The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-01-30
SLEIGHING.
ADRIANA.
ny JEAN BONgEUR.

/. ny JEAN BoNeGuR.
| CHAPTER TX.
At ten o'clock Adriana was still
sleeping. The kindly old doctor hae
looked in, desired that she might mo-
be disturbed, and left a composing
drausht to be given to her when sht
awoke:But she slept on till the eir
who had been left to watch her began
to be afraid that the quiet white face
slept the deep sleep that had no ava.
|kint. Dare she just touch her hand
but if she did it would bring no evi.
deuee, for the icy; coldness would no.
have had time to set in. The country
girl had known something of death.
She would draw aside the curtain to
let in little more light-shc could sec
better if she moved. Whittier and whit.
CT looked the face as the sunlight fell
upon it. s.
What should she do? The doctor
had said she was not to be disturbed :
yet she could bear the suspense no lon-
ger. She would call Nurse Alison to
look at Miss Linden. AS she moved
to open tie door, Lcr-dscss caught on a
chair, and dragged it to the ground.
The sudden noise aroused thc sleep.
er. She hal started up.
"Whcre am I, Charley ?"
The girl had moved to the side Of
the bed again.
"AnneY"
'"Yes, Miss Linden. Charley's out
Of danger miss, and doing we'll you
tainted, and-'
"Ah, yes, 1 remember" said Adri-
ana, YEARLY. "Havo l been asleep
long"
.'"1ts nearly eleven now; you We
lAspt as quiet as lamb. I'm so sorry
lxoke YOU
Never mind, Anne, I shall not be
awake very long, I'm so sleepy. Will
you stay with me till 1 wake?" said
she earnestly. II don't think I shall
have the fever; but don't let any one
else come in. You'll stay?' &
eyes" said the girl.
"And if l speak wake mc.''
The girl poured out the draught ;
Adriana drank it of, her head sank
back on the pillow, and in 6vo minutes
the girl was beginning to wonder again
whether she were dead or sleeping.
The day wore on, the evening hours
were setting in when Adriona awoke.
Anne vas keeping conscientious watcl,
lover her, - J -
"How do you feel, miss ~ asked the
girl"
"All tight, 'Anne. I think I'll get
up"
"0h, no, DR.. Wilson said you must
lie still till morning, at any rate; Mrs
Cunningham said so too; she's been tt
ask after you great many times. But
aren't you hungry, miss 7"
"No-ycs-yes, l think I am;
must keep up my strength, l suppose
"Strength," soliloquizcd she, wher
tho girl had left the room, II need N,
strength. Where AM L? Why did
not 80 away? Is there anything real i,
Fife? Issit not:a long fcvcr.dream tina
one never seems to wake from till tn
end is coming! L have no strength
what shall I do? Cowardly! cont, u.r
tib1e! play out your part. Has he no
come home to his wife, his children
; He is happy; he cares not for the ras'
the past is yours alone; life to liv
over and over, never to he, yet eve
present"
She raised herself as she spoke, an'
the color fitted into her checks. g
am quite well-quite. strong. lilo,
hard it is to crush out life !! how
|sptisgs upand :bat,lcs against the foe
I cannot die, l cannot die !! life is to
> strong; my pulse is firm and stead,
sEI shall not have the fever I'll ccul
walk through fever hospitals, and Wis
. damp, noisome novels all uascathc,
!: bend over plasue:sn'itten lips, and $,
y be unharmed. Misery bears a charn
! Il I'd life,H Il The; Il u"hAppy fear nothing
), Oh, lile, lile, how hard il is I to livc
"Nliss Linden, Miss Linden I" sol
] Anne, for on her return Adrianu
flushed iseo alarmed her.
le ~
"You see there's nothing tho mutt
with mc now, Anne. Sec how stro,,
and we'll ! am, and SO hungry. Ilmu
st eat whether | will or net" and |.
!: :; drew the tray towards her. 5=..
l. Annc looked on in silence. Al
ana ilmost dsysnIcd The food.