The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-12-29
The
Ghosts Bargain j.;
THE HAUNTED MAN.
A CHRISTMAS TALL.

A CHRISTMAS TALE.
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BIT you neednv f,sr 70 come 10 me an s.ntsS
,hss vas; ot:il the world. y you. Eeo, es.lA'.
The boy su held back 81 Arse bat yielding s1ee1
Little 70 her urging b eee:snssa e sppr.,h, 4nd
tsni upon the shoulder Of the child lookng ~ hin
With compsssos and fellow feeling be PIT ous
his ottsr hand 70 Muy. she stooped down 90 Nss
after silence, ssid. Mr.. AsdlAw. may speAk -
yon,
Yes" hs answered, 6rras lis eye upes hm.
'Y .% v9e. and muse . ere sos :. came 70 ma"
go you remember What 7 ssid, when tno-k.d
~ your door last pishs' About one Who ~ss voD
friend once and who stood On ths vsrgs Of dss'rie-
Non ?"
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itston.
do you undsrsssnd n.y.
RI. srno.'h.d the boys he'd licking ~ ~
h,edly che whils--snd sbook ks heed
This p-rsoc,' said Miy 10 her cher. cnf' ,oaeA,
-iich her mild eyss looking a. him. usde el.are,
10 The house, and With nssv.s.s help. tsoed hin.
! was no, Voc soon. vsry little. ssd should have
been too late"
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earnest touch sddrssssd hin no Leo sprssltps.
" than her voice end syeA looked more insenG,
on her.
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ilensn vs saw just nov. He real name Is tong.
ford. You recollsct che ssms."
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"And the man l"
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eyes r.
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ne shook his hesd, and sohly beat upoa The hand
he held, - though musely asking her esmmsers-
81 did no, 60 10 Mr.. Bdmund lsss night" sid
hi'ly "You will l!stss 70 me juss The sane %
You did remember III Z"
'To every syllable you say"
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resly was his father. end because vas fss-al n
che effect Of such intelligence upon him. aur bis
illness, II IL should b. Since I have known " 30
this person To- have not gone either but tbs, 10
for smother reason. He hes long been sepsrssrd
from his wife and scu-hss been . strssg,r from
from him-snd has sbsndons4 and dsssrted whs,
be should have held most dear. In al that time b
has been falling from the state Of gentleman more
and more, until l." she rose up hastily, and going
out for . moment, returned, accompanied By shs
wreck tia, Rsdlaw hsd beheld last night.
"Do you know me :" ask Cd the Chemist.
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10 an wontsd word for 10 use, IL could vsy
no." Tn. Chemist looked At ths man. sssnips 10
selssst assmsst and degradation before him md
would have looked longer. 10 an tnsnccMsi struggle
for snlghsnmsnt bus thst Mhly resumed her $40
stion BY his side snd arsetsd his attentive z. a
10 her own face.
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whispered, stretching out her arm towards lin,
wistout looking from The Chemist's fsee. az you
could rsmsmbsr oil that 10 connected With hirn, do
You sos think 10 would move your pity 70 reflect
ehas one You ever loved 100 nes ~ W mind hov
long ago. or 10 what belief thss b has fbrteteiI
should come 10 thiss"
II hope 10 would" he answered. ~ believe I
would"
His eyes wandered 70 the figure standing ssv
,hs door, but c.ms steadily back TO her. on whom
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