The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-10-13
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The aneurism was throbbing audibly,
with suppressed murmuring sough.
MARY, are you ready to die?" said
Aunt RuthN in a regular camp-mcet-
ing tone.
II would rather remain; but my life
has been a happy one" (taking her
husbands hand fervently), ''and will
not murmur."
Have you made any preparation~
1.-THE journey is not long one,
Aunty," pretending pleasantly to mis-
understand Aunt Ruthy), 81 take moth
ing with me-"
Aunt Ruthy almost said, 'you may
take your sins with you, but she had
not tine heart to do it--seeing the
almont glowing face of Mary
Gust. That face-always lighted with
benigrity, appeared now radiant with
love and resignation.
Aunt Ruthy abandoned the part Of
confcssor, but asked Mrs. Gust il she
would see Father Burky.
"Oh, most gladly. Please send for
him, Aunty."
And there came stiffness so profound
| that the throb, throb, throb of the
aneurlsm could be heard distinctly.
Next day, by request of Mrs. Gust,
her adopted son brought Vivette.
| Vivette was almost born a nurse. She
had that peculiar womanly gift of feel
| ing another's woe to the bottom of her
| sympathetic heart without thereby be-
| ing rendered useless as nurse. She
sometimes appeared to have n sixth
sense, knowing the wants OF Others
without the necessity of words. Mrs
time; though the aneurism was fast
becoming a great throbbing lump at
her throat, and interfering with
respiration. This caused her to bear
her head to one side and made her
wearisome, whether sitting or lying.
Vivette knew intuitively just how tG
place the phi ,ws. Her touch was gem
tie and naturally slsillful. She cana
now every day, and Mrs. Gust anXiously
waited her coming.
On the day when Father Burky tho
minister, came, he sat some time near
Mrs. Gust without saying anything
but a few words of recognition. See
ing how quietly Vivette went about
caring for every little want of the
doomed woman, the preacher said:
This good girl has her excellencies
from her mother knew her we'll"
Vivette, hearing this, said:
mot more than from my father
| whom you do not know so well. He is
! loving father, Mr.. Burky."
ITO them who love much, much
shall be forgiven said the preacher.
| Then, suspecting he had unwittingly
| wounded the feelings of Vivette, he
said; but we all of us need to be
forgiven. How are your hopes,
Mary?' (To Mrs. Gust.)
The expanding aneurism throbbed
with increased heart-beats as she re-
Piled:
II thank the heavenly Father that
/ have lived, and that am ready to
die"
"IIave you ever been baptized,
Mary?'
II think not When was young
lived where there was not much water;
and while Joseph" (her husband) land
have been husband and wife we have
not thought it necessary
''Are you willing to be baptized?"
do you mean sprinkled?"
Baptized by sprinkling-yes-yoar
husband would not object?"
Joseph nor never object to what
one Of us desires. That is his foot upon
the stair. He is never out many
minutes"
When Mr. Gust came in, the preacher
told him his proposition that Mary
should be baptized and asked his APP
prevail
''Sprinkled," said Mrs. Gust with az
explanatory glance
Certainly, Mr.. Burky, If you desire
to do so, and she does not object. A
sprinkle will do no harm"
| Whether this sentence meant con-
tempt, or only carelessness about re-
| ligious observances, or reference to
(To BE CoNTINUED.)