The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-04-20

To be ever preparing for the great
event would keep all of Us gentle and
kinder and more considvrate.
Looking back upon that time in after
years Bessie Carevye was obliged To ad-
nit that II was the happieSt. most
peaceful time Of all her married life.
But, OF course, she knew nothing of her
husbands firm belief IN ms approach
ing demise. She had. in fact. forgot
ten all about Arnold's odd dream. and
he had not explained to herits horrible
eNaclneSs-
The days went 10y. The holidays
sad and sweetly solemn To the man NSho
felt that they were the very last he
should ever see upon ,.arth-Nvere gone.
and the seventh day of January had
come CareyVe now discarded has watch.
placing IL ia his dreSsinE-caSe- lie did
not wish To see a timepiece- Oniv sew
enty-two hours between him and the
great nknown-unlcss IL had all been
only dream, Yet THAT seemed quite
impossible. For WHY should th,. TWO
brothers have both dreamed the same
thing unless IL was intended a. 4 most
solemn warming
so carefully avoiding every time
piece, making all posi- tie efforts TO for
getth fatal and Iast-appruaching hour,
Arnold Carewe waited
The 10th Of January cam e and AT last
"a bright. winter day.
He arose in the morning, after a
sleepiess night saying TO himself:
My last day Oh earth, God help
me-
He looked - pale and worn and so
evidently i'll that his wife begged him
l..
day.
And. as that was what he had secretly
intended dong. ne consented
As the fatal hour drew uear-fnr he
imagined 1t TO be near the time-ht.
made his way to the pretty guest
chamber and lay down upon soft
couch. a fire ha j been kindled in the
CRATE and the room was warm and
cheerful over the fireplace upon "A
marble mantel a tiny clock was stand
ing. Arnold Careve turned his eyes
resolutely away from IL lie diu not
wish TO know the exact moment 30 ne
lay there. and grad ually a slow feeling
of torpor began to steal over him His
wife came into the room. and with her
the two pretty children-he had told
her to bring them. lie took his loved
ones in his arms and strained them to
his heart in passionate farewell all
the more solemn because lac dared not
tell BESSIE that he beEeved himself 20
be dying. lie was conscious of a feel
ing of gratitude that he had been
warned in time.
After a t:me Bessie took the children
away Then she returned TO his side
with a glass of cordial
Here. dear. drink this she said
sweetIv; lit viii help vou,"
ii obeyed her, and then lay watch
ing the graceful figure, as she moved
about the room.
At last his eyes, in spite of his de-
terInina tion To the contrary. wandered
to the clock and rested there
Good heavens, Ten minutes past
two.
BESSIE" he moaned feebly. come
Then all grew dark before his eyes;
he felt like one stepping softly away
then darkness fell
''Arno Id Arnold wake up, / am
afraid you Will sleep too long, il Is
past six o'clock"
Bessie Carewe bent over his PROSTATE
form, and Arnold Carevc opened his
eyes
Am in Heaven he gasped-
Dear me-no, You have been
dS4ttp ever since lldtA- past LNt- gave
you dose of my sleeping medicine in
that glass Of cordial | know You have
not slept for nights Why. Arnold,
what are you staring at?''
For he was sitting up now, gazing in
the rosy lamplight at that clock.
StiH ten minutes past two.
''Oh. yes" she lau ghed lightly; ''the
clock Is broken Don't you remember
the children were playing with II last
summer, and broke the works? II has
never been repaired Why, Arnold,
what Is the matter2"
For he was upon his feet now. and.
seizing his wife in hs arms. swung her
quite OFF her feet His brain seemed
turned with JOY, it was ecstacy; the
knowledge that he was still alive. and
life and hope and love We're his yet
Then ne told Bessie all. and she cried
little, but she said she was crying for
joy
It's almost as if You had died and
come to life again. she said ''Oh, Ar
mold, let Us bc thankful
And Andrew Carewe has never he
Hevcd in dreams since that day--Mrs.
Z. Burke Collins, in y. Y. Weekly.
A FEW EYE DON'TS.