The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-01-25

api'earlnce OF the CITY was also novelty
70 Vida. Its European characteristics
narrow streets, antique houses, gardens
enclosed by high walls, curious tile roofs n
caves toward the street, board blinds and
doors opening right on the banquettes, its
variety of people aud their strange Gus
toms, the cosmopolitan socially Of the city,
the strange phenomena Of the water run
ming from the river and not toward it, and
the apparent rising Of the sun III the west,
were matters Of comment and surprise for
few days. And as her mind was busily
employed i'll t m contemplation of these
things, it served to separate her soul from
its great sorrow, and she actually seemed
to slowly recover But this did not last
long The novelty Of strange sights and
scenery soon wore away, and then the re-
action left her IN far worse state than
before This seems to be equally true Of
all mortals who seek to bury the past in
the maddening hazy whirl of evanescent
Joys. Better endure our sorroSs stoical-
ly. or employ the mind and body 81 ac-
lively i'll some useful pursuit that no time
Will 10 left t. think Of them, than t. en-
dravor to bury them III the oblivion Of
p easurlbie dissipation, even though Ii be
legitimate NJ matter how often We inter
the corpse II the past ia the grave Of plea
sure, It's ghost viii rise and haunt us with
greater terror ami muckin2 fury.
\Ida Was taken suddenly i'll. An emi-
uent physician Was called in, and after an
examination and reportorlal questioning
pt the father, he began to talk about cere-
Drai excitement aud nervous arrangement,
ult gave no definite opinion on the case e-
It is eXtroucley doubtful whether he un-
d-rstpud the case. Alr. GeldamO came to
that conclusion, and to expedite matters
ne gave the NJ. ID. confidential history uf
.hy whole affair, and then the famed Escu-
lapius adjusted his glasses, looked wise,
aud snlelnuly pronounced it a hopeless
case, as far As material medicinal agents
were Concerned :. Nothing" lie sad,
~ but thc immediate presence Of Arbyght
c'uii effect a cure
This wlS bitter news to the great Gel
iamp He Ppudered ana studied and
th,u.At over il a long time At last ht
came tn conclusion. which Was somewhat
hasteuel by the fact that Vida was grow
uL worse every succeeding hour He tel
r-rGphcl for Arhyght, Who obeyed The
Summons and came on without delay
Hr arrived ID the city without any
kn1"icige uf It's hotel accommodations.
and when long string of houses werr
shrighrd At Inn by chorus of pprters, ha
Aa baztriiy selected the st. Charles. and
N;ls soon meath the shadow Of that mann
Mu.u structure. lie passed through a
s,rJ II vrsttbule from wnich two broad
stairs Lea up tn the office, one Of which hc
a a
Anon assembled another stairs to his room
in passing along a spacious han be noticed
the door vi suit Of rooms slightly ajar.
uut n1t hasdins the circumstance hc
walked un.
NJ Richard Richard IN
Man, Stop, you are called.
Richard Richard
Are yuu deaf Do you not hear d.
you moe recognize the voice YES. az
knew it well, stood fora moment rooted to
tI- Spot, ana listened tn the faint. thick.
mc'hrrent lnuttcrIngs that ISSUED from the
rurn Presently the door opened wider.
aud Mr. Gydamo stood ou tile threshold
! ,rAiu. very ht-.lrl a a worn Seeing
Arhy.h he bowed cu.iiy, bu- invited him
II. lie folio sed the father into the cham
urr stood before the sight vas there Az
v,.icrd ~ the bedside sat down and
,rrdneu aloud and - hc tpuA IN ms own
the white i. Teton hand that lay on the
white cpvyrlet, the tears guShed into his
eyes. Although the fathers heart was bit
ter ana fostering With Impoteut rage. still
he Was moved NOT little at tins manlrs
tatnn Of Arhylht's deep and genuine de-
N Ottou lur ms daughter. Tie listlrss hand
renamed m hls grasp tor sometime, but
it thrilled tn his touch uO more. at least
unt ..ra- ptihly 1ha doctor came shortly
afterwards ana lgTt a prescription. When
questioned hc s..il there we're no signs nj
I hroaa in the fcN Va. and it might be days
before anything definite could be prem
i,.d After ne left, Arbyght sat long, ana
sadly -az.d AZ the artly closed eye, The
parted b.5cAcncd, ahrmlkcn lips. the
burning checks, the hollow temples and
the beautifully moulded white forehead III
the fyycr-racked sufferer.
Fur live days he was almos, constantly
By the bedside The doctor came often.
but for the first four days he could detect
ID chance for the better. although Ar
.... N.- ave that such change hal
taken place. On the fifth day he became
Pompous, and with very lofty air conde-
sccnded to admit the incipient appearance
IF perceptlhle change, which he was glad
tu see was for the better He now thought
that the fever might break at any time.
Tins result he attributed to the last pre-
scription, which he said was very ettica-
ciOus, almost mfallIbly so.
Yes, very etficacious, indeed The
good doctor did not wish to admit, al
though lie knew it, that MS medicine had a
powerful and i'll Arbyght, whose almost
continual presence in the room assisted
nature in her battle against the fever
That hand which clasped hers 50 often and
81 long, would, were she III health, send
thrilling currents To her soul nor was 1t
wholly powerless now as a remedial agent
Aud then his great amount Of nervous
force, power and vitality, portion OF
which was communicated to her by every
touch OT the hand, every gentle pressure Oh
lie iurnead, served nature ia the struggle
And again. the magnetic influence that
united, surrounded their souls - made
them enc IN responsive unison, acted
strongly "a each by continual proxlmation,
and he being healthy, vigorous, strong,
slowly, ImPerceptIbly, but surely, impaired
to her a portion Of his own physical nature.
Add to THIS the soothing effect his pres
ence undoubtedly had upon her spirit,
even though unconscious, and is 1t amy
wonder the doctors medicine proved efilca-
Cluus
Neat morning when tha father entered
the room he found Vida sleeping quietly,
and BREATHING easily, with very remark
Al.