The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04

knew what kind Of a husband needed. May
'% another ter to S PhiioRon y. "a later T'
| DEAN PHILEMON: Hasten home. Philemon
loo 40 weak Ssd Since s ksS Rs
great hone before us / have looked often in
your face for sign that you remembered
msd2. When, | think, what ! said in my rage
heart. wonder that God did not strike me
dead rather than bestow upon me the greatest
PessnS that TO
night, know you think Of II, too. though
make such great plans for the future. VIII
God remember my words or will he forget?
IL seems as II nv reason hung upon this ques-
"A note this time in answer to one from John
DEAR JOHN Thank you for words which
Is dead. Could I sxpect anything different?
hf1a SSd s shs seSafS' Of me- We under
stand each other perfectly now that our great
ss su NJ oso bsa set sa
open to him. We have ali done wrong. and
are caught In one web OF misfortune. Let 1t
Below this in Phiemon's hand:
Bile as she IS. she has felt, that this sudden
taking off OF our first born Ia Sign that GER
tain tail words uttered by her on her marriage
rlehteous God above us This is weakness
OF all the world beside know both It and It's
cause cause: help me by renewed FRIENDSHIP.
make her sp forget So came like old
neighbors, and dine with us on our wedding
day; II God sees that we have buried The
faults Of our youth. perhaps he will further
spare this good woman. [ think she will be
cept where a little child is concerned. That
alone can hencsforth stir the deepest recessss
After this gap OF years.. One. two. three.
four. five children were laid away. to rest in
foItchester ehuIchyard then philem ,!,T and
a certain event had occurred beet made
known by this last letter to Philemon:
SIKH and e Of
first look had to be met by me alone. o. why
did leave you and come to this great Boston,
Did think | could break the spell of fate or
Providence by giving birth to my last darling
shall have to do something more than
that II | would save this child to our old age.
1t is borne in upon me like fate that never will
reared by, others. Some woman who has not
bv her. own blasphemies. must nourish the
tender frame and receive the blessing OF its
f ehs s sSps
can turn upon us with love. it will close In its
last sleep and We will be LETT desolate. What
whose guardianship can We intrust 1t? Do
you know man good enough or a woman suf
that " our lftte Frederick I should i've o he viii
raise up some one by the pang OF possible sep
araton already tearing my heart; l believe
that he will raise up some ono.
lest shonId bsh, t. o He Ha so so :tSTdy ' P In
Yn sG this to add o hat e. MRS ha.
Just been in with her five weeks old infant.
his i hi. TIER sa has yet
OF marriage.
The next letter opens with cry:
done what threatened. ! have made the sac
perhaps he may live. But. oh. my breaking
have another child. And where is it? All. that
not too near Mrs Sutherland has it. and you 'Si
NAV have seen its little face through the car
wndoM II you we're In the sStG1 last night
andtown. All. but she has her burden to
bear. too An awful secret burden IKE e. my
mon. she has taken it In lieu OF her own which
died last night In my sight And Md Mr. Mr. suth
never viii. il you keep the secret as i shall
for the sake OF the life our little innocent has
What do mean and how was It all? Phil
and that is for the good OF all and to save four
day-it seems a month aGo-Mrs. sutherland
came again to see me With her baby In her arms.
OF ~Ss h ns s Tsb az bes
heart had been fulfilled; and she was soon go
Ing to haye the bliss OF showing the child TO his
father My own babe was on the bed asleep.
and I. who am feeling wonderfully strong. was
sitting IN IL little chair rs far away from
ence. Oh. no. but because he seemed to rest
better when left entirely by himself and not
like my naby." she said. and almost as stur-
dy, though mine is month Older And she
smiled for her. though he never had for me.
saw it with greedy longing that almost made
nked or ~ what's canneI r 20 Snq now
At home We had never been intimate friends.
She is from Sutherlan9town ard am from,
enough to estran9e people. But here. each
with a husband absent. aud darling infant
never thought identical drew us TO each other.
and we chaatted with ever increasing pleasure.
Mrs. sbs baS been se ter
Ing on her breast was blue. the next minute 1t
shuddered. the next it lay In her arms dead
with It still in her arms to tho floor. Fortu
natey no OF hers ears were open to her cry.
alone saw her misery ! alone heard b I'd her
medicine Tor a cup OF water and had given the
ting out from her hotel. She mad not known
at the time what she had done but now she
remembered that the fatal cup was Just like
the other and that the two stood very near to-
gether. Oh, her innocent child. and oh. her
husband. 1t seemed as II the latter thought
would drive her Wild, He has 80 wished for
q child" she mohned. We have been mar
ried ten years and this baby seemed to have
been sent from heaven. He will curse me. he
will hate me, he will never be able after this to
bear me In his sight" This was not true OF
Mr.. Sutherland. but 1t was useless to argue
With her. Instead OF attempting IL took an
other way TO stop her rawlings Lifting the
child out OF her hands, ! first listened at its
heart and then finding It was really dead-I
have seen too many lifeess children not to
know began slowly to undress IT, What
are you dolns?' she cried. Mrs. Webb Mrs
Webb! What are you .doinG?' For reply
pointed to the bed where two little arms
could be seen feebv hutterng. You shall
have my child" | whispered. Il have car
ried too many babies to the tomb to dare risk
bringing M another" And catching her poor
I told her, my story; Philemon saved that
saw the reason return to her eye and the dawn
ing Of pitiIul hone in her passion drawn face
She locked at the child In my arms. and then
she looked at the one In the bed. and the
long drawn sigh with which she finally bent
down and went over our darling told me that
my cause won. The rest was easy. When the
clothes OF the two children had been OK
changed, she took our baby in her arms and