St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-01-02
Her Child
o, Dream
BY Frances Paok

no human hand could have $50
The dull thud, thud 81 saFtb 7 * 7.
tie coffin. and then Cor ! lr. So
darkness Of utter oblIvioa 1s9 ss
wards had come d terrlbIa Nm
fever and delirlum for the sa,s
whose motherhood was buf 80
The fever passed, But Il h sss'
was terrible weakness ovas
the doctor shook lis head ersys.S
Z have tried everythins Il
power, but to no ayail. sd pss
the slightest attention 10 snytsss
may propose
And then-when every ~ Il.
most given Up hope-cane ebIis
Dreams.
He came at q time when "a v..s
was wrapped III slumbaE he tos.
into Mrs. Mansardia aresR ehsTk
and with eager, baby steps harass
The bed where the woman Iav MN ~
mournful eyes, which WoaIs nat YEA
fixed on the glinting freight. IF ss
roWed a warm little faee nto FL s':
less hand, then raised tWo lsve as
eyes.
"Tate, muzzle. Baby hespy.
MRS. Mansard gathered ~ p
form into the warmth 81 hsr bea 81
ding the tiny feet and hands 81
pressing ardent kisses 81. tbs ng
baby head. There was 10 susprss @
any action Of hers. Why ID. #
had been sent back to bet. a I'D
was good and had understood M
real baby, Of course, bit d prsss
comforting thing-one ths was HI
own and Ell which 40 one eiss
know.
Dear she whispered s
and me. Not even father muss ss
for he would not understand.
Child o. Dreams
The baby droRslly
head under her arm AnA ma
IFS sleep.
The days WoTa oa
sard improved With 8
astounding. She ste sn
had hot done since hes
gained strength. Tbs eoleg
came into her eheeks.
band sondiy anticipated
she would again be
self, and In hundreds of a
endeayored to all tie Yosd
beer left by the dsath
| But underneath all a
the rapid convaiszcnee
there was q puzzled gesliag
and pain.
He noted that eYan
reading to her cr
seemed scarcely d
would lie With parted
pectant eyes fixed 81
question from him Size ws
then answer Quic
appeared-and lie woad
spoken. Something
coming between them
was intangible the &ss
ali the harder to bear la
been SO much 10 aaeh
time. and she was 80
dear. Alone In tho Y
nights be suffered
only can suffer. Bit his
guessed. for the ace g
her was always ehear
her life partner Mar
had chosen well
But though the mashaF
deaf to all save ths p!ass
own little voice. ne eeaa
theirs suffering found ~ M
knowledge 81 Chih 4Ess
one night with i lia
asked for "Favve
hes sleeping chila
turned the mother wlsh 4 .s
tie resentful note a naf
mother enough?g SIZE adaea
restrain that Jealous
heart.
Chffa b. Dreams looked
s..Y svda
was startled ont of " ansesa
seasching gaze
cried. Dont Iook 9s
Don't you love me ealle 3
Don't your
me baby nodded siogi
lips quiYered. Yogs
yer kyin,' be said
And then i great RAse J
hension passed iike
over 9 a pla q nreanH
grow hazy and faf
place was the one e
been VI much to hss ~
late she had been g
sand things flashed 9sss
How unfailingly pssleas E.
How tenderIy hls sE'ss
her p~ain-racked berry
he had shielded az mi
every annoyance Aas
repaid him?
sba had shut Fig
rights Of conidenee
from him the desfeS s,g
heart. she had sslasAa
fuII Of the ioF. uhlsh
ship Of Child Dfs
her. because she
would NOT ~underStaas
ever failed to unasa M
sChiId b Dreams. ss
aChild D Dreams s
rather Il lonesome ass
talk to him
rhild o. Dreams ass IN
there was 2 ls 4. to s
ing' into tie bsaatiin e.
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