The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-03

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She was unconscious. E
After time the blood ceased to flow,
and then the black eyes were opened.
They shone with preternatural light. Il
) Glancing quickly around her, Bertha
Males finally pointed to Bessie. She es.i
sayed to speak--notwiths standing the
medical attendant had assured her that
even, 70 attempt, 1t might prove tatal TO
her in her then weakened conditlon7-but
der words died on her lips: Then she
metioned for 81 pencil and paper. These
being handed to her, she with great
effort family scrauleds
:. sbessie hArck ck--praT ssdfa tss atn seaQ
the child y
her frlend UNDERSTOOD ner.
But where should she 60 or send ~,
Z Gould any one say where Walter Riv-
ers was living3 azE h9i
At this perplexing moment the call
boy came to the door to announce that
the manager had, in consequences OF the
unfortunate events Of the night, determin.
ed not to resume the entertainment.
Bessie Karck now recalled the tact
tnas az MS hands sne nad received tne
package wnlcn' upon open'ng' nao
proved so precious.
WILSON, sne saio: IN low, hurried
voice. IRON wnom olo you receive .ue
PaoAage you aanuea ~. 70 me 'u'' eVen'ns
"usn u's' a'r'ssu -,
Inc BOY thoughts moment, ana tnen
answered:
from young IelloW VINO Is empioyea
a' une o',1zen rio'e!; In
Dess,e Aarck piaced . iarge pank Dli
10 .ae iaos nanos' ana said
in's Is my Oarlstmas dl's 70 you,
|" "i,son. now oeslre tna. you suou,o
90 instantly 70 tue notei ana inquire lor
alter Rivers. insist upon seeing
...;n .m = 10 :: no' M ~ .ue ou.ran' ."""h aSSoy
~'.. su ".s'' ~, ~ -. "uen yoa u'I y,
", ".u nim, .ell u,a iIon ,ne sua' 'auy y,
,sa su.s ary'ml:s Dsi.ua ms,es, WY. -.
lea. - oy.us' ueslres nl% W oo%s - :.r .ss
on 'ue lnoMens auu also W Aesou vim
olm Aoele. us 1.e daughter.
Inc call-ooy thanked the gene rous ac.
tress for remembering him, and then,
like q very Mercury, he hastened with
swift feet to the hotel. fortunately,
he found Walter Rivers. While yet
laboring for breath, be repeated his mes.
sage, adding that be was very certain
some woman was dying in the ladies'
dressing-room.
"I will co., mused the man. "It can
do me no harm, and perhaps it may
prove OF service to the unfortunate wo-
man who was once my honored wife.
But Adele ( No, no {! And yet, II dying
1t would be inhuman to refuse her the
boon OF looking upon her child ana mime
n ~" ues, ~ is''i iAAs's' 1esse's
"i.a ue
Len minutes later, ana " Waiter Rivers
aola'ng one OF Aoeie $ hands IN MS, en-
'ersu '1e rear .uoor m1 Tue sreas s'ruc.ule
roo,,n - y H. L lod;os d,a.s;a, % .oon,
T ~ w.s ~ % y, anoa sdn;..oS
..ya. ha,o;d Ia ~ aao;nn ho. aM..
c,,o. - a,;"a 60, GaS 49,. :
ehaaanin - J"s' "' oN' s" t'''''s l'
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:. ~ .Sa Guy .,s NV ae, Jnsp' nn es S
m.n ~ ~. ~ s.o.ho. ~ W;,h p o.n ~ ~ ,a.ro,
.ha au .Iu, ~, ons .ls S
oa,,s VIZ una ~. AZ .;.s ' asAa - u ps.
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ns anu -. ,oa', !, n.'''' onA ''"'''eN -
- .n nsNon's'a.usu ups. c
~ was pl'..u' s,su', on 'nas ou.'s..
n"s eve' 70 w,sasss 'Ie = 4 ueafnsn'S u
mosaer anu cnilo 80 long ess,ayeu.
many aa eye was sunuseu WIN 'ea,s
anu not a lew nearts oeas WIN sym pS'ny
ior ootn. b.sas 81,
Again Bertha Males motioned as i
she would write. The scrawl could with
difficulty be read, she was too weak ever
to hold the pencil; but. she managed tc
says: s,ss ,y . -
"Walter Rivers. thank you for bring
ing to me my darling. 1t was a grea
boon, 1t is the last favor shall eyer re
ceive on Christmas eve. Take care. O
Adele, if not for mine, for her own sake
Let me say that am innocent Of th.
sins imputed TO me. To-day I received
sworn confession from the villain who
sought to- compromise me, and who
finally succeeded in placing me in such .
position, that l saw that mere verbal de
tense of nv conduct were worse thar
| useless. And 40 rested and trusted
even after my name was branded with in
fanny, and you were freed from me.
went out wanderer upon the face of th
earth; I assumed another, name, an,
through an honorable profession, hav
sought q subsistence. For months
have felt that death was near. onl,
cared for life that my honor might b
|vindicated, and my poor Adele not calle'
upon to blush for = mothers inidelitJ
l am growing weak-the light Is leavin
me-tne ena 10 nsar. LOU wii hna !"
u - ~
Again Tue Diood oo1eo from tne poo
Pe.secu.eu "omans ups. que ceAsea -
ml..s: s:, oue ns,u sae psnol.' norosH' .,,.
s'eau,ly ior .ew minutes 'nen' s.oN,,
WeaA'y, seem'.sy na.. unoon.0iousis
w,o.e, 'ue "oros anu ilnes cross'ne eau
otner. % -, 80,
Wy & ea.iu' 1uels-.ae 1om ss.. ,isu'S ate 1 oa
now 1s,A. r".s He.oeAsu m W.: rs r1ols,s
Mmy 80" rasae'' '''' :" "i' oeSo"