The Progress., 1894-03-17
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Great sons Of Anak came, and thick
Tipped negroes and terrible women
and tobacco-Chewing men, and with
one voice the nations demanded that
little Missile be ''rightcd.' The head
apostle, a slver-haired, fat man, and
his confrere. a hollow-eyed and lanl1y
exhorter, bowed grsvely and sung
moned the sisters, who completed tho
quartette, to the bedside of the I'M
conscious child. They touched the
palms Of her burning little hands with
holy oil, and moaned end postured be
side her. Then as she muttercd and
moaned they sang and the watchers
joined in the chorus. Her mother
went from the room with flaming
eyes; she seized upon the quiet wife OF
the postmaster.
"Gct a DOCTOR" she gasped; "thcy
are killing her"
The postmastcr's wife led her away
to where the crowd could not see or
hear.
"My de ar" she said, 81 wrote ut
once to my niece who is a doctor, and
she will be here on the train tonight.
But you must not quarrel with the
people, you must outwit them"
Then as the girl-mother stared at
her uncomprehendingly she added:
| "When my niece comes she will find
way" The whistle of the incoming
train sounded as she spoke. "Go
baclI-try and bear it a little ,onger,"
she whispered and slipped away.
One sister was exhorting the crowd
10 the tiny sitting room to prayer, and
beyond, on her wee white bed, tossed
and raved little Missile, all unconscious
of the din which seemed like fendish
torture to the outraged mother. They
sang as they prayed, and as they
Justify lifted favorite hymn, "Come,
Spirit, Heal the Child" the outer door
flew open and in the gathering gloom
stood very spirit form with smiling
face and golden hair, with wide blue
eyes and d tall lovely form robed in
classic garments. A little Roman
lamp was in her hand and her other
! hand was raised as if to command
silence from the awe-struck singers.
The faith cure quartette fell on
their knees and covered their faces as
the radiant form glided slowly to.
| nd ihn,r Srffltr che ,cnI ho
little child in her arms md as slowly
glided from the room into the dark
ening night.
The postmaster's wife closed the
door and said, "Let every one sing the
Doxology."
And sing they did, once, twice,
thrice, and then the faith cure quar-
tette were besieged with questions.
"Was it an angelo"
clad the child been taken to Para
dise?"
Glow did they account for it?"
The quartette were strangely silent;
they bowed their heads and looked at
one another, and finally when the
postmaster's wife suggested that the
crowd should all go home, and offered
to remain with the girls mother, they
rushed out in tumultuous and delight
full excitement with the story of the
visitation. The faitAneure quartette
were last to quit the room; as they
went the lank-haired man turned and
said in hollow tones: Cursed be the
! soul that mocks at holy things" and
the postmaster's wife responded scorn-
fully: Oh, you get out before the war,
rant comes" which he did with very
ugly word.
Then the door of an inner room
opened and the spirit came quickly
back still holding the child in her
arms.
"You poor little woman" she said
compassionately to the mother. 81
am going to take this child back with
me to the city hospital. She is very
I'LL Will you come, or will you stay
with auntie? I'll take good care OF
her and bring her back when she's
well. Oh, auntie wasn't it a sue
cess? And who'd have thought my
old Greek tableau rig would have car
ried it off 80 well?"
The postmaster's wife took the sick
child into her arms.
$50 in and change your things be-
fore you take cold, my DEAR" she said
laughing. Then she turned to the
child's mother, "Will you trust hei
with little Missile? You can go up tt
the city if all doesn't go on well, but
am sure my niece will cure her"
The girl-mother looked at the
golden-haired figure in its bare fee
and classic robe.
us she real woman?" she sale
nervously.
"To be sure / am; real woman
doctor, and / must take your baby
away from this nest of thieves an(
impostors before they murder her
Apostles, indeed! That lantern-jawe
man was under arrest for theft in ou
hospital and jumped his bail, and
think know the ugly faces of those
sisters, too! The old chap was dis
missed from the church for drinking