midnights
In the basket , snuggling in the nest of white clothes , lay little Dan . He was robed , in the much-worn garment of the Longman child , and Tessibel had looked at him with pride as she settled him in his bed preparatory to her trip . She passed swiftly through the city , and crossed Dewitt Park . How vividly she remembered the many midnights she had taken the same way , turning toward the jail to visit `` Daddy '' ! Tessibel paused before Minister Graves ' church , and heard him read in deep tones from the Scriptures : `` Suffer little children to come unto me , for of such is the kingdom of Heaven . '' The harmonious voice floated through the window to the fisher-girl , now crouched in the sun . Every word fell distinctly upon her ear .