The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-03-01
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the child had claimed my attention
and help.
"God bless you for coming" she
said, IL am nearly gone and 1 have no
one to appeal. have lived a recluse
for the short time / have been here
and no one knows me. Will you carry
message which 1 could not intrust
baby with, for me?"
L assured her l would do anything in
my power to aid her. She gave me
sealed envelope, asking me to deliver
it to the address given. 1 asked her if
[ should not send some one to her, but
she said not before she had seen the
effect of the message. 1 promised to
return and went upon my errand. 1t
took me to the aristocratic portion of
the city and the house, when I found
it, was handsome one.
| asked for the lady to whom the
letter was directed and was shown into
a handsome drawing room. Presently
the lady entered and it needed but
glance to tell me that she was the sick
woman's sister. 1 handed her the note,
telling her at the same time how [
happened to be the bearer.
At sight of the writing she flushed
and clenched her hand. "How dare
she," she said under her breath. 1
expected storm and was not prepared
for the calm. II will go with you; you
are stranger in the city, are you
not?" assured her of the fact and
mentally wagered that there was a
hard interview ahead for my sick
friend, as 1 had begun to regard her.
We set out at once and soon reached
our destination. L should, suppose,
have left at this stage of the proceed
ings, but was bound to see it through,
so followed the lady into the sick
room.
The recognition was mutual. "How
dare you return here after what has
happened?" said the visitor. "Have
you not brought shame enough on me
now without coming back when you
are forgotten? What will my friends
say? What will my husband and
daughter say? Why could you not
die without coming back here ?"
The words were uttered rapidly.
The sick woman turned and pointed to
the child hitherto unnoticed and said
family: "My baby"
The lady turned quickly. "Merciful
heavens! child too, without name?
What did you expect me to do?"
The sick woman gave quick gasp,
then said: 81 thought you would take
her and treat her we'll for my sake, but
L see l am mistaken. And you call
yourself Christian? You are looked
up to as shining example of Christian
womanhOOd and refuse your dying
sister her last request for fear of the
judgment of society" The woman
arose in her excitement. &C.," she
painted, "rather would ! take my child
with me out of the world than have
her become as you are"
The lady turned to go and beckoned
to me. [ followed her to the door,
when she said: "Will you see that
nurse is sent for and that she has
proper care?" At the same time
handing me sum of money.
"She will soon be beyond care" I
replied, "but will do what can."
"Let me know how it ends" she
said as she left the house.
1 returned to the sick room with
bitter heart. The excitement had done
its work. [ wished to 60 for help, but
she refused. AS we'll as she could she
told me her story which I will not
repeat. l gave her my sacred promise
to see that her child did not suffer, but
reach a good home; and as the bells
rang out on beautiful Easter morn
ing, she died.
While do not believe in her faith,
still her last "God bless you" is still a
sweet memory
She was buried without her sisters
knowledge at her own request; | mere
ly notifying gdher of the fact of her
death after it was all over
| wrote to friend about the child,
telling her, the whole story. "Baby,"
as l call her still, is now happy in a
beautiful home in distant state.
My story is done; but oh, you So
called followers of the Man of Galilee,
who meet every question with, "What
will the world say?" do you dare call
Master, the One who said: "Neither
do condemn thee. 60 in peace?"
KIsMIT.