New-York tribune., 1905-01-23
.nted hsr.elf. nurse said

MY dear hoy yes / had an absolutely splendid
character with her aud every 5hlng ~ ] SaPsS PEI -
right / am afraid Edie is really untrutnful
We were dining out che next evening. and u must
have been nearer II than 10 when We entered our
own mouse Ae We Sid SO cry er4He glGl y oul
ears that for second held US petrtned With horror
II came from the nursery noor. and Dick and
tore up The intervening stairs at breakneek speed
ing OF The table. by IT'S faint beams Edie's cot
thing that made my heart stand still with horror.
-4IIduse0 on the ralAuBs or the cot lseLl ~ q
form the night light threw the werdest lights and
her pillow. her legs drawn closely under her. her
eyes wide open and staring wildly at the CHASTITY
She was perfectly quiet but the awful look OF
fear ON her face viii haunt me TO my dying day;
her eyes We're so terribly fixed and sttn that Tor
one moment of agony thought she was dead
New 70 her side and put my arms about her
my dear little sirie see il Is an right Mothsr
is here and Daddy. Edie IS quite safe
II she & had never seen me before and trted to pug
Edies-sood-nOw," she mOaned in a voice that
wrqnS my heart; Edies-good-take it-away,
had at first struck upon our ears
We nov saw that nurses bed was empty. and
Dick followed with baby In her cradle. saying that
be would wait up for nurse. who was evidently out.
Edte rambled on in wild delirium TIL Thoughts
reiteration Mummy says Edie naughty; Mummy
never GIadie EGIs ught-Aluaamy doesn't love Edis
sn; GoqId I'd. have impl0Eed her for very pity TO %
two later was found there 10 her Ereat aSso,s
ment and disgust BY nurse who returned, as ny
husband told me, IN truly disgusting condition
were few. but Of very sobering kind, and be
PACK u her boT ann IG h. tns nsa PQey =, 6dnE her
OF day Meanwhile Edis's condition had becofns
and and when the kindly, old man arrived and saw
& Ias , enllds 8 n flushed cheeks and heard her Wild.
DE did not say very much. but he used the words
acute oraln disturbance. and he said she must
@ Garke1aG
nIr5ed with the utmost care.
! had been careless, culpabIy careless. saw A.
al now, when the mischief was done, and worse
mental. had rebufTed my little Ediths iovnS sd
vances' ' mad not troubled to study her sensitive
NAY suit one child, another needs tendsrnsss
5ssty Us 49aRpy-g4-lueky qndemoHstrattvs nature
Edle taught me to be tender and gentle for thar
strength brought out every W biz Of e Ssn6ss aSaSa ana M
me me II was terrible 70 see how at first she shrank
and II was only by degrees that made her under
ed. and that tender motherness was TO taks ifs
place; and do not think have ever experienced
arms rms with little contented sigh. saying:
s1 -aG5lI1y Goes love Edle awful much and Edis's
But But. although she recovered her health after a
nervousness and easily awakened tremors would
nave nave s, Dssn annoying 70 me had not remembered
igh school life was quite unsuitable the shrink
AFFORD governess for her. I undertook Edths
tax bur felt as II in doing his We're ex611in
my early sins toward the child.
unlikely that she would ever be ags maze 15 5t Il very &
% avn wa way IN the world and she was never able 70
children was almost an obsession. and some good
future might not be passed in some way among
the little ones She cherished her dolls until her
they We're very safely ana tsndsrv 5sn 6 tpSs 3
child's special cupboard and that she had a
habit OF talking to them and caressing them quits
FOR ever
Growing expenses "a, asd hard times made Il I'm
daughters and Edtth's love for children gave nos
for her Ny first idea that She mighs Bs BOssS ehii
GIens G nurse Ts wa was 05iged to give up because
sleepless nights. But why should not my daughter
I suggested it to Edith. her great blue eyes grew
bright with pleasure
she said. her hand stealing into mine. 7 coud
learn at the High School here. and perhaps teach
This nesting was thorough home bird. It was
and the suggestion OF a prolonged stay with an
aunt aunt In Scotland made her SO miserable that We
That & child i ought TO, 70 marry young Dick said
alone '' = ''' --1-- - 'lO'A ABOUT mo "0Fid
o- quite se agreed with my husband. but then 1t g
quite another to carry those wishes into effect.
I certainly believe in giving girls ali the chances
one POSSIBLY can; and Dick and always invited
friendly way But Edith did not seem IN the Iess;
fancltul dreamy soul found anything akin to itsslf
in the modern youth and his up to date thosights
She kept her own ideal Of the fairy prince Who Vas
waiting Tor her, and II IS g hard task FOR any
man man TO 4ys up 10 the pure. beautiful IDEAL IN a
But the fairy prince came at last, though hs
came in a guse that made al OF Us blind to his
prlncehOOd. excepting my little girl herself
iBy that time she had begun teaching IN tbs
j6 SjIn6dergaGten near BY and Il was the prettisss
babies little happy light in her eyes a soft color
in her cheeks, and her soft hair rufisd by the
Just 50 it was that she looked on the day when
a certain Mr. Bruce. a New-Zealand gentleman
over the High School The head mistress had asked
room where re m Fditb a IEq b %Sn We came into The
ing and enJosed themselves hugely together. I saw
stranger. o 'H'
He was taH man with grave. quiet face. and
weH over thirty but there was somethinT boyfsl
~ and simple about him which made him seem much
His gray eyes. into which that Ight had 1.ap4
knew IN that moments glance in that flash OF a
second that her prince had come He turned 20
was beautiful reverence in his voice as he said
,f.l Sle Is the very embodiment OF perfect woman
He seemed TO IRE very grave and reverend sgnor
whom few weeks later. he came 10 ask Di-l< ~
give him our darling. / begged my husband no.
v e 5, Is so , old for the child said is he-what
L-ck drew me tenderly toward him
grave,y. "a say. old lady Won know I'm not sesi
at quoting poetry and All that but Bruce IS Sa ort
% % fellow Ie!IoW thN poet meant when he talked about
wearing me white aower ~ biare'ess ffe
-, Ana nd Ee:;e . ny Httle girl Ediee Whea she came
s tG me a-tsF yer MiShael Bruce Rad asked her 20
pen pen huis opea and SIZE had seen the glogy beyond
Mummy" she whispered = did not think
gGeb at ever so aNay iroa you-bJt shall be sac
tThe Ia,lv-S Ffotre yf,g,z-,' -'--" ~. NHSH''Fr-