The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-01
Dhi,e, Standby q. Josfer.

child Of sound body, and with promise
| of good health. And above all, of no
obscure birth: pure blood must flow
through It's veins"
blue blood. John?" inquired Mary.
You know blue blood Is sometimes
very bad blood. have often heard you
say"
well. Mary. we must have Il care.
and since the child will be of our own
choosing" said John. but he was
quickly interrupted. Let us ask of
God. and take a child from His own
hand. and then try to raise it for Him,
in such manner as TO be able to give
an account Of our stewardship"
'You are right. my darling" answer
ed John. you are always right. Won
der whether this comes of my spoil
Ing"
That afternoon, as husband and wife
stood In the presence of n score or more
of infants. not one above the age of
four years, a tiny, blue-eyed babe. with
golden ringlets, caught hold OF John
Nelson's hand. and pulling him down to
her cherub face, said: me Tub zoo, me
tiss 200" and then stopped to pick up
an Easter lily that had dropped from
her tiny fingers. John Nelson lifted the
cheeks. asked her name. The matron
told some Of her history-told of the
young mothers death. OF the father. be-
Ing killed In n railroad collision while
away on business for the firm. And
then of the babe Of less than two years
being brought to the Nursery" by the
good woman to whom the father had
entrusted the care of his motherless
child. Told Of the unwillingness OF the
woman to part from the child, till COM
PEELED by lack Of means for It's sup
port.
The next day Mrs. Nelson met the
Committee on adoption" and from
them learned the history Of little Eas-
ter Lily. OF her birth and parentage, Of
her early orphanage and adoption into
that home: was shown the photograph
Of both the father and the mother, and
jewel case containing n few heir
looms cngraven with the family names
and dates. And there was n package
of letters that Richard Warren had
written to his sweetheart. Juliette Har-
per. And letters from Richards par
ents and from Juliettc's brother Arthur
and sister Clare. And then n letter
telling of the death Of Grandpa War.
rem, and another following soon after
summoning Richard to the death-bed of
his sainted mother. And then, too, were
the marriage certificate, and the baby
book. presented by the dear. old minis
ter who hap baptized Easter Lily, and
who Ind read the burial service at the
grave of the young mother. Then let.
ter, enclosed In a black edged envclope,
telling OF the death OF Arthur, Juliette's
brother. While out In his pleasure
yacht they were caught in n storm and
the boat was upset.
Arthur and n friend were drowned,
while the others OF the party were mi
raculously saved. There was a letter
from Julette's sister to the managers
OF the nursery. replying to their inquiry
asking whether Mr.. Harper would take
his daughters child to his heart and
home. Father refuses to permit the
grand-child of his ovcrsccr to Gull him
grandfather" mo. he will not PERM.
me 10 bring Juliettc's child to our
home--it breaks my heart to write this.
but ] nm powerlcss, and so am let. to
suffer and endure this anguish, But
while my father lives | can never see
my sisters orphan child. Pray, do not
keep her In the nursery. II you can find
kind hearts able and willing to adopt
the babe md train her In answer to her
dying mothcr's prayer. let them have
her. l ask only that I may be per-
United to keep myself informed OF her
welfare, until such time as her identity
may be revealed to her"
"Thc Lord Is rlscn!" The Easter bells