The Russellville Democrat., 1883-06-14

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Of great labor and care. think it will
be better my young friend" he con-
| tinued, addressing McAllister. Tor her
not even to see you for few days
! We will, in the meantime, carefully OBJ
serve all she says in regard TO you.
This plan was continued for some
three weeks, but with no encoura ~
result. The experiment of alloNilt
Frank to return and talk to her, and
with other persons, was again tried, but
without success.
By the earnest desire of the parents
| and other friends Of the patient, Florence
was retained at home instead of being
sent to an asylum for lunatics, DR..
Redfield giving her his daily, and, In
fact. almost constant attention. In this
way three months Of painful and anx-
ious suspense, with no certainty in re-
gard to the final result, passed
'You are good singer, believe"
said the doctor addressing young No
Allister, as they were sitting togete r
on the veranda, where they had ben
talking for half-hour in regard to TIC
care Of poor Florence.
"Well, yes; | am q fair singer re-
piled Frank FLORENCE and | have
been accustomed to sing together. es-
pecially when much younger, and be-
fore / moved away from the city We
| were at one time members of a juvenile
choir for two years.
"Well, my dear fellow said the
doctor, 81 am disposed to try another
experiment, which may not be of the
least use to our dear Florence, but can
| al. 4 her ! xua MT rft,
to come into one of the adjoining rooms
occasionally--only 90 net let her see
you---and sing some Of those old songs
which you and she have been accus-
toned to sing together with the deepest
interest, and let us see what the result
will be. You must be near enough for
her to hear you distinctly. We will
try this experiment only when she is in
quiet state of mind
"Who is that singingp" asked Flor
ence, starting up and looking around
suddenly and earnestly. cit sounds
like the voice of my dear Frank, who is
now in Heaven How glad / would be
to 90 there and live with him."
This remark was made the first time
the experiment was tried, the patient
being at the time more composed than
usual.
II know that is my dear Franks
voice." she repeated. .'Please let me
90 to him. And she at once began 20
catch the tune and sing a few notes
of it.
at does sound like Frank singing
the doctor finally said; ssbut do not see
how we could hear him if he is already
in Heaven. / think it must be nearer
than that
The experiment was, however, cor
tinued only short time, as the patient
became very much excited after few
moments. and burst into tears, begging
to be allowed to 90 and join her dear
Frank in the world to which she knew
J he had gone. Similar experiments
were repeated frequently, occasions
being selected when Florence was most
} quiet and not liable to be too much ex-
cited; her lover, in the meantime, pass
ing around from one room TO another,
} sometimes quite near to her, and then
in distant part of the house.
After few trials the patient began to
ask Tor the singing, and would not be
satisfied until she heard it. She would
listen for a considerable time with the
uctDtSb atttIitOu ihtticSbt oNSt-
sionally joining with her own own voice,
but would invariably become weary
after time, and sometimes pass of
again into the widest excitement. The
moment, however, any trouble of that
sort appeared to be approaching the
singing was, of course, suspended.
In this way these experiments had
continued for some two or three weeks.
with encouraging results. AT length,
} one day when the patient was sitting up
in her chair, and more quiet than usual,
the familiar notes of 1.-THE Last Rose o.
} Summer sounded out clear and dis
: tinct. Florence Immediately joined her
own voice TO that of the unseen singer
then, as if forgetting that she had evel
imagined that her lover was dead, she
: sprang from her chair-the doctor grasp
: ing her arm at the same instant-and
? fixing upon him an earnest and intelli.
: gent look, exclaimed:
: doctor, that is my dear Frank! He
is in the next room! Why does he moi
: come in herer'
: She would have gone to find him al
l once, but DR.. Redfield finally pursuadeG
her to sit down and let him go and SET
il he could find him.
: go in at once" directed the doctor
, ''but in a perfectly natural way; dc
, not show the least excitement. / viii
r come after few moments, but had you
! better go in and meet her alone"
Ten minutes later the doctor entered
quietly, and had the happiness Of see
ing his patient sitting by the side Of
Frank, clasping his hands in her own
. . why, Doctor" she exclaimed
'here is my dear Frank! He has come
3 at last He says the cars were off the
: track, and were delayed few hours
! We were to be married tomorrow, yor
: know"
| YES, Florence" said the doctor
r taking her hand kindly; 'but you have
t not been very well lately, and it will be
better TO defer your marriage for few
days"
8 ''But you win not go away any more
. Frank, until after our weddingpn said
$ Florence, anxiously.
/, mo, indeed, said her lover, the tear'
G starting 20 his eyes. "And we will bt
married just as soon as you are wei
y enough for US to go on our wedding
e tour"
Q No allusion was made at that time L
z what had occurred, but after some days
t in answer TO her questions, she wa
I gradually permitted to learn the whole
, truth. OF the sudden fright, however
r she tpmemhered nothing THE las