The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-04-15
slI1aAnIg oH1og WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL Is, 1868
pore calmly than she had

,ttsbs added, more calmly than She hat
4gasspoken. snrtx ~.
.There is no need of that, bute3'' :
IL 81 would not have him deftI alons
I FOR the world" she said, with kinc
\ 6f eonyplsive shiver. ,sa99HdA 4
40 No possible harm could bsfal
1r! r!."gBut it seems negiectfulI to deserr
tfhe body as soon as The spirit has fed ,
l.o o'lt is entirely a matter IF choice
f&daed the Doctor.
m'Couldn't you watch with him, Mr.
Morton Z" -.
IL "Ifyou particularly desire it," a.
III do; 1 could not bear to have his
remains guarded by a nero servant
You will oblige me very much, -. (,
to'i L consented to the arra1 cement, and
pre- promised nsi to return BY pipe O'Clock IN n
+ = After ordering the coffin for the de,
tceased.' Tor at that time they were not
Kept to such an extent as they are now
s-Aandaattending to my private affairs,
iagain repaired to the SColebrook man
fsion.. .TUa
1t was customary at the ltiuie which
ifd write for tw o persons to perform the
bseryicefor which was engaged, though
w&tehi4g was then TaPidi5 going out
! of fashion but as my business was
wihhiths dead, 1 las perfectly at HON E
| iactffe chamber Of death, and even bet
i6eE. satisfied 70 be alone tkan1Yitb com
qanD 1 brought an intefestGgJ Book
tralin insh6ane, ard Mrs. Colebrouk had
prov ifiea very interes9gsirepast fop
mei iinthe din ling room below, so that
I'IsloukeG forw ard to very comfDrTab4
Inight'agT hrowing myself into a chair
which, had been placed there for my
usess lnwas soon engaged in the. enter
as'theI clock struck 1 arose and exam
ined the corpse, moisteuing the face
with alcohol, and wiring away the
-purgihg of the mouth
| At Ii o'clock some one entered the
house and came up stairs. They were
the feet of man, ard l head him en-
ter the parlor adjoining the room OF
death. Though it seemed a rather
singular occurrence that a man should
enter the house at that time of night,
l thought nothing more OF it till I
heard voices engaged in earnest conver
sation. In few minutes they grew
louder and more distant, and L recog-
nIzed the voice of DR.. Rowne Per-
haps Mrs. Colebrook was sick and
needed his assistance. But he spoke
not in tones of his profession. The
other person spoke in a.whisperj but
the Doctor in his natural voice, and
seemed to be under no restraint.
The house was still as the tomb, and
though 1 made no effort to hear what
Evaasaid, the expressions exili ,,'ssahTee
witBesses,'' - ''thirty days" dnd Others
of similar character came distinctly
to my ear. They aroused my curiesi
ty. Who was this DR.. Rowne Why
was he here at this unreasonable hour !?
Well, it was nopeofs s,y business,
and a half dozen times / determined
not to concorn myself about it. But it
tzwas.in vain that tried to fasten my
mind upon the book again it had lost
Ithe power to interest, me. l glanced
St the door which opened into the
room where the speakers were. 1t was
in theSmonth of May. aud the weather
was quite chilly. / had neglected to
bring any extra clothing with me, ard
begapito feel uncomfortably cold /
arose and paced the room for several
minutes. .i vol s7oi7a
,"BoM HiHs," came to my hearing
in the unguarded tone of DIR. Rowne. 2
paused and looked at the door
Apparently the other person, who /
doubted not was Mrs Colebrook was
was speaking, but l heard nothing
[ threw myself into the chair and be-.
gan to shiver with cold again. Il On the
table lay a clean Marsailles quilt,
which had been left there by servant,
and in the absence of anything better
I unfolded it and threw it over my
shoulders. 1t completely enyeIoped
my body, and L felt quite comfortable
again, NoN
s"Destroy the WILL" said DR. ,BoFpe.
! I dropped my book, dor hisIdoked
like foul play. 1t occurred to me that
Mr. Colebrook's poor relations would
have to suffer for tItis Jmidhi2ht DOR
ference l knew that he had an, only
sister dependant upon his bounty for
subsistence, and my blood boiled with
indignation as I though, of what might
Ebe ths result Of this midnight inter
view
L aroseafrom my chair and went TO
the door, That the endowihV justify
the m cans do Dot think it sound log
ic, but where a poor, suffering, depend
ent woman was in danger Of being
cast uponsthe tender mercies of, a cold
world, was content to be blamed for
the meanness of caves dropping, if
thereby could prevent go a foul a
wrong.
Before I did it 1 could not but recall
the reputed character of Mrs. Cole
brook. Without believing much of
the gossip that had been circulated con
cerning her, 1 could easily arrive at
the conclusion that she had been the
bane of her husbands happiness.
/ had been personally acquainted
with him who lay cold in death before
me, SO that I am obliged to guess at.
the facts in the case. : My own OBJ
seryatior, though 1 moved in an huui-
bier sphere than she, was sufficient to
assure. me that all was not right |
placed my ear to the .key-holesa i5oa
"Whenowe are married."
ttHGsh !" said Mrs. Colebrook.
They spoke in whispers then, and 4
could distinguished nothing mpre.Tl
Need I hare heard more 2oIq bGa sbeI
"Woman, angel orcdegilo?3rfna SON
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