The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-07

me the news"
Again the knocking
Ezra! Ezra!''
The consumptive went to the win
dow and put out his head. "Is if q
son t Fortune Harbor, Jimmie? ?" he
gasped. The eXertion of raising the
window had been too much for him
Sure, It's" cried Jimmie. sT
heerd un cry afore 1 come away.
Quick, man! Leave us get started
They fears the childs a Bit
A gust of wind put an end TO the
sentence. Ezra shrank from the cold.
wet blast.
." Twill be a beat over" said he.
"Ay, dead beat into the wind
Theys nasty switch on the sea. But
US IL get over, man. Make haste
now"
With the help of his wife Ezra
dressed in haste
lis a son, Nary" he said again
and again, historically repeating it.
Ills son, woman. Think O. that!
lis the seventh son of a seventh SON.
Haste and hope wrought him into
high fever of excitement. He could
do nothing to help himself Petulant
eXclamations broke from him.
Hut, woman!' he cried. "has you
nothin' but thumbs? That's noa way
button mans galluses." When
he was helped down to the wharf his
clothes were all awry and his wraps
were falling from him. Jimmie Lutte
lifted him into the punt and covered
him with a tarpaulin.
Push off, by! Push Off" said
Ezra.
The punt ran through the narrows
to the sea. where a gray light was
spreading over the waves. Drive
herr" said Ezra. Drive her, b'yi
Drive her!' said Ezra. Driven she
was-that stout little punt. "What
you can't carry you can drag" said
young Jimmie Lutte between his teeth.
sheet and tiller. for all that: and in
four hours she reeled into Fortune
Harbor. with a crested wave at her
heels. loggy with shipped water ana
dripping wet from stem to stern.
"That'll be the house. I'm thinkin'
that wee white one on the hill, I'M
der the Bluff said Ezra.
"Iss.' said Jimmie. The one with
the crowd at the door. IT'S where the
child lies
Leave us hurry" said Ezra, eager
ly.
They met Thomas Bow on the path
up the hill. Ezra was resting-to
catch his breath and quiet his heart.
Thomas was doWncast and bewilder-
ed.
us you come t. be healed, Ezra"
he said
"Iss, by. Sure. I've come t. touch
the child. But I'll touch un easy,
Thomasl-just as easy as I'm able"
Twill you, now?" said Thomas.
running his hand through his frowsy
hair, staring the while at Ezra in a
vacant way.
Just a touch, by. Sure I wouldn't
think o. hurtin' the wee thing
Il doan't know as twill do you any
good" said Thomas. with a puzzled
frown.
his eyes as they no cures worked
yet 2" he whispered.
Thomas scratched his head.
mar a one?" said Ezra.
""rhe childs dead" said Thomas.
Ezra gasped "'Tis a PITY" he
cried, his voice strong and athrill with
sympathy. "'Tis pity man, t lose
your wee child like that. I'm fair
sorry for you"
"Iss," SAID Thomas. with a sigh.
Twould "a been grand t have the
seventh son of a seventh son t fish
from the same punt with me. lis
a pity"
"Ay tits wonderful PITY"
They watched the mist break ana
lift-the sunlight, spread over the
sea.
leave US goa hcsme, by" said
Jimmie.
"Iss," Ezra whisperedStoS his voice
had grown OF sudden YEA weak
I'm thinkin'," he went onc> VII WI d
fine smile, that the Lard warNs ~
in heaven. Leave us goa hoame<
They went down the path very
slowly.
=.
Meantime the healer from Far
Away Cove had come down the coast
passing from harbor to harbor iH d
rotten, ragged old punt, everywhere
applying those cures which, as hG De
lieved, the Lord disclosed to him III
dreams.
Il am healer by command @ the
Lard" he told the people. "Hels my
helper"
. as you, now?" said the|. by
command o. the Lard! My, but us
a wonderful thing,"
In the evening of the day Vhen the
seventh son of seventh son aad uieu'
Jimmie Lutte made Ragged Hafpor
from Fortune, with Ezra Westerly ~
ing exhausted and silent in me DOW
Oh the punt. Inc west W." '''i - -
red-the wind had fallen aWay-tll
fhe earth was quiet---the rallI SiiPpeu
over long. soft pillows. Isliliael hoth
rounded the Pillar just as oiIiiiii,c
passed the Staff; the pu ds crept siue
by side by side down tie hdIroW ~
the still water of the nd TUT Whei =, =
II Law at tho foot Of ~ grim hills, all
crisoned by the sun.
"Je +hero a Mace u,1sere a man can
ba fool. in for a hit %, Ushmael called.
"Ay," said Ezra, lifrils iiiii9elI VI
bis arm ."rboA,,s aIEayS place t
paogod uarhor y,horl an honest man
can bide.''
IsbmaaI brouob+ his punt alongside
and cauebt boi5 of the others gun
wa1a Ho say1 ~ ,allor and hollow
nose. of ITzra. So Ind heard the rat
tie of his throat. ;, ;. ov
"You is sick, maj lie Saiu' i'-
is desperate sick" ,;. u,
I'm took with 'iic "ooiiii0' A"i'
said Ezra.
The need of heiiiliS' lIe
acha ua uo,,datd if the Lord would
grant him cure .or TINS iliai. %,
You has a wis., Ii 'iiiiihiii ~
said.
and wee bspe' Ezra i'"ei co.
smiling. =, =. >,