The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-10-04

settled on his lungs ana f9r ~ H. Wnich
ba v. 1871 ili To end fatally, so as soon as
co,,,I I9 'p'e TO stand it the doctor ord ar6J
oa ,'i''''e tesl and change of scene. 50 az
Italy. i"u' he started for
,h aQne day while at Rome. after la.v;nn
L tne a'lfap' he was stopped in rha straat
q neatly dressed woman. who in So
-''' manner of speech was dacida1IIr
ha,,,; ~ mistress is dying. nv nnir
ouli''Ie Teddy and wad We mn como oaS
10y Il wee blt prayer after she raess, sba
"Sh,I' with tears in her eyes
Mr. Keith turned ON tba sno+ 49,.
, ~ what the disease (Which nroved
49, w. pe .he fatal Roman fever was and
hurried along by the woman's side 1
ilad her mistress been i'll LONG,
MOI IN this great danger. nm Che hos
pee, peeh alllnS about nine wears oror ,; .'lu
niue Carlo, her only BARN. was oco 49,
tally drowned. - as aeclden-
W as she widow?
les her husband died about tbree
nion,hs before the child was horn Iaav-
,Hs her without a penny. She was hv
ulI'h an English woman and has written
dsalh ana again to her father. n rich hor,
onet' Tor help, but has never received anv
boy! 'ne oouy OF the
No nut they had positive proof Of his
eeath' ,Ior, said the woman, .one morn
nag while was fixing my leddv,s hair
tne wee oit daddy was playing in the gar.
een, ana AFTER when | went to fetch him
H. l couldna find the BARN. but what T
uld hnd was his tiny cap floating ,rnon
the Fiber. On that dsy nv mir n1is-
tress heart broke, and She bas nayar
oeen 'le same woman since. Here we
are at the house now! Will ye come in :
don much think she will understand
ye-She too far gone for that-hnt I
weeh Shed be fain to ken that one of hor
am klrk was with her at her last hour
lth these words she led him nm n
winding stairway into a small. meanlv
FURNISHED room. closely followed. though
unPperceiyed, by the boy Carlo. On the
pea the form of woman was living. Her
race which, in spite Of its pallor, still
nad some claim to beauty, was scarcely
Tess white than the pillow itself.
An. she said in a voice so weak and
low as to be hardly heard. 4 have had
such a sweet, sweet dream Jano+
dreamed that | was back in Fnglard
dear old England. once more, II r.os
vesper time on a Sunday afternoon on5
L heard this old hymn that we lovad
so well he and |, abide With No )"
and he was by my side, and little
Cyril, bright and beautiful. raised his
sweet, clear voice at the last verse. and
then | awakened. But. Janet listen ,velI
to what l say. Something tells me that
my hoy was not drowned. as we so long
supposed. l have thought not for some
time past, and now l feel sure of if.
You'll know him, Janet-herc her voice
rose full and clearly the letter &C., in
old English ON his left arm. Here she
paused. but Walter Keith gave deep
cry and sank on his knees by the bedside.
while Carlo, with wondering eyes. crept
softly UP and kneIt beside him.
Sing, my boy; sing the last verse of
that hymn of which she has just spoken
said the squire in an agitated tone. And
then rose tile voice of the lad in its clear
treble:
Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the
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",CvlH ltrlc CIVIL, tho 'J,-ir,, woman,
murnurcd in Il tone af sreh contont Lnt