The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1852-06-16

ii. If | was 10 give you a prescription,
you could not get it made up for nothing,
you know"
mo, no." he replied, III know
Look al me-look. Doctor lookl"
He raised himself on his arm, and in
the thin, emacialed face of my strange
patient, recognized the old beggar who
used to cling to my area rails.
81 do recollect YOU" | said.
"You do now!"
sand your name is Temple, is it noil"
"Temple!' he screamed, "who says
my name is Temple!"
"Your own messenger"
"'rhen-ihen-I must have raved."
"What complaint yave youl" said.
Slowly he drew his hand from under
the rags and letting an old furnished guinea
drop from his clenched fist, he said, with
a deep sigh:
"There-there's your fee"
al do not require'il from YOU" said |.
"You are sure!'
"Quite sure"
"Then then | will keep it. Don't
tell any body you saw it or | shall be
robbed"
He clenchcd the coin again and with.
drew his ghaslly allenuated hand and arm
| could see by his whole appearance
that he was suffering from want Of nour.
ishing diet, and | said:
"You must spend the guinea to-day in
some wine and arrow root"
"Guineal" he cried, "what guincal |
have no gold. Do yon want to rob me!
| am ill, | know | am ill. Tell me
whats the matter with me, but mind one
thing"
What that"
IL am not dy-dying. Mind that
am not dying. No, no, not dying"
"You will, tbough," said |, "if you do
not take some nonrishing drinks"
lie fixed his CLASSY eyes upon my face
as he muttered:
ado you think a half a pint of porter is
really necessary for met"
! laughed and said ga bottle Of good
port wine. you mean"
"Wine!" he cried, "aud | so wreiched-
ly poor-so miserably poor!"
"Do you know" said !, 81 begin 10
supec.-"
"What-whai?" he cried.
"'That you are not so poor as you affect
to be. Have you not some secret hoard,
now, that freely used would make the re.
mainder of you life comfortable"
"Whst, goId!" he shrieked,, "you do
not think | have gold!"
"Yes | do. You are a miser."
"a miser!"
Eyes"
lie fell back on the bed with a grasp,
then suddenly springing up. he screamed.
"Thieves! thieves! thieyrs!-help, help,
help, robbers!."
~ shall leave YOU" said |, "if you
make such a noise"
The door now opened, and a coarse
man put his head inio the room, with the
polite inquiry of:
"Whal's the row!"
"Noihing," said |, "lhe old man is i'll,
and raves
"Oh, that's the ticket, is it: He's going
all for to assault the bucket al last. is be!
There'll be nut for Old Nick"
Having delivered himself Of this elegant
opinion, the man Withdrew his head, and
shut the door. When | turned again to
the old man, he lay in a swoon on his mi.
SCRABBLE bed.
f. = = .
| am never without a restorative about
me, and | very soon succeeded IN reslor.
ing nv patient to his former state. With
a long drawn sigh, lie opened his eyes,
and fixed them upon my face with an ex-
preston Of mournful intensity.
"Ilow are YOU" said.
"Beier-beiier," he mIliered.
- ] saw that it was not so, for a change
had come across his face, and there was I
peculiar gaze about his eyes that told mt
he was dying. Impressed as | was with
the conviction that he had money setreted
which might be Of service to some on,
claiming kindred with him, | did moi hest
tate 10 tell him his real condition.
ado not deceive yourself" SAID |, "yO'
are dying.
lie sprung up in bed wi a shrek, as i
he had been galvanized.
"Dying!' he cried; "no no, no, dying
Let me live-live on, though it be il
want. Why should | die! Mono,
cannot-wiIl not diet"
1t was dreadful to see the agitation o
his features. Hot, scaling tears passe,
down his cheeks; he clu,ched the scan,
covering which was upon him till The bloc
startled, and still he shrieked:
"Icanno,-dare not die!"
Then he suddenly turned to me, an
clutching my arm, he cried, in the mo!
supplicaIing tones:
{ "Saye me! saye!-Gor the love Of lei
ven, save me. Hold me to the world
+ You are skiIlful-save me By your art
1 Look at me a miserable old man. vi
: kneel 10 you-bless you-be your slav
but give life-life--lile!"
] | knew that a few hours must end Il
scene, and | seized the opportunity
: leaving The room and getting somebody
the house to fetch ZONE wine and 'rand
. for | knew that by stimulanlS alone cou
. the Pickering fame Of life be kept ali
for the next few hours.
When | returned, | started, for he HI
: risen from his pallet, and was kneeling
before the wrecked little skeleton graz
d which, by its rust, had evidently not $
fife for years. lie did not hear me, ant