The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-06-02

quite SGll Dy his SlueJ moaning lalnIly
"Sister-I want sister !"
There was sound in the room below,
but it did not reach the ears of the dying
mamie heard only the rushing Of the dark
waves which were rapidly bearing him
away, and the low moaning of the child.
One of the attendants went out silently, but
the other watchers stood there as before.
A carriage had driven up to the house,
and woman was striving to force her way
into the hall past the housekeeper who had
met her at the door.
Mr.. Lennox is dying, madam" she
said, "nobody must come in"
"Don't you know meP" exclaimed the
woman, throwing back her veil, and reveal
ing her wan features--"I am your mis-
tress."
"Yes, know you now, madam but a
day has brought great changes here, I
daren't let you go up-they are making his
will"
Let me pass-my husband is ill, dying,
must see him."
" You can't go up stairs, ma'am-I have
my orders"
"Who gave them-not Mr. Lennox?"
"They were positive, ma'am-you can
not go up-indeed you cannot ~
Woman, let me pass !" exclaimed Mrs.
Lennox, wrenching her cloak from the
housekeeper's grasp, 81 tell you that 1
will see my husband"
The housekeeper still held her firmly,
while two or three servants stood watching
them in silence. Then the door of the
drawing-room opened, and tall, gaunt-
looking woman stood on the threshold,
holding a handkerchief and smelling-bottle
in her hand.
"What is the meaning of this noise ?'
she said.
81 was forbidden to let anybody else GO
up stairs, !" said the housekeeper, "and she
will do it,
The lady gave a little scream-starting
, back as iffrom some horrible object.
"Take her away" she said, "take her
away, how dare she come here?"
Because it is my right" exclaimed
Mrs. Lennox, moving toward her; "be.
cause my husband is here, dying, and they
will deprive me of my sister,"
"Take her away somebody, do p reiter
: ated the lady, =" l am sure shall faint
my nerves are in such state--L can hardly
stay in the house-and to think of this
+ woman desecrating it by her presence, ant
q my poor, dear nephew dying"
"Dying, and you here p
, "She insults my grief !" exclaimed the
+ woman, with a burst of hysteric sobs
"Send her away-I cannot witness my
nephew's agonies, much less be tortured
by her presence"
She motioned to the servants as If shC
would have had the intruder removed by
Q force, but they did not stir.
, "Where is my sister? ?' Mrs. Lennoz
: shrieked, "only tell me if she is here"
eyes, she is, ma'am," broke in one o
4 the men, "they shan't treat you in thil
Q way-she is here"
"Bless you, heaven bless you ~
Q She turned and rushed up the stairs--i
t was impossible to stop her now, and uon'
of the domestics needed the remvnstrance
: of the housekeeper, or the commands o
S the sobbing relative.
The physician was still standing at thu
| door of the sick room, but she pushed ab
ruptly past him, saying only,
d :" must go in, my husband shall not die
Q till have seen him"
t The sound of her voice startled those
within-it reached even the ear of the dy
e ing man, and he opened his eyes with {
wild gesture.
81 was dreaming" he murmured, 81
S thought heard her voice p
a "Sister ! sister 70 shrieked the child, but
; Mr.. James caught her from the bed anC
/, placed her in the arms of the nurse, whC
f carried her away by another door before
she could repeat her cry, while he shrunl
( out of sight as the accused wife entered the
chamber.
: She looked at no one, but moving to thu
y bed, fell on her knees by the dying man
: He recognized her--uttered sort Of cry
but whether of joy Or dismay none coulC
tell.
t "Speak to me p she exclaimed, edo no
: die without a word-take back the terrible
d things you said that day They were falls,
oh, how false ~ am not guiltyp
, His lips moyed-his eyes, brilliant Will
Q departing life, grew leeden.
Q " Not guiltyr' he murmured, ooh, no
guilty-bring bring"