The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-02

water. Will Humphrey be sorry | won
derl win he grieye long and sorely for
the wife who was learning to love himy--
win he think of her always rs sweet and
lovely, the girl he loved so dearly Poor
Humphrey! Will he see me, | wonder,
washed in dead at his feet in the white
muslin and blue ribbons that deckod me so
fairly this morning.
All me, there will be an awful moment
when | struggle for my warm young life,
and sob out dying cry before | go down,
down into the depths and stiffness below
And Bee | SILVER all over as |
think of her coming only to find am dead.
II will be full tide when Bee and Lena
reach Carstairs, and ! shall be no more then
on the face of the earth, no more able TO
speak or think or move, never again able
TO tread the fair green earth. An, lleay-
en-, and l am not tit to die
raise my woe-begone face and look at
the other two, to see how they bear this
death, this living death, that is stealing up
inch by inch. They are standing side by
side; her head is resting ON his shoulder
Great sobs are shaking her from head TO
foot.
! bow my head and moan. They are
friends at last, With death SO near, how
small all else appears
81 loved you always" / hear her say
through her tears and he answers sadly
ave can die together, my love; aud it
won't be very long now"
A long murmuring explanation follows,
and the arms that lay once around his neck
are around it again, the warm young arms
thaf ui11 hn nnlI aud lifnlpgg gnnn.
have no part and lot in this, They are
together l must die alone.
The waves are roaring round. one
larger than the rest rushcs up to my feet;
and unconsciously | draw up my dress to
keep It dry, and then burst out crying. |
shall he wet all over soon enougl--Wct
with the great hungry waves.
81 am afraid it is nearly all up with us"
Sir Jasper says in low h0arse voice.
stagger to my feet and strain my eyes
to take long look around; but there is
not soul to help or save.
"lIeayen help usW | murmur.
Sir Jasper's face is as white as that of
the poor trembling girl leaning against his
breast.
"rhs is hard" he says brokcnly.--
"Would TO Heaven it was over one way or
the otherw
"Jasper, Jasper" walls George, evil
it be q hard death? viii it be long"
He bends his face over hers and makes
no answer.
There is only couple of yards of dry
rock now; and every wave washes up II
little nearer, a little closer"
George turns round a face that is white
and distorted with anguish and terror,
"Save me, Jasperw she gasps trembling,
"Dear love, it SO hard to die! Oh, Jasper,
Jaspcrw
81 have never cared 20 much to live" he
says sadly, gathering her to him tightly
And then he turns to me, as | stand gazing
with wide horror-iilled eyes at the rising
tide. "IIaye you too given up hopey Poor
child; you are young to dieW
So we stand; and the waves come rushing
up and washing over our feet. | shake all
over as the first great wave breaks round
me, and my white dress lies limp and sod
den at my feet.
"IIumphrey, Humphreys | cry. His
name coming involuntary to my lips
Oh, how he will grieye to think how |
died-hs wife, his little Madgie, madcap
Madgie! Scalding tears pour down like
rain. Not a mile away the shore stretches,
with the great white waves tumbling ill.,
1t seems ages and ages since we stood
there. Then was contented and happy
thinking of Bee and Lena coming; now |
stand, gasping stricken thing, waiting
for the end.