The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-06-12
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She stood q little, and walked slowly
away, turning her steps along the enclo-
sure: Further on was ar alley, and at
the extremity Of this gate, which stood
open. She approached it boldly, and en-
tered.
Late in theday, DR.. Arnott came home.
Dinner was on the table, but Miss Rachel
had gone out
"How long 2"
"Since morning"
DIR. Arnott started.
"Did she get any message? Did any
one call 2"
"Young DR.. Muller"-began the woman.
"Coward! he has told her"
DIR. Arnott took his hat. His face was
white as the tablc-cloth "TelI my broth
er not to wait" he said, hurriedly, and
rushed from the house.
"They will not be crazy enough to let
her in," he raved. "They dare not. If
they have, I'll have every scoundrel of
them discharged"
At the gate, the porter told his story,
but with look that made the Doctor tear
past him into the hospital.
"Tenth ward, third door,"
Yes, she was there, SO absorbed in her
beloved patient, that Dr. Arnott had am
pie time to take in the whole scene, before
she saw him.
The miserable man stood like one
stunned at first. Then, as Rachel, in
giving the sufferer some cordial, passed her
arm under his head and held it against
her bosom, he sprang forward, and caught
her by the arm.
"Crazy girl, come away
But she gently resisted him.
"Father," fixing those sweet, firm eyes
upon him, "I shall never leave him again.
We were married an hour ago."
"It cannot be. / will never believe it..
He is delirious. No minister dare per-
form such ceremony over man in that
state"
"He is in his right mind, father. He
dying We both know it, don't we Mar
quis?"
The dying man responded with a glance
of inehable tenderness.
"It was the clergyman who came to
pray with him the last time united u.s."
Rachel went on. "Whatcver harm could
como to me from the contagion, it is too
late now to prevent. Dear father, let US
alone for the little time that is left"
The physician in charge of that ward
came up just in time, with the clergyman
who had united the hapiess pair. The
two Joined their remonstrances and argu-
ments, and at last induced the infuriated
and almost heart-broken old man to witb7
draw.
No one thought of asking Rachel to
leave her dying husband. They had
urged it at first, but the gentle 6rmncss
with which she refused, silenced all. If
anything beside the Christians faith could
have swectcned such dying, Marquis
was dying happy.
Rachcl's eyes were fearless, her voice
unquivoring. All her faculties were abb
sorbed in soothing this dying hour.
''There is no ache now-nothing but
the leaving you, love-" said Marquis, in
response to tender inquiry from Rachel.
'iIt will not be for long, you know that,
don't you~ the girl said, softly, and
looking at him with eyes that seemed to
see the angels already. Her father, out
side the door, but within hearing, shud-
dered at her words.
ait will be as Leigh said" he groaned.
~ have slain my own darling"
Presently the physician who had re-
mained with Marquis Carr came softly
out, and beckoned to an attendant.
"Tell the carriage to be ready" he said,
and to Dr. Arnott, che is dead. She is
unconscious She will resist nothing any
more"
With something between groan and
a sob, DR.. Arnott went in and gathered
his unconscious child into his arms. They
wrapped her with shawls and took her
home as tenderly as might be, but she
never knew father or uncle any more.
She died of the same fever that had slain
her lover husband, and was delirious to
the last
The poor old loving uncle followed
shortly, and the wrctched father was lett
years to endure the woe he had himself
wrought.
A BRowNIow BurcnERY.-We have
received intelligence from Winchester
that SQUAD Of Rickman's militia compa-