Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-27


her sleeves down over her hard-worked
hands.
Now the question is, who is going
TO SIT up tonight, for his folks can't b,
got here till morning.
Dick gone over to Lowbridge Il
carry the news.
The hands are all tuckered out Will
the extra work, this powerful hot wea-
ther, your grandfather's done-up Will
the eNciteInent-an well he may be al
] eighty years old-an' I'm too old Il
lose my sleep.
There's nobody but You, an you
are
Il viii sit up, jimmy.
Il am not afraid"
Not afraid.
/ No, she was not.
That She should ever sleep again
seemed impossible to her, and She was
ayerse to attempting it.
Ii would lie torture To lie, painfully
/ wide awake, upon her pillow, and she
/ did not need rest.
Her grandfather'S room and jimmy :
were upon either side of the chamber
where Doctor Richmond lay, and in
/ deed there was nothing that was aught
Dut preposseSSing in that quiet face.
lie never knew what hurt hlm, = she
heard the men whisper among them
selves, as some one remarked the COM
| pOSure of the dead man ; countenance.
1t was an unusual circumstance,
truly, but 50 il was that this young
girl sat up all night in the death-cham-
/ beT.
All the doors were opened upon that
| floor on account of the heat. and that
Phehe might not feel lonely" rs jimmy
said.
The chamber was large and cool, with
lights and flowers.
The scent Of the piukS ard lavender
was peculiarly refreshing to Phebe, and
she thought would assist her To keep
awake, If at last she felt inclined tU
sleep.
Tie great hou>e-dog, Nero, came
! stalking up from ms station upon the
dOoT-ludt IN the hall and laid down at
her feet, as she sat by the little stand
between the windows trying To read.
She could not read very well, for she
found that her head ached, and at last
| laid the book down.
At the opposite side of the chamber
| the dead man lay upon the bed.
There WAS nothing awful III his ap-
! pearauce, nor was lie shrOuded III tie
white of death.
HIS face, with its calmly-closed eyes,
was turned little towards the wall,
/ but phehe could mark the pale pcriec-
ton of the profile.
VI twelve o'clock her grandfather
called her To bring him some water.
she went, filled the glass, turned his
hot pillow, Tor he complained of not
feeling well. and returned Ia his post.
Oue-two.
How slowly the hours Went.
Her head continued 10 ache.
she went To the basin, hdthed her
temples ID cold water, and began to
gently walk tnr floor, for dt last She
/ felt the Le.Iyiucss OF sleep uppTess her.
Sine stopped al last al the bedside,
and bending q muMrut over the stu
face. wondered al death So Ike happy
sleep. and myolUutarily, wIJha thought
. SHE hardly realized, put hcr hand upoA
/ IN, Idle brow.
No Icy touch shocked her.
The heat OF the weather prevented
/ that dreadful ch.l, / suppose, asId
I pueie.
What soft. beautiful hair about ni,
/ Temples.
II hope / shall look like that Nhy.l
am dead.
Aud then Size went away wItha sigh,
|.ud sal down NeJriiy again 10y tht
,MtIr table. where Jne uuuh and iluNers
were.
Tire clair WA, a quaint, higi-backed
one. aud "a, purhe rested her head
against ID, faded embroidery ami turned
/ H,r face to Tire open wluuoW, from
. ..5,ur,- scented tU come tire fresh an
I.f dawn. "A sIeu ,lIr could not resist
-e.zrd HeT.
Pueie IcI asleep.
After a long. silent hour 'I morr-he
] woke with "a start
ii, spr.us to her feet and well Sh,
misht stand petuued, with her sdz'
up.u tle bed, lur the face upon IN,
pillow was lu profile no longer hui
|t.ueI fail upon Lvr, With wide, ni""l
|-ye-.
NV little guardian angel don't l'
frightened.
Il anu only teJieI.
A voice d, gentle Js tine face VA
Doctor Richmond =
p.r., u.i, NOT frightened, hut attei
/ ID mHmeut slowly approached the "-L
-Nlag-Iuw d0-to you want any
.,Hu-t'
.->,me water.
Witla Itatiug heart size brought II
|afsi. after an Iu-JJut'- hesitation aS %
me. were mot sure uf the u>e ut ms arms
|au..tar RICHMOND drank lt.
--I Hslt known everything. Dee sad
.--lul / could uUt ~Ir.ih ur move.
--UuN dreadful. uNuuu-arllt-
-it Was ual a, al dreadful
IL u.u ul,u sou cams here Nli.
sour luatI-.
u could -la..i i..e Vuk,.
Il trl,-I l.ll aut found was -''in
n ot,an hmr after Z could ,;lr d
ar...- I-.i8T. could turn my ht.ri-
-b.a.. magnetism ui your hand ui".
|-., isreh...d -., uel to help me-
,,.., afraid you would - away v p
...l L.. ufr take your hand Tor iei
=. lrrHrrut-s scry gently.
Il --rm to uerd strength WIKI
iderp gh. ,, .,.-.--i 4;
- .,f,.t,t- :, for a long hour before u
ave her PERMISSION 10 call some one.
Ii was growing morning. ,,t.r
-. IA, IN 4 -llans" sial.--eouid la