DEATH AND THE CHILD.

Otago Witness, Issue 2600, 13 January 1904, Page 63

DEATH AND THE CHILD.

A SKETCH FROM LIFE. By 0. E. Hrco. ! The child was sitting by the mother's bed, playing with her doll. The sun shone bright through the curtains into the light little room, and on the shining yellow hair of the child. The scent of Christmas lilies came in through the open window. The door to the next room stood open, and through it came the round of the clock ticking. "Mother," said the little one, and' turned in her chair, "my dolly won't stand to get dressed." The two eager blue eyes peered towards the white curtains of the bed. "Mother! Dolly won't." Tho child lose pud went over to the bed. Theie the mother was lying, still and *van, with the thin white hands folded upon the white coverlet, with closed eyes ond a strangely happy smile on the face. The child stood looking at her with the doll in her arm, then pulled her sleeve : "Mother, mv doll." The mother opened her eyes, looked at the child and the doll — a brief, absent look, then closed' the eyes again, and the same restful, contented expression came over her face. "Mother !" once more from the child, but in, a low, ■> fearful tone; and then the little one turned, ran out of the room, and into the kitchen to aunt Ethel. "Auntie, auntie, now mother dies." "Child! What do you say?" and the saucepun was thrown down, the apron torn off, and she rushed into the s:ck-room. The child went into the sitting room, crawled up on the sofa, and sat there still with the doll in her arms. Aunt Ethel 'came in to her, her face tearful, and a handkerchief in her hand. "It is all over now — all over. Who would have thought 'it? — so soon! But, child, how did you know? — tell me." "Yes, auntie ; you have always told me that if mother died it was because the angels came to fetch her."' "Yes, dear." "And that they were so beautiful." "Yes ; and then?" "The angels came now." "How did you know ?" "Because mother did not louk at me and dolly. It must have been the angels &he saw."

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