslv staring limo
| each others ewes. mo Uti. "rc,t,,,,
shivered again aud lay down her W.
solt eyes turned upon ms, appealing Ike
What shall We de-" / ouavcred out
ny voice full Of tears "IViU sba dieb
tan y he setf What win grandpa do
MQh. hush!' cried Eddy WILDLY. "stop
/ talking aud let me thiuk How, 10
/ know what 20 doT lie SAT- down ON
l W. steps and buried his poor porplevpd
| niue red head 10 his arms and hpd
/ tl'u uoWn nt his fppt silent. and wait
/ .- WIZ proper feminine humility Tor
! the moving of the masculine mind
Fretiy soon Ed looked tu rbsrr yrorc
! !'ars m his sharp little grey eycs. which
| . lltbhdtu not 20 spr III fhors V-ls
! one word more upproMous Than nm.
] Hl4er between as thar word was "cry.
There UNIT but one. thing to 5o- lao
! SAID. grizzly. 'I'il have to tau grnnJ
! father s,posp he'll sud ms back
! h3mc 9nd tell father aud don't know
! What hell do Maybe they'll have 90
shoot The calf"
liierc he choked and buried my face
in n"e Soit neck With iny arms cinsppd
! wildly '' "'" ''''"
"Qh! OH" ! walled. III thcy do wen
| ne Just thc same US murdprers' We've
| hurncrrd pOur darling LITTLE Sup flint
! lTtef dll anything to ~. aud OIL and
w. ! WISH j WAS dead aud buried and
| d"ud and dcnd.
u Us years since thou but as | write
! see again the miserable childish figure
| wing close to the glossy body and fool
| "EAlh M its first acutpness the awful
| suffering of mind and body no lny
lu'Ir' denton down 10y wave after
| EI,l Oh s'li-orcus9tion and pity mud
| hrlp'eosucss aud dispair II IL well
| thut the su0erinrs of phidbood mn.
! II il lasted. ''" ."'''
"PWps we'd better put our money
| together and Offer To- pay grandpa for
,..tt enlI " they have toto"
| Eddie paused
Herr was new element of distress
! had mourucd for Sue as "a suif.rur
! creature Whom We had wr0uspd. and
NOT ass an article Of value This uId,d
| % scuHc of robbery IN my other ,rlf.ir.
'9,alIogs' aud burst into fresh gust
,... How much do calves costy ! asked
Bout wenty.G' dollars. / guess.
answered Eddy. briefly.
rus enormous SUN appalled, me.
! We. only got $3.50 | uuuyprpd. "nud
You haven't rot as much.
We SAT minute longer iu dumb dc.
us and lay still
guess | better go aud scc II grind
| pa home I'D volunteered al last
| iuul' snil, raising my tour-sWul
lem NEE II think | ought 10 tell grand
pa. I'm the worst one / Thought OF
! putting Sue 90 the spring house and
Pe..siSSI her 40 when YOU told me not TO-"
IIat no difference" said Eddy.
| chymrouNy, you're girl Besides
n was me that wanted 10 make the sun
stand still"
We gl2cd solcmnly az these words into
each Others eyes. We hud forgotten I'm
our misery the purpose of the pcrform-
ance OF which this was the sad end
| T.
mounrufully.
,'aud We won't get sent to bed. either. %
I'd replied. That there might hr mis-.
behavior 40 grave rs 10 be- beyond being
sent TO bed for. had not occurred 10
either Of us until then.
Now I'm going 20 find grandma or
| grandpa said Eddy suhcry. "uud Won
must sit here with Sde uu get bacl,.
and hold her down II she tries 10 get up. '
81 viii II ] can | said hruvely. the
! sobs rising IN my throat hut hurry.
| plcuse,' cause I'm afraid, I'd most as
| hcye bee left with a-a-corpsrw /
| burst out.
And so he went ont and passed slowly
| through the grassy yard toward the
house, under the long luuccs Of the SUN
! he had plutted against so bravely but "a
few hours before.
sat still, trembling 10 cycry limb.
| struNlug ana crying over Sue aud oCcu-
sionally pushing her gently buck ns she
! threw herself AS II 10 rise A solemn
fear of the little creature possessed me
| us one iu whom death WIS about 10
come speedily and her presence became
strange and terrifying.
II seemed hours before grandpa
| strained, anxious face appeared in the
! doorway. lie luclt down beside IA both.
aud as my tears flowed again at the
sense of relief, he laid one pitiful hand
| WI me una TIC Olufl Oh sue, l'NUf ltl-
he Nan, he said softly. ! bent my
face aud kissed the hand pussiouatoly.
He lifted the poor littlc lcg for u mo-
mcnt, and then laid t down oh, SO
| gently. IN go and get the pistol" hc
said quickly and went out. Eddie and
! sobbcd together without restraint
Two swollen tearwet, dirty faces were
! pressed against grandma'sl knees
| Between sohs aud by turn We painted
out the whole wretched, daring, ndicu.
lous plan. There were tears In grand
mas eyes, 10. when We were done, but
her gentle lips smiled once or twice
And, Oh, grandma, are we rel muir
derers, and must we be hungF
In these words gnsped out The last,
| deepest fear of my soul
Grandma passed her hand softly over
! my hair and smiled then.
NO dear she said don't be afraid
You won't be hanged for murder But
I'm not sure" she added in gentle uor-
plcyity, but | ought to put you to bed
| ultCr AL
She didn't though, and after supper
we went ont on tho wide, old porch that
faced west a great, soft ball Of fire
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