And now He's called her to Himself almost without suffering, for she
appears to have become insensible from the instant that the horses struck
her down. Listen to me, Lisita! Soon Paula will be in heaven at her
Saviour's side--her Saviour whom she loved so well; and in her dear
father's company of whom she spoke so often.
"We must think of her happiness, dear Lisita, not our own, from this day
forward. Paula, you remember, never thought of herself. Her thought was
always for others, and it was for another that she died. She gave her life
to save that little boy. So she followed in the footsteps of her Saviour,
as a good soldier of the Lord Jesus who died to save all who repent and
believe on His blessed name."
The voice of our old servant, so tender, so motherly, seemed to heal my
sorrow. When I became calmer she told me some of the details of the
tragedy. Paula had, dashed in front of the horses just in time to throw the
child out of danger but had been unable to escape herself. That much I
understood; but from that day to this, I have never been able to bring
myself to ask for any more details. It seems I had fainted, and they
carried us both home.
Poor Teresa, I knew how ardently she, too, loved our Paula, but courageous
and unselfish her only thought, as ever, was for us.
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