The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-03-01

ihe appeaanc, u a young woman ~
lng ~ fle opposite bed She was
about lise-aud-tw ard eypdenlly
ia The las, siagu of consuming illness
her eyes serc fearlally hrge and boil.
low, her lips w,re vefmillion-eolofed,
her face was ash.n bat fot two hlosch.
e. ef hec,ic. II was common casa,
and e paused, roolei TO the spot
with ssiil fash 1T conviction.
had seen tits girls face before,
and Il was connected with Carl's, With
Muna's. With DR.. Baumaun's b story.
Aitcr some minutes OF intense men-
tai concentration. al l'ceamr clear to
me. Il ID oytr again iha, memora-
be & ti.lma- e.s On which Gail and
II had sanghi shsiirr irum a snow
slo, n, ilsScliiess eehauhek. remcm-
! bgred tie greeting OF llic old steward,
4 AID the wId. beautiful face q hls
daughter Ami. tetraeed the inter-
m'nable stone sialreases, aud fcasted
again Il the dreary summer salon.
grew gay and gariulous as the wine
circulated IN my veins. | saw Carl's
fair, eirlsll face shine with mirih and
coutent, | woke suddenly from a
bright mood, and found myself sitting
opposite 70 spectfe--a dark eyed.
whte-eheeked grl, dressed 10 ghasily
bridal robes--and after long, sober
years, the spectre had come again. |
stool in ST. Thomas Hospital on an
autumn day, opposite 10 Ami, the
stewards daughter. Poor thing, she
was nc longer 50 beautiful, no longer
30 spectre.likc, but mere dying wo-
man | leli Involuntary pity stealing
over me, and made myself known
gently.
Is tlprenoihing Of which you stand
IL needY said. "IIwe you any
friends whom you would wish TO see =
She gazed n first with The indiiIcr-
ence of approaching death, and made
no answer. | repeated my question
soothngly--
"Had she any friends whom she
wished 10 seeY'
At len!th the words seemed 10
reach her brain Tie dali calm look
passed from her face tear gather.
Ell in her eyes and dropped slowly OH
the coverlet.
Friends r she said, with the help
less, wandering way Of a sick child
(" have none none but | will tell
| you what had once, Il you put down
your ear--close, very close it must be,
since tell you a dead secret. had
a little child. DO you hear that! A
little clild--n baby---born Of me, my
very oNn. was wicked Of me TO
nave lhAi ltlle "~a :, eet"uee us f"-'
er was q .na,l..rnan, and was peas
ants daughter bul ] was foolish, and
thought that he would come and mar
RS me, as be said, | told no one Of
what was to happen 10 me. should
have been 50 beaten, SO hardly used,
so secuted aud because OF this, the
baby died. Oh me and lei my ba-
by die for such trifes as these r
She paused minute or two, rock
ing her hands in meek sor ow, then
Whispered
FL an happier now that il Is dead.
What would have become Of il, poor.
poor mite aud !, lis mother, nowhere
near? Bot it was not buried you KNOW;
and that is my grief nov. What pas
| tor would have buried u baby born so I
| Oh II any one would IN Ike. "a little
grave in the chuichyard and bury my
angel among the good people, could
die gladly +
Ami ! asked, eagerly, who
was the father Of your child? How
can help you il ! do noi know This n
i Bury my child" -he said, with
voice u desperate enireaiy. 20 let
mr and Il. father lie in our unquies
grayes Il doesn't matter mitch for
us: We are both bal. We ought NOT
to disturb the resi- Of Christians who
sleep well. Only pat 4 little sod and
eros over my darling, and the an.
| gels will take il TO heaven"
4 Whilst She was speaking, Doctor
Baumann entered The ward. AS he
approached ! thought that ] had new
er seen him look 80 ike Carl. He
was dressed after Calls fashion, in
light loose clothes. liis fair curls
wefe bljwn about bis brow bis eyes
ard lips were intent, yet expressive Of
4 happy, aDlisturbed mood bis very
eaii ae.pake q spn.iiny temperament.
The nurse was saying TO him
1 No, ~ i new case. Herr Doc
tor. and MT diiIicolt one, as you viii
see"
When tie Doctor drew near, no.
iieed remarkable change came over
tlu. face Of the dying girl. The old
expression WAS suddenly there all
il doggca, dcspairing waichfnllness
all is slid wisiiu sorrow and with
-upefhuman strength sbe raised her.
seii "a look at him more closely. Then
shrek, more terrible than any had
ever Ileari. rang through the ward,
startling the poar patients into forget
illness of pain. Frightening the nurse
ia'o call fer assistance, bringing
Doctor hanmann closer 10 the bed
DC.
.. murdered im." she cried, and
j.. am, 10 me On my deaii,-bed.--
Il IS aaay Do not torment my