The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-16
But it means so much, Charlie. "


Mrs. Westbrook was in her nursery
q few minutes later, when the little
maid whom she kept came hurrying
upstairs, wiping her hands on her
checked gingham apron.
Dear ma'am," said she, breathless-
", eager to communicate her n VS.;
there's dreadful thingr'
What is it, Lizzie?" asked her mis-
tress.
Mrs Draine's nurse has JUS leen
over. ma'am, a-crying and a-ta!,ia'
on dreadful. The poor children is
lost"
Lost! In city like this. Impos>i-
blrw
"Rut they is. ma'am. There amt
ro1hin' been seen Of 'em since 8
O'Clock this morning. Bridget sup
posed they'd run aft their mothers
carri7@c ald Mrs DrJine, shr up
posed IL, were safe at home with
Rridget--aAd now they amt nowhere.
And Mrs. Draine. she's agoin' into
Mysteries awful, and Mr.. Drainc's
swearing fit to take the top of the
ceiling Off"
Poor crcaturcw said Mrs. West
brook snftly-ard arm in arm with her
husband she Went over TO he stately
Draiue mansion to offer their sym
patty and assistance.
Mr. Drainc's tech were sci together
Ills eyes were blazing.
It's what we might have expect
ed" he said: neither more nor less!
My wife gave up the care of tie lit
ones to hirlings- they have proved as
little worthy OF trust as we might
have known. Louisa" to his wife
III anything serious has happened to
or children the blame will H. at your
door"
Herbert, how can yen be so cruel
$50 heartlesSr' S1bbed Mrs. Draine
But at this moment face looked in
ut the half-open d0or-a face so white
and ghaStly-so fun Of uneypre.sed
horror that Mrs. Westbrook involun-
tarily held her b cath. The man beck
OIed to her.
You are a friend of the family"
Il have come TO see what good |
could do" she hesitatingly answered.
Perhaps then, you can break the
tidings to the poor woman" he wills
! pcrcd. There are two children ut
the Grand Central Depot hadl hurt
and from the dcScript OH te ezra he'd
to the police station we fear they are
the lost children of this Mrs. Draine.
They had stolen into Il freight car ard
there fallen asleep-and Oh being sud
denly aroused and sent out by car
/ loader, wandered, in their hewilder
ment. directly across the track of an
| incoming engine, iu,t dc ached from
train. One cannot survive long; die
other is also seriously if not fatally
hurt. They are bringing them here on
strctchers: they will probably he at
the door by the time you can p.cpale
the mothers mind for the shock
That hours work was the hardest
and bitterest that Katie Westbrook
ever did.
Don't bring them near me! l can't
bear to look at them. l have lilled
themi' wildly walled Mrs. Draine-and
1t was Mrs. Westbrool'S tender arms
that lifted the bruised and d ing lit
tie ones into their cribs, so soon. alas.
to be vacant; Mrs Westbrook's hand
that held the draught to Their parched
lips.
SO they died-and the great house
was de.olate and alone. y
Katie" said MI Westbrook, tie
next day, when he saw his wife among
her little ones, serene. loving, ever
quick 10 heed theig baby wants, you
are right about Il mothers duties. G0d
preserve us from ever drinking the bit
ter cup that has been held to Mrs.
Drainc'S lipS!
And Katie murmured: "Amen."
Gen. Gordon and Lord Kitchener.
Gordon sent his armed staemers M
and down the Nile smashing the wa
terwheels Of the natives: in other
words. making the cultivation of their
fields impossible, and thereby expos
ing men, women and chiiien to star
walton. | do not presuma to pass
Judgment on Gordon for this; bat /
say without hesitation that ii was
far more questionable than Lord
Kitchener's treatment of the Mahdis
tomb and remains.
During Gordon's first Govelnorsbip
OF the Soudan he was impressed ny
the contempt for death shown by the
native Mohammeduns. They would
not accept defeat. and this caused
great waste of life on both sides. TIE
only thing which coWed the Moaam-
medan Soudanese was the presence OF
cannibals among their enemies; for
they believed that for bodies thus dis
posed of there could be no rtsurrec.
ton, and Paradise would therefore be
forfeited even by Moslcms dying in
battle against infidels. Gordon. there
FORE in the interest of humanity. en-.
gagged a cannibal tribe as auXilaries:
and the result was the collapse of his
enemies Canon Anger will remem-
| Der a dinner party on board daha-
| beah at ASsouan some winters ago
where this episode in Gordon's life
caused an animated discussion. Good
] men and women took opposite sides.
| think Gordon's good intentions did
OF Justify his action; but persons
hose opinion would carry more
light than mine thought otherwise.
few, | think, will deny that Cor
ms conduct in this matter was far
hore questionable than Lord Kltch
! ener's.