The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-07-26

)ut would lynch you, and not judge on |
he bench but would applaud them and by |
heavens if you don't get out of this instant
y, I'll not ileave the job for Judge or jury |
but do it with my own hands,
He seemed about to spring on the man. |
Ryland slipped his hand behind him, backed |
towards the door and said Don't come near |
me, Mr.. Langton. Well knowing the vio-
lence of your temper, I was compelled to be |
a little un-Englisb, and come-armed'
I'm English = shouted Langton, striding |
over to him. There's nothing human not |
to say English in your corrupt carcass Get |
out man. or they will hang you for killing
me, or put up a statue to me for having
killed you. Get out They pay for killing
venomous reptiles in India, why not in Eng
land too? Get out, man, | say, or shall
be claiming bloodmoney before night
with the revolver held across his waist.
coat and pointed at nothing in particular,
Ryland backed out Of the door and was
gone.
For some weeks after those scenes in
Langton's Office, they heard no more of Ry.
land. During that time his unhappy wife
continued in the same mental lethargy, but
betraying no emotion and giving no sign of
violence.
In about six weeks from the day was in
Langton's office, Ryland wrote to say the
child was ill, aud that lie would deliver it up
on condition of getting thousand pounds,
All said Langton to me the evening he
got the letter, so the threats of law have al
ready beaten him down two hundred, the i'll
ness is allie to force US to terms. l shall not
answer that letter.
well, Melton, as you may guess, was
by this time greatly interested in the cases,
legal and medical. In "A week called again
upon Langton, and to my astonish'u -
found Mrs. Ryland there.
The explanation was very simple. The
child had really been i'll of scarlet fevrr, =
possible care had peen taken of it, but new
that day and Langton and The vacant eyed
woman were setting off now to the Gem,
terry.
Ryland would not allow the mother to
approach her dying child, but when il va
dead he seemed to think he might run some
ugly risk if he did not allowlthe mother,
attendance at the interment, and Ian ,ton
and she were now going. l examined rr
closely, but could observe no change ; the
channels of her reason were frozen up, and
in, I1, tba 81 L.
of her bereavement.
May go? | asked.
Certainly said he and in a little while
the three Of US got into cab and drove to
the cemetery Ryland had named.
The same unbroken shadow of men tai
gloom hung over the unhappy woman. Du-
ring the whole drive she never spoke a
word. Her eyes were cast down most of the
time, On the few occasions when she lifted
them they sought Langton's face, but there
was no question, no excitement in them. 1t
was plain from appearance that reason was
an exile, but the land reason had left be-
hind remained still unoccupied by anything
save the spirit of the void.
when we got inside the gates of the Gem.
etery we ascertained that the body of the
child had not yet arrived.
'Langton turned to me and asked, 'Wha
d. you think will be the result of to-day /?
4 think, | answered, that it will brinl
about the crisis, followed by perfect sanity
or violent insanity but there is no telling
which,
after while mourning coach drove in
| will not drag you through all the small
event, Of the interment. 1t will be sufficient
fpr you to know that the father of the chile
was not present, and that during the Who'll,
time it occupied she never altered in th,
| least.
4 felt greatly disappointed I had beer
quite confident of the lifting or development
Of the affection now paralyzing her brain.
when It was all over we returned to the
Gao ~ sober a. could be. had been great
ly deceived, aud could see that Langton's
Las. hope wa, gone,
'When We had got about half way back
sh u leuy looked up into Langton's face
aud .ail:
'Wc have have lefr something behind u.s.
Llny:oo and | looked around the cab
The three u1t,rclas were all light.
'No. .-il Ltnglon, 4 don't think we have
LEFT anything behind
In Inc cemetery q she asked.
~ / said, no.
we have she said, Il know it, | feel it. As
We drove away heard my child cry. As
we drove away now heard my child cry.
All, gentlemen, let Us 60 back and take my
child up out Of the wet grave. If you give
him to me aud let me hold him against my
breast he will get warm. All, gentlemen !
let us go hack for my darling My baby
sou My own My own!
"She threw her arms toward us with the
anguish of mothers broken heart on her
face, and the knowledge of her childess fate
ia her eyes. Then all at once her body be-
gan swaying slightly, and with low moan
she buried her face in her hands aud burst
into tears
'She had lost her child, but had regained
her image, ard her brain was healed. She
had lost her child and regsined his image
and her heart was broken The mad live
long and howl about our paths the broken
hearted creep quietly into the shadows and
silently dig'ther own graves, and in u it'll.
while crawl into the earth with gentle sigh,
and gentler smiles.
There is no heat in her poor breast t.
warm her poor babe. She has been dead
week
-Four days ago / saw Rylsnd buying
gloves, very quiet color-in the Strand
lie was looking very well. God bless me,
Melton but sometimes this world is too
much for me-
Fat exists in milk in the form of very
minute globules, 1t is not sIsingle chemi-
cal substance, but mixture of chemical su b.
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