Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-15

mew were the only words he could find
in the rush of his newly-found trust.
"Bill's wantedI" shouted some one at
the door. "OId Whips called you
three times"
"Here's the white, Bill" said Jennie
'you want touching" and she brought
it and stood with the lamp while he
painted out the traces of tears on his
cheeks in front of a broken looking.
glass.
"The red will do, Bill; go On, or you'll
have him in here, and she won't like
that"
Bill went out, and the doctor arrived
few minutes afterward. He was a
short, stout, good-humored looking
man, with a brisk way of speaking,
that at once secured him obedience.
"Now then" said he, "what's amies
| could make nothing of that fellow
you sent after me. "Ah!" said he, al.
tering his tone as his eyes, growing
used to the light, took in the woman's
face on the bed.
What do they call your" turning to
the youngest of the assembled women.
Jennie, sir"
"Will you stop? All the rest CO."
The women grumblingly obeyed, and
he stopped down to examine his pa
tent.
"Last night, SIR"
@"Wby didn't you send before ?"
owe did send to one in the village,
but he wouldn't come because she be-
longed to the circus. He sent her this, "
handing him a paper.
"Umph The World and it's Amuse-
ments on the Broad Way Just like
that sanctimonious Jennings. Sends
the woman tract, and lets her suffer
all day long"
doctor" said the sick woman, chow
long can live"
Give, woman why, you're good for
another forty years yet"
"No. doctor, I'm not-l feel I'm not
long in this world"
"Ohl ali nonsense:" said he, you'll
soon get over this. And with like COM
forting assurances he sought to raise
her from hor depressed condition. In
about ten minutes he went to the door
and said, Come in here, one of you,
while l go to the gig" He soon came
back, and the women remained with
him.
In little while the Clown came up
to the group of woman outside the door,
leaning in all attitudes against the sides
and steps of the wagon.
"Well, has he conner"
eyes, he has been in this quarter of
an hour"
"What does he say2"
"Ohl she'll do he says, didn't hep
said enc of them, turning to another
for confirmation.
He soon left, and his voice Was heard
shouting some old witticism of the ring,
as though there were no such things a.
sick wives and doctors in the world. Ia
a few moments more he came again,
quiet out OF breath, from a last somer-
saut, the appreciation of which was
still heard. Seeing the door partially
open he entered, and his face looked
Joyous as the wall of child greeted
him.
(Which is ii? A boy?"
eyes," said Jennie.
The answer was unheard by him, for
there-streatched out in deatu-lay
the mother. Contrary to the doctors
expectation, the accident and perma-
ture delivery had caused her death.
Yes There she lay; the hollow.
sunken eyes-made unnaturally bright
by the traces of rouge upon her cheek
the jaw fallen. Death was evidently
there, and he saw it. She with whom
he had hoped to share all the cares and
joys of life; now that the only differ
ence they mad ever had was removed.
She was dead! The man seemed stun
ned. A strange pair they looked-he,
in the motley and paint of his calling;
she, dead
"Besr up, Bill" said Jennie, ap-
preaching him with the child, "it's n
boy, Bill, and she wanted it to be- called
after YOU"
The man seemed not TO hear, but
walking up to the bed and taking one
of the dead hands in his, kissed it gen
tly, as though afraid of waking her;
and then, as though his loss had just
been realized, muttered: "Dead--dead
-dead!" and lay down, his face close
to hers, kissing the fast cooling lips
with frantic earnestness.
"Dead-dead-dead!" still came be-
tween his chokeing sobs. To hlm the
women moving to and fro in offices
about the child, were not; to him, USE
less was the doctors farewell. "Dead-
dead-dead" and the heaving chest and
bursting eyebals found relief in tears.
"There, don't take on so, Bill'' said
one, trying to raise him. Don't take
on so, Bill"
She might as we'll have spoken to the
box on which he half sat and half lean
ed, as he hung over his dead wife. They
then tried TO get to close the staring
eyes, but look which appalled, them
shook their nerves too much to allow
of second trial. A noise outside at
tracted them to the door.
whats the matter now?'
"Matter enough" said harsh, graf
ing voice. "Here's Caapma an so drunk
he can't SO in, and Bills skulkiug be.
cause his wife is sick. There never
was fellow in the ring worse treated
than am"
"She is dead, Whips" said one
pointing with her thumb to the wagon.
"Dsadl" said he.
yes; and he is there too"
"Well, If that amt too bad, here is
the last scene before the Quadrille, and
no clown-it will ruin the circus. The
Sc cond night, too; her last nights Jump
has filled the plsce-there amt stand
ing room-and they've been calling for
her all the evening. Deadr said he,
again, as though his loss WAS caused By
her neglect. who'd have thought it2
Whatts "a ho dcpaSu
Cant you make Chapman dor
"No, he's fool any time to Bill, and
now he is drunk he is no use at all.
What's to be done? l don't know"
Here he WAS obliged TO leave, for the
uprosr in the circus was deafening.
"Cowni Clown" was the only cry they
would make. In vain did Whips drive
the horses faster and faster, till the
"Corsican Brothers" were nesrly in
horizontal position with their spe2d;
nothing would appesse the now ex,
cited people.
Whips came out again. where's
B.ll2" said he.
Here, Bill, Whips wants you," said
Jennie.
Jennie gave the child to one of the