Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-08-08
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y "None, she replied, ave wcrc Nh 10
" chch "th'r' and never mixed IL my rorir.
= ". ANer my poor fathers droft wc can,,
- !" i've win Fl poor maiden ptnf il Mia 81.
. ~ ! gained what | could by nutrridrry
i mud printing in this manner W. mauaord
~ mike a scanty livelihood for sumo time.
Wy aunt fell sick 1t was a long and dan
Rff"'ls Illness, terminating fatally. We
/ "rrn obliged 10 arll everything w. pozaraz.
od TO pay The doctor'A bin, our rent and tbe
iunrrhI expcnara. Emily was III, and our
landlord acoing (Aa be sntd) wp had no
goods lnlt, gave ls notice to quit.@Thrap
being the cheapest lodgings We could find,
we took them; Emily got W0rae wa sold
everything but the easy chair, That wr
Kept 70 the last, because shs could 81 ~
IN II bdt that viii soon he useless ehe
VIII not sll up many times more, aud the
tears alrenmrd down her checks.
! asked If her sister wished for ANYTHING.
She said 'She has wished f1r wine, but
II was "nt Of my power 10 pei II Tor her
What would ! now have given for a0nr
Of Thai money | had 80 hceIlessty aouan.
dered in the former pnrt Of my lffe Oh
" tholghilesH pleasure. .srekfrs, 70 little
THINK how many fl heart.ache w might
alleviate, how many souls " might save
bonn destruction Tor II much less sun than
yo could cSprnd on some bnujlo 10 crafty
your vnnity.
In the evening my patient seemed brltef;
she spoke Of her death with the tffuoal
e~onpostlre. ! asked her If she would like
n Clergyman 10 visit her
She replied "No, ii does inc more good
to taIt 70 Mary she has always taught
mo what Il right"
A werk passed on; Emily somctimra
suffered much, aud MT other ahe WINS rlf,
TO converse cbcerGdly. One morning
wa rather later Ihan usual In paying my
visit, aud was surprised al not mpctinp
Mary on The stairs as usual. The door
81 tho apartment whs open, and walked
gently IN. Mary was supporting her sis.
tcr 10 her arms; | instantly perceived n
great change had taken place, and TINT
death was coming IN IT. most gentle form.
She looked at me pIaeidly, smiled, mud
said
'Yon will take care of Mary, Then
pointing to lhc Bible. and turning To hrr
sister, ahe -'You will not be with.
ont comfort, ind we shall soon moel y.
gain
Her breathing now became very short,
her arms were clasped round her sisters
neck, her head resting upon her bosom,
she looked gently up In her Etcr, Il faint
smile, II look Of up1tterablc love, and
her soul bad departed To The God who
cove it. 50 gently bad her spirit taken liz
light, we scarcely thought Life extinct
scfly felt her pilac-alI was stil.
MARY ! said, but she did moi sneak.
attempted 10 unclasp the arms Of her aia.
ter and laid her gently on the bed | took
hold Of her little hand-it was already
stIitcnIng; Mary said, we cannot
grieyc for her,
NO, she replied, 1T IL selfish 10 wish
her back again. Tears carue TO her r..
lief =
Afcr finding her rtthcr more calm, and
promising to return soon, | departed IN tig
it my patients and procure n coffin. The.
rcady.made collins In London provided bv
the parishes are little more than n C.tyy
boards nailed together. procured a man
to convey one 70 the hottgc, and shortly ac.
ter followed. Mary wa on her kGeca.
she had CT up the flows and shcefs-ber
last--and wa c1dcavouring 10 line II.
Two O'Clock ofthc day but one follow
ing the funeral was to take place. enf
the Irish wotnan's husband and one Of Icr
sons 70 carry the coffin ; Mary and ! fol-
lowed. 1t was a dull gloouy dav q
thick drlzzIing rain beat down the smoke,
n dense fog surrounded every object. and
the wind whistled m0urnfilly ~ our lf6de
procession turned the corner Of the street.
Mary bore it better than / anticipated nm.
I'll we returned 10 her room; there every
thing told Of ono who would no more be
seen. The cup she had last drank out o.
part fulI Of milk, still stood by the bed.
the h~alfdirty night-cap which had been
removed for a clean one neatly crimped.
lay upon the table, her little slippers stood
by the side. ] felt the tear trickIe down
my check az looked upon them and Ma
ry. All who shall describe the dcsoIate.
ness Of that heart whose every THOUGHT
through life has been for the loved one
now no more
She sat with her face buric | in her hands.
| pictured to myself the night she would
pass in the solitary chamber | turned 10
go ; ] hesitated, No | could not leave
her all alone / stood irresOlute : could
not take her to my home. What should
do At length IN idea crossed nv mind.
MARY" said. II cannot leave vm,
here alone there is a poor Irish woman
lower down the street she is poor, but
kind; they have had the fever, brt I think
there is no fear Of Infection. WIN Won
pass this night with her ?'
She replied, "Do with me as Won Ike"
The poor woman received her kindly.
and returned to my lodgings. In the
morning was met by the Irish woman.
who tod M Mary was very i'll.
| FASTENED to the spot and found her At
tackled by the fever ; she must have been
suffering from it on the preceding day, az
| perceived it had already made rapid
Towards evening ofthe following dagI
perceived life was ebbing fast; she, too.
was aware Of her approaching dissolution.
She was sensible at intervals once she
said, 'God has been very gracious, he
has not parted US long" | remained with
her during the night; daylight was lust
streaming through the little easement. for
he last hour she had been perfectly mo.
F.; she opened her eyes, looked at
me earnestly, and said, "God will reward
you p
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