The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-01-23

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CHAPTER VIII.
The old nurse was dropping off to
sleep in her chair; the wind whistled
and shrieked round the house: the
clock struck-one, two, three.
p There came q tap at the NURSERY
MAY I come in ?'
j. The old nurse half reused herself
but the effort was too great, and she
closed her eyes more firmly than ever.
Adriana, intent on her watch over
Charley, heard nothing until a hand
vas laid upon her arm, and a voice be-
side her said:
"Miss Linden"
!: "Mr: Etheredge!'
T. "You are killing yourself; go and
get some rest. I will watch Charley.
Let me see, what night is this ?"
~ do not know"
"You cannot stand this; you must
be tired"
''Tired!" J" repeated Adriana, With a
slight intonation Of contempt.
eyes, tired" reiterated Mr.. Ether
edge, calmly. "Go, and I will watch." i"
"No."
~ can manage admirably; Charley
is very fond of me-"
The child moved uneasily on his pill
low, and breathed convulsively. Mr..
Etheredge instinctive!y stopped for
ward, and raised him; Charley lifted
his feeble arm as if to push him back,
and began to moan.
Adriana stood aside for a moment,
and the child continued tossing about,
stretching out his hands as if in search
of some one, and still uttering a low
wailing cry.
"Rush, darling hush," said Adri-
ana, smoothing the pillow, and laying
her face down by his. The touch and
tone seemed to have 4 soothing influ-
ence; the little hands dropped down,
and the cry ceased.
"You see you can do nothing" said
Adriana.
"But, Miss Linden, you will be worn
out"
"Worn out +; I am not even sleepy
and she raised her eyes steadily.
The large brown honest eyes! she
must have been looking in that way
when the picture was taken. Mr.,
Etheredge looked at her compassionate.
ly; sho had never noticed any likeness
between the half brothers until that
moment.
| "Go, please 60; no one shall nurse
Charley but myself" she said impetu.
ously.
Mr.. Etheredgo went. The lull o1
tho voices reused the nurse.
~ was dreaming that the maste,
| was here"
"Mr. Etheredge has been here, want
ing to take care Of Charley"
"They're like and not like" coutin
ued the old nurse, absorbed in the mu
sings that seemed to have been sug
gested by her dreams. you've neve,
seen the master, Miss Linden; = more
lightsomer lad than Master Charles
never trod the earth. Mr.. Richard
was always the steady one, Is grave a.
. judge, OF graver; but, I don't know
how it il, they seem to have changed
places, Master Charles is the quiet ont
now; Mr.: Richard is more sprightly
like than he ussd to be. I don't know
but his voice sounds more like What
Master Charlss's did; it came into ny
dream, I think, and made me kac,
that I heard the master"
"Have you lived long in tho family r
asked Adriana, longing to hear more
yet afraid to ask any questions. sz9 j
II came here when Master Charlie
vas baby less than the little one yon.
der. All, how time slips away! tn,
old nursery looks just a il did; yoa i,
the yer, cot he used 70 sleep IN, in th,
old times, when I sat Watching him !.
we're Watching little Master Charley
now And tho old lady seemed relap
sing into another doze. . ~: II
&c "'Won't you have ) cup Of tea
nurse p said Adtiana. r sS@>
eyes, and il will just refresh me
and keep me awake ! bit; and you
must lie down, aud Get ) Biz Of sleep
Miss Linden S. &.
"Presently, but ! am not sleepy Jet
answered AdriAna, not knowing how =