The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-07-27

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need aud esmo igr Ass stance
1 came. Size ropliei, apd looked on
me with utter despair, anl spoke 50
icalully tbal i made ny blood ran c0'l,
came, doctor, 10 sell sou MY body
Was Talking to 8 Sqman or ma
niacf The latter vas certainly my
/ thought. ont | could detect nothing II
/ ilbe clear bluo eyes Of the waBderngs
ai insanity.
Sell her BODY She spoke Of ii as
lau livery day Transaction.
Great heayenf / exclaimed, lay
iing NY fingers upon tho pulse With the
expectation Of finding ID bounding With
race horse rapidity, but on the contra
ry, finding it far moro calm than my
cwn. Great heayonl You cannot be
in earnestp
I AIN ia earnest. God alone knows
how much in earnest II was my last
resort VIII you buy it 2.
And she reached out her haud to-
ward me as a miser wonld have done,
who boards the dear sound of jingling
gold
How can purchase il when you are
till alive
But ] will soon be dead, and then
then you can claim it, For the love
Of Heaven, give me little, just 1t
tie money. And tbs hitherto dry eyes
were flooded with tears
Why do you wish to sell it.? You
can understand that il is an uuhenrd
of proceeding Our profession never
| purchase bodies how | shuddered as
| gazod into her face, while ! forced
myself to calmly utter the Words be-
fore death, no matter what they may
do after
4 know it is bat ] must have mou
/ ey, and there is no other means left
me to got IT, ] must have it now ia
slaDtly.
And she wonld have risen again, but
/ ] resoiuteiy held her down.
For what purpose do you wish it z
TO purchase food, Gre, medicine.
Tor yourselff
Ah no. Had chat been the ease,
never would have come hitber. / would
have laid down in the gutter and died
God knows how willingly.
But tell me, she continued, almost
fercely, viii you give me some money
| must have it must have It.
If not for yourself, in the name o.
heaven for whom would you make such
a fearful sacrifice Is It for one who il
very neat and dear 10 You ?
IT isis my little sister
The words dropped from her tongue
as they taight from those Of an angel,
aud her face wore rs holy light as II
she had been already star crowned.
Then she is sick?
She is dying, dying aud am sit
ting idly here
Why did you not tell me Of this be-
fore 2
Because ! had begged SO long in
vain. ! had no money to pay doc
tor, and who would go forth on such a
night as this without il
Ny blood boiled so that could not
answer Could there be such men
/ Alas ! reason told me in a moment that
her words we're too true, and almost
cursed my race.
Without delay ] gathered mp such
things as / thought might 30 Of ser
vice, wrapped the delicate girl in a
heavy cloak, aud with few whispered
words of comfort, we sailed out TO-
gether into the black night and merci-
less storm aud cold.
Fortunately the distance we bad 10
travel was short one A few blocks
passed, and she led me up several
flights Of dismal, creaking stairs into a
room.
Florence, is that youT 2 heard
Iasked By what my ear convinced me
was par of childish, almost iafantile
lips
Yes, my darling Iie shii fer mo-
wcut
/ an SO glad Yen have been SC
long - very long away ana SO SICK,
aud rold, sal hnngry, aud it was sd
dark, and have bseu 20 frightened al
ths straHga noises
Ny fair gnde hal been making pre-.
raraaoaa 70 0bsaia q hight, bat when
She beard taese gords sac asv d IL,
other end of tie room. aud knew
many warra Kisses were gwen aud re-
turned
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