Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-14
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to reassure her, but he could not in
conscience do SO; the child was about
as dangerously Ill as IT was possible
for it to be.
But he came of a luSty stock, and
fought calamity for his life, while his
mother lowered GREATNESS above him
and allowed no one but herself to
touch him for any service; and when
she absolutely could keep her eyes
open no longer, she would trust him
to no one but Mrs. Fellowes.
AS she fought desperately for her
child's life, the girl for the first time
in her own, lost herself in such SUI
preme self-forgetfulness, and then at
last the latent truth in her nature
broke through it's bonds and unfOlded
itself hour by hour, and overpowered
though she was by grief and terror
on the child's account, Mrs. Fellowes
blessed God and reioiced.
The splendid reserve Of the girls
tenderness, her lovely frank abandon
ment to her new-found motherhood,
fairly staggered the elder woman. She
could hardly keep control over her
self, she felt so small, so humble, so
absolutely unfit to do as she ought
to do. There was to her something
most holy, most reyerent in the
awakening of this virgin mother; she
felt almost indecent in her greedy alb
sorptiOn of it's regal loveliness, and
this time God did stay His hand and
His heart inclined itself ito mercy.
Seven days after the beginning of
the illness "a little ray of hope set to
play in the doctors eyes and sent a
wave of new sweet life rushing
through Ovens VEINS
The next day, and the next, this
grew and streng thened, and at the end
of the day after that the doctor spoke
with perfect confidence, and he added:
81 never until now knew exactly
how much a mothers love can do,
Lady Strange. You are an incompar-
able nurse"
When he went away Gwen still
kneN 10y the cot, with moist eyes, and
looked at her baby, who suddenly
stirred, and awoke, and began ito
watch her in that terrible all-knowing
way babies have, then little WAIVER
ing ghost of a smile touched its
mouth. Gwen waited with parted lips,
and THE sn de grew and took proper
| tangible human shape, till the tender
mouth gave a little tremble with it
and the eyes widened, and suddenly,
to Mrs. Fellowes' horror Gwen fell
! back against her in dead swoon.
When she had recovered and they
had brought her to her room, she fell
asleep at once. and lit was midni ght
when she awoke.
She got UP directly and stole out to
see her baby, who was sleeping peace
fully with Mrs. Fellowes on guard.
''He couldn't possibly he better she
whispered, ''you must 60 back to bed
at once"
"And you-you must too, you look
green with tiredness."
! She knelt down by THE cot with a
little soft cooling sound that half
frightened herself; she turned her head
to find out where it came from; when
she knew she smiled up at Mrs. Fell
loves, and her eyes Were radiant with
a sweet mystery.
When she came i'm to see her baby
next morning she carried a telegram
she had just written, in her hand
1t was to Strange and very simple.
''Win you Gomez" it said, 1--WE want
you, baby and u
Read it," she said to Mrs. Fellowes,
'fand will you send it yourself?"
She stopped over the cot for a long
time, and nothing was to be seen of
her but the tips of two pink ears