The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-06-23
CHARLES DICKENS.

F.. possibly, II be that Sal1er one OF Dear,
+ gentle, ratlant, noble Little Nell, IN the
Old Curiosity Shop; and 50 long as Eng
ash literature enduras, viii these be read
II every household, in every land, with
swelling hearts anu Oyerh0Wing eyes, Had
Dickens written nothing but these two sor>
rowtul stories, he would still have touched
I a responsive chord, aud have been en-
Da.med IN millions Of hearts on both sides
Of the ocean.
vt last the master hand that magnetized
I the world wlth It's touch has been stiiled in
7 that death which it SO often and beautiful
y descrlbed-nowhere more beautifully aud
ieelngly than IN the two brief extracts
( b0undless sympathy with purity, goodness
and suffering that made himself as fresh
aud loving 10 heart as a child He has
followed the old old fashion that he
/ pOTirays here in such gentle, fearful words
the old, old fashion, Death only to
take on, ike little Paul, that older fash
ION yet of Immortality.
DEATH OF LITTLE NELL.
/ Size was dcal. No sleep 50 beautif ] and
calm, so free from trace OF pain, SO Iair ~
look upon. She seemed creature fresh
from the hand Of God and waiting tog the
breath of life; not one who had lived aH3
suffered death Her couch was dressed
with here and there some winter ben
and green leaves, gathered III y spor ~a-
had yeCn used to favor. Nv hen die.
pat me near something that loved tt
light, and had the SKY above it alYaya.
Those were her words.
She was dead. Dear, gentle, patient,
noble Nell was dead. Her little bird.
poor slight thing the pressure Of finger
would have crushed, was stirring nimbg in
lis cage, and the strong heart of liz CHI
mistress was mute aud motioniess fo3.yu..
Where were the traces OF her ca Is cares,
her sUfierings and iatlgues? All ga
Sorrow was deai indeed in her, bn race
and perfect happiness we're born, 4 7,
in hel ranq1I beauty aud pIof -. re-
pose.
Aud still her former self lay thsla, uaql-
tered in this change. Yes, the cit h,e4Ile
had smiled upon tnat same sweet lacs: it
had passed like a dream, through the
haunts Of misery and care; at the door
Of the poor -.h0omastor on the >uumcr
evening, before the furnace fire uroa the
cold wet night, at the still bedside Of the
dying boy, there had been tho slme mid
and lovely look. 80 shall we know the
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who had helped them, and used them
kindly: for she often said God bless you!"
with great feryor,
WAKING, she never wandered in her mind
but once. and that was at beautiful music.
which. She said was in the air, God
knows II may have bean Oncping her
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man, vi,h a lovely smile upon her face,
such thew soid, rs thew had never seen,
and could never farret. and clunr. with
botb her arms about his neck She had
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