The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-19


door partially open, he entered, and his face
looked joyous as the wall of 4 child greeted
him.
(Which is it. A boy =
'Yes,' said Jenny. .r-
The snswer was unheard by him, for there
stretched out in death--wus the mother
Contrary to the doctors expectations, the
accident and premature delivery had caused
her desth.
Yes There she 10y, the hollow sunken
eyes made unnaturally bright by the traces
OF rouge upon her cheeks-the jaw fallen.
Death was evidently there, and he saw it,
She with whom he had hoped to share all
the cares and joys Of life. now that the only
difference they ever had was remOved-she
was dead The man seemed stunned. A
strange pair they looked; he in the motley
and pint of his calling; she-dead!
"Bear up, Bill" said Jenny, approaching
him with the child "t's d boy. Bill and
she wanted it to be called after you
The man seemed not TO hear, but walking
up to the bed. aud taking one Of the dead
hands IN his, kissed it gently, ss though his
loss had just been realz.d ID, mutteriug, Dead!
dead ! aud lay down. his face close to hers,
kissing the fast cooling lips with frantic
earnestness.
Dead d--deAd-dead 2 still came between
his choking sobs. To him, the women,
moving to aud fro in Offices about the child,
were naught TO him. useless was the doc
tors farewell. 'Dead-dead-dead ! and
the he"ving chest and bursting eye balls
found relief in tears.
.Th4re, don't take Oh so Bill said one,
irving to raise him don't take on 20 hard,
Bl!i =
She N isht as we'll have spoken to the b.
On which he half sat, half leaned, as he hung
over his dead wife. They then tried to gel
to close the staring eyes ; uut look which
appalled, tn m shook their nerves to- much
to allow y, a second trial. A noise outside
now attracted them to the door.
Whats The III after Gcw ?
Matter enough = suid harsh, grating
| voice. Here's Chlpmsn 50 drunk he can't
, 20 in, aud Bill's skulking because his wie's
SICK there never was fellow in the ring
worse treated than ! am
sShe is deed,' said one, pointing with heI
thumb back to the wagon.
Dead ! said he.
Yes and he's there, too
, .WejI, i that min i too bad, said he; 'hereI
the list scene be'ore the qHudrlie, aud NJ
c,own-it'l ruin the ci cu3. The Stcont
d night, too. her last nights jump he's t'ie'
r the place-there nin't standing rpom-ant
t THEY'VE been calling tor her all the evening
sDead, said he again, as though his loss "er'
> cuus, by her neg Iect. Who'd have though
e it! What's to be done!
Can't you make Chupman do"
g mo, he's TOOL any time to Bill, and row
> he's drunk he's no USE at all. What's to b.
/, done. d,n't know
4 Here he was Obliged TO leave, for the up
g roar in the circus was deateDing. 'Clown
a Clown y was the only cry thy would make
IL vain did Whips drive the horses taste
II and ster ill the 'Corsican Brothers wer
nearly in u horizontal position with the'
" speed nothing would appease the excite
t, people.
k Whips came out again. where's Bill
;. said he.
.Here, Bill said Jenny. Whips went
I you.'
It sWhu wants me = said the man.
Ie Here, Bill, | do said the voice at IN
k door.
Jenny gave the child to one ofthe wome'
'e took him BY the arm, and led him to tn
door.
Bill said Whips. 'here's Chapman
Jrunk n. u beast, and the geople crying OF
10 tor YOU like mad. Can't you go?
&C. y said he pointing to the body' tho
can 60 mo, I can 20
well, Bill, you must it's only the seco'
night, here's the queen away and no clown
e, well, there's only the Indian warrior
ed 20 in, said Bill.
no well; | know that, but what's the 60
q, him without some body TO give him thing
p- What's the good Of my giving him the eli
he and bow, nr ddle, either No, Bill "
M must 90, it won, do 10 send in any one el
now, they'd pull the place down.
,w Here snuther and louder cry reached theI
There now,' ssid Whips, that's it; there
n the .Corsican Brothers has been n.goi'
round this quarter oi an hour. till they
no sick o. it, and the grny'll be SO lane to- me
row she wont stir peg. Its no uSe' BIZ
on you must CO.
NJ Il can't, Whips it'll be OF no use it d.
Ter .Oh, yes, you will; you must go' or
es have to throw up the agreement, and y
,re know you've overdrawn your money this l.
on two weeks
ith 'Well, / know it, said the man eviden
irresolute now at his threat.
The well, then, 90 in, IL it's only five minut
m. Here. take drink of this, it will give y
,ps heart
The man took the proffered aask q
drank deeply
an .Well,' said Whips, you'll 60, Bill. wo
your
.Oh, yes, I'll co. said the man 'go on
aid They left the wagon, and the repeat
m. rounds of sppiause showed that the pub