The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-10-22

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her home, she knew not where.
Needless Of her steps the poor wo.
man tottered along, but at last a
binding vertigo seized her, she lost
all consciousness and fell heavily to
the ground.
Nelly Saunders sat at d side win
dow of her fathers house sewing and
singing. Every few moments she
would take from the folds other dress
a small miniature and look fondly at
the features delineated there.
'Nelly, my child, said her mother,
while the blushing girl thrust back
the likeness just as her mother saw
it, "Come here and look over the way.
There, what does it mean? Some
poor creature either tipsy or sick"
'It won't harm US to go and see,"
replied Nelly, her gaze growing sad
ly intent; sit may be somebody's
mother, you know; and poor creature,
even If she had been drinking
But Nelly was out before she had
finished the sentence, across the
street, and as rapidly back again.
"Mother," she cried, all out Of
breath, "who do you think, what do
you think? it is Franks own moth,
er. 0, dearl" and she began to cry.
at makes me feel wretchedly to see
her so, for she mist be very sick in
deed. There don't seem to be any
life in her; and she's as white, whittier
than these curtains"
Mrs. Saunders hurried across with
her daughter. The poor woman was
slightly recovering. She raised her
hand mutteripg;
'"Don't, don't, Tim, we're so poorly
now," and again the head and hand
dropped.
That night when Abel came home,
before his quick, heavy tread sound
ed on the door, Nelly ran noiselessly
forward with her finger on her lip
She led him softly into the little
kitchen and pointed to the slumber-
ing woman.
He leaned over the insensible form,
and then turning to Nelly, said:
go after Doctor James-tell him
it's case of life and death; that wo-
man is sicker than you or l know
Then hurry and let Tim know; he
must be worried by this time, if she
has been here since morning. But
above all, send the doctor;she's sick
woman"
Nelly was soon III the streets, and
after her mission to the DOCTORS, who
was fortunately at home, she almost
flew to Tins little house, where she
saw Frank and his father in awful
anxiety. She told them all, and in
moment Frank was ready to go, but
Tim stood staring at his son as
though he could not or would not
comprehend. After Frank had gone,
however, he snatched up his hat and
muttering, left the house. Notwith-
standing his harshness and often i'll
nature he was not without love for
his wife. And though he chose to
say little, though he was boiling over
with hate for his rival, though he
swore fearfully that he would never
step a foot over Abe Saunders thresh-
old, he could not keep his feet from
that direction, but paced repeatedly
by, feeling as if he should be warned
in case Of real danger.
Meanwhile the physician had been
there, and just as Frank and Nellie
arrived was leaving the house. As
he passed along the street a dark
looking man in a slouched hat touch
ed him on the arm.
excuse me" he said, but I thought
maybe you was the doctor called to
tend a woman in yonder house."
"I am" answered the physician,
"what do you want Of me?"
"How is the woman? Is she like.
ly to be sick2"
"Likely to be sickl" repeated the
doctor, looking at Tim; for some.
thing in the mans manner arrested
his attention. "If | find her living
tomorrow at sundown / shall be
more astonished than l am apt to be,
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