The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-03
A CHRISTMAS TALE.
CUAPTYB l.

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man Who eoud hsv. obssr-sd his manner tsci.
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ksun.sd rnsp' Who shs, hsd sssn lin In his uppsr
chan ber, part library and part laboratory. to, be
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man u chemistry. Of d teacher 90 whose lips end
hands . crowd Of aspiring ears and syes hum daily
| who hat he'd seen I'm there, npon . winter
night s'ous. surroan,ed BY bic druSs end ins'ru.
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crowd o'sp.-,vsl saspes rs.ssd mere b, tie ca
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them, end 70 give beck their component psYts 70
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work dons, and he pondsriDs 10 In clair bsfor.
the yusisd srsis and red nans, moving lis shia
mouth A. f In sps eeh, but ssns the dead, would
no. have said ,hss shs seemed haunted and ths
chamber 100
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students, once . brave ed6 -, planted IN en- open
sp,co bu, now ths Obsolete ~hm Of frgos,so
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sq."Eed on svsry sds y the ovsrsrowins Of the
great city, a,d chotsd, hts a. old veil, with s,oess
end br eks lite email q1sdrsngss. lyias down In
| very piis formed By the str..ts end buildings
! With. IN course q TIM, had been contributed
sboy. iu heavy ehimn. y-sisess ,ss old usss. IN.
suited by the nss boring smoke, which ceisnsd to
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weather very mood, its srsls-p lots. ssruss 10
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| H. vss IN suo.d,ai In Q usle brtcted-up oorn.r
where no sun had ssrsssl.d In . hundred yesra
bu, where, 10 eompspss,ion Sor The Vans nsriee.
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vhsrs else. sad lie black Gas, vind would spin
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1, vas suens And ss,li.
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worm eaten tssms a wood IN the ceiling. and ~
sturdy door see uns dovnvard 10 The greet chin
nsy-pises 90 snvIonei and hsmnsd /. BY tie
pressure Of The tsvn, yet % remote In fAshion sse
and custom % quiet yss 30 laundering with
scsoes shen distant voice vas rsissd a. . door
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and empty roorns. ba, rumblins end grunbllns III
they wsrs Hhsd With shs heavy cir Of shs forgotten
Crypt where ths Nosnsn srehss vsrs hsf buried In
"a. ,srth.
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twilight 10 The dead winter time.
! wh.u the sind ~ss eicw,rs shriA snd sbrswi
With Ne going dovs 0: Me lrrea sun. When 10
/ a 80 IA hal - torn a