Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-11
, doctors. She moistened his lips with

doctors. She moistened his lips with
brandy. He revived. 7Ha 10 -a@s..' st
Strangely he shrank away from her
would not suffer her to touch him the
gardener had come. in to help, and,
with his assistance, the old man made
his way to his bedroom.
Alice was wounded and amazed but
she had heard Of sick people suddenly
taking fancies against those whom they
loved the best. She went to the door
to see if the doctor was coming. Mr..
Emlyn, the lawyer, was walking quick
ly up the hill, a newspaper under his
arm. He looked sternly at her as he
approached. -~. ..5a.
" I must see Mr.. loft" he said, as
he reached tho door.
Z" You cannot see him he is very
ILL.," said Alice.
The window of Mr.. lofts room was
open, and he must have heard Mr. En-
lyn's voice.
"Show Mr.. Emlyn up" he cried in
harsh, shrieting tones. "Come here,
sir-come here ="
Mr. Emlyn pushed his way in, and
up the staircase Alice was too fright
ened to forbid him. The gardener
presently came in for pens and ink,
took them up to his master, and then
waited at the bottom of the stairs. .
You had better go to your work
again, Thomas" said Alice "we can
manage without you now"
Master said was to stay here"
She said nothing more but went into
the sitting-room, and waited and
watched in dull bewildered expecta-
ton. Then she heard MI. Emlyn's
voice:
"Thomas, come up, and bring one of
your fellow servants"
There was trampling up stairs and
then down after that Mr.. Emlyn
came out of her husbands room; he
left the house forthwith without speak
ing to Alice. Then the doctor came;
he too was shown up stairs By and
Alice was. He took her kindly by the
hand.
"My dear Mrs. Toft, prepare your.
self for bad news" .,....
rs he very i'll 2" gasped Alice.
eyes, very i'll nay, he is dead"
After that the days passed like a
dream till the day of the funeral. She
ished to follow him to the grave
"or he had been very good to her, she
bought; and now that he was gone
Iher mind misgave her that she had
been faithless to him, not in deed, but
in heart-but this was forbidden by
-h- No.
fairs. .".t- r.r ....' -#.
A relation of Mr.. loft had turned
up, a nephew, lanky, raw-boned
youth, with long neck, and tuft of
red hair on his chin and this Eph-
RAIN loft was the chief mourner. Mr..
Emlyn also was at the funeral, and
when they returned they went into the
parlOr and drank wine, and afterward
sent for Mrs. loft to hear the will read.
He was solemn, courteous man, this
Emlyn, with full resounding voice,
and he read out the terms of the will
distinctly and sonorously. 1t was diff
fcult to repress feeling of citation as
he rolled over the list of Mr. Toft's
possessions, and ended with the clause
that left his wife sole legatee and ex-
ecutrix. How, through the gloom of
this day, bright vistas of the future
cleaned and shone!
ssAhem there is a codicil,' said
Mr.. Emlyn; and bit by bit the codicil
und1d all that the will hal done The
lanky nephew uncoiled himself and
glowered and blinked with amazement
and delight. There was but one be.
quest to Alice-a copy of the Times of
of - June, of the day previous to the
old man death.
They left her to herself for while,
and she tried to grasp what ali this
The lawyer had politely
handed the widow her legacy, the copy
Of the Times. What could 1t mean?
All, yes, it was dreadful, this pow
erty, after wealth had seemed within
her grasp. But still there was youth
and hope; and William-yes, she
might think of him now, fully and
freely. She carried no burden of
gratitude, she was bound to no re-
spectful memory of the dead. She was
free now, and perhaps William was
close at hand. Well, she would read
this Times.
IiSSeuCly Sic C1dSpeu ueI uduuS W
her forehead, and with strained and
horror-struck eyes, read this para
graph: .... ........
DEREI1CT AT SEA.-A pathetic incident is
narrated by the master OF the steamship Suez,
Just arrived at Liverpool. 1t appears that in
the Indian Ocean she met with a dismasted
vessel, apparently abandoned by tue crew. A
boat was sent to board her, when the follow
ing sight met the eyes OF the officer The
nam and upper decks had been swept clean
by the sea, the buIwarks were carried away,
and every vestige Of the spars and rigging.
No living being was found on board, but in
the ca ptain's cabin was the body Of a young
man, with COLDER hair and beard, much de-
4 letter was lying on the table,
which was bought away by the boats crew,
ana we are quested to give it in full as it
may lead to the Identification of the ship
g Dearest Allce-How often have I thought of
our last parting, and longed once more to
clasp you in my arms! Love like ours is
never to be parted; let the sulky old centen-
arlan do as he pleases. | write to you at your
sisters, as you desired me, No. 10 Bond street,
Metord Regis. How well I remember the
happy hours we have spent there. | am in
command of the ship now" The rest Of the
letter is illegible, except the words, Come to
me. your loving William Black The body
was sunk in the sea, the vessel left to It's fate,