Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-05-02

quick consumption. / asked him to
come homo with me, when he asked 30
pitifully about you and the children
but he shook his head. saying, Miss
Fanny mad me-, and sobbed like
child"
The sister made no reply, and looked
out Of the window with an impassive
face.
"How hard.hearted you seem about
that poor sick Chinaman, Fanny, who
used to fetch and carry for you like o
dog. I don't understand it Of you" said
Ronert, with troubled air.
II never want to see one Of the race
again so long as / live" burst out the
hitherto silent listener, with great Bit
terness,, while her brother glanced in
CONSERVATION at Capt. Ward. That gen.
tleman said, with kindly tact, "You are
right, Fanny, il this Gong Wah is a fair
sample OF his tribe" and changed the
obnoxious subject.
One night the house was aroused by
her frantic cry, "Robert, there is some
one in my room !"
Mr.. Siddons rushed in, TO find her
sobbing and trembling.
"Some one touched my face" she
said, shuddering.
Her brother opened the wardrobe,
shook the wire window-screens to see If
they had been moved. my DEAR" he
said, smiling, "there is no one here, 1t
p,uaf haya boap n dram /"
She shook her head. "No il waken-
ed me; can feel those cold, bony fing-
ers yet" and she shivered afresh.
"Poor little girl 1t seemed very
vivid, don't doubt but I have search
ed every hiding place, and he couldn't
have escaped before got in"
81 shall not sleep another minute
here" she insisted.
"Put on your double.gewn then, Fan
nv, and I'll watch with YOU" said
Robert.
No further visitant appeared, and at
breakfast Mr.. Siddons made merry over
the vision of the night, till Capt. Ward,
seeing her sensitiveness, excused him
self from the table, and took Fanny ont
| on the piazza. She dropped her head
on his shoulder, and his arm stole around
her waist-a freedom that Gong Wah,
the child Of the older civilization, on
his way to the stable, saw with disap-
proving eyes
He passed the lovers with q sardonic
smile, rejecting on the modesty OF
Chinese maidens and the superiority OF
/ Monaghan customs.
A moment later shrill cry from the
stable summoned the household, to find
poor All Toy hanging from beam. He
had managed to suspend himself with
the long and thick cue which had been
the object OF his pride.
Robert and Capt. Ward carried Fanny,
who had tainted, to the house ; and a
vaquero was dispatched for the coroner
and n doctor.
The latter gave Fanny q sedative, and
! then poor All Toys remains were taken
possession OF by the officer. He was
dressed in his best suit, and a paper
covered with Chinese characters was
pinned to his blouse.
Gong Wah acted as interpreter. He
SURVEYED the document with con-
/ temptuous smile, for he had recovered
/ from his first alarm. ale litee alice
same he too muchey Likely Miss Fanny |;
allie same he go die; he no wantee
bones go back to Chiny he wantee
puttee in glound here, so he alice time
( SEQ Miss Fanny. He alice same Clay,
alice same fool" was the free rendering
of All Toys last wishes.
How long has he been here ?" in
/ quired the coroner.
Two weeks he come here one night,
say he Likely see Miss Fanny he bidee,
sho no tindee he Likely futy Mis- Fanny
dless, likes feed pony, likee cook Miss
Fanny dinner she no come kitchen,
she no see, he heap Likely hear Miss
Fanny sing. Likely look in window night
see Miss Fanny yes'day she hear Toy
in kitchen, she come. he lun behind
barrel she heap mad tellee him he
no can stay. Last night he go way,
this mornin' he in stable alec same
dead. He one fool China womin velley
good, white womin alice same one deb
bill" thus ran Gong Wah's artless state
ment.
When Fanny wakened from the long
sleep occasioned by the draught she
had taken, Robert sat beside her. my
dear girl" lie said, kissing the pale
cheek, what terrible burden you have
carried these weeks. Why didn't you
confide in me p
II feared it would cost the poor
wretch his liie-as it has" she sobbed (;
"and felt such self-reproach and misery
that l could not tell my trouble to any
one. Take me away and let me never
see this place again il you love me-
This very day, my love Louis will
take you and the children to Mrs. Shell
don, and Won need never return unless
You desire it."
Fanny Siddons never returned to the
spot /; but Mrs. Louis Ward came more
than once to see an humble grave whose
headstone bore the brief inscription,
! GfDnop Ar Toy - California;.