The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-03-04
"Alas. cannot tell. We parted long

"Alas, cannot tell We parted long
ago."
"But to thee vast given her soul to
bring TO the throne of God. What hast
thou to sayT
II have nothing to say"
1.-THE love Of all the world dwelleth
beyond these gates. Hast thou love to
plead thy causeT
II left the earth because the earth
was full OF sorrow. My trouble was
! greater than I could bear"
"You fed from paln--but God did not
call thee here. God had appointed thee
precious task. To those alone who
pass through the furnace OF living pain
can the crown Of peace be given. Would
might help thee, but none can save
thee now. As thou forsook thy trust, so
has thy God forsaken thee"
Then he knew his worst forebodings
were fulfilled. He stretched out his
arms and would have cried for mercy,
but heaven grew dim and far away,
and with II the sad face Of the speaker
vanished forever from his sight. Then
a cold. bitter blast rushed down upon
him and he was cast shudderlng upon
his face
Daddy, daddy, waker
with n start the sleeper opened his
eyes and looked up On the seat where
he had been lying his little boy had
climbed and was now Juggling with all
his small might at his fathers coat and
peering down horror-stricken into his
face.
30. daddy. daddy I've finished all
my prayers-but you wouldn't wake-l
couldn't make you walker
"Never mind. my little darling-never
mind II now. We're going home-we're
going home we're to 20 back home
after all. o, Sammy, Sammy"
Stll later. but on the same night, a
man footsore and weary, sat by a win
dow, watching.
In the same room, on a chair. and
rolled round with blanket, was a lit
tie boy sleeping heavily. Close to the
fire was an empty porridge bowl, and
over the back of chair some clothes
had been spread out to dry.
The night crept on and the gray dawn
came, but the watcher had not moved,
and the blind was not drawn down.
But what he was waiting for came at
last.
A shadow crossed the window, low
but certain cry Of pain disturbed the
silence of the street outside.
Then the man rose, and, moving
slowly to the door, opened 1t very wide.
At his feet on the step n woman crouch
ed and moaned. When he spoke she
lifted up hard, despairing face.
"Nellw
I'm golng-Im going at once.
never meant to come, but something
the child"
HAS he left your"
"Yes. I'm glad OF It, though"
"What are you going to do?"
''To live, you mean? o, there are
ways-it don't matter-rm past fret
ting for, you know" Then. rob
you've been good to me always-youll
be good to the child, now that
now"
ITS cold out here-you're shivering,
too, lass-there's n fire inside"
But the woman staid on her knees,
cllnging weakly to the hands put out to
help her up.
"Rob-Robl You don't mean It
you're dreaming Rob. Why, I've broke
yer heart-I know I've broken 1t.
can't never come back here. wish
was deadw
But the man was strong and he had
raised her In his arms.
"Nell-it'll be hard-mighty hard,
for both Of us-but Wen try, God help
ing u.s. An Nell--there's little chap
inside waiting to be put to bed. He's
rolled In n blanket-we couldn't find
his shirt >"
on the floor Of the cottage n man
and woman knelt together. gazing
yearningly into each others sorrowful
eyes-and round each neck was low
ing little arm. and sleepy baby voice
was the only sound they heard.-Chi-
cago Tribune.