The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-04
RAvENNA, O. THURsDAY. FEB. 4 1869 s@ r

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along, and statement of fhea case
backed BY the all powerful king of the |
world, gold soon procured the loan of
a disused istoEe,.da couple of chairs
! fuel, light and proper food audifinIad
brief half hour healittIe iroenI wore 1
something like an air of coInfort.-+
Another hour, and the eyesl'ofe the
child were closed in aslufnber, and L
urged her sister to seek krepesey butiinl
/ vain. iia s5ilH sIii .oslR bib ad
cat least, lie down and letme eoEsIl
er you with my cloak, ri urged. gjaeJEI
1 "No, doctor, H!wasithe constant rel
ply 81 cannot. lam So happyHi1t
must have been God that directed my
wandering steps to!you.Hersd ,t1oqqns
/ And SO we sat, with theynight-windI
roaring without, watching the almost
angelic face oftlIe peacefully slumber-
ing child, sat and talked of what /
was more than anxious9to hearGo But
the conversations oofothose9 long dark
hours can be condensed into very
brief space. ,igi-'m9T ay3! 1ai bnaQs ot
She who would have sold her body
for the sake ef giving Ea'littIe longer
life to her sister; was the daughter of
atleast supposed wealth. But q fhw
years previously she could tiIayeiheld
her head as high as theihighest. Both
birth and educating fitted her for iteff,
But misfortunes caines+a series ofHd
asters upon land randi seal against
which no human forethougfItJ0ould
guard, combined withTtreaEheryrand
ingratitudei ofothea deepest die, swept
away aiT In their footsteps followed
the death of the fmother, ,nieasilg' an
infant of but few months Gld.b The
fond father atiuggled against ths, tide
manfuIly, for a brief time. swhenI4lais
health gave way, antlIheaf6iIow6lf his
, wife through the dark valley, and be-
yond the shining river ysleavihg the
eldefsister toipro1ide iforithd yaBilger.
bga For time, continued fhen poor
girl. "I was able to live comfortably
by;ths sale of the -flrniture,a ,ah6 arti-
cles ofavalue L possessed. ct Then+bIi
why should Iaunbosonr bself to- a
istran ger ?" she asked; stopping sud-
denly, and looking me fGlbiii the face.
Because vi I replied; with a. Smile
+ at her adrniestness, 1aBeeauseEeh have
= found true heart, and oiie that can
, feel for you..'' ii4sad III hi iaape ns
'19aYes, may heaven be tfiadkedqal
feel that it is SO! Well; struggled
or-no,e no fought We're y The better woFa'''
she continued, with the Hines about Rer
mobile mouth suddenly Becoming
hard. .9<tI fought for life, sometimes
teaching, sometimes Obtaining iittle
sewing IN short, doing anything that
my strength permitted, afitff sickness
came. Still 1 gave Hot away To ais-
pair. Truly 1 was qbSdha 10 the stake
Ia sweet one-2niy darling Sister. nOl
1 the insults I recefv ed while seeking
work, 1 shall never speak, TheyHdas
remain forever locked fiifd d my fSwI
breast )" and the paid cheek was flush
ed to scarlet, even at the Thought.
.. And found no employment ?''i'
q None! Piece by piece / parted
with the little. furniture that 1 was the
possessor of, until what YOU see = wa.
ali that I remained aimed ~ 7l'ii1 9loA EtHo
4 M poor child r sdt sbsm ID
L Is true IF saw saaSWEnth that aatnifhaegRW5a she wa.
ne.ir.vinlg .i. herself to tell me something
that was painful very cry painful ahd
would have stopped ednbbte nber, but she reso.
lutely continued, q q It is true, some
money was. offered me by more thar
n enc man, but Instantly and indig.
: nantly hurled i, back, in my insuItor''
\ face. Then great Heavens upon 1thi;
bitter night, with all hope gone, de-
t termined to sell my body to some sur
surgeon; - ,.as.Iaa,I :. -. -. g., -.
have put such an idea IN into Your head
t ~ don't know. I cannot tell
I Somewhere T had either. read or Heard
| something of the Kind. - "a Yr-e o. -.
q 0q must neH6 have been 1i very y5HsdS despsr pp
f aye, aye, .5,IIa. ~ s9Yi, l,tll2ssraoH HlT
the verge oI lfa alfIractlon' nq4 ailIfi mao
pat one J dream, one neg aeslre9to aef79,sq save my
darling HIla even 81 single hour !l. OF 1p PAM
D " Have you !H1,Il no relatives hYf g .r9yas ~
,, . Not single one that kasM S.
wbcn6 fbair paraanfs sSS5Ta sSS5Ta rom 'Sa65reior 81
}, lands S M SFfi 70 H"f'5siT !
She b, paused se,dL4?aidiittdir and ittdirneato issrR6oth
Tho bair of tba sTIIsShs,I%;55gg TIIsSh,%5gg Resl;fss 3sand
imnr;nt i k kiss il}SH nbSdHp }fbSsf enfflWTrea9hed
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