Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-18

forgotten lullahieS and the childish words
that a mothers heart treasures
Al last Mary understood clearly what
the devoted heart would never have con-
teSSe,l the long nights divided between
the work To he completed and the cradle
where the child, sick with "A child'S all
meutS, lay tossing and frettug. the daily,
UNDECIDED privatiouS 10y which the mother
robbed herself of strength and vitality
that she might give il 10 her daughter.
The young girl understood now why
ner mother seemed 50 prematurely old
why her shoulders were bent aHft her
ROSY cheeks faded. hut she must stihe
her SobS lest She disturb her mother
Just then some one Knocked at the
door. Mary ran IL open it.
4 woman Stepucd in, saying with real
cuucern In her voice,
II am in charge of the workers de
partmeut of the store and | wanted 90
inquire for Mrs. Beaumont"
Alas, madam, my mother is very ILL.,
lam truly sorry Go hear II. Mr..
br%N, the owner OF the store, DESTROYS
of otSt"Wiag "A wtIl-deServed compeusa-
ton tn' Hcr work asked me TO bring IL
To h d. .H How, NOW
%. .adam. my mother has asked
for II - often in her degirlum, perhaps
the sight OF it would quiet her Would
you come ia very quietly. pleusef''
Tile visitor entered noiSclcsAiy and
without Il word laid the diploma on the
SicI, Woman's he'd. Mrs. Beaumont did
not appear 10 see il.
"My diploma" She repeated in n voice
that was scarcely audible Il should
never have shown it-becauSc at Mary
but should have been SO siad-to
have had it,"
Fortunately the visitor did not under
stand the meaning Of her words, hut
Mary blushed scarlet,
\ moment later, as the Young girl
! turned once moro To her mothers bed.
side, it seemed u her sorroWful fancy
that the diploma tay lik@ an epitaph ON
the white bed.
Three weeks later Mrs. beaumont
very feeble very pale left her room fol
the first time, The doctor had at last
! given his consent She had heeu near
! very near 10 the gates of death but
thanks t. her daughters devoted care
| she would still live many years,
| Mary, too. was no longer the same gir
She was before her mothers illness, l.
| her turn now She had watched the Ions
night change Ia day, each hour NOR,
| thankful that she could thus repay som,
| part of her childhood'S debt \ new eN
preston sh0ue in her white face rs sh,
helped her mother to dress and presently
drew the Thin arm under her own
| VIM tiNliiiittt ! navy At SUI t'iA7' W.
| you,"
With slow steps Mrs. Beamon
achieved the long Journey from her room
10 the little parlor, The bright autumn
sunlight filled the cosy sitting room
shining like smile of welcome on al
the familiar objects
We'll, dcaric. your sWprisc+'
Look
"Nour teachers diploma framed In
decd, | am proud 10 see that
Yes. | had forgotten; hut this is W ha
| wanted you to see. mother
And Mary pointed TO the place a
honor above the mautcl, where n sccou
diploma hung. this one much more beau
tifully framed than the other. Trcn
bling with delight Mrs. Beaumont rea
in voice filed with happiness
This diploma of honor has been pr,
scented to Mrs. Mary Beaumont for he
thirty years consecutive good work
our store. THOMAS GRAY
"0h, Mary"
II was all she could say as she turne,
her face radiant. to her daughter.
"Nou see. ! am So proud Of it. moth,
dearest, replied Mary. STOPPING to ks
the hands that had worked so hard f.
her From the French.